---
title: 'Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Noriaki Yuasa'
released: '1965-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 79
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/gamera-the-giant-monster-1965'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059080/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965)

1965 · 79 min · Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction · Japan

Original title: 大怪獣ガメラ

## Synopsis

Gamera, the Giant Monster  is a 1965 Japanese kaiju film directed by Noriaki Yuasa, with special effects by Yonesaburo Tsukiji. Produced and distributed by Daiei Film, it is the first film in the Gamera franchise and the Shōwa era. The film stars Eiji Funakoshi, Harumi Kiritachi, and Junichiro Yamashita. In the film, authorities deal with the attacks of Gamera, a giant prehistoric turtle unleashed in the Arctic by an atomic bomb.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Noriaki Yuasa](https://cinepixo.com/people/noriaki-yuasa)
- **Screenplay:** [Niisan Takahashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/niisan-takahashi)
- **Producer:** [Masaichi Nagata](https://cinepixo.com/people/masaichi-nagata)

## Cast

- [Jun Hamamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/jun-hamamura)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/gamera-the-giant-monster-1965
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1916669); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.