Gamera vs. Jiger

Gamera vs. Jiger


ガメラ対大魔獣ジャイガー
Gamera Tai Daimajū Jaigā
Gamera Against Great Demon Beast Jiger
Also known as Gamera vs. Monster X
Director Noriaki Yuasa
Producer Hidemasa Nagata
Screenplay Nisan Takahashi
Photography Akira Kitazaki
Sound Yutaro Shimizu
Lighting Shozo Izumi
Art Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Music Shunsuke Kikuchi
Editor Yoshiyuki Miyazaki
Production Companies Daiei
Release Date March 21, 1970
Runtime 83 minutes
Preceded by Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)
Followed by Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)

ガメラ対大魔獣ジャイガー
Gamera Tai Daimajū Jaigā
Gamera Against Great Demon Beast Jiger
Director Noriaki Yuasa
Producer Hidemasa Nagata
Screenplay Nisan Takahashi
Photography Akira Kitazaki
Sound Yutaro Shimizu
Lighting Shozo Izumi
Art Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Music Shunsuke Kikuchi
Editor Yoshiyuki Miyazaki
Also known as Gamera vs. Monster X
Production Companies Daiei
Release Date March 21, 1970
Runtime 83 minutes
Preceded by Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)
Followed by Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)

Artifacts from around the world are being flown to Japan for exhibition at the 1970 World Expo. One such artifact is the Devil’s Whistle, a statue from a remote African island. There is a strong taboo against disturbing the statue. When it is removed, a monster, Jiger, appears and pursues the statue to Japan. Jiger appears in Osaka, where Gamera meets it in battle. Jiger uses a stinger to weaken Gamera, who collapses. Jiger retakes the Devil’s Whistle and throws it into the ocean. The Japanese realize that the statue had been sealing Jiger for millennia, and now it is their only hope of stopping the monster.

A pair of kids abscond with a mini sub and use it to travel inside of Gamera. They discover a smaller Jiger living inside of Gamera, deposited their by the big Jiger’s stinger. They also discover the Jiger is vulnerable against radio waves, so the boys use their radio to kill it and share their knowledge with the military. The military use radio waves to pin the large Jiger while they revive Gamera.

Gamera awakes and fights Jiger again. Jiger is still too strong for Gamera. Gamera dives into the ocean and retrieves the Devil’s Whistle, and defeats Jiger by impaling it on the statue. Gamera carries the statue and Jiger back to the island they came from.

Top Billed Cast

Tsutomu Takakuwa
Hiroshi Kitayama
Kelly Baris
Tommy William
Catherine Murphy
Susan William
Ryu Hayami
Keisuke Sawada
Junko Yashiro
Miwako Kitayama
Kon Omura
Ryosaku Kitayama
Sei Hiraizumi
Expo Security Officer
Jutaro Hojo
Dr. Matsui
Sho Natsuki
Dr. Suzuki
Takashi Nakamura
Expo Director
Shin Minatsu
Dock Worker
Osamu Maruyama
Ship's Captain
Tsutomu Nakata
Cargo Ship Captain
Yuji Moriya
Newsreader
Isamu Saeki
Dr. William's Assistant
Mitsuko Tanaka
Expo Clerk
Franz Gruber
Dr. William
Mariz Helly
Ellen William
Chico Roland
Envoy Gibbo
Yukitaro Hotaru
Dock Worker
Daihachi Kita
Repair Shop Worker
Kyosuke Shiho
Cargo Ship Doctor
Munehiko Takada
Helicopter Pilot
Ken Nakahara
Expo Security Guard

Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically

Umenosuke Izumi
Gamera
Top Billed Cast

Hiroshi Kitayama
Tsutomu Takakuwa

Tommy William
Kelly Baris

Susan William
Catherine Murphy

Keisuke Sawada
Ryu Hayami

Miwako Kitayama
Junko Yashiro

Ryosaku Kitayama
Kon Omura

Expo Security Officer
Sei Hiraizumi

Dr. Matsui
Jutaro Hojo

Dr. Suzuki
Sho Natsuki

Expo Director
Takashi Nakamura

Dock Worker
Shin Minatsu

Ship's Captain
Osamu Maruyama

Cargo Ship Captain
Tsutomu Nakata

Newsreader
Yuji Moriya

Dr. William's Assistant
Isamu Saeki

Expo Clerk
Mitsuko Tanaka

Dr. William
Franz Gruber

Ellen William
Mariz Helly

Envoy Gibbo
Chico Roland

Dock Worker
Yukitaro Hotaru

Repair Shop Worker
Daihachi Kita

Cargo Ship Doctor
Kyosuke Shiho

Helicopter Pilot
Munehiko Takada

Expo Security Guard
Ken Nakahara
Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically

