Godzilla vs. Biollante

"The winner of this battle would be the most enormous enemy against human beings."

1989 1h 45m JA

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★7.3TMDB · 318

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After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.

“The winner of this battle would be the most enormous enemy against human beings.”

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Cast

Kunihiko Mitamura
Kazuhito Kirishima
Yoshiko Tanaka
Asuka Okouchi
Masanobu Takashima
Major Sho Kuroki
Kōji Takahashi
Genshiro Shiragami
Toru Minegishi
Lieutenant Goro Gondo
Megumi Odaka
Miki Saegusa
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Director Seiichi Yamamoto
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
Azuka's Father

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuki Ōmori
Writers: Kazuki Ōmori, Shinichi Sekizawa, Shinichiro Kobayashi
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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37 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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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 Kazuki Ōmori, shot by Yudai Kato. 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 Koichi Sugiyama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michiko Ikeda 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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Kunihiko Mitamura and Yoshiko Tanaka and Masanobu Takashima carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The winner of this battle would be the most enormous enemy against human beings.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kazuki Ōmori directs. Yudai Kato behind the camera. Koichi Sugiyama scores. Michiko Ikeda cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

Trivia

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137 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 Kazuki Ōmori, shot by Yudai Kato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Koichi Sugiyama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michiko Ikeda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kunihiko Mitamura and Yoshiko Tanaka and Masanobu Takashima carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The winner of this battle would be the most enormous enemy against human beings.".
9IMDB entry: tt0097444 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yudai Kato
Original score: Koichi Sugiyama
Editing: Michiko Ikeda
Production design: Shigekazu Ikuno
Makeup / hair: Harumi Ueno
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000,000
Box office: $7,000,000
Return: 140% of budget
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)

Part of

Godzilla (Heisei) Collection

Film series featuring Godzilla from the Heisei era.

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Kazuki Ōmori

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Jstewart20072026-01-14
★ 7/10
Pretty enjoyable Kaiju film, but I wasn't that interested in some of the human subplots. Godzilla reminded me a lot of my cat (Chubby Bubby) in this and that was funny.

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