Kaiju Talk: Who is Gamera??? (August 2013) (HQ)

Gamera (ガメラ?) is a Kaiju (giant monster) created by the Daiei Motion Picture Company and now owned by Kadokawa Pictures. The original 1965 Gamera was released to rival the success of Toho Studios' Godzilla during the "monster boom" of the 1960s. The character has gained fame and notoriety as a Japanese icon in his own right.

In the United States, Gamera attained prominence during the 1970s due to the burgeoning popularity of UHF television stations featuring Saturday afternoon matinee showcases like Creature Double Feature and later in the 1990s when several Gamera films were featured on the television program Mystery Science Theater 3000.