2010/2011 DVD Release
Shout! Factory acquired the rights from Kadokawa Pictures for all eight of the Showa-era Gamera films and has issued the uncut Japanese versions on DVD for the first time in North America. These "Special Edition" DVDs were released in sequential order, starting with Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965) on May 18, 2010. The first sequel, Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) followed on July 6, 2010. The subsequent 6 films followed shortly thereafter released on 3 double-feature dvd sets, and includes every film in the Showa series. Picture and sound quality are superb. The first two films are presented only in Japanese, but with an added audio commentary track on each (so Gamera fans will still have to hold onto their old English-dubbed Vhs versions for now). But the other 6 films are presented in both Japanese and English-dubbed formats. (Some films include both the 1960's AIP TV print dubbings as well as the 1987 Sandy Frank redubbed tracks along, with the original Japanese tracks, so some of the films actually have 3 different soundtracks on these dvd's!)
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