Gamera vs. Zigra

Gamera vs. Zigra
Japanese theatrical release poster
Directed byNoriaki Yuasa
Screenplay byNiisan Takahashi[1]
Produced by
Starring
  • Eiko Yanami
  • Reiko Kasahara
  • Mikiko Tsubouchi
  • Koji Fujiyama
  • Gloria Zoellner

Arlene Zoellner

CinematographyAkira Uehara[1]
Edited byYoshiyuki Miyazaki[1]
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi[1]
Production
company
Distributed byDainichi Eihai
Release date
  • 17 July 1971 (1971-07-17) (Japan)
Running time
87 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget¥35 million[3]

Gamera vs. Zigra (ガメラ対深海怪獣ジグラ, Gamera tai Shinkai Kaijū Jigura, lit. 'Gamera vs. Deep-Sea Monster Zigra') is a 1971 Japanese kaiju film directed by Noriaki Yuasa, written by Niisan Takahashi, and produced by Yoshihiko Manabe and Hidemasa Nagata. It is the seventh entry in the Gamera film series, after Gamera vs. Jiger, which was released the previous year. Gamera vs. Zigra stars Eiko Yanami, Reiko Kasahara, Mikiko Tsubouchi, and Kōji Fujiyama, and features the fictional giant monsters Gamera and Zigra.

Shortly after Gamera vs. Zigra was completed, the film's production studio, Daiei Film, went bankrupt. As a result, the film was distributed by Dainichi Eihai, receiving a theatrical release in Japan on July 17, 1971. The film was not released theatrically in the United States, instead being released directly to American television by King Features Entertainment in 1987.

  1. ^ a b c d e Galbraith IV 1994, p. 303.
  2. ^ Galbraith IV 1994, p. 302.
  3. ^ Galbraith IV 1998, p. 74.