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Gamera vs. Viras AKA Gamera Tai Uchu Kaijū Bairasu AKA Destroy All Planets AKA Gamera Vs. Outer Space Monster Viras AKA Gamera Tai Viras (1968)
Gamera the Flying Turtle falls under the spell of evil aliens, but two children free him and he returns to fight the alien monster Viras.Director: Noriaki Yuasa
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
US Extended Version:
The R2 Japanese release for the original Japanese language track and widescreen transfer.
The US Retromedia Special Edition has a commentary track, but the film only has the English dub and uses a cropped transfer. It should also be noted that while the Japanese Version is still under copyright, the AIP Version is in the public domain and therefore its available in budget releases which are best to be avoided.
Director's Version:
Shout! Factory has not only Japanese audio (with optional English subtitles) but also includes the AIP English dub (although it reverts to Japanese in selected scenes not dubbed) and a bonus film.
General Notes:
The flashback sequence in the film (where the Virasians examine Gamera's memories which utilizes footage from the 3 previous Gamera movies) varies in 3 forms; the Original Japanese Version which is just a short montage, the Director's Version which heavily lengthens the scene to include Gamera's battles with Barugon and Gyaos, and the US American International Pictures TV Version which extends Gamera's battle with Gyaos.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Alpha Video - No cuts - The US extended version
- R0 Double Feature America- Retromedia Entertainment/Ventura - No cuts - US extended version
- R0 Special Edition America- Retromedia - No cuts - US extended version
- R1 Double Feature America- Shout! Factory - No cuts - director's version
- R1 Gamera Legacy Collection: 1965-1999 America- Mill Creek Home Entertainment - No cuts - director's version (81:10 NTSC)
- R2 Japan- Toshiba - No cuts - US extended version
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 01/12/03
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 28/07/21UPDATE LOG:
30 May 2020: Updated/rearranged title to match other entries and updated version name for 81 minute version.
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Added the R0 SE from Retromedia and the R1 Shout! releases.
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