Line #4 Film/GameraVsBarugon


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3	->"''Why? Why must men be so greedy?''"
4	-->--'''Keisuke''', reflecting on his part in Barugon's rampage.
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6	The second movie in the original Film/{{Gamera}} series, and easily the most adult, ''Gamera vs. Barugon'' was created as an A-list picture by Daei studios after the success of ''Film/GiantMonsterGamera''. It was released in 1966. It stars Kojiro Hongo in his first Gamera film, and it has a music score by Chuji Kinoshita. Originally envisioned as a movie where a race of aliens with freezing technology take over the Earth before Gamera escapes the rocket and returns, the freezing powers were eventually given to the monster Barugon after some rewrites. This film is the most comparable to the Godzilla series, as it is the only film in the Showa era which lacks a child among the cast. It (arguably) also has two of the most realistic human brawls ever seen in a kaiju movie. Also unlike the other films in the series, ''Gamera vs. Barugon'' was directed by Shigeo Tanaka, with Noriaki Yuasa helming only the special effects.
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8	For the ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' episode see [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E04GameraVsBarugon here]]. Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/WarOfTheMonsters''.
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10	!!This film contains examples of the following:
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12	* AlienBlood: Barugon has purple blood.
13	* AnAesop: Greed drives people to do terrible things, and can easily lead to unintended consequences.
14	* AntiHero: Gamera is still as destructive and hostile to adult humans as he was in the first movie, but ends up helping the humans this time by fighting Barugon.
15	* AssholeVictim: Onodera, who among other things lets Kawajiri die and attempts to leave Keisuke to die as well, gets eaten by Barugon after trying to claim the diamond the military was using to lure said monster into the lake.
16	* BeamOWar: During their first fight, we get one between Gamera's fire breath and Barugon's freezing spray.
17	* BigBudgetBeefUp: This film was produced as an A-List picture, with a big budget and everything, and it shows.
18	* BreathWeapon: Barugon has the freezing mist from his tongue, and Gamera has the traditional fire.
19	* ChairmanOfTheBrawl: Keisuke breaks one over Onodera in their first encounter.
20	* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Onodera. It's almost as if he ''enjoys'' throwing a wrench into a plan at the most inopportune moment.
21	* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to the previous film and the other Showa films that came after it, ''Gamera vs. Barugon'' is easily the most mature of the Showa-era Gamera films.
22	* DemotedToExtra: Though he's the main star, Gamera's presence in the film is overshadowed quite a bit by Barugon, who holds most of the monster screentime until the final battle.
23	* DeathByMaterialism: Onodera, courtesy of Barugon's tongue.
24	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The scene where Karen licks the blood off Keisuke's arm after a fist fight with Onodera. From the camera angling, some see it as her pleasuring him orally. And possibly another scene later where she's upset, and sitting, and turns to Keisuke, who is standing up. Cue her head being in another suggestive spot.
25	* DubNameChange: In what certainly constitutes one of the oddest examples of name changes in the entire genre, the German dub decided to rename Gamera to Barugon, while Barugon became Franchise/{{Godzilla}} (pronounced as "Got-schilla"). Certain home video releases would at least reinstate Gamera's name into the title, though the three monster names would be juggled around rather carelessly between the releases -- among other alternate German titles, the film would be marketed as "''Gamera vs. Barugon''", "''Godzilla, the Dragon from the Jungle''" and even "''Gamera vs. Godzilla''".
26	* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: Barugon's rainbow beam.
27	* GiantEqualsInvincible: Played with. Barugon and Gamera are both immune to the military's weapons, but the former is vulnerable to water and his own defense mechanism, while the latter is susceptible to cold.
28	* GoldFever: Onodera has this so bad, he gets murderous if he has to wait ''a second'' to obtain anything valuable, and is oblivious about Barugon up until he gets eaten by him.
29	* GrievousBottleyHarm: Karen smashes a bottle over Onodera’s head when he attempts to strangle Keisuke after Keisuke reveals that he knew Onodera left his brother to burn to death during Barugon’s raid on Osaka.
30	* ImplausibleDeniability: Onodera tells ridiculous lies about not having anything to do with the deaths of those he murders. He gets caught almost instantly every time.
31	* ItOnlyWorksOnce: Why the plan to reflect Barugon’s Rainbow Death Ray back at him ultimately failed. Though the reflector inflicted an incredible amount of damage, Barugon then knew that the humans had a way to kill him, and chose not to use his Rainbow Death Ray again.
32	* KarmicDeath: Onodera. Unfortunately, he also took the heroes' best means of killing Barugon with him.
33	* KickTheDog: Onodera beating up Hirata and his wife after he accidentally admits that he killed Kawajiri and Keisuke in order to have the opal for himself.
34	* KillItWithWater: Barugon, although he has to be completely submerged for the effect.
35	* LaserGuidedKarma: After letting Kawajiri die from a scorpion sting, trying to trap Keisuke in the Valley of Rainbows ''and'' intentionally leaving Hirata and his wife to die in a fire he set in Osaka, Onodera finally meets his end when he tries to steal the diamond being used to lure Barugon into Lake Biwa; Barugon promptly eats both him and the diamond in one motion.
36	* MilitariesAreUseless: The soldiers aboard the watercraft do absolutely nothing to stop Onodera from taking the diamond.
37	* MyCarHatesMe: While attempting to lure Barugon into the lake, the engine of the car that's being used as bait randomly stalls. The protagonists have to turn off the infrared emitter to avoid being crushed by Barugon before they get to the lake.
38	* NeutralFemale: Hirata's wife cries and acts upset while Onodera and her husband have a fistfight but doesn't get involved.
39	* OddballInTheSeries: It’s the only Gamera film from the Showa era to not have a child protagonist, and it delves into darker themes.
40	* PersonalEffectsReveal: Kawajiri has a FatalFamilyPhoto in his pocket.
41	* QuicksandSucks: One of the threats Keisuke, Kawajiri and Onodera face along the way to the Valley of Rainbows, with Onodera nearly drowning after he falls in, but the others rescue him. Considering [[TheFarmerAndTheViper how he repays them once they get to the cave]], it almost seems like the environment itself was trying to do him in.
42	* SmugSnake: Onodera.
43	* StabTheScorpion: Averted in the cave where Barugon's egg is found. Kawajiri dies from the sting as a result.
44	* SuperDrowningSkills: Barugon, according to Karen. Of course, Gamera stabbing his neck with his tusks and holding him under may have played a part as well.
45	* TheFarmerAndTheViper: Kawajiri and Keisuke rescue Onodera from drowning in quicksand along the way to the Valley of Rainbows, and he repays them by letting a deadly scorpion fatally sting Kawajiri, then tries to seal Keisuke in the caverns by triggering a cave-in, leaving him for dead.
46	* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Onodera ''shoots'' a scorpion in the cave instead of simply being a bit careful and squashing it.
47	* TooDumbToLive: What's a better plan, Onodera: wait until the diamond is used to drown Barugon and steal it later through bribing certain people, or ''take a boat to get near to Barugon, take the diamond, and hope the monster won't go after you?''
48	* VillainousRescue: In a manner of speaking. At this point in the series, Gamera was still considered a dangerous monster, so when he shows up at the end to kill Barugon and save the humans, it's only out of revenge. Even in the next film, Gamera vs. Gyaos, Gamera is still regarded as dangerous in the first part of the film.
49	* YouAreNotAlone: The final line of the film, spoken by Karen to Keisuke, after reflecting his role and regrets in the story's events.

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