![]() In order to combat this new menace, they hook Toto up to a machine which feeds him a liquid version of the strange red stone that Toru had found the egg laying on, which scientists theorize gives the Gameras their power. Toto gets pummeled in his first battle, falling victim to Zedus' long, piercing tongue and the government shortly arrives to capture and investigate him. Sporting tusks, Toto is ready for battle. Out of nowhere, Toto appears and is much larger. Zedus eats several people trying to run away. Heavy stomping is heard, and soon the dinosaur-like monster Zedus appears. As Toru is sulking over the loss with his friends, tornado sirens begin blaring. No one knows what is happening, or what is causing the disasters. Meanwhile, off the coast of Iseshima, many bizarre shipping disasters have been occurring. Unfortunately, one day Toru comes up to check on Toto and realizing he is gone, is devastated. Too large to hide, Toru and his friends move Toto to an abandoned shack on the beach to keep him. But soon Toto starts to grow and quickly becomes the size of an adult turtle. Toru can't bear the thought that Toto might be a kaiju. Toru tries not to believe her, reasoning that Toto can't be a Gamera otherwise he would be 200 feet tall. Mai begins to suspect that Toto is actually the son of Gamera and she tries to convince Toru that keeping him is not a good idea. Toto soon reveals himself to be no ordinary turtle, as he flies and shoots fireballs from his mouth. The only people he tells are his friends and his next-door neighbor, a girl named Mai who is slightly older than Toru and looks after him. Toru takes Toto home but keeps him a secret from his father who doesn't allow pets in the house. Toru names him " Toto", which is what his mother used to call him. When he picks up the egg, a baby turtle hatches. Toru finds an egg lying on top of a strange red rock with patterns carved into it. When playing on the beach with his friends, he sees a strange red glow emanating from a nearby rock formation. Toru's mother has recently died in a car crash, and this is his first summer without her. ![]() Thirty-three years later, the little boy has grown up and owns a small restaurant in Shima, which has recovered from the extensive damage caused by the battle over the ensuing three decades. In 1973, Gamera self-destructed to kill a flock of Gyaos, which were attacking the rural city of Shima in Mie Prefecture. Gamera is finally set to make his return in 2023 with the animated Netflix series GAMERA -Rebirth-, though Gamera the Brave so far remains the franchise's most recent feature film. ![]() Perhaps as a result of this, another Gamera project was not produced for close to two decades, with the exception of an anniversary short film shown at the New York Comic-Con in 2015. While generally well-received, Gamera the Brave was a financial failure and the lowest-grossing Heisei Gamera film. When Zedus appears in Tokyo even larger than before, Toru, his father, and his friends fight to help Toto as he engages in a final confrontation with Zedus. Japanese authorities capture Toto to try and find a way to revitalize him before Zedus attacks again. Toto springs into action when the giant man-eating monster Zedus threatens Toru's village, but is badly wounded in the conflict. Toru forms a strong bond with Toto, and as his pet turtle grows quickly and demonstrates unusual abilities learns that he may be another Gamera. Thirty-three years later, and young Toru Aizawa discovers an egg atop a red stone which hatches into a baby turtle he names Toto. In 1973, Gamera sacrifices his own life to save a small village from a flock of Gyaos. Media Blasters released it to DVD in the United States in 2008 as part of its Tokyo Shock label. ![]() The film was released to Japanese theaters by Shochiku on April 29, 2006. It stars Ryo Tomioka, Kaho, Kanji Tsuda, Susumu Terajima, Kaoru Okunuki, Megumi Kobayashi, Shingo Ishikawa, and Shogo Narita. It is also the first and only Gamera film to be produced by Kadokawa following its acquisition of the assets of Daiei in 2002. Funded by the Gamera the Brave Production Committee-consisting of Kadokawa Herald Pictures, Japan Film Fund, Nippon TV, and Yahoo! Japan-and produced by Kadokawa Herald Pictures, it is the 12th entry in the Gamera series as well as the fourth and final produced during the Heisei era, though it does not share continuity with Shusuke Kaneko's Heisei Gamera trilogy. " The Little Braves: Gamera") is a 2006 tokusatsu kaiju film directed by Ryuta Tasaki and written by Yukari Tatsui, with special effects by Isao Kaneko. Gamera the Brave (小さき勇者たち GAMERA ( ~ガメラ~ ), Chīsaki Yūsha-tachi: Gamera, lit. ![]()
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