Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

"At the end of the century, the greatest battle has begun!"

1991 1h 43m JA

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6.9

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6.5

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★6.9TMDB · 276🥫56%Rotten Tomatoes★6.5IMDB · 8,048

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Synopsis

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The Futurians, time-travelers from the 23rd century, arrive in Japan to warn them of the nation's destruction under Godzilla. They offer to help erase Godzilla from history by preventing his creation. With Godzilla seemingly gone, a new monster emerges as the Futurians' true intentions are revealed.

“At the end of the century, the greatest battle has begun!”

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Cast

Katsuhiko Sasaki
Professor Mazaki
Kosuke Toyohara
Kenichiro Terasawa
Anna Nakagawa
Emmy Kano
Megumi Odaka
Miki Saegusa
Akiji Kobayashi
Yuzo Tsuchiashi
Tokuma Nishioka
Takehito Fujio
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Businessman Yasuaki Shindo
Kenji Sahara
Minister Takayuki Segawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuki Ōmori
Writers: Kazuki Ōmori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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MONEY

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Earned back only 92% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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

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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 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 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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CAST

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Katsuhiko Sasaki and Kosuke Toyohara and Anna Nakagawa carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "At the end of the century, the greatest battle has begun!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kazuki Ōmori directs. Yoshinori Sekiguchi behind the camera. Akira Ifukube scores. Michiko Ikeda cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 92% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Godzilla (Heisei) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kazuki Ōmori, 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 Michiko Ikeda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Katsuhiko Sasaki and Kosuke Toyohara and Anna Nakagawa carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "At the end of the century, the greatest battle has begun!".
9IMDB entry: tt0101962 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "future", "android", "world war ii", "time travel".
11Released under 12 different titles around the world.