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Gamera vs. Barugon Reviews

1966
1 hr 28 mins
Fantasy
NR

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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 creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a destructive rainbow ray from his back, along with a freezing spray capable of incapacitating Gamera.

The rocket that sent everyone's favorite spinning turtle, Gamera, into space in GAMERA, THE INVINCIBLE has been hit by a meteor (a likely story), sending the nasty critter tumbling back to Earth. An added option has been installed this time--a jet-propulsion exhaust system allows him to zip about even faster than before. He's pitted against the horn-spiked 130-foot lizard, Barugon, whose field of energy (a deadly rainbow that melts whatever it touches) draws Gamera near. Tokyo and Osaka are smashed into smithereens in the process. Gamera tosses the lizard into Lake Biwa to rid the East of his awful presence, turning the lake blue (the color of his blood). Yuasa, whose fine special effects are the highlight, was rewarded with the opportunity to direct the remainder of the GAMERA series. Good Saturday morning hangover material.