History Film / GiantMonsterGamera

* GiantEqualsInvincible: Since conventional weapons don't work, and the energy of nuclear weapons would only feed Gamera, the only feasible solution is to trap him in a rocket and send him to mars.

* IntrepidReporter: Mr. Aoyagi, although he really just wants to be near Kyoko, even going so far as to call her his "Goddess of luck."

In the Arctic Circle, during the cold war, a Russian plane carrying an atomic bomb is shot down by US aircraft. The bomb explodes and releases an ancient terror that has been burried under the snow and ice for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years. No, it is not a [[Film/TheThing shape-shifting alien]], but instead the giant tusked turtle Gamera, known also as the Devil's Envoy, from the continent of Atlantis (yes, the whole Atlantis thing was used ''way'' before 1995) who destroys the Chidori Maru, a research boat and then disappears. Only three people from the ship survive. Later, in different parts of the world, a strange object is seen flying in the sky. No one knows what it is, but soon Gamera makes his appearance when he attacks a lighthouse in Japan. During his attack on the lighthouse, he saves a young boy, named Toshio Sakurai, from falling to his death. Toshio, who already has a fascination with turtles, proclaims Gamera to be a good turtle, despite the monster's later actions proving otherwise.

* TooDumbToLive: Toshio certainly counts after getting on a train car heading straight for Gamera, after the monster has destroyed most of Tokyo.

* {{Atlantis}}: The stolen tablet that Dr. Hidaka looks at implies that Gamera lived on the lost continent...somehow.

Giant Monster Gamera, or Daikaiju Gamera, was produced and released in Japan by Daei studios in 1965. The film originally started life as a story about giant rats, but when the rats that were going to be used ended up being unuseable due to flees and other reasons, the filmmakers retooled the script changed the monster(s) into a giant turtle. The film was shot in black and white, one of the last giant monster movies to be filmed like this, and is one of only two movies to portray Gamera in a villanous manner, with the other one being its immediate sequel, Gamera vs. Barugon.

* {{Atlantis}}: The stoen tablet that Dr. Hidaka looks at implies that Gamera lived on the lost continent...somehow.

* GratuitousEnglish:...yes, however, when the actors speak in short sentences, their English is rather good. It's when they speak in really long sentences that things get...iffy.

* GratuitousEnglish:...yes, however, when the actors speak in short sentences, their English is rather good. It's when they speak in really long sentences that things get...iffy. the same cannot be said for the English-speaking Americans at the Arctic Military base, who just cannot act.

* IntrepidReporter: Mr. Aoyagi, although he really just wants to be near Kyoko, even going so far as to call her his "Goddess of luck"

* GiantEqualsInvincible: Since conventional weapons don't work, and the energy of nuclear weapons would only feed Gamera, the only feasibel solution is to trap him in a rocket and send him to mars.

* GiantEqualsInvincible: Since conventional weapons don't work, and the energy of nuclear weapons would only feed Gamera, the only feasibel solution is to trap him in a rocket and send him to mars.

Giant Monster Gamera, or Daikaiju Gamera, was produced and released in Japan by Daei studios in 1965. The film originally started life as a story about giant rats, but when the rats that were going to be used ended up being unuseable due to flees and other reasons

Soon, after more reports of Gamera being seen flying around the world, the monstrous terrapin attacks Haneda Airport. Moving on to attack the rest of Tokyo, Gamera causes untold amounts of damage, knocking over the recently constructed Tokyo Tower with only his hands, and eventually eating the raging fires that he causes in Tokyo Bay. With Gamera proving himself invincible, and the world desperate to get rid of him, a plan is hatched that will get rid of Gamera, hopefully for good. With Americans, Soviets, and the rest of the United Nations working together, Plan Z is thrust into action. The monster is lured to Oshima island where he is trapped inside of a giant rocket that is launched on a course for Mars.

Soon, after more reports of Gamera being seen flying around the world, the monstrous terrapin attacks Haneda Airport. Moving on to attack the rest of Tokyo, Gamera causes untold amounts of damage, knocking over the recently constructed Tokyo Tower with only his hands, and eventually eating the raging fires that he causes in Tokyo Bay. With Gamera proving himself invincible, and the world desperate to get rid of him, a plan is hatched that will get rid of Gamera, hopefully for good. Plan Z is thrust into action.

The monster is lured to an island where he is trapped inside of a giant rocket that is launched on a course for Mars.

In the Arctic Circle, during the cold war, a Russian plane carrying an atomic bomb is shot down by US aircraft. The bomb explodes and releases an ancient terror that has been burried under the snow and ice for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years. No, it is not a [[Film/TheThing shape-shifting alien]], but instead the giant tusked turtle Gamera, known also as the Devil's Envoy, from the continent of Atlantis (yes, the whole Atlantis thing was used ''way'' before 1995) who destroys the Chidori Maru,a research boat and then disappears. Only three people from the ship survive. Later, in different parts of the world, a strange object is seen flying in the sky. No one knows what it is, but soon Gamera makes his appearance when he attacks a lighthouse in Japan. During his attack on the lighthouse, he saves a young boy, named Toshio Sakurai, from falling to his death. Toshio, who already has a fascination with turtles, proclaims Gamera to be a good turtle, despite the monster's later actions proving otherwise.

