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why are some japanese monster movies from the showa era tear jerkers in the end ? (Original Post) AllaN01Bear May 2024 OP
I got kind of teary-eyed watching Gamera: Super Monster with Elvira RazorbackExpat Jun 2024 #1
agreed . ive been watching atragon , a fictional japanese sub. tear jerker at the end . AllaN01Bear Jun 2024 #2
I recently watched Raiga, RazorbackExpat Jun 2024 #3
lol. AllaN01Bear Jun 2024 #4
found Raiga, on tube . bookmarked for later watching. AllaN01Bear Jun 2024 #5

RazorbackExpat

(190 posts)
1. I got kind of teary-eyed watching Gamera: Super Monster with Elvira
Fri Jun 14, 2024, 06:14 PM
Jun 2024

I'm not sure whether it was because it brought back memories from the first time I saw it, or the super cute ending, or Gamera defeating all those nasty monsters, or the cute girl villain getting zapped by her erstwhile masters, or Gamera forfeiting his life to save the world, as alluded to in the theme song:

Yuuki de
mamore
kono chikyuu

Bravely protect this world

AllaN01Bear

(23,194 posts)
2. agreed . ive been watching atragon , a fictional japanese sub. tear jerker at the end .
Fri Jun 14, 2024, 06:23 PM
Jun 2024

also been watchin damijin giant stone statue samuri . tear jerker too also. dont forget . gamera is also friend to all children.

RazorbackExpat

(190 posts)
3. I recently watched Raiga,
Fri Jun 14, 2024, 08:37 PM
Jun 2024

which is a spoof of monster movies. I was amazed when I saw the location, because I was very familiar with it-- the Asakusa district of Tokyo. Raiga rises out of the Sumida River and starts knocking stuff around-- including the giant golden "hop" on top of the Asahi Beer building. In fact, he knocks it up in the air and it lands across the river, right in front of the entrance to Asakusa Station, which I used at one time in my commute. Then these two guys who are obviously tourists walk out of the station, and one of them points to the "hop" and says, "What's that?" The other one replies, "Monster doo-doo, what else?"

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