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Time travelers use Godzilla in their scheme to destroy Japan to prevent the country's future economic reign.Time travelers use Godzilla in their scheme to destroy Japan to prevent the country's future economic reign.Time travelers use Godzilla in their scheme to destroy Japan to prevent the country's future economic reign.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Kôsuke Toyohara
- Kenichiro Terasawa
- (as Kosuke Toyohara)
- Directors
- Kazuki Ômori
- Koji Hashimoto(earlier film clips) (uncredited)
- Autor
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- TriviaThis became one of the most controversial Godzilla movies. Shortly after the film's release in Japan, CNN ran a lengthy story about the film being anti-American, showing the scenes of the US soldiers being killed and the plot featuring Westerners antagonists being debated. The original Godzilla director, Ishirô Honda, was also critical of Kazuki Ômori's choices, stating he had gone too far. Omori, defended his artistic decision on camera, arguing that the film was not meant to be anti-American stating," "The movie is not especially anti-U.S., I just thought I'd try to picture the identity of the Japanese people." Economic tensions between East and West were high at this time, and the negative publicity was very much a sign of the times.
- GoofsThe time-travel mechanics of this movie are infamously confusing. The plot involves the characters traveling back in time to stop Godzilla from coming into being. Yet when they come back to the present, everyone still remembers Godzilla, even though he's been presumably erased from history.
- Quotes
U.S. Ship Commander: Got him!
Major Spielberg: Take that, you dinosaur.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits (deleted from the American version) play over footage of Godzilla at the bottom of the ocean.
- Alternate versionsThe US version cuts the majority of the ending credits, shortening the runtime from 103 minutes to 100 minutes.
- ConnectionsEdited into Godzilla Tales: G-90REX (2020)
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Take that, you dinosaur!
Time travel movies mess with my head. However, GOJIRA VS KINGUGIDORA is the only time travel movie I can follow. To a certain extent. Like, when Big G has been erased from time, why do the Japanese folks still talk about him?
Godzilla is easily at his best here, with his battles with King Ghidorah, the JSDF and their maser tanks and when he gives Sapporo and the Shinjuku distrcit a lovely pounding. Best bit: Big G torching Shindo.
King Ghidorah is good in this movie, but his fight with the jets is not very good. I think the ultimate Ghidorah would be a cross between this one and the Ghidorah from MOSURA 3.
Koichi Kawakita does a lovely job on the special effects. I always prefer Godzilla to battle at night, as that's when the opticals (eg Godzilla atomic heat beam) are at their best.
Akira Ifukube really breathes life into this movie, especially with the use of the Godzilla theme on the end credits.
Roll on GOJIRA VS MOSURA!
Godzilla is easily at his best here, with his battles with King Ghidorah, the JSDF and their maser tanks and when he gives Sapporo and the Shinjuku distrcit a lovely pounding. Best bit: Big G torching Shindo.
King Ghidorah is good in this movie, but his fight with the jets is not very good. I think the ultimate Ghidorah would be a cross between this one and the Ghidorah from MOSURA 3.
Koichi Kawakita does a lovely job on the special effects. I always prefer Godzilla to battle at night, as that's when the opticals (eg Godzilla atomic heat beam) are at their best.
Akira Ifukube really breathes life into this movie, especially with the use of the Godzilla theme on the end credits.
Roll on GOJIRA VS MOSURA!
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- Jul 10, 2000
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- $12,000,000 (estimated)
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