Gamera vs. Jiger (1970) on Netflix
NR19701h 23mActionAdventureFamily
Scientists on Wester Island dig up a statue called the Devil's Whistle, and the monster Jiger appears. Its endless ringing drives a ship's crew mad, and Gamera rises to fight the rival.
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Japan is getting ready for Expo '70 when scientists on Wester Island uncover a stone artifact known as the Devil's Whistle. A tribesman interferes with the work, and so does Gamera, the flying turtle, who fights to keep the statue in place. A volcanic eruption forces the removal anyway, and the crew of the ship that carries the statue away falls ill, driven mad by the artifact's unending sound. Once the statue is gone, the monster Jiger emerges and turns toward Japan. Jiger beats Gamera in their first battle, striking with face-quills and a heat ray that destroys whatever lies in its path.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Gamera vs. Jiger (1970)
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- Director Yuasa reportedly pressured Daiei president Nagata Masakazu into handing over an extra 30 million yen, roughly 100,000 US dollars at the time, to beef up the effects budget of Gamera vs. Jiger.
- The organizers of Expo 70 refused permission, so neither Gamera nor Jiger destroys a single building of the fair in the film, even though the monsters battle there.
- Gamera vs. Jiger turned up in season 13 of Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 2022, the show's first new episode featuring a Gamera film since it used Gamera vs. Zigra back in season 3 in 1991.
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