Godzilla: Final Wars

"Farewell, Godzilla."

2004 2h 5m JA

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 386

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Synopsis

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Humanity finally rids themselves of Godzilla, imprisoning him in an icy tomb in the South Pole. All is peaceful until various monsters emerge to lay waste to Earth's cities. Overwhelmed, humanity is seemingly saved by a race of benevolent aliens known as Xiliens. But not all is what it seems with these bizarre visitors. If humanity wishes to survive, they must reluctantly resurrect their most hated enemy, Godzilla.

“Farewell, Godzilla.”

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Cast

Masahiro Matsuoka
Shin'ichi Ôzaki
Rei Kikukawa
Miyuki Otonashi
Don Frye
Captain Douglas Gordon
Maki Mizuno
Anna Otonashi
Kazuki Kitamura
The controller of Planet X
Kane Kosugi
Katsunori Kazama
Kumi Mizuno
Commander Akiko Namikawa
Akira Takarada
UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Writers: Isao Kiriyama, Ryuhei Kitamura, Shogo Tomiyama
Languages: Japanese, English, Cantonese
Countries: Japan

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MONEY

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Earned back only 62% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, English, Cantonese.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, shot by Takumi Furuya. 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 Nobuhiko Morino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Masahiro Matsuoka and Rei Kikukawa and Don Frye carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ryuhei Kitamura directs. Takumi Furuya behind the camera. Nobuhiko Morino scores. Shuichi Kakesu cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English, Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 62% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, English, Cantonese.
4Part of the "Godzilla (Millennium) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, shot by Takumi Furuya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Nobuhiko Morino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Shuichi Kakesu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Masahiro Matsuoka and Rei Kikukawa and Don Frye carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Farewell, Godzilla.".
10IMDB entry: tt0399102 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "monster", "giant monster", "scientist", "gojira".