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{{About|the 1974 film|the 1993 film|Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II|the 2002 film|Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla}}
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| name = Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
| image = Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 1974.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese| kanji=ゴジラ対メカゴジラ| revhep=gojira tai mekagojira}}
| director = [[Jun Fukuda]]
| producer = [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]
| screenplay = {{plainlist|
* Hiroyasu Yamamura
* Jun Fukuda{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=352}}}}
| story = {{plainlist|
*[[Shinichi Sekizawa]]
*[[Masami Fukushima]]{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=352}}}}
| based_on = <!-- {{based on|title of the original work|writer of the original work}} -->
| starring = {{plainlist|
* Masaaki Daimon
* Kazuya Aoyama
* [[Akihiko Hirata]]
* [[Hiroshi Koizumi]]}}
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| music = [[Masaru Sato]]
| cinematography = Yuzuru Aizawa{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=352}}
| editing = Michiko Ikeda
| studio = Toho–Eizo{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=352}}
| distributor = [[Toho]]
| released = {{film date|1974|03|21|Japan}}
| runtime = 84 minutes{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=352}}
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
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{{nihongo|'''''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'''''|ゴジラ対メカゴジラ|Gojira tai Mekagojira}} is a 1974 Japanese [[Action adventure film|action-adventure]] [[Kaiju|''kaiju'' film]] directed by [[Jun Fukuda]], with special effects by [[Teruyoshi Nakano]]. Distributed by [[Toho]] and produced under their effects subsidiary Toho–Eizo, it is the 14th film of the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' franchise]], and features the fictional monster characters [[Godzilla]], [[Anguirus]], and King Caesar, along with the [[mecha]] character [[Mechagodzilla]]. The film stars Masaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, [[Gorō Mutsumi]], and [[Akihiko Hirata]], with Isao Zushi as Godzilla, Satoru Kuzumi as both Anguirus and King Caesar, and Kazunari Mori as Mechagodzilla. The film marks the first appearances of King Caesar and Mechagodzilla in the franchise.
''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'' was released theatrically in Japan on March 21, 1974, to generally positive reviews. The film received a [[limited release]] in the United States in 1977 by Cinema Shares, under the title '''''Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster'''''. It was then quickly re-released under the title '''''Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster''''' which was also the UK theatrical title. The film was followed up with a direct sequel in 1975 titled ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''.
==Plot==
In [[Okinawa]], an [[Azumi people|Azumi]] priestess has a vision of a city being destroyed by a giant monster. Meanwhile, Masahiko Shimizu discovers a type of metal not found on Earth while [[spelunking]] and takes it to Professor Miyajima for examination. An excavation led by Masahiko's brother Keisuke uncovers a chamber filled with ancient artifacts and a mural bearing an ominous prophecy: "When a black mountain appears above the clouds, a huge monster will arise and try to destroy the world; but when the red moon sets and the sun rises in the west, two monsters shall appear to save the people." Keisuke is joined by archaeologist Saeko Kaneshiro, who translates the prophecy and takes a statue bearing the likeness of Okinawa's guardian monster King Caesar to study. Two men stalk them, one claiming to be a reporter while the other attempts to steal the statue, but fails and flees.
Following the appearance of a black cloud resembling a mountain, [[Godzilla]] emerges from [[Mount Fuji]] and begins a destructive rampage despite having become tolerant of humans within the past years. Godzilla's ally, [[Anguirus]], confronts it, only to be nearly killed and forced to retreat. Keisuke arrives shortly after to check on Masahiko and Miyajima. Godzilla's rampage continues until the real Godzilla emerges to fight it, exposing it as an imposter called [[Mechagodzilla]], a massive robot armed with advanced weaponry made of the same strange metal, later revealed to be space titanium. Godzilla is severely wounded, but inflicts some damage on Mechagodzilla before both monsters retreat. Miyajima hypothesizes, based on Mechagodzilla's advanced technology and composition, that the robot is an alien superweapon.
Keisuke and Saeko take the statue back to the temple, but are confronted by the thief once again. During the fight, the skin on half of the stranger's face melts away, revealing an ape-like visage. The intruder attempts to kill Keisuke, but an unseen gunman kills him before Keisuke and Saeko catch a brief glimpse of the reporter. Concurrently, Godzilla arrives on Monster Island during a thunderstorm and is struck by lightning multiple times, reinvigorating itself.
Masahiko, Miyajima and his daughter Ikuko explore the cave where the space titanium was first found, but are captured by ape-like aliens from the Third Planet of the Black Hole, who plan to use Mechagodzilla to conquer Earth. Their leader, Kuronuma, forces Miyajima to repair the robot. While Saeko checks into a hotel and guards the statue, Keisuke leaves to meet Masahiko at the caves, only to encounter the reporter, who reveals himself as Nanbara, an [[Interpol]] agent who has been tracking the aliens. After Nanbara and Keisuke infiltrate the alien base and free the prisoners, Keisuke and Ikuko leave to pick up Saeko and the statue while Miyajima, Nanbara, and Masahiko stay behind, only to be recaptured by Kuronuma.
