Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

"The descent of the God of Destruction"

1994 1h 48m JA

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★6.7TMDB · 254

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A mysterious extraterrestrial being resembling Godzilla rapidly approaches Earth. The monster, dubbed SpaceGodzilla, lands to challenge the King of the Monsters.

“The descent of the God of Destruction”

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Cast

Jun Hashizume
Lieutenant Koji Shinjo
Megumi Odaka
Miki Saegusa
Zenkichi Yoneyama
Lieutenant Kiyoshi Sato
Akira Nakao
Colonel Takaaki Aso
Yousuke Saito
Dr. Susumu Okubo
Koichi Ueda
Deputy Commander Hyodo
Kenji Sahara
Minister Takayuki Segawa
Towako Yoshikawa
Dr. Chinatsu Gondo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kensho Yamashita
Writers: Shinichiro Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kashiwabara
Languages: Japanese, English
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.

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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 Kensho Yamashita, shot by Masahiro Kishimoto. 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 Takayuki Hattori. 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 Miho Yoneda 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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Jun Hashizume and Megumi Odaka and Zenkichi Yoneyama carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The descent of the God of Destruction".

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The take

Kensho Yamashita directs. Masahiro Kishimoto behind the camera. Takayuki Hattori scores. Miho Yoneda cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

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132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
3Part of the "Godzilla (Heisei) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kensho Yamashita, shot by Masahiro Kishimoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Takayuki Hattori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Miho Yoneda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jun Hashizume and Megumi Odaka and Zenkichi Yoneyama carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The descent of the God of Destruction".
9IMDB entry: tt0109916 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "island", "japan", "helicopter", "giant monster".

The technical file

Cinematography: Masahiro Kishimoto
Original score: Takayuki Hattori
Editing: Miho Yoneda
Production design: Ken Sakai
Makeup / hair: Fumiko Umezawa
VFX supervisor: Hiroshi Onodera
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,300,000
Box office: $20,000,000
Return: 194% of budget
Original language: JA
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)

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Godzilla (Heisei) Collection

Film series featuring Godzilla from the Heisei era.

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Kensho Yamashita

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John Chard2020-07-18
Godzilla! I still have something to settle with you! Gojira vs. Supesugojira (Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla) is directed by Kenshô Yamashita and written by Kanji Kashiwa, Hiroshi Kashiwabara and Shinichirô Kobayashi. It stars Megumi Odaka, Jun Hashizume, Zenkichi Yoneyama and Akira Emoto. Music is by Takayuki Hattori and cinematography by Masahiro Kishimoto. Godzilla faces two new foes, Mogera - a UN built giant robotic machine, and Space Godzilla - a beast spawned from Godzilla's particles in space... Oh how nutty it is, here we have part of what is known as the Heisei period of "Zilla" movies, and it's utterly bonkers. Is it meant to be a comedy, serious, thrown together quickly to make some money? Who knows? Who cares? Very divisive in Godzilla fan circles (totally understandable), pic throws a number of action series staples at the piece, slots in Godzilla's kid (a goofy looking Godzuki monstrosity), and pitches the moody big lizard against two foes that creates ultimate fire and destruction mayhem. Godzilla stomps the city of course, all while trying to keep out the telekinetic skills of the yummy Miki Saegusa (Odaka). There's some truly great matte shots in the mix, mad science, a nifty score that the likes of Williams and Barry wouldn't be ashamed of, and a traditional laser show of a finale smackdown. It's not great, in fact it's pretty dumb and maybe even lazy, but there is merit here for entertainment purpose. So strap yourself in, leave the brain at the door and enjoy the colourful carnage, it's trippy man! 6/10
nuttyhuddy2023-09-06
An ok entry to the heisei era . The characters are fine space Godzilla is a cool monster although the concept around him is kind of stupid. Moguera looks cool, but overall is just horrible in comparison to Mechagodzilla. The final battle is entertaining although it does go on for a little too long, I don’t really know there really isn’t much to say about Godzilla this time around. As I said, it’s just OK.

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