was released for the first time in North America on DVD by Shout! Factory. In 2011, Shout! Factory included the Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode featuring the Sandy Frank version of the film on the MST3K vs. Gamera DVD collection. In 2014, the Japanese version was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Mill Creek Entertainment, bundled with other Gamera titles. In 2020, the Japanese version, the American version, and the Anvil Studios English dub were included in the Gamera: The Complete Collection Blu-ray box set released by Arrow Video, which included all 12 films in the franchise. Legacy Gamera, the Giant Monster is one of few films featured twice on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (both times as Gamera), the first as part of the initial KTMA series (episode 5) and again in Season 3 (episode 2). Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro named the original Gamera film amongst his top five favorite kaiju films. A character named "Baby Gamera", who has an appearance and abilities similar to Daiei's Gamera, appears in the manga and anime of Dragon Ball. Later films would turn Gamera's characterization into a protector of children. This was due to a positive response from a scene in the 1965 film when Gamera saved Toshio, Yuasa commented, "It led to a great response and we received many letters from children. And so, Gamera became a [sic] children's ally in the end." Yuasa and screenwriter Niisan Takahashi were secretly hoping for that effect and were pleased when their intentions succeeded. See also List of Japanese films of 1965 References Sources External links 大怪獣ガメラ (Daikaijū Gamera) at the Japanese Movie Database 1965 films 1960s science fiction films Japanese black-and-white films Daiei Film films Films directed by Noriaki Yuasa Films set in Hokkaido Films set in Tokyo Gamera films Giant monster films Kaiju films Tokusatsu films Natural horror films Japanese science fiction horror films 1965 horror films 1960s Japanese films