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Gojira tai Hedorâ (1971)
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February 1972 (USA) moreTagline:
Our environment is doomed!Plot:
From Earth's pollution a new monster is spawned. Hedorah, the smog monster, destroys Japan and fights Godzilla while spewing his poisonous gas to further the damage. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Possibly the best 70's Godzilla moreCast
(Credited cast)| Akira Yamauchi | ... | Dr. Yano | |
| Toshie Kimura | ... | Toshie Yano | |
| Hiroyuki Kawase | ... | Ken Yano | |
| Keiko Mari | ... | Miki Fujiyama | |
| Toshio Shiba | ... | Yukio Keuchi | |
| Yukihiko Gondo | ... | Mean general | |
| Eisaburo Komatsu | ... | Fisherman | |
| Tadashi Okabe | ... | Scientist | |
| Wataru Omae | ... | Helpless police officer | |
| Susumu Okabe | ... | Interviewer | |
| Haruo Nakajima | ... | Gojira | |
| Kenpachiro Satsuma | ... | Hedora (as Kengo Nakayama) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Teruzo Okawa | |||
| Kôji Uruki | |||
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Godzilla vs. Hedora (International: English title) (informal literal title)Godzilla vs. Hedorah (UK) (video title)
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (USA)
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Rated PG for sci-fi monster violence and brief mild language.Parents Guide:
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Germany:96 min | USA:87 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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This was the first film that featured Kenpachiro Satsuma to wear the Smog Monster suit. Though small in stature, Satsuma was quite strong for his size, and was the only one capable of supporting the 300 pound suit for long periods of time. (Though there were some wire works to help support.) Satsuma then went on to wear the Gigan costume for the next two films. After a break of over 10 years, he would be asked to wear the Godzilla costume for Godzilla 1985, and would continue to wear it through the Heisei series, and retired after Godzilla vs. Destroyah in 1995. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Dr. Yano and Yukio are discussing going to rescue Ken, fish can be seen swimming in the aquarium behind them even though all the fish in it were destroyed by the acid mist a few minutes earlier. moreQuotes:
Yukio Keuchi: There's no place else to go and pretty soon we'll all be dead, so forget it! Enjoy yourself! Let's sing and dance while we can! Come on, blow your mind! moreSoundtrack:
Hedora wo yattsukero! moreFAQ
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Innovative is the word here: and because he went so far to break with the formula, director Yoshimitsu Banno got into some deep trouble with the Powers-that-Be at Toho. Banno used split-screens, animation, dream-sequences, even a black-and-white sequence that creeps in so subtly you don't really notice until the color suddenly springs back in... all kinds of experimental tricks that make the film completely different from Jun Fukuda's by-the-numbers series entries.
Most interesting are all the references to the original GOJIRA: early on, Dr. Yano when he encounters Hedorah, making him resemble the doomed Dr. Serizawa of the 1954 movie... and Banno even goes so far as to re-stage the famous and frightening fish tank scene. For the first time since the 50's, we see human casualties and measure the destruction in human terms. A sympathetic character is even (apparently) killed. In fact, the only thing that really disappoints in the movie is... the monster battle scenes. Long tense minutes go by, and the monsters just stare at each other.
It's been said of horror movie sequels that audiences aren't really looking for new installments; deep down, they want the same movie, over and over again. That's pretty much what we got from Godzilla, from the late 60's through today -- except for All Kaiju Daishingeki (Godzilla's Revenge) and this movie.
Finally, let's not forget this is the movie where Godzilla learns to fly, by tucking his tail between his legs and breathing fire with all his might.