The next morning, a [[lunar eclipse]] results in a red moon and a mirage of the sun rising in the west. Seeing this, the team realizes they have to awaken King Caesar. They meet with the priestess and her grandfather and place the statue in the temple, revealing King Caesar's resting place. As Kuronuma dispatches Mechagodzilla, the priestess sings to awaken King Caesar and Godzilla appears shortly afterward. The two monsters join forces to fight Mechagodzilla. When the robot tries to escape, Godzilla uses its stored electricity to create an electromagnetic field to attract Mechagodzilla before tearing off its head, causing it to explode. While the mortified aliens are distracted, Nanbara and the others free themselves, kill their captors, and sabotage the base, fleeing as it explodes. With the enemy defeated, Godzilla heads out to sea and King Caesar returns to its resting place while the humans rejoice.
==Cast==
{{castlist|
* Masaaki Daimon as {{nihongo|Keisuke Shimizu|清水 敬介|Shimizu Keisuke}}
* Kazuya Aoyama as {{nihongo|Masahiko Shimizu|清水 正彦|Shimizu Masahiko}}
* [[Akihiko Hirata]] as {{nihongo|Professor Hideto Miyajima|宮島 秀人|Miyajima Hideto}}
* [[Hiroshi Koizumi]] as {{nihongo|Professor Wagura|和倉 博士|Wagura-hakase}}
* Reiko Tajima as {{nihongo|Saeko Kanagusuku|金城 冴子|Kanagusuku Saeko}}
* Hiromi Matsushita as {{nihongo|Ikuko Miyajima|宮島 郁子|Miyajima Ikuko}}
* [[Gorō Mutsumi]] as Kuronuma, Black Hole Alien Leader
* [[Shin Kishida]] as Nanbara, Interpol Agent
* Takayasu Torii as Tamura, Interpol Agent
* Beru-Bera Lin as Princess Nami, Azumi
* Masao Imafuku as High Priest Azumi
* Daigo Kusano as Yanagawa, Alien Agent #1
* [[Kenji Sahara]] as Ship Captain
* [[Isao Zushi]] as [[Godzilla]]{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=361}}
* Kazunari Mori as [[Mechagodzilla]]{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=361}}
* [[Kin'ichi Kusumi]] as [[Anguirus]] and King Caesar{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=361}}
}}
==Production==
As with all previous entries in the ''Godzilla'' film series, the ''kaiju'' characters featured in ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'' were depicted through [[suitmation]]. The body of the Mechagodzilla suit, worn by suit actor Kazunari Mori, was made from a [[polyethylene]] material, while the suit's head and hands were made using [[fibre-reinforced plastic]].<ref>{{cite book|date=2012|title=東宝特撮映画大全集|trans-title=Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works|publisher=Villagebooks|pages=169–171|language=ja|isbn=978-4864910132}}</ref>
==Release==
[[Image:Bioniccosmic.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cinema Shares' theatrical posters for the 1977 U.S release of the film. The film changed titles while in theaters from ''Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster'' to ''Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster''.]] ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'' was released in Japan on March 21, 1974, where it was distributed by [[Toho]].{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=352}} The film was followed up with a direct sequel in 1975 titled ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=220}}
The film was released in the United States in March 1977.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=352}} It was released by Cinema Shares in the United States under the title ''Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster'' where the film was shown predominantly at Saturday "kiddie" matinees.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=219}} The Cinema Shares theatrical version deleted four minutes of credits, profanity and blood-letting from the film.{{sfn|Kalat|2007|p=137}} [[Universal Television]] threatened to sue Cinema Shares over the use of the name "Bionic" in the film's title, as they owned the rights to ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'' and ''[[The Bionic Woman]]'' TV series.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=219}} The film title was quickly changed to ''Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster'', which was also used for the 1977 U.K. theatrical release.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=219}}
===Box office===
The film made slightly more money than ''Godzilla vs. Megalon'', but was still not making as big a box office profit as the other films in the ''Godzilla'' series had in the early 1960s.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=217}} The 1974 Japanese release earned a distribution income ([[Gross rental|rentals]]) of {{JPY|370 million}}.<ref name="Japanese Box Office">[https://nendai-ryuukou.com/article/089.html 歴代ゴジラ映画作品一覧]</ref> It also grossed {{US$|17.1 million|long=no}} overseas,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbean/2019/06/04/where-king-of-the-monsters-ranks-in-godzillas-box-office-history/#188fd2ce6b4d|title=Where 'King Of The Monsters' Ranks In Godzilla's Box Office History|author=Travis Bean|work=Forbes|date=June 4, 2019|access-date=February 18, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211191948/https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbean/2019/06/04/where-king-of-the-monsters-ranks-in-godzillas-box-office-history/}}</ref> for a worldwide total of about {{US$|20 million|long=no}} by 1980.<ref name="Edelson"/>
===Home video===
In 1988, [[New World Video]] restored the film on home video, using a complete and unedited print titled ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla''.{{sfn|Kalat|2007|p=137}}
