Gamera
Sign in to saveis a giant monster, or kaiju, that debuted in the 1965 film Gamera, the Giant Monster by Daiei Film. The character and the first film were intended to follow the success of Toho's Godzilla film series, while various staffs have participated in both and related franchises, and the two franchises have influenced each other. The Daiei franchise has become a Japanese icon in its own right and one of the many representatives of Japanese cinema, appearing in a total of 12 films produced by Daiei Film and later by Tokuma Shoten and Kadokawa Daiei Studio (Kadokawa Corporation) respectively, and variou
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- Character.name
- Gamera
- Character.series
- Gamera film series
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- File:Gamera (Showa era).jpg
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- Gamera, as portrayed in Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965).
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- Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965)
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47 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Conception
- Characteristics
- Showa
- Heisei trilogy
- Gamera the Brave
- Gamera Rebirth
- Others
- Relationship with Godzilla
- Overview
- Joint appearances
- References and parodies
- Productions
- Distributions and releases
- Participants
- P Productions
- History
- Daiei Film's decay
- Influences of the Heisei Trilogy
- Shōwa era (1965–1980)
- Daiei film
- Tokuma Shoten
- Heisei era (1995–2015)
- Tokuma Shoten
- Kadokawa Corporation
- Reiwa era (2023)
- Filmography
- Films
- Original net animation
- Short film
- Documentary
- Drama
- Other media
- Home media
- Comics
- Novels
- Television
- Video games
- Reception
- Box office performance and critical response
- Legacy
- References and parodies
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
is a giant monster, or kaiju, that debuted in the 1965 film Gamera, the Giant Monster by Daiei Film. The character and the first film were intended to follow the success of Toho's Godzilla film series, while various staffs have participated in both and related franchises, and the two franchises have influenced each other. The Daiei franchise has become a Japanese icon in its own right and one of the many representatives of Japanese cinema, appearing in a total of 12 films produced by Daiei Film and later by Tokuma Shoten and Kadokawa Daiei Studio (Kadokawa Corporation) respectively, and various other media such as novels, anime, videos, manga and cartoons, magazines, video games, television programs, shows, other merchandises, and so on.
Gamera is depicted as a giant, flying, fire-breathing, prehistoric turtle. In the series' first film, Gamera is portrayed as an aggressive and destructive monster, though he also saved a child's life. As the films progressed, Gamera took on a more benevolent role, becoming a protector of humanity, especially children, nature, and the Earth from extraterrestrial races and other giant monsters.