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Also known as Guiron. This monster had a knife like a giant knife and lived on a planet directly opposite the sun from Earth. The alien race that lived there used it to fight off monster menaces like Space Gyaos. Guillon was killed by Gamera.
Gamera vs. Guillon |
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a.k.a. Attack of the Monsters, Gamera vs. Guiron, Gamera vs. the Devil-Beast Giron
Japan, 1969 |
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Starring Nobuhiro Kajima, Miyuki Akiyama, Christopher Murphy. Directed by Noriaki Yuasa. More or less a remake of the previous film in the Gamera series, Gamera vs. Viras. Two young children (again, one Japanese and one Caucasian) are kidnapped by a flying saucer and taken to a planet directly opposite the Earth on the other side of the sun. Gamera follows and battles the monster Guillon, who is employed by the two inhabitants of the planet to protect them. We've seen three different versions of this movie. Neptune Video has released excellent uncut subtitles and dubbed versions on VHS. The AIP TV version has been released on DVD, though it has some violence cut from the bizarre scene where Guiron carves up a Space Gyaos. The movie was also seen on Mystery Science Theater 3000 Reviews: Stomp Tokyo. |
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Gamera Super Monster |
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a.k.a. Space Monster Gamera, Super Monster
Japan, 1980 |
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Starring Yoko Komatsu, Keiko Kudo, Koichi Maeda. Directed by Noriaki Yuasa. Gamera vs. stock footage! Yes, rather than film any new Gamera footage, a bunch of his old fights were edited into a movie about some female superheroes trying to stop a space pirate. This movie was dubbed for U.S. TV, but rarely seen. The TV version cut perhaps the most interesting bits for viewers today, some brief scenes where Gamera "met" the Space Cruiser Yamato and Galaxy Express 999. |
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