Soon, Gamera attacks a power plant. The military retaliates against Gamera but to no avail, as Gamera proves himself to be impervious to conventional weaponry. During his attack, Gamera begins eating (yes ''eating'') the raging fire caused by the plant's destruction. The military retaliates with freezing bombs (yes, freezing weapons being used way before [[Film/GodzillaVsDestoroyah 1995]]) after forcing the terrapin onto his back. Believing the monster to be incapable of fighting back, even if he thaws out, the Military prepares to finish him off; however, Gamera soon reveals a unique ability that no other turtle has: he can fly. Retracting his head and limbs into his shell, Gamera then produces jets from those sockets and achieves flight, leaving the bewildered humans below staring in disbelief.

Soon, Gamera attacks a power plant. The military retaliates against Gamera but to no avail, as Gamera proves himself to be impervious to conventional weaponry. During his attack, Gamera begins eating (yes ''eating'') the raging fire caused by the plant's destruction. The military retaliates with freezing bombs (yes, this was also way before [[Film/GodzillaVsDestoroyah 1995]]) after forcing the terrapin onto his back. Believing the monster to be incapable of fighting back, even if he thaws out, the Military prepares to finish him off; however, Gamera soon reveals a unique ability that no other turtle has: he can fly. Retracting his head and limbs into his shell, Gamera then produces jets from those sockets and achieves flight, leaving the bewildered humans below staring in disbelief.

--> ~ Toshio, after Gamera has ''destroyed Toyko'' and killed ''hundreds of thousands of innocent people''.

Soon, Gamera attacks a power plant. The military retaliates against Gamera but to no avail, as Gamera proves himself to be impervious to conventional weaponry. During his attack, Gamera begins eating (yes ''eating'') the raging fire caused by the plant's destruction. The military retaliates with freezing bombs after forcing the terrapin onto his back. Believing the monster to be incapable of fighting back, even if he thaws out, the Military prepares to finish him off; however, Gamera soon reveals a unique ability that no other turtle has: he can fly. Retracting his head and limbs into his shell, Gamera then produces jets from those sockets and achieves flight, leaving the bewildered humans below staring in disbelief.

Soon, Gamera attacks a power plant. The military attacks Gamera but to no avail, as Gamera proves himself to be impervious to conventional weaponry. During his attack, Gamera begins eating (yes ''eating'') the raging fire caused by the plant's destruction. The military retaliates with freezing bombs after forcing the terrapin onto his back.

In the Arctic Circle, during the cold war, a Russian plane carrying an atomic bomb is shot down by US aircraft. The bomb explodes and releases an ancient terror that has been burried under the snow and ice for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years. No, it is not a [[Film/TheThing shape-shifting alien]], but instead the giant tusked turtle Gamera, known also as the Devil's Envoy, from the continent of Atlantis (yes, the whole Atlantis thing was used ''way'' before 1995) who destroys the Chidori Maru,a research boat and then disappears. Later, in different parts of the world, a strange object is seen flying in the sky. No one knows what it is, but soon Gamera makes his appearance when he attacks a lighthouse in Japan. During his attack

In the Arctic Circle, during the cold war, a Russian plane carrying an atomic bomb is shot down by US aircraft. The bomb explodes and releases an ancient terror that has been burried under the snow and ice for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years. No, it is not a [[Film/TheThing shape-shifting alien]], but instead the giant tusked turtle Gamera, known also as the Devil's Envoy, from the continent of Atlantis (yes, the whole Atlantis thing was used ''waayy'' before 1995) who destroys the Chidori Maru,a research boat and then disappears. Later, in different parts of the world, a strange object is seen flying in the sky. No one knows what it is, but soon Gamera makes his appearance when he attacks a lighthouse in Japan. During his attack

In the Arctic Circle, during the cold war, a Russian plane carrying an atomic bomb is shot down by US aircraft. The bomb explodes and releases an ancient terror that has been burried under the snow and ice for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years. No, it is not a [[Film/TheThing shape-shifting alien]], but instead the giant tusked turtle Gamera, known also as the Devil's Envoy, from the continent of Atlantis (yes, the whole Atlantis thing was used ''waaay'' before 1995) who destroys the Chidori Maru,a research boat and then disappears. Later, in different parts of the world, a strange object is seen flying in the sky. No one knows what it is, but soon Gamera makes his appearance when he attacks a lighthouse in Japan. During his attack

In the Arctic Circle, during the cold war, a Russian plane carrying an atomic bomb is shot down by US aircraft. The bomb explodes and releases an ancient terror that has been burried under the snow and ice for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years. No, it is not a [[film/JohnCarpentersTheThing shape-shifting alien]], but instead the giant tusked turtle Gamera, known also as the Devil's Envoy, from the continent of Atlantis (yes, the whole Atlantis thing was used ''waaay'' before 1995) who destroys the Chidori Maru,a research boat and then disappears. Later, in different parts of the world, a strange object is seen flying in the sky. No one knows what it is,

In the Arctic Circle, during the cold war, a russian plane carrying an atomic bomb is shot down by US aircraft. The bomb explodes and releases an ancient terror that has been burried under the snow and ice for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years. No, it is not a [[film/JohnCarpentersTheThing shape-shifting alien]], but instead

In the Arctic Circle, during the cold war, a russian plane carrying an atomic bomb is shot down by US aircraft. The bomb explodes and releases an ancient terror that has been burried under the snow and ice for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years. No, it is not a [[film/TheThing shape-shifting alien]], but instead