In 2004, [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|TriStar]] released the film on DVD as ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'', with both English and Japanese audio included.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla-v62852/releases|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|title=Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) - Jun Fukuda: Releases|access-date=October 12, 2015}}</ref> In 2019, both the Japanese version and export English version were included in a Blu-ray box set released by the Criterion Collection, which included all 15 films from the franchise's [[Godzilla (franchise)#Shōwa era (1954–1975)|Shōwa era]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/25/8930381/godzilla-criterion-collection-showa-era-films-release-date|title=Criterion reveals the collection's 1000th disc: the ultimate Godzilla set|last=Patches|first=Matt|date=July 25, 2019|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|access-date=July 25, 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=December 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217223541/https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/25/8930381/godzilla-criterion-collection-showa-era-films-release-date}}</ref>
===Reception===
In a contemporary review in the ''[[Monthly Film Bulletin]]'', [[Tony Rayns]] stated that at this point in the ''Godzilla'' series, there was no way the film "could have been anything other than formulary, but it could clearly have been much less shambling than it is."<ref name="mfb">{{cite journal|title=Gojira Tai Mekagojira (Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster)|journal=[[Monthly Film Bulletin]]|volume=44|page=122|year=1977|location=London|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|issue=516|last=Rayns|first=Tony|author-link=Tony Rayns}}</ref> Rayns noted that Shinichi Sekizawa's story was "for once, quite ambitious" while noting that the film's "'mythic' elements are never coherent or impressive enough to match the array of alien technology, and the script seems to forget all about fulfilling its own prophecies as it hurries towards the regulation free-style wrestling climax."<ref name="mfb" />
From retrospective reviews, [[Stuart Galbraith IV]] discussed the film in his book on Japanese genre films.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=217}} Galbraith described the film as a "complete mess", finding that the aliens in the film were a rip-off of ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' and that the film had poor effects work and "equally poor direction of [[Jun Fukuda]]."{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=219}} Galbraith opined that the film was "an improvement over ''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'', but that's not saying much."{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=217}} Among the positive attributes, Galbraith noted that [[Masaru Sato]]'s score was interesting and series veterans [[Akihiko Hirata]], [[Hiroshi Koizumi]] and [[Kenji Sahara]] "make welcome appearances."{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=219}} In [[Phil Hardy (journalist)|Phil Hardy]]'s book ''Science Fiction'' (1984), a review stated that "the final fight is suitably impressive although the tongue-in-cheek reference to Leone slows the action down too much."{{sfn|Hardy|1984|p=319}}
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], an approval rating of 86% based on 7 reviews, with a [[average|rating average]] of 6.3/10."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_vs_mechagodzilla|title=Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (1974)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|Japan|Film}}
* [[List of Japanese films of 1974]]
* [[List of science fiction films of the 1970s]]
== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}
;Bibliography
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last=Galbraith IV |first=Stuart |title=Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films |publisher=McFarland |date=1994 |isbn=0-89950-853-7 |author-link=Stuart Galbraith IV}}
* {{cite book
|editor-last=Hardy
|editor-first=Phil
|title=Science Fiction
|publisher=New York : Morrow
|isbn=0-688-00842-9
|year=1984
|url=https://archive.org/details/sciencefiction00hard
}}
* {{cite book |last=Kalat |first=David |title=A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series |publisher=McFarland |date=2007 |isbn=978-0786430994 }}
* {{cite book |title=Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of the Big G |last=Ryfle |first=Steve |year=1998 |publisher=ECW Press |isbn=1550223488 |url=https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl }}
{{Refend}}
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{{About|the 1974 film|the 1993 film|Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II|the 2002 film|Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla}}
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| producer = [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]
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| cinematography = Yuzuru Aizawa{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=352}}
| editing = Michiko Ikeda
| studio = Toho–Eizo{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=352}}
| distributor = [[Toho]]
| released = {{film date|1974|03|21|Japan}}
| runtime = 84 minutes{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=352}}
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
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{{nihongo|'''''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'''''|ゴジラ対メカゴジラ|Gojira tai Mekagojira}} is a 1974 Japanese [[Action adventure film|action-adventure]] [[Kaiju|''kaiju'' film]] directed by [[Jun Fukuda]], with special effects by [[Teruyoshi Nakano]]. Distributed by [[Toho]] and produced under their effects subsidiary Toho–Eizo, it is the 14th film of the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' franchise]], and features the fictional monster characters [[Godzilla]], [[Anguirus]], and [[King Caesar]], along with the [[mecha]] character [[Mechagodzilla]]. The film stars Masaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, [[Gorō Mutsumi]], and [[Akihiko Hirata]], with Isao Zushi as Godzilla, Satoru Kuzumi as both Anguirus and King Caesar, and Kazunari Mori as Mechagodzilla. The film marks the first appearances of King Caesar and Mechagodzilla in the franchise.
