308 - GAMERA VS. GAOS
(USA video release; 1967; Japan; NR; 87m)

a.k.a. GAMERA VERSUS GAOS (variation)
a.k.a. GAMERA VS. GYAOS (alternate)
a.k.a. RETURN OF THE GIANT MONSTERS (USA release)
a.k.a. DAI KAIJU KUCHUSEN: GAMERA TAI GYAOS (original/Japan)
a.k.a. GREAT MONSTERS' SKY BATTLE: GAMERA VS. GAOS
a.k.a. GAMERA TAI GYAOS
a.k.a. GAMERA TAI GYAOSU
a.k.a. BOY ICHI AND THE SUPERMONSTER
a.k.a. GAMERA CONTRO IL MOSTRO GAOS (Italy)

Plot: In Gamera's third flick, it's the farmers vs. the road-builders, and a shovel-headed bat-monster against Gamera, the Super Turtle.

Exec: Masaichi Nagata (302-Gamera;
*304-Gamera Vs. Barugon;
312-Gamera Vs. Guiron;
316-Gamera Vs. Zigra)
Prod: Hidemasa Nagata
(312/316; Gamera Vs. Viras)
Prod/USA: Sandy Frank
(*302/304/312/316; 306-Time of the Apes; 310-Fugitive Alien;
314-Mighty Jack; 318-Star Force; K11-Humanoid Woman;
K21-Legend of the Dinosaur)
Dir: Noriaki Yuasa (*302/312/316; sfx/304)
Planning: Kazutada Nakano (312)
Scr: Fumi Takahashi (302/304/312/316; Gamera Vs. Monster X)
Cin: Akira Uehara (316; Gateway to Glory)
Ed: Tatsuji Nakashizu (302/304)
SFX: Kazafumi Fujii (304/312/316)
SFX: Yuzo Kaneko (Gamera Vs. Viras)
SFX Cos: Masao Yagi (304)
Score: Tadashi Yamauchi (302; Passion)

Super Turtle / Gamera (*302/304/312/316; Gamera Vs. Viras)
bat monster / Gaos
Shiro Tsutsumi / Kojiro Hongo (304; Gamera Vs. Viras)
Dr. Aoki / Yoshiro Kitahara (302/304; Buddha)
Sumiko Kanamura / Reiko Kasahara (312/316)
Tatsuemon Kanamura / Kichijiro Ueda (The Seven Samurai)
with Isamu Saeki (316)
Mikiko Tsubouchi (316; Zatochi Challenged)
Yashushi Sakagami (316)
Eiko Yanami (316; Way Out, Way In)
Koji Fujiyama (304/316)
Kyoko Enami (304)
with Naoyuki Abe
Taro Marui (Return of Giant Majin)
Yukitaro Hotaru

Trivia: This is the first film in which GAMERA flies without spinning, which probably made him dizzy. For the lyrics and their translation to the GAMERA THEME SONGS, see 312-GAMERA VS. GUIRON.

For more about Gamera, check out Gowen's Gamera Page.

Last Updated: 6/21/1999