Why do some of the Gamera films have incorrect years of release?

Under Release Info for Release Dates, some of the Gamera films are being given dates of release a full year ahead of when they were actually released in Japan.

For example, Gamera: The Giant Monster is listed as being initially released in American Samoa, the United States and Argentina in 1964. There are no sources corroborating this and in some instances these "dates of release" preceed the actual production of the film itself which was not finished or released in Japan until 1965.

Gamera, Guardian of the Universe has the same issue where release dates are given in 1994 for Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Egypt and Belize prior to the actual premier in Japan in 1995.

Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion has release dates for Canada, the UK, and the United States in 1995 prior to the actual premier in Japan in 1996.

Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris has release dates for the UK and United States for 1998 despite the actual Japanese premier being 1999.

I have tried correcting some of these dates but have had my edits declined. Since it appears to be a pervasive issue for the pages for different movies of the franchise, I figured I'd drop it here.

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Bethanny

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Hi @Musashi2020 -

If you believe release dates are incorrect please submit a correction through our online form, follow our help guides for more.

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I have proposed correction before for Gamera, the Giant Monster but it was not accepted.

It is well documented that the year of release for the film is 1965. I do not know where the 1964 dates are coming from. I do not access to the book in question, but it is cited in Wikipedia as support for the 1965 release date in Japan being the initial release of the film.

Galbraith IV, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. (Page 114)

This source also cites the idea for Gamera not being conceived until 1965. Which would make a release date in 1964 for American Samoa, the United States and Argentina impossible.

ASCII MEDIA WORKS, 2006, Gamera the Brave Official Guide Book, pp.62-66

I can attempt to make corrections to the other three films using the Japanese Movie Database though those edits might also be rejected. It's a scenario where I do not know what justification or source was used for the earlier release dates so I am effectively trying to refute something that doesn't exist.

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Hello Musashi2020,

Can you post the 18-digits submission reference number for the rejections? keep on mind that we do not consider Wikipedia as a valid evidence source, so if the provided evidence comes from Wikipedia we will not accept the corrections.

Feel free to submit the corrections for the other films, you can find more help in our Release Dates help article.

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Why do some of the Gamera films have incorrect years of release?

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