PROTECTOR OF ALL CHILDREN and FIREBALL WEILDING KICKER OF "TONS" OF KAIJU ASS!!!
Despite what certain ill informed filmic pundits have claimed, Kaiju fans are incapable taking news of a new live action Gamera film from the Daiei Motion Picture Company badly, unless either Dean Devlin or Roland Emmerich are involved that is. In this case the Kaiju news in question involves both the upcoming "Gamera: the Little Braves" – representing Gamera's return to his 1970's incarnation: "friend of all children", (as opposed to Gamera's 90's Shusuke Kaneko directed incarnation: "the guardian of the universe and fireball spiting kicker of much monster ass) and the Cartoon Network's announcement that it's just licensed the Little G of The Little Braves with an eye toward producing a Gamera-based cartoon series scheduled to debut in Spring 2007.
Just a bit more about "Gamera: the Little Braves" . . .
The story courtesy of producer Yoichi Arashige ("One Missed Call"), Masked Rider Agito director Ryuta Tazaki and screenwriter Yukari Tatsui (a veteran of 1997's Japanese television drama "Virgin Road") opens as Gamera saves a young boy from a flock of maurading Gyaos birds. 30 years later, that boy's son (11 year-old Ryo Tomioka) discovers an egg that hatches into a baby Gamera. (the aforementioned Little G) Of course, the two become fast friends and the little jet-propelled turtle grows up fast – soon, after a series of bizarre incidents across the Pacific, the baby Gamera is spinning through the air belching fireballs getting ready to come of age by facing down the challenge posed by a new monster -- the frill-necked / chameleon-tongued / man-eating sea monster known as Zedus.
"Gamera: the Little Braves will contrast the strained relationship between a father and son with the strong bond of the boy and a young monster growing up together." said Arashige "Our film is set in the world in which we live, with one glaring exception… it is also a world inhabited by giant monsters."
If you're a fan of the 60's Gamera films, you know what to expect next. Our heroic turtle will be overwhelmed by an initial assault—perhaps barely managing to hold off his sea iguana-like for just long enough for a group of endangered children then get to safety. His shell penetrated by Zedus’ tongue or some-such – because Gamera always bleeds before he wins and often as he wins (laser-sliced by Gyaos, impaled by Iris and Zigra, stabbed by Guiron, slashed by Legion, impregnated by Jiger, etc.) he'll valiantly collapse into the street or maybe half submerge in a nearby body of water – beaten in all but spirit, as a victorious Zedus continues his rampage. In the end of course he'll be revived stronger than ever, due to the intervention of children he's befriended (perhaps co-star Kaho) and proceed to lay a decisive tortuga-sized smack down on Zedus' ass.
"Gamera: the Little Braves" (Chiisaki Yusha-tachi, Gamera) premiered in Japan on April 29, 2006
Here's another news bit you Kaiju nuts might be interested in …ready? There's a Gamera 4, it's a fan-made film that was written, directed and of course edited by one of the most enthusiastic Gamera fans I've ever heard of, Shinepei Hayashiya, it was first was screened on January 31, of 2003 at the Tokyo E.R.O. Hall. In addition to the many Gamera fans at that screening, some of the filmmakers who essentially created the earlier Gamera films were in attendance. Everybody who saw the fan created film was overwhelmed by the originality of the story and the high standards the film set, despite it's obvious budgetary constraints. There was even a surprise appearance by Gamera monster suit-actor, Kazuo Yagi in an actual Gamera Costume. After Gamera 4 screened, a press conference was held with previous Gamera filmmakers who were reportedly a little stressed by the idea that one person could create such a high-quality film with a great plot.
Now expectations from fans will be immensely high for the actual fourth Gamera movie.
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