''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'' was released theatrically in Japan on March 21, 1974, to generally positive reviews. The film received a [[limited release]] in the United States in 1977 by Cinema Shares, under the title '''''Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster'''''. It was then quickly re-released under the title '''''Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster''''' which was also the UK theatrical title. The film was followed up with a direct sequel in 1975 titled ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''.
==Plot==
In [[Okinawa]], an [[Azumi people|Azumi]] priestess has a vision of a city being destroyed by a giant monster. Meanwhile, Masahiko Shimizu discovers a type of metal not found on Earth while [[spelunking]] and takes it to Professor Miyajima for examination. An excavation led by Masahiko's brother Keisuke uncovers a chamber filled with ancient artifacts and a mural bearing an ominous prophecy: "When a black mountain appears above the clouds, a huge monster will arise and try to destroy the world; but when the red moon sets and the sun rises in the west, two monsters shall appear to save the people." Keisuke is joined by archaeologist Saeko Kaneshiro, who translates the prophecy and takes a statue bearing the likeness of Okinawa's guardian monster King Caesar to study. Two men stalk them, one claiming to be a reporter while the other attempts to steal the statue, but fails and flees.
Following the appearance of a black cloud resembling a mountain, [[Godzilla]] emerges from [[Mount Fuji]] and begins a destructive rampage despite having become tolerant of humans within the past years. Godzilla's ally, [[Anguirus]], confronts it, only to be nearly killed and forced to retreat. Keisuke arrives shortly after to check on Masahiko and Miyajima. Godzilla's rampage continues until the real Godzilla emerges to fight it, exposing it as an imposter called [[Mechagodzilla]], a massive robot armed with advanced weaponry made of the same strange metal, later revealed to be space titanium. Godzilla is severely wounded, but inflicts some damage on Mechagodzilla before both monsters retreat. Miyajima hypothesizes, based on Mechagodzilla's advanced technology and composition, that the robot is an alien superweapon.
Keisuke and Saeko take the statue back to the temple, but are confronted by the thief once again. During the fight, the skin on half of the stranger's face melts away, revealing an ape-like visage. The intruder attempts to kill Keisuke, but an unseen gunman kills him before Keisuke and Saeko catch a brief glimpse of the reporter. Concurrently, Godzilla arrives on Monster Island during a thunderstorm and is struck by lightning multiple times, reinvigorating itself.
Masahiko, Miyajima and his daughter Ikuko explore the cave where the space titanium was first found, but are captured by ape-like aliens from the Third Planet of the Black Hole, who plan to use Mechagodzilla to conquer Earth. Their leader, Kuronuma, forces Miyajima to repair the robot. While Saeko checks into a hotel and guards the statue, Keisuke leaves to meet Masahiko at the caves, only to encounter the reporter, who reveals himself as Nanbara, an [[Interpol]] agent who has been tracking the aliens. After Nanbara and Keisuke infiltrate the alien base and free the prisoners, Keisuke and Ikuko leave to pick up Saeko and the statue while Miyajima, Nanbara, and Masahiko stay behind, only to be recaptured by Kuronuma.
The next morning, a [[lunar eclipse]] results in a red moon and a mirage of the sun rising in the west. Seeing this, the team realizes they have to awaken King Caesar. They meet with the priestess and her grandfather and place the statue in the temple, revealing King Caesar's resting place. As Kuronuma dispatches Mechagodzilla, the priestess sings to awaken King Caesar and Godzilla appears shortly afterward. The two monsters join forces to fight Mechagodzilla. When the robot tries to escape, Godzilla uses its stored electricity to create an electromagnetic field to attract Mechagodzilla before tearing off its head, causing it to explode. While the mortified aliens are distracted, Nanbara and the others free themselves, kill their captors, and sabotage the base, fleeing as it explodes. With the enemy defeated, Godzilla heads out to sea and King Caesar returns to its resting place while the humans rejoice.
