Gamera (Showa): watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 11 h 36 min. Gamera (ガメラ) is a giant turtle kaiju (giant monster) from a series of popular giant monster films produced by Daiei Motion Picture Company in Japan. Created in 1965 to rival the success of Toho Studios' Godzilla during the daikaiju boom of the mid-to-late 1960s, Gamera has gained fame and notoriety as a Japanese icon in his own right.

1. 
   Movie 1

   Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965)

   1 h 19 min · ★ 5.9

   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,…

2. 
   Movie 2

   Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)

   1 h 46 min · ★ 6.4

   Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The…

3. 
   Movie 3

   Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)

   1 h 26 min · ★ 6.1

   Unusual volcanic activity in Japan awakens Gyaos, a bloodthirsty flying monster with the power to slice things in half with an ultrasonic ray. While scientists and the military scramble to devise a way to stop this new…

4. 
   Movie 4

   Gamera vs. Viras (1968)

   1 h 21 min · ★ 5.6

   As alien invaders plot to conquer the Earth, two Boy Scouts steal a mini-submarine and discover Gamera in their midst. Transported to the alien's spaceship, the Scouts are menaced by the evil inhabitants, including…

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   Movie 5

   Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)

   1 h 22 min · ★ 5.3

   Two young boys sneak aboard a spaceship and find themselves whisked away to the mysterious planet Terra. There, they encounter Gamera's old foe Gyaos and two female aliens with a taste for human brains. Gamera must save…

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   Movie 6

   Gamera vs. Jiger (1970)

   1 h 23 min · ★ 5.7

   When a giant stone statue on Wester Island is disturbed, the legendary monster Jiger appears and heads for Japan. Gamera tries to stop this new rival, only to be injured when Jiger lays eggs inside of him. As two boys…

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   Movie 7

   Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)

   1 h 27 min · ★ 4.7

   A moon base is destroyed by a spaceship from Zigra which is looking to take over the planet earth to use its oceans for its ocean-dwelling denizens. Gamera must once again come to the aid of the human race while all of…

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   Movie 8

   Gamera Super Monster (1980)

   1 h 32 min · ★ 4.9

   As a massive alien craft heads to Earth to do evil, three good and powerful superwomen befriend a young boy who has a special connection to Gamera. The alien Zanon launches a battery of familiar foes against Gamera,…