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Encyclopedia > Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

The Poster For Godzilla against MechaGodzilla
Directed by Masaaki Tezuka
Produced by Takahide Morichi
Shogo Tomiyama
Written by Wataru Mimura
Starring Yumiko Shaku
Shin Takuma
Kana Onodera
Music by Michiru Oshima
Cinematography Masahiro Kishimoto
Editing by Shinichi Fushima
Shinichi Natori
Distributed by Toho
Release date(s) December 15, 2002
Running time 88 min.
Language Japanese
Preceded by Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Followed by Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
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Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla, released in Japan as Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla (ゴジラ×メカゴジラ Gojira tai MekaGojira?), is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Masaaki Tezuka and written by Wataru Mimura. It once again follows the original Godzilla timeline, in which the original Godzilla was killed by Dr. Serizawa's secret weapon, the Oxygen Destroyer. However, in this film, the bones of the original Godzilla remain intact. Image File history File links GXMG_Poster. ... Shogo Tomiyama is the producer of Godzilla: Final Wars. ... Yumiko Shaku (釈由美子) (born on June 12, 1978 in Tokyo, Japan), is a Japanese actress and model. ... Michiru Oshima (大島ミチル‎ ÅŒshima Michiru), is a Japanese composer who has worked on several titles. ... The English-language version of Tohos famous logo, used from the early 1960s to the late 1990s. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack is a movie in the Godzilla series. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Japanese cinema (映画; Eiga) has a history in Japan that spans more than 100 years. ... This article is about the character itself. ... The Oxygen Destroyer was a fictional weapon that appeared in Godzilla (1954 film). ...

Contents

Plot

Yet another direct sequel to the original Godzilla movie, this film features other monsters attacking the city of Tokyo as well. When Godzilla shows up in 1999 and then 2003, Japanese representatives settle on building a robot constructed from the original Godzilla's bones, with help from Japan's top scientists. Three years later, the robot, known as "Kiryu", is finished. At the same time, Godzilla shows up once again. Kiryu is used, but the soul of the Godzilla spirit deep inside the robot's circuits is revived and it starts destroying the city itself. Kiryu is brought back to HQ for further work. Meanwhile, one of the pilots, a lonely female, tries to settle matters involving another pilot, one of the scientists and his distressed daughter. For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... This article is about the year. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ...


Staff

  • Directed by Masaaki Tezuka
  • Writing credits Wataru Mimura
  • Produced by Shogo Tomiyama
  • Music by Michiru Oshima
  • Cinematography by Masahiro Kishimoto
  • Film Editing by Shinichi Natori, Shinichi Fushima
  • Production Design by Shinji Nishikawa
  • Special Effects Director Yuichi Kikuchi

Cast

  • Yumiko Shaku as Akane Yashiro
  • Tokumitsu Yuhara as Shin Takuma
  • Sara Yuhara as Tokumitsu's daughter Kana Onodera
  • Togashi as JSDF Colonel Koh Takasugi
  • Hayato Igarashi as Prime Minister (2003) Akira Nakao
  • Hayama as JSDF 2nd Lieutenant Yusuke Tomoi
  • Sekine as JSDF 1st Lieutenant Jun'ichi Mizuno
  • Machiko Tsuge as Prime Minister (1999) Kumi Mizuno
  • Hishinuma Yoshikazu as Kanou
  • Hitoyanagi as JSDF Chief Takeo Nakahara
  • Dobashi Koichi as Ueda
  • Kaori Yamada as Midori Hagio
  • Shinji Akamatsu as Akira Shirai
  • Goro Kanno as Doctor Naomasa Rokudaira
  • Hayama as JSDF 1st Lieutenant (Brother of Hayama, 2nd Lieutenant) Shinji Morisue
  • Tsujimori as Nurse Misato Tanaka
  • Hideki Matsui as himself
  • Takehiro Murata as a pedestrian
  • Type 90 Maser Cannon Pilots: Kenji Suzuki, Tsutomu Kitagawa, Hirofumi Ishigaki
  • Hkasakia Sakoraie
  • Godzilla ............ Tsutomu Kitagawa
  • Mechagodzilla ............ Hirofumi Ishigaki

Alternate Titles

  • Godzilla X MechaGodzilla
  • Return of Mechagodzilla (US Working Title)

Trivia

  • Many Godzilla fans have pointed out that the original Godzilla's skeleton was completely vaporized in the original. Also, the references to both Mothra and Gaira (the Green Gargantua) being killed by the military (in the English dub of the film anyway) are also not true. Mothra did not die in the original Mothra, and Gaira was killed with his brother Sanda (the Brown Gargantua) in an underwater volcanic eruption in War of the Gargantuas. Furthermore, Mothra would go on to make a starring appearance in the sequel, Godzilla: Tokyo SOS. However, in the original Japanese dialogue, it is stated that an atomic heat ray was invented to use against Mothra, not that she was killed by it.
  • Kiryu is only referred to as MechaGodzilla three times in the movie, for the rest of the film it is referred to as Kiryu.
  • Japanese Baseball star Hideki Matsui starred as a cameo for the movie due to his nickname "Godzilla".
  • This is the first Godzilla film since The Return of Godzilla not to feature any of Akira Ifukube's music.
  • This is the second time that Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla has been remade.

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Box Office

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla opened in Japan on December 13, 2002, and earned $2,253,231. Its $16 million final gross was reasonably successful, giving Toho a substantial profit on the $8.5 million budget.


DVD Releases

Sony Pictures

  • Released: March 23, 2004
  • Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (2.35:1) anamorphic
  • Sound: Japanese (5.1), English (5.1)
  • Supplements: Trailers for The Medallion, Tokyo Godfathers, The Vampire Effect, Tube, and Returner
  • Region 1

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