From out of the arctic comes a gigantic flying, fire-breathing turtle that sets its sights on destroying Tokyo.

A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep under the ice. In his search for energy, Gamera wreaks havoc over the entire world, and it's up to the scientists, assisted by a young boy with a strange sympathetic link to the monster, to put a stop to Gamera's rampage.—Jean-Marc Rocher <[email protected]>