Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

"Godzilla dies"

1995 1h 43m JA

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7.8

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★7.8TMDB · 315

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Synopsis

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A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the weapon that killed the original Godzilla.

“Godzilla dies”

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Cast

Takuro Tatsumi
Dr. Kensaku Ijuin
Yoko Ishino
Yukari Yamane
Yasufumi Hayashi
Kenichi Yamane
Megumi Odaka
Miki Saegusa
Sayaka Osawa
Meru Ozawa
Saburo Shinoda
Professor Fukazawa
Akira Nakao
Commander Takaki Aso
Ryo Hariya
Destoroyah

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takao Okawara
Writers: Kazuki Ōmori
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Godzilla (Heisei) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takao Okawara, shot by Yoshinori Sekiguchi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Akira Ifukube. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chizuko Osada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Takuro Tatsumi and Yoko Ishino and Yasufumi Hayashi carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Godzilla dies".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takao Okawara directs. Yoshinori Sekiguchi behind the camera. Akira Ifukube scores. Chizuko Osada cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

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131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
3Part of the "Godzilla (Heisei) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Takao Okawara, shot by Yoshinori Sekiguchi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Akira Ifukube. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Chizuko Osada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Takuro Tatsumi and Yoko Ishino and Yasufumi Hayashi carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Godzilla dies".
9IMDB entry: tt0113187 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yoshinori Sekiguchi
Original score: Akira Ifukube
Editing: Chizuko Osada
Production design: Yoshio Suzuki
VFX supervisor: Mutsuhiro Harada
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $18,000,000
Return: 180% of budget
Original language: JA
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)

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Godzilla (Heisei) Collection

Film series featuring Godzilla from the Heisei era.

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Takao Okawara

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John Chard2020-09-20
★ 8/10
I've a feeling this is going to be Godzilla's last fight. Godzilla is on the verge of nuclear meltdown, which spells doom for mankind. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, which was the weapon that killed the original Godzilla. From such things the mighty Destoroyah is born - the toughest enemy Godzilla has ever faced... It's not only the last of the "Heisei" era of Godzilla, it's also one of the best in the whole franchise. It was meant to be the swansong for the big atomic lizard, which would have been fitting as it happens, but when Centropolis took up the rights and produced the must chastised 1998 blockbusting Matthew Broderick pic, things changed... G-Force is on the case here trying to find out what the hell is going on (armed with the new awesome Super-X III), which brings in the human facor coupled with some wonderful sci-fi babble. Godzuki is in here, but he's not the cute goggle eyed cuddly thing we have seen before, he looks like the big parent only in smaller form - and here having junior in the piece works. The effects work isn't the best of the series, and some of Destoroyah's abilities are strangely not explained - which is annoying. Fans of all things "Zilla" will rejoice at the nods and homages to the past "Zilla" entries, which is credit to Toho Studio for showing respect to their baby (and the fans). The great Akira Ifukube came out of retirement to musically score this one, and he doesn't disappoint, blending the traditional Tokyo stomp thunders with emotional swirls. Ah yes, emotion, this be the one that has it in utter abundance. There is wonderful colour, carnage, laser shows and beast smack downs, but ultimately the emotional heart of the pic is what rises it up towards the top end of the Godzilla franchise. 8/10

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