Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Japanese theatrical release poster
Directed byShusuke Kaneko
Written byKazunori Itō
Produced byTsutomu Tsuchikawa
StarringShinobu Nakayama
Ayako Fujitani
Yukijiro Hotaru
CinematographyJunichi Tozawa
Edited byShizuo Arakawa
Music byKow Otani
Production
companies
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • March 11, 1995 (1995-03-11)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget$4.5 million[1][2]
Box office$6 million[1]

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (ガメラ 大怪獣空中決戦, Gamera: Daikaijū Kūchū Kessen, lit.'Gamera: Giant Monster Midair Battle') is a 1995 Japanese kaiju film directed by Shusuke Kaneko and written by Kazunori Itō, with special effects by Shinji Higuchi. It is the ninth installment in the Gamera film series, serving as a reboot of the franchise, and is the first entry in the franchise's Heisei period. The film stars Tsuyoshi Ihara, Akira Onodera, Shinobu Nakayama, Ayako Fujitani, and Yukijirō Hotaru, with Naoki Manabe and Jun Suzuki portraying the giant monster Gamera, and Yuhmi Kaneyama playing Gyaos.

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe was produced by Daiei Film, Hakuhodo, and Nippon Television, and distributed by Toho Studios. The film was released theatrically in Japan on March 11, 1995, and was followed by Gamera 2: Attack of Legion in 1996.

  1. ^ a b "Gamera". Toho Kingdom.
  2. ^ Ryfle, Steve (February 1996). "Gamera: Guardian of the Universe". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved February 23, 2023.