is a

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Japanese comic

science fiction film Science fiction (or sci-fi) is a film genre that uses speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial lifeforms, spacecraft, robots, cyborgs, interstellar ...

directed by Takeshi 'Ken' Matsumori from a screenplay by Yasuo Tanami. It is about a

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around an

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frog called Gamara ( Hideo Naka), probably named in parody of Daiei Motion Picture Company's semi-anthropomorphic turtle, Gamera. The film also stars

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, Akemi Kita,

Kei Tani (born Yasuo Watanabe (渡部泰雄, Watanabe Yasuo) ; 22 February 1932 – 11 September 2010) was a Japanese comedian, actor and musician. Born in Tokyo, he learned to play the trombone and, while a student at Chuo University, began playing in ...

, Akihiko Hirata, Yû Fujiki, and Wakako Sakai, with a cameo by Jun Tazaki.

Plot

A timid office worker Keitarô Tamaru loves studying fantasy and myths. Even if Tamaru make an outstanding performance in his fantasy and connect with a wonderful woman, in reality he will only fail. As a result, he was finally downgraded from his employee job and decided to signed up as a

security guard A security guard (also known as a security inspector, security officer, or protective agent) is a person employed by a government or private party to protect the employing party's assets (property, people, equipment, money, etc.) from a variety ...

. One night, Tamaru and Chief Guard Yamamura were attacked by a mysterious group that has invaded the company, and Yamamura is seriously injured and hospitalized. However, Tamaru meet a wonderful woman who always appears in his fantasy dream. Her name was Hiroko Yamamura, the daughter of Yamamura. Tamaru rejoices, but after a short while, he is suspected by the police to be a member of a group that has invaded the company and is arrested. Tamaru escapes from the detention center and stands up to save Hiroko, who was kidnapped by the group.

Cast

as Keitarō Tamaru / Voice of Gamara * Wakako Sakai as Hiroko Yamamura *

as Takashi Maeno * Hajime Hana as Detective A * Senri Sakurai as Detective B * Hideo Naka as Gamara (stunt performer) * Akemi Kita as Kondô's Secretary Michiko Akiyama * Masako Kyozuka as Hisako Tamaru (Mother of Keitarō) * Makoto Fujita as Sansui Construction Company's President * Takuya Fujioka as Design Director Kondô * Yû Fujiki as Kuroda *

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, Hiroshi Tanaka,

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as Kuroda's subordinates * Akihiko Hirata as Industrial espionage boss * Yasuo Araki, Ken Echigo, Hans Horneff as Industrial spies * Yutaka Sada as Chief Guard Yamamura (Father of Hiroko) * Masao Komatsu as Jailer *

Yutaka Nakayama Yutaka is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yutaka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *豊, "bountiful" *裕, "affluence" *穣, "fertile" *温, "warmth" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆ� ...

as Policeman *

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as Kendo Hall Man * Takao Zushi as Marathon player * Keiji Yanoma as Western Clothes Store clerk * Keiko Nishioka, Rie Nakagawa, Yoko Yano as Geishas * Ikio Sawamura as Driver * Wakako Tanabe as Hospital nurse * Hideo Naka and Ultra Three as Thieves * Saburō Iketani as Radio announcer on the radio (non-credited) * Midori Uchiyama as Woman at the store (non-credited) * Rinsaku Ogata, Keiichiro Katsumoto, Yoshie Kihira, Akira Kitchoji as Soccer field spectators (non-credited)

External links

* 1968 films Japanese science fiction comedy films 1960s Japanese-language films 1960s science fiction films 1960s fantasy films 1960s Japanese films Films about industrial espionage Films about kidnapping in Japan {{1960s-sf-film-stub