Gojira tai Mekagojira (1974)

Director:

Jun Fukuda

Writers:

Jun Fukuda (writer)
Masami Fukushima (story)

Release Date:

March 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Put the Monster to the Metal!

Plot:

Apelike aliens build a robotic Godzilla to destroy Japan, and the true Godzilla may not be powerful enough to destroy it.

Plot Keywords:

Gojira | Giant Monster | Godzilla | Monster | Sequel

Cast

Masaaki Daimon	...	Keisuke Shimizu
Kazuya Aoyama	...	Masahiko Shimizu
Akihiko Hirata	...	Professor Hideto Miyajima
Hiroshi Koizumi	...	Professor Wagura
Reiko Tajima	...	Saeko Kaneshiro
Hiromi Matsushita	...	Eiko Miyajima
Masao Imafuku	...	Tengan Kunito, the Azumi Royal Family High Priest
Beru-Bera Lin	...	Nami Kunito, the Azumi Royal Family Princess
Shin Kishida	...	Interpol Agent Nanbara
Goro Mutsumi	...	Alien Supreme Leader Kuronuma
Takayasu Torii	...	Interpol Agent Tamura
Daigo Kusano	...	Yanagawa, Alien Agent #1
Kenji Sahara	...	Ship's Captain
Yasuzo Ogawa	...	Construction Foreman
Isao Zushi	...	Gojira

Also Known As:

Godzilla vs. Bionic Monster (USA)
Godzilla vs. Cosmic Monster (USA) (reissue title)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (USA)

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Norway:12 (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | UK:15 | USA:G | West Germany:12 (nf)

Company:

Toho Company

Trivia:

This is the last Godzilla film directed by Jun Fukuda.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Keisuke drives to the cave to search for Masahiko, Professor Miyajima and Eiko, he drives there in a fast back coupe. However, when the car explodes it inexplicably changes into a four-door sedan.

Quotes:

Saeko Kaneshiro: When the Red Moon says, when the sun rises in the West, two monsters will appear to save the people.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Gojira: Fainaru uôzu (2004)

Soundtrack:

Mekagojira Yattekitan

They did the mash, they did the monster mash

Louis Jourdan lookalike Godzilla goes on the rampage, but not a lot, in another ropey instalment in the endless series of monster mashes. The nutty plot sees extraterrestrials intent on conquering Earth unleash a robotic version of Godzilla on the world, and of course much miniature destruction ensues. Like its stablemates, the movie is never as much fun as it should be, failing to arouse much interest despite all the aliens, robots, underground bases and battling creatures. The fights liven the film up a little, and there are some original touches that breathe a bit of life into the formula, but by and large this is tedious stuff.