==Cast==
{{castlist|
* Masaaki Daimon as {{nihongo|Keisuke Shimizu|清水 敬介|Shimizu Keisuke}}
* Kazuya Aoyama as {{nihongo|Masahiko Shimizu|清水 正彦|Shimizu Masahiko}}
* [[Akihiko Hirata]] as {{nihongo|Professor Hideto Miyajima|宮島 秀人|Miyajima Hideto}}
* [[Hiroshi Koizumi]] as {{nihongo|Professor Wagura|和倉 博士|Wagura-hakase}}
* Reiko Tajima as {{nihongo|Saeko Kanagusuku|金城 冴子|Kanagusuku Saeko}}
* Hiromi Matsushita as {{nihongo|Ikuko Miyajima|宮島 郁子|Miyajima Ikuko}}
* [[Gorō Mutsumi]] as Kuronuma, Black Hole Alien Leader
* [[Shin Kishida]] as Nanbara, Interpol Agent
* Takayasu Torii as Tamura, Interpol Agent
* Beru-Bera Lin as Princess Nami, Azumi
* Masao Imafuku as High Priest Azumi
* Daigo Kusano as Yanagawa, Alien Agent #1
* [[Kenji Sahara]] as Ship Captain
* [[Isao Zushi]] as [[Godzilla]]{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=361}}
* Kazunari Mori as [[Mechagodzilla]]{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=361}}
* [[Kin'ichi Kusumi]] as [[Anguirus]] and King Caesar{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=361}}
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==Production==
As with all previous entries in the ''Godzilla'' film series, the ''kaiju'' characters featured in ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'' were depicted through [[suitmation]]. The body of the Mechagodzilla suit, worn by suit actor Kazunari Mori, was made from a [[polyethylene]] material, while the suit's head and hands were made using [[fibre-reinforced plastic]].<ref>{{cite book|date=2012|title=東宝特撮映画大全集|trans-title=Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works|publisher=Villagebooks|pages=169–171|language=ja|isbn=978-4864910132}}</ref>
==Release==
[[Image:Bioniccosmic.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cinema Shares' theatrical posters for the 1977 U.S release of the film. The film changed titles while in theaters from ''Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster'' to ''Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster''.]] ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'' was released in Japan on March 21, 1974, where it was distributed by [[Toho]].{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=352}} The film was followed up with a direct sequel in 1975 titled ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=220}}
The film was released in the United States in March 1977.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=352}} It was released by Cinema Shares in the United States under the title ''Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster'' where the film was shown predominantly at Saturday "kiddie" matinees.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=219}} The Cinema Shares theatrical version deleted four minutes of credits, profanity and blood-letting from the film.{{sfn|Kalat|2007|p=137}} [[Universal Television]] threatened to sue Cinema Shares over the use of the name "Bionic" in the film's title, as they owned the rights to ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'' and ''[[The Bionic Woman]]'' TV series.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=219}} The film title was quickly changed to ''Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster'', which was also used for the 1977 U.K. theatrical release.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=219}}
===Box office===
The film made slightly more money than ''Godzilla vs. Megalon'', but was still not making as big a box office profit as the other films in the ''Godzilla'' series had in the early 1960s.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=217}} The 1974 Japanese release earned a distribution income ([[Gross rental|rentals]]) of {{JPY|370 million}}.<ref name="Japanese Box Office">[https://nendai-ryuukou.com/article/089.html 歴代ゴジラ映画作品一覧]</ref> It also grossed {{US$|17.1 million|long=no}} overseas,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbean/2019/06/04/where-king-of-the-monsters-ranks-in-godzillas-box-office-history/#188fd2ce6b4d|title=Where 'King Of The Monsters' Ranks In Godzilla's Box Office History|author=Travis Bean|work=Forbes|date=June 4, 2019|access-date=February 18, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211191948/https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbean/2019/06/04/where-king-of-the-monsters-ranks-in-godzillas-box-office-history/}}</ref> for a worldwide total of about {{US$|20 million|long=no}} by 1980.<ref name="Edelson"/>
===Home video===
In 1988, [[New World Video]] restored the film on home video, using a complete and unedited print titled ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla''.{{sfn|Kalat|2007|p=137}}
In 2004, [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|TriStar]] released the film on DVD as ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'', with both English and Japanese audio included.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla-v62852/releases|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|title=Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) - Jun Fukuda: Releases|access-date=October 12, 2015}}</ref> In 2019, both the Japanese version and export English version were included in a Blu-ray box set released by the Criterion Collection, which included all 15 films from the franchise's [[Godzilla (franchise)#Shōwa era (1954–1975)|Shōwa era]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/25/8930381/godzilla-criterion-collection-showa-era-films-release-date|title=Criterion reveals the collection's 1000th disc: the ultimate Godzilla set|last=Patches|first=Matt|date=July 25, 2019|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|access-date=July 25, 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=December 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217223541/https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/25/8930381/godzilla-criterion-collection-showa-era-films-release-date}}</ref>
===Reception===
In a contemporary review in the ''[[Monthly Film Bulletin]]'', [[Tony Rayns]] stated that at this point in the ''Godzilla'' series, there was no way the film "could have been anything other than formulary, but it could clearly have been much less shambling than it is."<ref name="mfb">{{cite journal|title=Gojira Tai Mekagojira (Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster)|journal=[[Monthly Film Bulletin]]|volume=44|page=122|year=1977|location=London|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|issue=516|last=Rayns|first=Tony|author-link=Tony Rayns}}</ref> Rayns noted that Shinichi Sekizawa's story was "for once, quite ambitious" while noting that the film's "'mythic' elements are never coherent or impressive enough to match the array of alien technology, and the script seems to forget all about fulfilling its own prophecies as it hurries towards the regulation free-style wrestling climax."<ref name="mfb" />
