
When a giant stone statue on Wester Island is disturbed, the legendary monster Jiger appears and heads for Japan. Gamera tries to stop this new rival, only to be injured when Jiger lays eggs inside of him. As two boys in a submarine go on a dangerous quest inside of Gamera's body to save him, Jiger threatens the Expo '70 world's fair in Osaka.
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49/100 Not quite as enjoyable as the last one, but still far from bad. Things are starting to look up for my favourite Kaiju franchise. The plot on this one is fairly average for your kiddie Kaiju films, with enough fights to keep kids and action junkies entertained. It keeps moving at a fairly quick pace, which I like. The human characters in this one, like pretty much every Showa Gamera film, have a lot of room for improvement. Granted, the kids aren't all that annoying this time around and even manage to help Gamera, but the acting is really spotty and the milquetoast character work really doesn't help. Jiger herself is also my least favourite of Gamera's foes. She's not bad, but she looks deformed and has way too many weird powers. I usually applaud the childlike imagination these films have, but they may have gone too far here, and she pales in comparison to the likes of Guiron.…