Gamera vs. Viras
Movie Information:
- Release Date: March 20, 1968
- Production Company: Daiei
- Distribution Company: Daiei
- Original Runtime: 71 minutes
- Atlernate Titles:
- Japanese: ガメラ対宇宙怪獣バイラス
- Hepburn: Gamera tai Uchu Kaiju Bairasu
- Literal Translation: Gamera vs. Outer Space Monster Viras
- Original U.S. Title: Destroy All Planets
Cast
Koujirou Hongo as Nobuhiko Shimada
Michiko Yaegaki as Mariko Nakaya
Mari Atsumi as Junko Aoki
Junko Yashiro as Masako Shibata
Yoshirou Kitahara as Masao's Father
Akira Natsuki as Doctor
Kouji Fujiyama as Commander of Jietat
Chikara Hashimoto as Doctor
Carl Craig Jr. as Jim Morgan
Tooru Takatsuka as Masao Nakaya
Kenji Gou as Doctor
Munehiko Takada as Jim's Father
Peter Williams as Dr. Dobby (Director, International Oceanographic Research Institute)
Ken Nakahara as Doctor
Keiichirou Yamane as Doctor
Mary Morris as Jim's Mother
Genzou Wakayama as Narrator, Voice of the Boss
Himawari and Kojika Acting Troupes
Teruo Aragaki as Gamera
Crew
Director: Noriaki Yuasa
Producer: Hidemasa Nagata
Planning: Shouichi Fujita & Kazumasa Nakano
Screenwriter: Niisan Takahashi
Cinematography: Akira Kitazaki
Special Effects Cinematography: Kazufumi Fujii
Recording: Kisao Tobita
Special Effects Art: Tomohisa Yano
Music: Kenjirou Hirose
Editor: Shouji Sekiguchi
Special Effects Lighting: Mamoru Ishizaka
Assistant Director: Masayoshi Imago
Production Manager: Shin Kawamura
Alternate Versions
Japan
International
United States
Gallery
Theatrical title: Gamera vs. Viras
Iterations
- Theatrical
- Notes:
- When Gamera vs. Viras was released in Japan, its runtime was 71 minutes. The stock footage montage tracing Gamera's history originally ran just under 3 minutes, but would be greatly expanded in the international version, as well as later Japanese home video releases.
Home Video title: Gamera vs. Viras
- Runtime: 81 minutes
Iterations
- Home Video
- Notes:
- When Gamera vs. Viras was released on home video in Japan, the stock footage montage was expanded, though not as long as the montage in the international version, adding an additional 10 minutes to the runtime.