From retrospective reviews, [[Stuart Galbraith IV]] discussed the film in his book on Japanese genre films.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=217}} Galbraith described the film as a "complete mess", finding that the aliens in the film were a rip-off of ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' and that the film had poor effects work and "equally poor direction of [[Jun Fukuda]]."{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=219}} Galbraith opined that the film was "an improvement over ''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'', but that's not saying much."{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=217}} Among the positive attributes, Galbraith noted that [[Masaru Sato]]'s score was interesting and series veterans [[Akihiko Hirata]], [[Hiroshi Koizumi]] and [[Kenji Sahara]] "make welcome appearances."{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=219}} In [[Phil Hardy (journalist)|Phil Hardy]]'s book ''Science Fiction'' (1984), a review stated that "the final fight is suitably impressive although the tongue-in-cheek reference to Leone slows the action down too much."{{sfn|Hardy|1984|p=319}}
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], an approval rating of 86% based on 7 reviews, with a [[average|rating average]] of 6.3/10."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_vs_mechagodzilla|title=Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (1974)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|Japan|Film}}
* [[List of Japanese films of 1974]]
* [[List of science fiction films of the 1970s]]
== References ==
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* {{cite book |last=Galbraith IV |first=Stuart |title=Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films |publisher=McFarland |date=1994 |isbn=0-89950-853-7 |author-link=Stuart Galbraith IV}}
* {{cite book
|editor-last=Hardy
|editor-first=Phil
|title=Science Fiction
|publisher=New York : Morrow
|isbn=0-688-00842-9
|year=1984
|url=https://archive.org/details/sciencefiction00hard
}}
* {{cite book |last=Kalat |first=David |title=A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series |publisher=McFarland |date=2007 |isbn=978-0786430994 }}
* {{cite book |title=Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of the Big G |last=Ryfle |first=Steve |year=1998 |publisher=ECW Press |isbn=1550223488 |url=https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl }}
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''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'' was released theatrically in Japan on March 21, 1974, to generally positive reviews. The film received a [[limited release]] in the United States in 1977 by Cinema Shares, under the title '''''Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster'''''. It was then quickly re-released under the title '''''Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster''''' which was also the UK theatrical title. The film was followed up with a direct sequel in 1975 titled ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''.
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''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'' was released theatrically in Japan on March 21, 1974, to generally positive reviews. The film received a [[limited release]] in the United States in 1977 by Cinema Shares, under the title '''''Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster'''''. It was then quickly re-released under the title '''''Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster''''' which was also the UK theatrical title. The film was followed up with a direct sequel in 1975 titled ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''.
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Hiroyasu Yamamura
Jun Fukuda[1]
Story by
Shinichi Sekizawa
Masami Fukushima[1]
Produced byTomoyuki TanakaStarring
Masaaki Daimon
Kazuya Aoyama
Akihiko Hirata
Hiroshi Koizumi
CinematographyYuzuru Aizawa[1]Edited byMichiko IkedaMusic byMasaru SatoProductioncompanyToho–Eizo[1]Distributed byTohoRelease date
March 21, 1974 (1974-03-21) (Japan)
Running time84 minutes[1]CountryJapanLanguageJapaneseBudget$1.2 million[2]Box office$20 million
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (ゴジラ対メカゴジラ, Gojira tai Mekagojira) is a 1974 Japanese action-adventure kaiju film directed by Jun Fukuda, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Distributed by Toho and produced under their effects subsidiary Toho–Eizo, it is the 14th film of the Godzilla franchise, and features the fictional monster characters Godzilla, Anguirus, and King Caesar, along with the mecha character Mechagodzilla. The film stars Masaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, Gorō Mutsumi, and Akihiko Hirata, with Isao Zushi as Godzilla, Satoru Kuzumi as both Anguirus and King Caesar, and Kazunari Mori as Mechagodzilla. The film marks the first appearances of King Caesar and Mechagodzilla in the franchise.
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla was released theatrically in Japan on March 21, 1974, to generally positive reviews. The film received a limited release in the United States in 1977 by Cinema Shares, under the title Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster. It was then quickly re-released under the title Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster which was also the UK theatrical title. The film was followed up with a direct sequel in 1975 titled Terror of Mechagodzilla.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Release
4.1 Box office
4.2 Home video
4.3 Reception
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Plot
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In Okinawa, an Azumi priestess has a vision of a city being destroyed by a giant monster. Meanwhile, Masahiko Shimizu discovers a type of metal not found on Earth while spelunking and takes it to Professor Miyajima for examination. An excavation led by Masahiko's brother Keisuke uncovers a chamber filled with ancient artifacts and a mural bearing an ominous prophecy: "When a black mountain appears above the clouds, a huge monster will arise and try to destroy the world; but when the red moon sets and the sun rises in the west, two monsters shall appear to save the people." Keisuke is joined by archaeologist Saeko Kaneshiro, who translates the prophecy and takes a statue bearing the likeness of Okinawa's guardian monster King Caesar to study. Two men stalk them, one claiming to be a reporter while the other attempts to steal the statue, but fails and flees.
Following the appearance of a black cloud resembling a mountain, Godzilla emerges from Mount Fuji and begins a destructive rampage despite having become tolerant of humans within the past years. Godzilla's ally, Anguirus, confronts it, only to be nearly killed and forced to retreat. Keisuke arrives shortly after to check on Masahiko and Miyajima. Godzilla's rampage continues until the real Godzilla emerges to fight it, exposing it as an imposter called Mechagodzilla, a massive robot armed with advanced weaponry made of the same strange metal, later revealed to be space titanium. Godzilla is severely wounded, but inflicts some damage on Mechagodzilla before both monsters retreat. Miyajima hypothesizes, based on Mechagodzilla's advanced technology and composition, that the robot is an alien superweapon.
