
Its a movie that shouldn't work for any number of reasons, the turtle is overly cute, the film for a good chunk of it is really a family drama/comedy which go against the nasty monster attacks. This is a weird hybrid of the "Gamera and kids" films from the 70's and the gorier Gamera movies of recent vintage. Will Toto be able to grow fast enough to save his friend Totu? Of course he can. Whats going on is a giant monster from under the sea has begun to develop a taste for human flesh and he's soon come ashore where the people are plenty. Crossing through this story are news stories of missing ships in the sea. More amazing is the fact that Toto can fly. To Toru's amazement Toto begins it grow rapidly and in a few days is almost as big as Toru himself. He is forced to hide Toto from his dad since Dad won't allow a pet because of the diner. Toru names the turtle Toto, then takes it home as a pet. Swimming over to investigate Toru finds a glowing red stone and an egg from which hatches a tiny turtle.

The boy notices an odd red light on an island in the harbor. His dad runs a local diner and doesn't have time to really spend with him so he gets by playing with his friends including the girl next door. Meanwhile in a town near where Gamera died, Toru, a young boy, is dealing with the death of his mother a year before. Strange monsters are a thing of the past and the government disbands its giant monster bureau. The movie begins in 1973 when Gamera dies fighting a group of Gaos (bat-like creatures). Godzilla vs.Restart of the Gamera franchise is a throw back to "the kid in peril" Gamera movies of the 1970's is actually better than it has any right to be.Encyclopedia of Godzilla (SpaceGodzilla Edition).Encyclopedia of Godzilla (Mechagodzilla Edition).Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction.Shogakukan Introduction Encyclopedia: Godzilla.Godzilla Monsters Anatomical Encyclopedia.Godzilla & Kong: The Cinematic Storyboard Art of Richard Bennett.

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33) - Anatomical drawings of Gamera and Zedus. 2 Giant Monsters Secret Illustrations 二大怪獣ひみつ図解 (p.Read from right to left, it contains information on the film's monsters, vehicles, characters, concept art and behind-the-scenes photos. The book was published by Shogakukan on and has 64 pages.
