EDITOR’S NOTE: Gamera vs. Gyaos was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, November 30, 1968, at 11:20 p.m. and Saturday, September 12, 1970, at 11:30 p.m. as Return of the Giant Monsters, the title that American-International Television used when they re-edited it.

It all starts when a series of volcanoes go off, attracting Gamera, who enters one of them. This reveals a new monster, Gyaos, named for the sounds he makes. It looks like a giant bat and has wind powers, which he uses to decimate the Japanese Self-Defense Force.

Gyaos is a formidable opponent, as he has beams that cancel out Gamera’s fire breath. He’s also willing to bite off his own toes to save himself from Gamera’s fierce fangs. It takes Gamera dragging Gyaos into one of those volcanoes to kill him.

This film presents a world where money is more important than the lives and needs of the poor, even in the face of a monster ready to kill all of them with no prejudice. Yes, Gamera vs. Gyaos remains a lesson for our time, even as it features men in rubber suits beating each other up.

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