Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965)
大怪獣ガメラ
"Striking down jets, grabbing hold of the Tokyo Tower, flying through the air breathing fire, the giant monster of the century!"
ThumbScore
👍 81%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 40%
(RT: 40%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Eiji Funakoshi as Dr. Hidaka
Junichiro Yamashita as Aoyagi
Michiko Sugata as Nobuyo Sakurai
Harumi Kiritachi as Kyoko Yamamoto
Yoshirō Kitahara as Mr. Sakurai
Bokuzen Hidari as Old Farmer
Jun Hamamura as Professor Murase
Jutarō Hōjō as Self-Defense Force Commander
Is Gamera, the Giant Monster good?
Most people think so. 81% audience score, estimated from 154 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 40%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep under the ice. In his search for energy, Gamera wreaks havoc over the entire world, and it's up to the scientists, assisted by a young boy with a strange sympathic link to the monster, to put a stop to Gamera's rampage. Wikipedia ↗