Gamera
Umenosuke Izumi
製作
Producer
永田秀雅
Hidemasa Nagata
企画
Planning
仲野和正
Kazumasa Nakano
脚本
Screenplay
高橋二三
Nisan Takahashi
撮影
Photography
喜多崎晃
Akira Kitazaki
録音
Sound
清水保太郎
Yutaro Shimizu
照明
Lighting
泉正蔵
Shozo Izumi
美術
Art
山口煕
Hiroshi Yamaguchi
音楽
Music
菊池俊輔
Shunsuke Kikuchi
主題歌
Theme Song
「ガメラマーチ」
"Gamera March"

「ぼくらのガメラ」
"Our Gamera"

Performer
大映児童合唱団
Daiei Children's Choir
作詞
Lyrics
永田秀雄
Hidemasa Nagata
作編曲
Arrangement
広瀬健次郎
Kenjiro Hirose

大映レコード
Daiei Records
特殊撮影スタッフ
Special Photography Staff

撮影
Photography
金子友三
Yuzo Kaneko
特撮合成
Special Synthesis
藤井和文
Kazufumi Fujii
美術
Art
矢野友久
Tomohisa Yano
助監督
Assistant Director
阿部志馬
Shiba Abe
照明
Lighting
石森七郎
Shichiro Ishimori
操演
Physical Effects
田中実
Minoru Tanaka
編集
Editor
宮崎善行
Yoshiyuki Miyazaki
音響効果
Sound Effects
小島明
Akira Kojima
助監督
Assistant Director
小林正夫
Masao Kobayashi
製作主任
Production Manager
川村清
Kiyoshi Kawamura
現像
Developing
東京現像所
Tokyo Laboratory
出演者
Performers

弘ちゃん
Hiro-chan
高桑勉
Tsutomu Takakuwa
トミーちゃん
Tommy-chan
ケリー・バリス
Kelly Baris
スーザンちゃん
Susan-chan
キャサリン・マーフィ
Catherine Murphy
万国博広報部員
Expo PR
炎三四郎
Ryu Hayami
弘のおわえさん
Hiroshi’s Sister
八代順子
Junko Yashiro
弘のお父さん
Hiroshi’s Father
大村崑
Kon Omura

平泉征
Sei Hiraizumi

北城寿太郎
Jutaro Hojo

夏木章
Sho Natsuki

仲村隆
Takashi Nakamura

三夏伸
Shin Minatsu

丸山修
Osamu Maruyama

中田勉
Tsutomu Nakata

森矢雄二
Yuji Moriya

佐伯勇
Isamu Saeki

飛田喜佐夫
Kisao Tobita

田中三津子
Mitsuko Tanaka

フランツ・グレーベル
Franz Gruber

マーリズ・ヘリー
Mariz Helly

チコ・ローランド
Chico Roland

蛍雪太郎
Yukitaro Hotaru

荒木康夫
Yasuo Araki

喜多大八
Daihachi Kita

井上大吾
Daigo Inoue

隅田一男
Kazuo Sumida

志保京助
Kyosuke Shiho

松山新一
Shinichi Matsuyama

高田宗彦
Munehiko Takada

遠藤哲平
Teppei Endo

槇俊夫
Toshio Maki

中原健
Ken Nakahara

関幸太郎
Kotaro Seki

小杉光史
Mitsushi Kosugi

稲妻竜二
Ryuji Inazuma

山本一彦
Kazuhiko Yamamoto

若倉慶
Kei Wakakura

原大作
Daisaku Hara

山上友夫
Tomo Yamagami
監督
Director
湯浅憲明
Noriaki Yuasa