# Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)

> A meteor-borne insect invasion turns Japan into a battlefield where military firepower and a giant guardian turtle confront an evolving extraterrestrial enemy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/40947

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror
- Director: Shusuke Kaneko
- Cast: Toshiyuki Nagashima, Miki Mizuno, Tamotsu Ishibashi, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Ayako Fujitani, Yukijiro Hotaru, Zen Kajihara, Tomorowo Taguchi
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116390/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: tense, awestruck, kinetic, kaiju movie night, science fiction double feature

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- [Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/25046)
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- [Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)](https://ember.film/movie/22481)
- [Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/25041)
- [Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/25043)
- [Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/3613)

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