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Gamera 2: Attack of Legion AKA Gamera 2: Region shurai (1996)
A strange meteor lands in Japan unleashing hundreds of insect-likeDirector: Shusuke Kaneko
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Interview with special effects director/creature designer Shinji Higuchi (31:33 mins - 2nd of 3 parts of an interview)
"2 Press Conferences" featurette (6:43 mins)
6 Theatrical Trailers
10 TV Spots
"Behind the Scenes" music video (3:11 mins)
"3 Promotional Events" music video (5:15 mins)
"Opening night in Japan" featurette (3:58 mins)
"English Dub Outtakes" (shows a few different scenes dubbed humorously) (3:54 mins)
"Lake Texarkana Gamera" (shows one sequence dubbed humorously) (12:42 mins)
ADV previews for: "Zone Of Enders: Dolores 1", "Princess Blade", "Gene Roddenberry´s Andromeda", "Farscape season 3", "RahXephon", and "Gamera: Revenge Of Iris" -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Uses the original burned-in Japanese titles and captions, along with the English player generated ones.
Extras have English subtitles.
Appears also in a embossed cardboard "Limited Edition" box set, with "Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe", and "Gamera: Revenge Of Iris". -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965) (78:28)
* Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) (100:10)
* Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967) (86:17)
DISC TWO
* Gamera vs. Viras (1968) (81:10)
* Gamera vs. Guiron (1969) (82:05)
* Gamera vs. Jiger (1970) (82:40)
DISC THREE
* Gamera vs. Zigra (1971) (88:08)
* Gamera: Super Monster (1980) (91:51)
DISC FOUR
* Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) (95:24)
* The Film
* Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) (107:48 -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Initial pressings came with a card slipcase that mirrored the sleeve artwork.
The original soundtrack was Dolby Stereo. -
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Extras:Theatrical trailer
Cast & crew biographies and filmographies -
Subtitles:Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Amaray Case
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Notes:Special "moving picture" cover.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe
DISC TWO
* The Film
Audio Commentary with director/co-writer Shusuke Kaneko and the cast
Theatrical Trailer
Cast & Crew biographies and filmographies
DISC THREE
* Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris
DISC FOUR
"Direction of the special effects" interview with special effects director/creature designer Shinji Higuchi (109 mins)
Multi-angle feature, which allows to switch storyboards and completed scenes (for 6 scenes)
DISC FIVE
Documentary: Views of making the film, the publicity, and the screening (90 mins)
Production history from the press conference to premire events
Theatrical Trailers
TV Spots
"Backstage clips" (music clips of theme songs remixed with behind-the-scenes footage)
DVD-ROM access: Official website -
Subtitles:English and Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:This remastered 5 disc box set includes the films: "Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe", "Gamera 2: Advent of Legion", "Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris", and 2 disc of extras.
Extras have no English subtitles.
All the films in this box has been re-mastered, with 5.1 sound and dual-layer-disc with higher bitrate.
The interview with Shinji Higuchi is the same as in the R1 disc(s), but in R1, it´s divided into "Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe", "Gamera: Attack Of Legion", and "Gamera: Revenge Of Iris" disc's.
Packaged in a cardboard box, which houses the 5 Amaray cases.
Comes with a 32-page full-color booklet entitled "Gamera Perfect File" and 6 postcards of the reprint of the originally designed posters. -
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Extras:Interview with special effects director/creature designer Shinji Higuchi (31:33 mins - 2nd of 3 parts of an interview)
"2 Press Conferences" featurette (6:43 min)
6 Theatrical Trailers
10 TV Spots
"Behind the scenes" music video (3:11 mins)
"3 Promotional Events" music video (5:15 mins)
"Opening night in Japan" featurette (3:58 mins)
"English Dub Outtakes" (shows a few different scenes dubbed humorously) (3:54 mins)
"Lake Texarkana Gamera" (shows one sequence dubbed humorously) (12:42 mins) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Uses the original burned-in Japanese titles and captions, along with the English player generated ones.
Extras have English subtitles. -
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OVERALL: Draw
With R1 and R2 UK -releases (UK-version is missing the bonus trailers from R1), and the Japanese box set (it has the English subtitles on the main film, and additional extra-features).
Note, that the Interview with Shinji Higuchi (109 min) from the Japanese box set, is divided in 3 parts into 3 different Gamera-releases by R1 ADV ("The Guardian of the Universe”, "Attack of Legion”, and "Revenge of Iris").
This film is also known as:
-Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
-Gamera 2: Assault of the Legion -
CUTS:
- R1 America- ADV Films - No cuts (100:46 NTSC).
- R1 Gamera Legacy Collection: 1965-1999 America- Mill Creek Home Entertainment - No cuts (99:36 NTSC)
- R2 Japan - (Daiei Video/Toshiba) - No cuts
- R2 Gamera: The Box 1995-1999 Special Edition Japan- Daiei Video/Toshiba - No cuts.
- R2 United Kingdom- ADV Films - No cuts.
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 17/01/04
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 05/03/20UPDATE LOG:
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