Son of Godzilla

"A great duel against a new monster by a parent-child combination!"

1967 1h 26m JA

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★6.4TMDB · 259🍅63%Rotten Tomatoes★5.2IMDB · 6,213

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Synopsis

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Reporter Goro Maki stumbles upon scientists conducting weather experiments on Sollgel Island in the South Seas. He discovers the island is inhabited by giant mantis and a woman named Saeko who's been cast away since the death of her father. The pair soon find a helpless infant monster that Godzilla must adopt and learn to raise as one of his own.

“A great duel against a new monster by a parent-child combination!”

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Cast

Tadao Takashima
Dr. Tsunezo Kusumi
Bibari Maeda
Saeko Matsumiya
Akira Kubo
Goro Maki
Akihiko Hirata
Fujisaki
Kenji Sahara
Morio
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Furukawa
Susumu Kurobe
Meteorological observation plane captain
Kazuo Suzuki
Meteorological observation plane navigator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jun Fukuda
Writers: Shinichi Sekizawa, Kazue Kiba
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jun Fukuda, shot by Kazuo Yamada. 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 Masaru Satō. 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 Ryôhei Fujii shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tadao Takashima and Bibari Maeda and Akira Kubo carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A great duel against a new monster by a parent-child combination!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jun Fukuda directs. Kazuo Yamada behind the camera. Masaru Satō scores. Ryôhei Fujii cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Godzilla (Showa) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Jun Fukuda, shot by Kazuo Yamada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Masaru Satō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ryôhei Fujii shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tadao Takashima and Bibari Maeda and Akira Kubo carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A great duel against a new monster by a parent-child combination!".
9IMDB entry: tt0061856 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 17 themes, including "island", "monster", "son", "cave".
11Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kazuo Yamada
Original score: Masaru Satō
Editing: Ryôhei Fujii
Production design: Takeo Kita
Costume design: Teizô Toshimitsu
VFX supervisor: Eiji Tsuburaya
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $2,399,280
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Son of Godzilla (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes: 63% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 5.2/10 · 6,213 votes
MPAA: PG

Part of

Godzilla (Showa) Collection

Film series featuring Godzilla from the Showa era.

Also by

Jun Fukuda

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Production companies

Who made it

TOHO
JP
Tokyo Laboratory
JP

Key crew

Production DesignTakeo Kita
EditorRyôhei Fujii
Executive ProducerTomoyuki Tanaka
Sound RecordistShin Watarai
Sound RecordistToshiya Ban
Production ManagerYasuaki Sakamoto
First Assistant DirectorTakashi Nagano
Special EffectsSadamasa Arikawa
Visual EffectsSadamasa Arikawa
Visual Effects DirectorSadamasa Arikawa
Special EffectsTeruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects AssistantTeruyoshi Nakano
Visual EffectsTeruyoshi Nakano
Visual Effects DirectorTeruyoshi Nakano
Special EffectsEiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects SupervisorEiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects SupervisorEiji Tsuburaya
Lighting TechnicianEiji Yamaguchi
Lighting TechnicianSeishichi Kojima
Sound EffectsMinoru Kaneyama
Sound MixerHisashi Shimonaga
Special EffectsMotoyoshi Tomioka
VFX Director of PhotographyMotoyoshi Tomioka
Property MasterTadaaki Watanabe

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

island
monster
son
cave
giant monster
giant spider
weather manipulation
sequel
tropical island
gojira
kaiju
praying mantis
monster island
native
godzilla
tropical forest
tokusatsu

Release history · US

When it landed

Physical2004-12-14PG· Columbia TriStar Home Video DVD. Features international dub by Frontier Enterprises, directed by William Ross.
Physical2019-10-29NR· The Criterion Collection "Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954-1975" Blu-ray set. Frontier dub included.
TV1969-01-01PG· Distributed by the Walter Reade Organization, dubbed by Titan Productions with direction by Peter Fernandez. 84 minutes. Exact date unknown.

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