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Gamera l'héroïque

Original title: Chiisaki yûsha-tachi: Gamera
  • 2005
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  • 1h 36m
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6.6/10
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Ryô Tomioka in Gamera l'héroïque (2005)
Animal AdventureKaijuSupernatural FantasyAdventureFamilyFantasySci-Fi

Gamera dies in 1973 during a fight with the Gyaos. Thirty-three years later, a boy finds a mysterious egg from which a new Gamera hatches. When a man-eating creature named Zedus shows up, it... Read allGamera dies in 1973 during a fight with the Gyaos. Thirty-three years later, a boy finds a mysterious egg from which a new Gamera hatches. When a man-eating creature named Zedus shows up, it's up to the small Gamera to save the world.Gamera dies in 1973 during a fight with the Gyaos. Thirty-three years later, a boy finds a mysterious egg from which a new Gamera hatches. When a man-eating creature named Zedus shows up, it's up to the small Gamera to save the world.

  • Director
    • Ryuta Tasaki
  • Writer
    • Yukari Tatsui
  • Stars
    • Ryô Tomioka
    • Kaho
    • Shingo Ishikawa
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    1.6K
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    • Director
      • Ryuta Tasaki
    • Writer
      • Yukari Tatsui
    • Stars
      • Ryô Tomioka
      • Kaho
      • Shingo Ishikawa
    • 28User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
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    Ryô Tomioka
    • Toru Aizawa
    Kaho
    • Mai Nishio
    Shingo Ishikawa
    • Ishimaru Ishida
    Shogo Narita
    • Katsuya Ishida
    Kanji Tsuda
    Kanji Tsuda
    • Kousuke Aizawa
    Susumu Terajima
    Susumu Terajima
    • Osamu Nishio
    Tomorô Taguchi
    Tomorô Taguchi
    • Councilor Yoshimitsu Hitotsugi
    Kenjirô Ishimaru
    • Professor Soichiro Amamiya
    Megumi Kobayashi
    • Miyuki Aizawa
    Kenji Motomiya
    • Army
    Tetsu Watanabe
    Tetsu Watanabe
    Keenan Cromshaw
    • Toru Aizawa
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Himawari Ono
    • Girl carrying red stone
    Simon Crist
    • Katsuya Ishida
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Akihiro Ugajin
    • Director
      • Ryuta Tasaki
    • Writer
      • Yukari Tatsui
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    8harrypomm

    Gamera The Great

    I was never a fan of this flying turtle in the old days. However, they have completely repurposed him for the 21st century and the results are stunning.

    Silly effects are supported by a strong, but simple, story and a little depth of characterization. The visual style of the film is what really shines. The Director's skillful use of camera moves and angles and a strong sense of composition really raises this film.

    I would love to see what this Director could do with Godzilla (if he ever returns).

    For once, a film's title accurately describes the film's content.
    8paladin98133

    Rebirth of Gamera!

    While the latest Gamera film is more "kid friendly" than the 90's trilogy, it still maintains enough death and destruction to be a watchable film for adults. I was also impressed with how well the special effects turned out. It is refreshing to see a film where CG isn't used as a catch all for effects. As good as CG has gotten, there is still a very tactile realism to model and make-up effects that can still look good when done well. As mentioned earlier, the story is aimed at children but it is taken seriously and doesn't spare the audience from the carnage that would happen when giant monsters fight or why a monster would be so bad that we would put up with Gamera's usual "bull in a china shop" style of heroics. The main character does get a bit annoying with his protectiveness of and failure to accept that his "Toto" is Gamera. The monster fights were done well enough to painfully leave me hungry for more. With as well as this one turned out, it really deserves a sequel.
    9USSEnterpriseF

    A Smart and Family Friendly Kaiju Adventure!

    When I recently saw Ultraman Mebius and the Ultraman Brothers on the internet I was slightly disappointed. The effects were too over-the-top ,the acting was kind of cheesy, and the ending was unsatisfying. But Gamera: the Brave was another story. I recently bought this DVD off of Yesasia.com and I was thrilled, the action was superb, the story was touching and the characters made you care. This new film was nothing like the 90s predecessors that had a much darker, serious approach. This is not to say this movie was cheesy or corny, in fact the opening scene was awe inspiring and intense. I still felt it was a great way to introduce this to children. This Gamera isn't your typical monster, he has heart.

