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515:A.D. Vision
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364:Miki Mizuno
346:film series
293:ガメラ2 レギオン襲来
270:$ 5 million
246:100 minutes
125:Maki Mizuno
86:Myuki Nanri
77:Produced by
57:Directed by
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1512:Categories
1455:Death Note
1149:Television
991:Daiei Film
845:1452913463
673:January 8,
615:References
519:first film
509:Production
421:Ken Yasuda
275:Box office
229:1996-07-13
182:Daiei Film
171:Production
89:Naoki Sato
552:Reception
546:ADV Films
413:Yō Ōizumi
402:in 1999.
192:Nippon TV
173:companies
164:Kow Otani
152:Edited by
1255:Category
1217:Daimajin
811:"日本SF大賞"
689:"Gamera"
572:See also
558:daikaiju
262:Japanese
259:Language
160:Music by
118:Starring
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433:Gamera
419:, and
384:Gamera
344:Gamera
267:Budget
1479:Pride
999:Shōwa
983:Films
584:Notes
490:Kaiju
437:Gyaos
325:kaiju
254:Japan
908:IMDb
887:2013
874:ISBN
841:ISBN
823:2009
797:2023
745:2017
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675:2024
602:and
538:Toho
443:Cast
435:and
427:Plot
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339:Toho
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