GodzillaFan1990's wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 11:24 amI mean ancient bio-weapons created from an advanced ancient race, have an ancient enemy they awaken to fight in response to them returning (Gyaos for Gamera, Gryphon for 1994 Godzilla).
Can that really be called a coincidence?
From what I understand the production timelines for both films don't line up for that to happen - for Daiei to somehow know the American Godzilla film being made was going to have those features, etc.
Atlantis is mentioned in the original Gamera film, but director Kaneko felt a giant flying turtle monster wasn't something that could come about naturally, so he and screenwriter Ito made him an artificial creation of an advanced civilization (tapping into common Atlantean lore). This also gave a good explanation for why Gamera would a guardian kaiju in the first place (as in previous films).
Kaneko feels kaiju are best explained by a combination of sci-fi and fantasy (look at Gamera 1, 3 and GMK), so a lot of it just comes down to his own sensibilities.