However, the Nezura disaster – which included an outbreak of lice and ticks among Daiei staff members caused by feral sewer rats utilised during filming – made many of the studio’s more experienced directors wary of taking on a special effects picture. The Human Fly (1957) was slated to direct, but after shooting only a few scenes, the production was permanently shut down, leaving Daiei in need of a new monster.Ī proposal from producer-screenwriter team Yonejiro Saito and Nisan Takahashi, “Attack on Tokyo by Fire Breathing Turtle”, was given the go-ahead by studio chief Masaichi Nagata (who insisted the turtle should also fly). The would-be result was Giant Horde Beast Nezura (1964), the story of a swarm of giant mutant rats overrunning Tokyo.
Some years later – and despite lacking an official promotion – Yuasa made his directorial debut with the musical comedy If You’re Happy, Clap Your Hands (1964), before being assigned to edit a trailer for a career-changing black and white creature feature – just probably not the one you’re expecting.ĭissatisfied with Toho’s dominance of big-screen science fiction and monster films, Daiei wanted a runaway kaiju hit of its own.
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Shortly after the Nikkatsu Corporation began actively producing films again in 1954, Yuasa undertook a series of rigorous studio-mandated examinations, eventually being granted the role of assistant director. Throughout the war, Yuasa made his first credited theatrical appearances, including under the direction of his uncle Koji Shima, whose Warning From Space (1956) Yuasa would also appear in as an extra. After he and his childhood friends appeared in several films as extras, Yuasa was eventually given the lead in a stage production near the end of the Second World War this ultimately never came to fruition due to air raid alerts. The son of noted stage actor Hikaru Hoshi, Yuasa was born in 1933 and spent much of his childhood surrounded by actors, directors, and producers, having lived with his family in housing for film industry professionals. Regardless of the veracity of his declaration, it unfairly casts a self-reflecting shadow over Yuasa’s own directorial efforts, much of which are – if not “art films” – richly dramatic, intensely surreal, and colourfully character-driven. Yuasa’s stance was made with specific reference to Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) and Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996), the first two entries in Shusuke Kaneko’s rebooted series, of which the increased dramatic stakes and additional characterisation of its monster stars were of particular issue to the Daiei veteran. They’re not art films.”ĭebatable a declaration though this is, it is nonetheless noteworthy that it came from none other than Noriaki Yuasa – director of all but one of the original cycle of Gamera films, and a score of other film and television productions throughout an eclectic, storied career. The sequel, Gamera the Guardian, was released on March 3, 2034.“They’re just Gamera movies. It was a box office success, with it grossing $420.6 million at the end of its theatrical run, against a production budget of $140-160 million and a break-even point of $360 million. Gamera the Invincible was theatrically released on March 6, 2029, to positive reviews, with high praise to its visual effects, human characters, action sequences, cinematography, musical score and del Toro's direction, with criticism towards the runtime and pacing.
Principal photography began in February 2028, and wrapped in July 2028. Legendary hired Guillermo del Toro to write a story treatment, alongside Travis Beacham and Max Borenstein, the latter whom would go on to write the script with del Toro. Kaneko eventually dropped the project, lingering the Gamera film to be development hell for 3 years, until Kadokawa sold the rights for Gamera to Legendary Pictures. Unfortunately, Tasaki passed away on April 29, 2023, at the age of 61. In the film, teenagers Aaron Knight and Fred Eddison find a floating atoll, when they come across Gamera in the trenches beneath.Īfter going dormant for nearly 20 years, Kadokawa Pictures hired Shusuke Kaneko to write a script for a potential sequel to the Heisei Gamera trilogy, directed by Ryuta Tasaki. The film stars Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Millie Bobby Brown, Julian Dennison, Finn Wolfhard and Kyle Chandler. It is the thriteenth film in the Gamera franchise, following 2006's Gamera the Brave, the fifteenth film in Legendary's MonsterVerse, and the first film in del Toro's Gamera trilogy. Gamera the Invincible is a 2029 American monster film co-written, directed and produced by Guillermo del Toro.
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