Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
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| Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla | |
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 The Poster For Godzilla against Mechagodzilla |
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| Directed by | Masaaki Tezuka |
| Produced by | Takahide Morichi Shogo Tomiyama |
| Written by | Wataru Mimura |
| Starring | Yumiko Shaku Shin Takuma Kana Onodera |
| Music by | Michiru Ôshima |
| Cinematography | Masahiro Kishimoto |
| Editing by | Shinichi Fushima Shinichi Natori |
| Distributed by | Toho |
| Release date(s) | 2002 |
| Running time | 88 min. |
| Language | Japanese |
| Preceded by | Godzilla |
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Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, released in Japan as Godzilla×Mechagodzilla (ゴジラ×メカゴジラ Gojira tai Mekagojira?), released in 2002, once again follows the original Godzilla timeline, in which Godzilla was killed by Dr. Serizawa's secret weapon, the Oxygen Destroyer.
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[edit] Plot
Yet another direct sequel to the original Godzilla movie, this film features other monsters attacking the city of Tokyo as well. When Godzilla shows up in the millennium, Japanese representatives settle on building a robot constructed from the original Godzilla's bones, with help from Japan's top scientists. Three years later, the robot, known as "Kiryu", is finished. At the same time, Godzilla shows up once again. Kiryu is used, but the soul of the Godzilla spirit deep inside the robot's circuits is revived and it starts destroying the city itself. Kiryu is brought back to HQ for further work. Meanwhile, one of the pilots, a lonely female, tries to settle matters involving another pilot, one of the scientists and his distressed daughter.
[edit] Staff
- Directed by Masaaki Tezuka
- Writing credits Wataru Mimura
- Produced by Shogo Tomiyama
- Music by Michiru Oshima
- Cinematography by Masahiro Kishimoto
- Film Editing by Shinichi Natori, Shinichi Fushima
- Production Design by Shinji Nishikawa
- Special Effects Director Yuichi Kikuchi
[edit] Cast
- Akane Yashiro Yumiko Shaku
- Tokumitsu Yuhara Shin Takuma
- Sara Yuhara, Tokumitsu's daughter Kana Onodera
- Togashi, JSDF Lieutenant Koh Takasugi
- Hayato Igarashi, Prime Minister (2003) Akira Nakao
- Hayama, JSDF 2nd Lieutenant Yusuke Tomoi
- Sekine, JSDF 1st Lieutenant Jun'ichi Mizuno
- Machiko Tsuge, Prime Minister (1999) Kumi Mizuno
- Hishinuma Yoshikazu Kanou
- Hitoyanagi, JSDF Chief Takeo Nakahara
- Dobashi Koichi Ueda
- Kaori Yamada Midori Hagio
- Shinji Akamatsu Akira Shirai
- Goro Kanno, Doctor Naomasa Rokudaira
- Hayama, JSDF 1st Lieutenant (Brother of Hayama, 2nd Lieutenant) Shinji Morisue
- Tsujimori, Nurse Misato Tanaka
- Hideki Matsui Hideki Matsui
- Pedestrian Takehiro Murata
- Type 90 Maser Cannon Pilots Kenji Suzuki, Tsutomu Kitagawa, Hirofumi Ishigaki
[edit] Trivia
- Many Godzilla fans have pointed out that the original Godzilla's skeleton was completely vaporized in the original. Also, the references to both Mothra and Gaira (the Green Gargantua) being killed by the military (in the English dub of the film anyway) are also not true. Mothra did not die in the original Mothra, and Gaira was killed with his brother Sanda (the Brown Gargantua) in an underwater volcanic eruption in War of the Gargantuas. Furthermore, Mothra would go on to make a starring appearance in the sequel, Godzilla: Tokyo SOS. However, in the original Japanese dialogue, it is stated that an atomic heat ray was invented to use against Mothra, not that she was killed by it.
- Kiryu is only referred to as Mechagodzilla once in the movie, for the rest of the film it is referred to as Kiryu.
- Japanese Baseball star Hideki Matsui starred as a cameo for the movie due to his nickname "Godzilla".
- This is the first Godzilla film since The Return of Godzilla not to feature any of Akira Ifukube's music.
[edit] Box Office
Godzilla against Mechagodzilla opened in Japan on December 13, 2002, and earned $2,253,231. Its $16 million final gross was reasonably successful, giving Toho a substantial profit on the $8.5 million budget.
[edit] DVD Releases
Sony Pictures
- Released: March 23, 2004
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (2.35:1) anamorphic
- Sound: Japanese (5.1), English (5.1)
- Supplements: Trailers for The Medallion, Tokyo Godfathers, The Vampire Effect, Tube, and Returner
- Region 1
