Fancy Paradise (1968)
- Original title
- 空想天国
- Directed by
- Takeshi Matsumori
- Genre
- fantasy film, science fiction film
- Country
- Japan
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A cult forms around a giant frog named Gamara, who is a parody of the famous turtle Gamera. The film follows the chaos that ensues as people react to this oddball creature.
comedicwhimsicallivelyabsurdplayfulcampycolorfulsatirical
What happens
Fancy Paradise (空想天国, Kūsō tengoku) is a 1968 Japanese comic science fiction film directed by Takeshi 'Ken' Matsumori from a screenplay by Yasuo Tanami. It is about a cult around an anthropomorphic frog called Gamara (Hideo Naka), probably named in parody of Daiei Motion Picture Company's semi-anthropomorphic turtle, Gamera. The film also stars Akira Takarada, Akemi Kita, Kei Tani, Akihiko Hirata, Yû Fujiki, and Wakako Sakai, with a cameo by Jun Tazaki. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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