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Gojira tai Hedorâ (1971)

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Overview

Director:
Yoshimitsu Banno
Writers:
Yoshimitsu Banno (writer)
Takeshi Kimura (writer)
Release Date:
February 1972 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
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 synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Kaiju | Part Animated | Pollution | Sequel | Surreal more
User Comments:
The weirdest, creepiest Godzilla flick of 'em all! more

Cast

 (Credited cast)
Akira Yamauchi ... Dr. Yano
Toshie Kimura ... Toshie Yano
Hiroyuki Kawase ... Ken Yano
Gara Takatori ... Miki Fujiyama (as Keiko Mari)
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)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
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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MPAA:
Rated PG for sci-fi monster violence and brief mild language.
Runtime:
Germany:96 min | USA:87 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:PG | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1972) | West Germany:12 (nf)
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Company:
Toho Company more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This is the only movie in which Godzilla demonstrates his ability to fly by firing his atomic breath towards the ground and propelling himself backwards. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Hedorah throws some sludge at Godzilla's eye in the Mt. Fuji scene, it hit's Godzilla right eye, but after Hedorah gets done laughing, Godzilla's left eye is the one that is damaged. more
Quotes:
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! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Frogs (1972) more
Soundtrack:
Kaese! Taiyô wo more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
The weirdest, creepiest Godzilla flick of 'em all!, 18 March 2006
5/10
Author: Tom Benton from Springfield, VT USA

I've loved Godzilla for as long as I can remember, but "Godzilla vs. Hedorah" (or "Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster", the original U.S. release title) has always been my least favorite - until the last time I saw it.

The 70's produced the worst of the Godzilla flicks - a series of dark, hokey, and dull films which ultimately caused the end of the Godzilla film line (until the beginning of a new series in 1984). Executive producer Tomoyuki Tanaka was in the hospital for much of the time while the film was being made, so he didn't see the different direction which "Godzilla vs. Hedorah" took. For the first time since 1964, the film had a strong social message: stop the pollution! A series of grim, grungy images show the pollution which is seeping into the air and the sea. From it rises Hedorah, the smog monster, intent on gobbling down the world's smog and pollution whilst killing off Earth's people. Bullets go through it, knives do nothing to it. Who will stop this "demon of drudge"? Why, Godzilla, of course! Yoshimitsu Banno pointed the series in a different direction (which enraged producer Tanaka upon his release from the hospital), inserting funky tunes, a scene in a revolting dance club, and entirely unnecessary animations. Then there's the creepy-looking Hedorah, which actually becomes quite scary when you see it's glowing eyes in the dark gray night sky, while the eerie bass guitar plays quietly amongst the soundtrack's instruments. This is certainly the weirdest, creepiest Godzilla flick of 'em all.

A sequel to this film was planned, hence the "And yet another one?" title at the end of the film. In it, Godzilla would travel to Africa and battle another smog monster. But the project was shelved when Tomoyuki Tanaka banned director Banno from ever coming near a Godzilla film again, claiming that Banno had ruined the series. I can't really say that I'm sorry for that decision.

"Godzilla vs. Hedorah" is one of the most unique of the Godzilla films, and because of that, it's one of my favorites. It's a weird, creepy film, that becomes much more fun (and funny) when you watch it with the terrible English dubbing.

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