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Gamera

edited 2026-05-22

A complete viewing order for the Gamera franchise — all 12 theatrical films and the 2023 Netflix anime, spanning four distinct continuity eras from Daiei's 1965 original through the Showa series, Shusuke Kaneko's acclaimed Heisei trilogy, the 2006 standalone reboot, and the animated Rebirth series. Includes era-by-era variants so you can follow each continuity line from start to finish.

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Tags · [showa-era][heisei-trilogy][standalone][netflix]
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01FILM
1965The 1965 debut film directed by Noriaki Yuasa, introducing Gamera as a giant prehistoric turtle awakened in the Arctic by an atomic bomb exp…
1h 19m
02FILM
1966The 1966 sequel directed by Shigeo Tanaka — the only Showa-era Gamera film not directed by Noriaki Yuasa. Gamera is freed from captivity whe…
1h 46m
03FILM
1967The 1967 entry directed by Noriaki Yuasa, pitting Gamera against Gyaos, a giant vampire bat awakened by volcanic activity near a highway con…
1h 26m
04FILM
1968The 1968 entry directed by Noriaki Yuasa, in which an alien race called the Virasians attempts to conquer Earth by capturing two Boy Scouts…
1h 21m
05FILM
1969The 1969 entry directed by Noriaki Yuasa, following two boys who are transported to a distant planet by a flying saucer and encounter knife-…
1h 22m
06FILM
1970The 1970 entry directed by Noriaki Yuasa, set against the backdrop of Expo '70 in Osaka. When a mysterious statue is removed from a Pacific…
1h 23m
07FILM
1971The 1971 entry directed by Noriaki Yuasa and the last Showa film released before Daiei's bankruptcy later that year. An alien spacecraft fro…
1h 27m
08FILM
1980The 1980 conclusion to the Showa series directed by Noriaki Yuasa, produced nine years after Gamera vs. Zigra as Daiei emerged from bankrupt…
1h 32m
09FILM
1995The 1995 Heisei reboot directed by Shusuke Kaneko and written by Kazunori Ito, relaunching the franchise after a 15-year absence. Scientists…
1h 36m
10FILM
1996The 1996 Heisei sequel directed by Shusuke Kaneko, set roughly a year after the events of Guardian of the Universe. A meteor crash in Hokkai…
1h 39m
11FILM
1999The 1999 finale of the Heisei trilogy directed by Shusuke Kaneko, set three years after Attack of Legion. The world is overrun by evolved Hy…
1h 48m
12FILM
2006The 2006 standalone reboot directed by Ryuta Tasaki, returning the franchise to its child-friendly roots. In 1973, a heroic Gamera sacrifice…
1h 36m