Gamera vs. Zigra

Gamera vs. Zigra
Japanese theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji	ガメラ対深海怪獣ジグラ
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Gamera tai Shinkai Kaijū Jigura
Directed by	Noriaki Yuasa
Screenplay by	Niisan Takahashi[1]
Produced by	Yoshihiko Manabe Hidemasa Nagata[2]
Starring	Eiko Yanami Reiko Kasahara Mikiko Tsubouchi Koji Fujiyama Gloria Zoellner Arlene Zoellner
Cinematography	Akira Uehara[1]
Edited by	Yoshiyuki Miyazaki[1]
Music by	Shunsuke Kikuchi[1]
Production company	Daiei Film
Distributed by	Dainichi Eihai
Release date	17 July 1971 (1971-07-17) (Japan)
Running time	87 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	¥35 million[3]

Gamera vs. Zigra (ガメラ対深海怪獣ジグラ, Gamera tai Shinkai Kaijū Jigura, lit. 'Gamera vs. Deep-Sea Monster Zigra') is a 1971 Japanese kaiju film directed by Noriaki Yuasa, written by Niisan Takahashi, and produced by Yoshihiko Manabe and Hidemasa Nagata. It is the seventh entry in the Gamera film series, after Gamera vs. Jiger, which was released the previous year. Gamera vs. Zigra stars Eiko Yanami, Reiko Kasahara, Mikiko Tsubouchi, and Kōji Fujiyama, and features the fictional giant monsters Gamera and Zigra.

Shortly after Gamera vs. Zigra was completed, the film's production studio, Daiei Film, went bankrupt. As a result, the film was distributed by Dainichi Eihai, receiving a theatrical release in Japan on July 17, 1971. The film was not released theatrically in the United States, instead being released directly to American television by King Features Entertainment in 1987.