is a

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

Japanese comic

science fiction film Science fiction (or sci-fi) is a film genre that uses Speculative fiction, speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as Extraterrestrial life in fiction, extraterrestria ...

directed by Takeshi 'Ken' Matsumori from a screenplay by Yasuo Tanami. It is about a

cult Cults are social groups which have unusual, and often extreme, religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals. Extreme devotion to a particular person, object, or goal is another characteristic often ascribed to cults. The term ...

around an

anthropomorphic Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics to ...

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...

called Gamara ( Hideo Naka), probably named in

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Daiei Motion Picture Company Daiei Film Co. Ltd. (Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ''Daiei Eiga Kabushiki Kaisha'') was a Japanese film studio. Founded in 1942 as Dai Nippon Film Co., Ltd., it was one of the major studios during the postwar Golden Age of Japanese cinema, producing n ...

's semi-anthropomorphic

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Gamera is a fictional giant monster, or ''kaiju'', that debuted in the Gamera, the Giant Monster, eponymous 1965 Japanese film. The character and the first film were intended to compete with the success of Toho's Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' ...

. The film also stars

Akira Takarada was a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the ''Godzilla'' film series. Life and career Akira Takarada was born in Korea under Japanese rule, and lived for a time in Manchuria, China. His father worked as an engineer on the Sout ...

Akemi Kita Akemi is a unisex Japanese given name. Written forms Akemi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *, "bright, beauty" *, "bright, fruit" *, "bright, sea" *, "bright, sign of the snake (Chinese zodiac)" *, "vermilion, bea ...

Kei Tani (born Yasuo Watanabe (渡部泰雄, Watanabe Yasuo); 22 February 1932 – 11 September 2010) was a Japanese comedian, actor and musician. Born in Tokyo, he learned to play the trombone and, while a student at Chuo University, began playing in ...

Akihiko Hirata , known professionally as , was a Japanese film actor. He is known for his work in the ''kaiju'' genre, including such films as ''King Kong vs. Godzilla'', '' The Mysterians'', '' Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'', '' Terror of Mechagodzilla'', and hi ...

, Yû Fujiki, and Wakako Sakai, with a cameo by

Jun Tazaki , born Minoru Tanaka, was a Japanese actor best known for his various roles in kaiju films produced by Toho, often portraying scientists or military personnel. Career Tanaka began his career as a traveling stage actor in the 1930s, performi ...

Plot

A timid

office worker A white-collar worker is a person who performs professional service, desk, managerial, or administrative work. White-collar work may be performed in an office or similar setting. White-collar workers include job paths related to government, consu ...

Keitarô Tamaru loves studying

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

and

myths Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society. For scholars, this is very different from the vernacular usage of the term "myth" that refers to a belief that is not true. Instead, the ...

. Even if Tamaru make an outstanding performance in his fantasy and connect with a wonderful woman, in reality he will only fail. As a result, he was finally downgraded from his employee job and decided to signed up as a

security guard A security guard (also known as a security inspector, security officer, factory guard, or protective agent) is a person employed by a government or private party to protect the employing party's assets (property, people, equipment, money, etc.) ...

. One night, Tamaru and Chief Guard Yamamura were attacked by a mysterious group that has invaded the company, and Yamamura is seriously injured and hospitalized. However, Tamaru meet a wonderful woman who always appears in his fantasy dream. Her name was Hiroko Yamamura, the daughter of Yamamura. Tamaru rejoices, but after a short while, he is suspected by the

police The police are Law enforcement organization, a constituted body of Law enforcement officer, people empowered by a State (polity), state with the aim of Law enforcement, enforcing the law and protecting the Public order policing, public order ...

to be a member of a group that has invaded the company and is arrested. Tamaru escapes from the detention center and stands up to save Hiroko, who was kidnapped by the group.

Cast

as Keitarō Tamaru / Voice of Gamara * Wakako Sakai as Hiroko Yamamura *

as Takashi Maeno *

Hajime Hana was a Japanese actor. He was the leader of the comic jazz band The Crazy Cats, which featured such talent as Hitoshi Ueki and Kei Tani, and which starred in a series of film comedies (such as the "Irresponsible" (Musekinin) series at Toho) and ...

as Detective A * Senri Sakurai as Detective B * Hideo Naka as Gamara (stunt performer) *

as Kondô's Secretary Michiko Akiyama * Masako Kyozuka as Hisako Tamaru (Mother of Keitarō) *

Makoto Fujita , born Makoto Harada (April 13, 1933 – February 17, 2010), was a Japanese actor. He was born in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, the son of silent-film actor Rintarō Fujima, and started his career as a comedian in 1952. Acting Roles Fujita appeared in bo ...

as Sansui Construction Company's President *

Takuya Fujioka was a Japanese actor. He is most famous for playing the role of Daikichi Okakura on the television drama series ''Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari''. Fujioka attended Kwansei Gakuin University but dropped out because of illness. His first starring ro ...

as Design Director Kondô * Yû Fujiki as Kuroda *

Yukihiko Gondo Yukihiko is a masculine Japanese given name. Written forms Yukihiko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *幸彦, "happiness, elegant boy" *幸比古, "happiness, young man (archaic)" *行� ...

, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiroto Kimura as Kuroda's subordinates *

as Industrial espionage boss * Yasuo Araki, Ken Echigo,

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as Industrial spies * Yutaka Sada as Chief Guard Yamamura (Father of Hiroko) *

Masao Komatsu was a Japanese actor and comedian. Biography Komatsu was born in Fukuoka on January 10, 1942. He died of hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) at a hospital in Tokyo on December 7, 2020. He was 78 years old. Selected filmography Films *''Ka ...

as Jailer *

Yutaka Nakayama Yutaka is a masculine Japanese given name. Written forms Yutaka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *豊, "bountiful" *裕, "affluence" *穣, "fertile" *温, "warmth" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆた� ...

as Policeman * Hiroshi Sekita as Kendo Hall Man * Takao Zushi as Marathon player * Keiji Yanoma as Western Clothes Store clerk * Keiko Nishioka, Rie Nakagawa, Yoko Yano as Geishas * Ikio Sawamura as Driver * Wakako Tanabe as Hospital nurse * Hideo Naka and Ultra Three as Thieves * Saburō Iketani as Radio announcer on the radio (non-credited) * Midori Uchiyama as Woman at the store (non-credited) * Rinsaku Ogata, Keiichiro Katsumoto, Yoshie Kihira, Akira Kitchoji as Soccer field spectators (non-credited)

External links

* 1968 films Japanese science fiction comedy films 1960s Japanese-language films 1960s science fiction films 1960s fantasy films 1960s Japanese films Films about industrial espionage Films about kidnapping in Japan {{1960s-sf-film-stub