Keisuke and Saeko take the statue back to the temple, but are confronted by the thief once again. During the fight, the skin on half of the stranger's face melts away, revealing an ape-like visage. The intruder attempts to kill Keisuke, but an unseen gunman kills him before Keisuke and Saeko catch a brief glimpse of the reporter. Concurrently, Godzilla arrives on Monster Island during a thunderstorm and is struck by lightning multiple times, reinvigorating itself.
Masahiko, Miyajima and his daughter Ikuko explore the cave where the space titanium was first found, but are captured by ape-like aliens from the Third Planet of the Black Hole, who plan to use Mechagodzilla to conquer Earth. Their leader, Kuronuma, forces Miyajima to repair the robot. While Saeko checks into a hotel and guards the statue, Keisuke leaves to meet Masahiko at the caves, only to encounter the reporter, who reveals himself as Nanbara, an Interpol agent who has been tracking the aliens. After Nanbara and Keisuke infiltrate the alien base and free the prisoners, Keisuke and Ikuko leave to pick up Saeko and the statue while Miyajima, Nanbara, and Masahiko stay behind, only to be recaptured by Kuronuma.
The next morning, a lunar eclipse results in a red moon and a mirage of the sun rising in the west. Seeing this, the team realizes they have to awaken King Caesar. They meet with the priestess and her grandfather and place the statue in the temple, revealing King Caesar's resting place. As Kuronuma dispatches Mechagodzilla, the priestess sings to awaken King Caesar and Godzilla appears shortly afterward. The two monsters join forces to fight Mechagodzilla. When the robot tries to escape, Godzilla uses its stored electricity to create an electromagnetic field to attract Mechagodzilla before tearing off its head, causing it to explode. While the mortified aliens are distracted, Nanbara and the others free themselves, kill their captors, and sabotage the base, fleeing as it explodes. With the enemy defeated, Godzilla heads out to sea and King Caesar returns to its resting place while the humans rejoice.
Cast
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Masaaki Daimon as Keisuke Shimizu (清水 敬介, Shimizu Keisuke)
Kazuya Aoyama as Masahiko Shimizu (清水 正彦, Shimizu Masahiko)
Akihiko Hirata as Professor Hideto Miyajima (宮島 秀人, Miyajima Hideto)
Hiroshi Koizumi as Professor Wagura (和倉 博士, Wagura-hakase)
Reiko Tajima as Saeko Kanagusuku (金城 冴子, Kanagusuku Saeko)
Hiromi Matsushita as Ikuko Miyajima (宮島 郁子, Miyajima Ikuko)
Gorō Mutsumi as Kuronuma, Black Hole Alien Leader
Shin Kishida as Nanbara, Interpol Agent
Takayasu Torii as Tamura, Interpol Agent
Beru-Bera Lin as Princess Nami, Azumi
Masao Imafuku as High Priest Azumi
Daigo Kusano as Yanagawa, Alien Agent #1
Kenji Sahara as Ship Captain
Isao Zushi as Godzilla[3]
Kazunari Mori as Mechagodzilla[3]
Kin'ichi Kusumi as Anguirus and King Caesar[3]
Production
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As with all previous entries in the Godzilla film series, the kaiju characters featured in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla were depicted through suitmation. The body of the Mechagodzilla suit, worn by suit actor Kazunari Mori, was made from a polyethylene material, while the suit's head and hands were made using fibre-reinforced plastic.[4]
Release
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Cinema Shares' theatrical posters for the 1977 U.S release of the film. The film changed titles while in theaters from Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster to Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla was released in Japan on March 21, 1974, where it was distributed by Toho.[1] The film was followed up with a direct sequel in 1975 titled Terror of Mechagodzilla.[5]
The film was released in the United States in March 1977.[1] It was released by Cinema Shares in the United States under the title Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster where the film was shown predominantly at Saturday "kiddie" matinees.[6] The Cinema Shares theatrical version deleted four minutes of credits, profanity and blood-letting from the film.[7] Universal Television threatened to sue Cinema Shares over the use of the name "Bionic" in the film's title, as they owned the rights to The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman TV series.[6] The film title was quickly changed to Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster, which was also used for the 1977 U.K. theatrical release.[6]
Box office
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The film made slightly more money than Godzilla vs. Megalon, but was still not making as big a box office profit as the other films in the Godzilla series had in the early 1960s.[8] The 1974 Japanese release earned a distribution income (rentals) of ¥370 million.[9] It also grossed $17.1 million overseas,[10] for a worldwide total of about $20 million by 1980.[2]
Home video
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In 1988, New World Video restored the film on home video, using a complete and unedited print titled Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.[7]
In 2004, TriStar released the film on DVD as Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, with both English and Japanese audio included.[11] In 2019, both the Japanese version and export English version were included in a Blu-ray box set released by the Criterion Collection, which included all 15 films from the franchise's Shōwa era.[12]
