Gyaos Views

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Gamera Vs. Gyaos (or Gamera Vs. Gaos here in the States) from 1967 is the direct sequel to Gamera Vs. Barugon has Gamera playing more of a hero role this time around, helping Japan fight a new threat to the land, Gyaos, who is a huge bat creature. How could you go wrong with Gamera fighting a gigantic vampire bat? You really canr’t, to be honest, and we have some typical battles between the two throughout the film. As usual, mankind somehow awakens/irritates this evil and it starts to devour people and destroy anything in its path. Gamera tries to protect Eiichi Kanamura, and shows Gamerar’s intelligence when he realizes Gyaos is weak against heat.

But Gyaos thinks Gamera is defeated by this new creature, which tends to happen in these films and the Gojira films as well. But it makes for a fun romp, and this film has a bit more violence throughout, which was a bit surprising. A scene involving Gyaos removing his own foot because he senses his death will come about if not done is a bit shocking in one of these films. Ultimately, though, it has a great idea for a villainous monster but for some reason never truly delivers the goods that the previous films and upcoming selections did. But a great little tidbit is that this is the first film we see Gamera bleed from one of his battles.

Gamera vs. Gyaos (大怪獣空中戦 ガメラ対ギャオス, Daikaijū Kūchūsen: Gamera Tai Gyaosu?, Giant Monster Midair Battle: Gamera Versus Gyaos, released in the U.S. as Return of The Giant Monsters) is a 1967 daikaiju eiga (Japanese giant monster film) featuring the giant turtle Gamera by the Daiei Motion Picture Company. Gamera vs. Gyaos was released in the United States by AIP-TV as Return of the Giant Monsters, and later by Sandy Frank as Gamera vs. Gaos. It was one of five Gamera films to be featured as episodes of the movie-mocking television show Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Express Engineering Corp is building a highway in the forest near Mt. Fuji. Challenged by local villagers, foreman Shiro Tsutsumi and his crew are plagued with protests and sabotage. Nearby, a survey team from the UN is killed when their helicopter is destroyed by a sonic beam emitted from a cave in the mountains. A small boy, Eiichi Kanamura, grandson of the village elder Tatsuemon Kanamura, finds reporter Okabe snooping around. Okabe and Eiichi check out a strange light which leads them to the cave where Gyaos, a giant flying monster, is currently residing.