    The special effects of this film were also more believable than Ultraman Mebius, certain scenes, like a battle that takes place on a bridge between the main bad guy (Zedus) and Toto (Gamera) ensues that really makes you go "WOW! That was cool!" All things considered I went away from this movie with practically tears in my eyes, the resolution is wonderful. Even though this film wasn't the most successful movie (it's equivalent to the small popularity "Eragon" enjoyed) there are rumors of sequels in the works, AND I WELCOME THEM! TWO THUMBS WAY UP!
    6ebiros2

    Gamera goes back to its roots of befriending little kids on this 40th anniversary movie

    This movie is made as the 40 th anniversary movie of the Gamera series. The movie is made by Kadokawa Herald movies instead of the now defunct Daiei movie studio that made all previous Gamera series movies.

    In 1973 Kyosuke (Kanji Tsuda) witnessed Gamera defeating a herd of Gyaos by exploding itself. People at the time thought Gamera sacrificed its own life to save the people. 33 years later, Kyosuke is a recent widower with young son Tooru (Ryo Fujioka) who is in fifth grade. One day Tooru sees a red glow on the neighboring island. When he gets there, he finds a sea turtle egg. The egg hatches and he finds a small turtle inside. He names it Toto and raises it secretly in his bedroom. One day little Toto is found flying above his father's head. The suspicion arises that Toto is actually another Gamera. Soon Toto disappears from Tooru's home. In the mean time, there are mysterious shipwrecks in the ocean. The culprit turns out to be a monster called Jidas. Jidas comes ashore and threatens Tooru's home town. Toto reappears, now grown into a monster sized turtle, battles Jidas to protect Tooru's family.

    The movie was conceived to appeal to preteen audience, and the team work between Tooru and his friends and Toto becomes the central theme of this movie. Tooru backs Gamera saying "Toto is still a baby. So I need to give hims support.".

    In this 40th anniversary movie, Gamera goes back its roots as friend of little children. Watch the teamwork between the children and Gamera to fight their nemesis Jidas. There're more emotion in this movie compared to the "Heisei Gamera Series (1995-1999)" and the battle between Gamera and Jidas is not the central theme, but communication between Tooru, his friends, and Toto becomes the focus of this story.

    This movie is more story driven than any of the previous Gamera series movie, and is recommended for viewing.
    8ChungMo

    Best "Kid-Friendly" Gamera yet

    The original Gamera series quickly aimed for the 5 to 8 year old set after two attempts at the standard "adult" monster film typified by the Godzilla series (although these kept lowering the age bracket with each film). Gamera films usually revolved around turtle loving children put in peril by aliens until their rescue by Gamera. The children sometimes would help Gamera either by cheering him on or in a more disgusting case, going into his body and fighting a parasite infection. Strangely, the original Gamera films features more gore and gross damage to the monsters then the Godzilla films ever attempted. The revived series directed by Shusuke Kaneko featured a more mature approach although Gamera had a psychic connection with a teenage girl. Kaneko also introduced a more integrated approach to the kaiju genre and raised the bar for all kaiju films. The re-revived series has aimed to return to Gamera's roots in the 1960's, once again presenting Gamera as "friend of all children".

    Director Ryuta Tazaki comes from Japanese sci-fi action television with quite a resume with the Japanese Power Ranger Shows and never ending Kamen Rider series. This film shows little of his TV roots as this film is very well directed, well photographed with some modest experimentation with visuals and sound design. The film has a sort of naturalism that you don't usually get in a kaiju film. The hero just lost his mom to a car crash and his friend is afraid she won't live thru a heart operation in the hospital. THe parents are working class shop owners. A few moments of over-sentimentality and cuteness are here but the rest of the film makes up for it. The special effects live up to the level of the Kaneko Gamera films with a couple of shots that are excellent. Tazaki doesn't have Kaneko's dramatic flair for the action scenes but they are well done. As a note, this film does have some rather gross green gore when Gamera is hurt during the fights, this may upset children here in the west.

    Once again Gamera sets a high standard. Recommended.

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      When little Toto/Gamera is crawling thru the kitchen, a knife falls off a table and sticks in the floor in such a way as to resemble Guiron, the monster Gamera fought in Gamera contre Guiron (1969).
    • Connections
      Featured in Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Gamera Next Gen (2013)

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    • Release date
      • April 29, 2006 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Gamera the Brave
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Kadokawa Daiei Pictures
      • Shochiku
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,654,792
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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