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Actors: Toshiyuki Nagashima, Miki Mizuno, Ayako Fujitani, Tamotsu Ishibashi, Mitsuro Fukikoshi
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
An insect-like alien life form lands in Northern Japan with a taste for silcates. As this new threat plans to turn the earth into a giant hive, Gamera, the Guardian of the Universe, fights to keep the earth safe, aided by the Japanese Self-Defense Force.
--Steven Perez, Resident Scholar


Analysis of Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%



**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Giant monster movie? Yes
Kind of monster - Giant Monster(s)

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - scientist
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Black)
Hair type - (woman) medium/shoulderlng, straight
Body type - skinny (woman)
Ethnicity/Nationality - Japanese
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type - very skinny (female)
How much in movie? - 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality - Japanese

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female Alien
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can talk to animals - super strength - can fly
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 60%
Hair color - other weird color
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition - bulging muscles
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Big cities? Yes
Misc settings - lab

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Tone of movie - upbeat
Non-American film? Yes
What language? - Japanese
Subtitles? - Yes
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X - Things that change shape/morph - exploding vehicles - exotic aliens
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