Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
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| Directed by | Masaaki Tezuka |
| Produced by | Shogo Tomiyama |
| Written by | Masaaki Tezuka Masahiro Yokotani |
| Starring | Noboru Kaneko Miho Yoshioka Mitsuki Koga |
| Music by | Michiru Ôshima |
| Cinematography | Yoshinori Sekiguchi |
| Distributed by | Toho |
| Release date(s) | 2003 |
| Language | Japanese |
| Preceded by | Mothra, Space Amoeba, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla |
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Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., released in Japan as Godzilla×Mothra×Mechagodzilla: Tōkyō SOS (ゴジラ×モスラ×メカゴジラ 東京SOS Gojira Mosura Mekagojira Tōkyō Esu Ō Esu?), is a 2003 tokusatsu film created as a sequel to 2002's Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. This is the only film in the Millennium Godzilla Series to have a sequel to another film in the same series.
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[edit] Story
The story line of Godzilla X Mechagodzilla is continued, this time with Mothra and Kameba thrown into the mix along with two brand new larvae.
In the film, Mothra's twin fairies warn the Japanese government that using the first Godzilla's bones as the basis for Mechagodzilla is wrong and that the taking of the original Godzilla's bones is what brought him back - if they don't return them to the sea, then Mothra would declare war on humanity. They say that if Kiryu's bones are returned, however, Mothra will protect Japan from Godzilla. Soon enough, Godzilla comes back. Godzilla and Mothra fight, but Mothra proves to be no match for Godzilla. Mechagodzilla is deployed to help and manages to even the odds. However, Godzilla manages to knock out both Mechagodzilla and Mothra. Meanwhile, on Infant Island, a pair of twin Mothra caterpillars hatch from Mothra's egg, and rush to Japan to help their mother. While the main character rushes to repair Mechagodzilla, Mothra's caterpillars try to hold off Godzilla, and in the process Mothra sacrifices herself to protect her children, bursting into a moth shaped fireball.
Just in time, the humans manages to repair Mechagodzilla, and it faces off against its flesh and blood rival once more. They grapple, and Mechagodzilla lands a powerful hit on Godzilla, stabbing him in the chest with a drill mounted on his right arm. Weakened by the attack, Godzilla roars in agony, and Mothra's caterpillars bind him up in webbing. However, instead of killing Godzilla off for good, Mechagodzilla chooses instead to pick up the battle weary, trussed up Godzilla and carry him off to sea. They plunge into the ocean together, and sink beneath the waves.
[edit] Titles
- Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
- Godzilla X Mechagodzilla X Mothra: Tokyo SOS
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[edit] Staff
- Directed by Masaaki Tezuka
- Writing credits Masaaki Tezuka, Masahiro Yokotani
- Produced by Shogo Tomiyama
- Music by Michiru Oshima
- Cinematography by Yoshinori Sekiguchi
- Assistant Director Hideaki Murakami
- Special Effects Director Eiichi Asada
[edit] Cast
- Noboru Kaneko (Yoshito Chujo)
- Miho Yoshioka (Azusa Kisaragi)
- Mitsuki Koga (Mechagodzilla Operator Kyosuke Akiba)
- Masami Nagasawa (Shojibin)
- Chihiro Otsuka (Shobijin)
- Koh Takasugi (JSDF Lieutenant Togashi)
- Hiroshi Koizumi (Dr. Shinichi Chujo)
- Akira Nakao (Premier Hayato Igarashi)
- Koichi Ueda (General Dobashi)
- Norman England (Sgt. Woodyard)
- Naomasa Rokudaira (Goro Kanno)
[edit] Trivia
- A slight contradiction arises from the use of Mothra in this film, as dialogue in the English dub of Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla indicates that Mothra was killed by the army while attacking Japan in the 1960s. 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.
- The giant turtle found dead on the shore is Kamoebas from Space Amoeba. Although a promotional photo for the film shows Godzilla biting Kamoebas in the neck, the actual confrontation between the two is not seen in this film.
- This is the first time Mechagodzilla was able to defeat Godzilla without Godzilla coming back as the final victor in the end of the film.
- This is the only movie in the Shinsei series of Godzilla films to take place in the same continuity as another Shinsei Godzilla film. All other Shinsei Godzilla movies have taken place in their own continuities, separate from each other.
- This film marks the second time a movie featuring Mechagodzilla was followed up by a direct sequel. The first time was in 1975, when Terror of Mechagodzilla acted as a direct sequel to 1974's Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.
- The film also marks Mechagodzilla's fifth appearance, making it the 3rd most frequently appearing kaiju co-star in a Godzilla film, behind Mothra (nine appearances) and King Ghidorah(seven appearances)
- Mothra's battle with Godzilla in this film is identical to their battle in the original Mothra vs. Godzilla; the adult Mothra fights but is killed, only to have its twin progeny arrive to defeat Godzilla.
- A bonus scene occurs after the credits are finished, showing a secret lab with DNA samples from multiple kaiju, including Godzilla.
[edit] Box Office
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. was considered a box office disappointment in Japan, where it opened on December 13, 2003 at third place with $1,686,009 on its way to a $12 million total.
[edit] DVD Releases
Sony Pictures
- Releases: December 14, 2004
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (2.35:1) anamorphic
- Sound: Japanese (5.1), English (5.1)
- Supplements: Japanese teaser trailer; Behind the scenes documentary; Trailers for Steamboy, Kaena: The Prophecy, and Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
- Region 1
