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Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

Seen it?

1999 | 108 min | Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for horror fans, sci-fi fans and fantasy fans. If you loved The Northman or Sunshine, start here.
The mood
Scary.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 48 min.
What might put you off
It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

With the Gyaos re-emerging, Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed with his bond to Asagi broken. Nagamine and Asagi investigate while an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature she names Iris. Nagamine and Asagi must reach Ayana before she takes her revenge on Gamera, who she blames for the death of her family.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    Generally positive reviews

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.4 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerSolid

    $15 million worldwide on a $6 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 20K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Shusuke Kaneko

  • Ai MaedaAyana Hirasaka
  • Shinobu NakayamaDr. Mayumi Nagamine
  • Aki MaedaYoung Ayana Hirasaka
  • Ayako FujitaniAsagi Kusanagi
  • Yû KoyamaTatsunari Moribe
  • Nozomi AndoMiyuki Moribe
  • Ito TakahiroSatoru Hirasaka
  • Senri YamazakiMito Asakura
  • Toru TezukaShinya Kurata
  • Yukijiro HotaruTsutomu Osako