Bonus Episode 7: 'Gammera the Invincible' (Mini-Analysis)

Hello, kaiju lovers! Due to contractual obligations, Nate covers a “13th” Gamera movie as part of the “Year of Gamera”: Gammera the Invincible (he's a loony). This heavily-edited Americanized version of Gamera the Giant Monster was given the Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 1956 treatment—but it's far less interesting as a movie and as a piece of kaiju film history. Nate details the key differences—one being the de-emphasis of Psycho Kenny, er, Toshio-san—and explains the rather mundane reasons for why the movie was drastically changed. Also, he gives the Board-appointed “king of the monsters” a new nickname: “Gamera-Double-M.” Up next: Godzilla vs. Kong! We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; and Damon Noyes! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors. Podcast Social Media: Twitter Facebook Instagram Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives       #MonsterIslandFilmVault © 2021 Moonlighting Ninjas Media Bibliography/Further Reading: Flower, James. “A Guide to English Language Gamera.” (Arrow Video Gamera: The Complete Collection) Galbraith IV, Stuart. Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992. “Gamera (1965)” (Wikizilla) “Gamera, the Giant Monster” (Wikipedia) LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982.