Construction and planning for the 1970 World’s Fair Expo in Osaka are underway.  Hiroshi, a Japanese boy, and his friend Tom are eagerly awaiting the event.  Both of their families are involved in the Expo.  Hiroshi’s father is building small submarines for children to ride in, and Tom’s father is an archeologist.  Tom and his younger sister Susan are with their dad on Wester Island in the South Pacific.  There, an excavation team is working to remove a 30-foot tall statue, the Devil’s Whistle, and bring it back to Japan to display at Expo ’70.

Despite warnings of a curse, and interference by Gamera, the statue is shipped to Japan.  Jiger, a quadrupedal monster resembling a horned dinosaur, emerges from underground.  After incapacitating Gamera, it rockets off towards Japan after the Devil’s Whistle.  When the two monsters again clash in Osaka, a worse fate befalls Gamera:  Via a stinger in her tail, Jiger impregnates the giant turtle with a parasitic larva!  Gamera collapses in the ocean, and Jiger’s destruction continues unabated.  In order to save the “friend to children,” and Expo ’70, Hiroshi and Tom commandeer one of the small subs.  They take it on a Fantastic Voyage -like journey inside Gamera’s body.  If they can cure and revive Gamera, then the Expo may yet be saved!

Gamera vs. Jiger is one of the stranger films in the series, and that’s saying something.  Jiger has the most bizarre arsenal of any of Gamera’s opponents.  In addition to her stinger tail, she has rocket boosters, an ultra-high frequency ray, spears shot from her horns, and the ability to grab objects via suction.  Wow!

The film has high production values.  There is a good amount of urban destruction, and no stock footage.  Once again, the adult characters are dumbfounded by the events and it’s up to the children to take the initiative and save the day.  (Hiroshi’s father is the one adult who does not dismiss the youngster’s ideas.  He has as much faith in Gamera as the kids do!)  This strange movie is enjoyable enough to be considered the last really good film in the original series .
 

In Widescreen with Dolby mono sound.

In Japanese language with English subtitles.

Great quality with menus & trailers for other Gamera movies.

Sealed in commercial packaging.