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Gamera III: Revenge of Iris *Unlocked*
Gamera III: Revenge of Iris *Unlocked*
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Length:
89 minutes
Released:
Jul 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
At last, The Human Instrumentality Podcast’s coverage of the Heisei Gamera trilogy comes to its oh-so-edgy conclusion with 1999’s Gamera III: Revenge of Iris. In this film, director Shusuke Kaneko returns to his horror film roots for one of the darkest kaiju films in existence. This time the titular terrapin (now fully in his grimdark phase) meets his match in the vampiric Iris — the kaiju with a psychic link to Ayana Hirasaka, a troubled teen whose parents he squashed in the first film. If Gamera II was the giant monster New Testament, then Gamera III is the genre’s Book of Revelation, so expect plenty of morbid spectacles, but no happy endings.
While discussing the film, Ian and Joseph gleefully unpack Ayana’s story and the intimate small-town setting that is the ironic focus of the unusually apocalyptic film. Of course, talking about Ayana means discussing the tentacle-filled innuendo that is her kaiju counterpart — then again, the hentai-ness of it all does add something to this already unique film. Listeners who’ve been waiting for a live-action Evangelion take note: this might be as close as we ever get.
While discussing the film, Ian and Joseph gleefully unpack Ayana’s story and the intimate small-town setting that is the ironic focus of the unusually apocalyptic film. Of course, talking about Ayana means discussing the tentacle-filled innuendo that is her kaiju counterpart — then again, the hentai-ness of it all does add something to this already unique film. Listeners who’ve been waiting for a live-action Evangelion take note: this might be as close as we ever get.
Released:
Jul 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (44)
Unit 02 - Even the Bugs are Horny: Shinji makes some friends and then makes a break for it while Ian and Joseph ask the burning question “are giant monsters supposed to all look like penises?” Plus a little Schopenhauer helps our hosts unpack Eva’s ‘thesis statement.’ This podcast covers episodes 3 & 4 of Neon Genesis Evangelion. by The Human Instrumentality Podcast