Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
| Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Kensho Yamashita |
| Written by | Hiroshi Kashiwabara |
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Tanaka Shogo Tomiyama |
| Starring | Megumi Odaka Jun Hashizume Zenkichi Yoneyama |
| Cinematography | Masahiro Kishimoto |
| Music by | Takayuki Hattori |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release date | 1994 |
Running time | 108 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (ゴジラVSスペースゴジラ, Gojira versus SupēsuGojira) is a 1994 kaiju film featuring Godzilla, probably the most famous of all Japan's fictional giant monsters. It stars Megumi Odaka and Jun Hashizume.
Story
The movie begins with a group of soldiers and scientists setting up at Birth Island to try Project T against Godzilla. The plan is to plant a device on Godzilla which will allow the humans to control him telekinetically, but the project fails. Meanwhile, an unidentified object attacks a NASA space station. The giant robot Moguera is sent out to stop the monster but is easily defeated. The monster lands on Birth Island and fights Godzilla. Unfortunately, Godzilla loses and Little Godzilla is captured in a crystalline prison below ground. The scientists discover that the space monster is a clone of Godzilla, so they dub him SpaceGodzilla. The Japanese Mafia captures the psychic Miki and brings her back to their base, in an attempt to use Project T to gain control of Godzilla. A recovery team is successfully dispatched and Miki and the team escape before SpaceGodzilla arrives and destroys the building. SpaceGodzilla lands in Fukuoka and destroys it in a matter of minutes, createing large crystals from the ground and turning the city into his fortress. Moguera arrives to once again fight the creature but is still no match for it. However Godzilla arrives and turns the tables on Space Godzilla. It is discovered that Space Godzilla is using a large tower in the city as a power source, so Moguera destroys it. The robot is defeated in short order, but Godzilla finally manages to defeat Space Godzilla, ending his threat forever.
Box Office
The film sold approximately 3,200,000 tickets in Japan.
Trivia
- Although the film itself is generally considered one of the weaker Godzilla films, its titular protagonist, Space Godzilla, has become quite popular among fans for his unique design and abilities.
- The new anti-Godzilla robot that appears in this film, M.O.G.U.E.R.A.(short for Mobile Operation Godzilla Universal Expert Robot Aero-type), is based off of the alien robot Moguera from The Mysterians.
- A children's television show centered around Little Godzilla was meant to be spun off from this movie, but for various reasons never made it past the planning stages.
- Of all the Heisei films, this is the one that makes the most extensive use of its overall continuity: Mothra's journey into space from Godzilla vs. Mothra is used as one possible explanation as to the birth of Space Godzilla, as is Biollante's transformation into spores that fly off into the stars in Godzilla vs. Biollante. Also from Godzilla vs. Biollante, the soldier who managed to infect Godzilla with the anti-nuclear bacteria is revealed to have been Yuki's brother, and his death at Godzilla's hands is the reason Yuki seeks revenge.
DVD Releases
Columbia Tristar (Sony)
- Released: February 1, 2000
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (1.85:1) letterboxed
- Sound: English (2.0)
- Region 1
- Note: A double feature with Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
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