Reception
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In a contemporary review in the Monthly Film Bulletin, Tony Rayns stated that at this point in the Godzilla series, there was no way the film "could have been anything other than formulary, but it could clearly have been much less shambling than it is."[13] Rayns noted that Shinichi Sekizawa's story was "for once, quite ambitious" while noting that the film's "'mythic' elements are never coherent or impressive enough to match the array of alien technology, and the script seems to forget all about fulfilling its own prophecies as it hurries towards the regulation free-style wrestling climax."[13]
From retrospective reviews, Stuart Galbraith IV discussed the film in his book on Japanese genre films.[8] Galbraith described the film as a "complete mess", finding that the aliens in the film were a rip-off of Planet of the Apes and that the film had poor effects work and "equally poor direction of Jun Fukuda."[6] Galbraith opined that the film was "an improvement over Godzilla vs. Megalon, but that's not saying much."[8] Among the positive attributes, Galbraith noted that Masaru Sato's score was interesting and series veterans Akihiko Hirata, Hiroshi Koizumi and Kenji Sahara "make welcome appearances."[6] In Phil Hardy's book Science Fiction (1984), a review stated that "the final fight is suitably impressive although the tongue-in-cheek reference to Leone slows the action down too much."[14]
On Rotten Tomatoes, an approval rating of 86% based on 7 reviews, with a rating average of 6.3/10."[15]
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^ a b c Ryfle 1998, p. 361.
^ 東宝特撮映画大全集 [Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works] (in Japanese). Villagebooks. 2012. pp. 169–171. ISBN 978-4864910132.
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^ a b Kalat 2007, p. 137.
^ a b c Galbraith IV 1994, p. 217.
^ 歴代ゴジラ映画作品一覧
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1960s
The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
Ankokugai gekimetsu meirei (1961)
Arigataya sandogasa (1961)
Nakito gozansu (1961)
Nasake muyo no wana (1961)
Hoero datsugokushu (1961)
Ankokugai no kiba (1962)
Nihon ichi no wakadaisho (1962)
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Hawai no wakadaishô (1963)
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Chi to daiyamondo (1964)
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Ironfinger (1965)
Honkon no shiroibara (1965)
Ankokugai gekitotsu sakusen (1965)
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Doto ichiman kairi (1966)
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Golden Eyes (1968)
Konto Gojugo-go: Uchu daiboken (1969)
Dai Nippon suri washudan (1969)
Nyu jirando no wakadaisho (1969)
Furesshuman wakadaisho (1969)
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Kigeki sore ga otoko no ikiru michi (1970)
Yaju toshi (1970)
Nishi no betenshi, higashi no sagishi (1971)
Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
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* Masaaki Daimon
* Kazuya Aoyama
* [[Akihiko Hirata]]
* [[Hiroshi Koizumi]]}}
| narrator = <!-- or: |narrators = -->
| music = [[Masaru Sato]]
| cinematography = Yuzuru Aizawa{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=352}}
| editing = Michiko Ikeda
| studio = Toho–Eizo{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=352}}
| distributor = [[Toho]]
| released = {{film date|1974|03|21|Japan}}
| runtime = 84 minutes{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=352}}
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
| budget = {{US$|1.2 million|long=no}}<ref name="Edelson">{{cite book |last1=Edelson |first1=Edward |title=Great animals of the movies |date=1980 |publisher=[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] |page=85 |isbn=9780385147286 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EbwaAAAAMAAJ |quote=By the late 1970s, Godzilla films settled down to a comfortable formula. Toho was making two films a year. Each cost in the neighborhood of {{US$|1.2 million|long=no}} and could be counted on to earn about {{US$|20 million|long=no}}.}}</ref>
| gross = {{US$|20 million|long=no}}
}}
{{nihongo|'''''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'''''|ゴジラ対メカゴジラ|Gojira tai Mekagojira}} is a 1974 Japanese [[Action adventure film|action-adventure]] [[Kaiju|''kaiju'' film]] directed by [[Jun Fukuda]], with special effects by [[Teruyoshi Nakano]]. Distributed by [[Toho]] and produced under their effects subsidiary Toho–Eizo, it is the 14th film of the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' franchise]], and features the fictional monster characters [[Godzilla]], [[Anguirus]], and [[King Caesar]], along with the [[mecha]] character [[Mechagodzilla]]. The film stars Masaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, [[Gorō Mutsumi]], and [[Akihiko Hirata]], with Isao Zushi as Godzilla, Satoru Kuzumi as both Anguirus and King Caesar, and Kazunari Mori as Mechagodzilla. The film marks the first appearances of King Caesar and Mechagodzilla in the franchise.
''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'' was released theatrically in Japan on March 21, 1974, to generally positive reviews. The film received a [[limited release]] in the United States in 1977 by Cinema Shares, under the title '''''Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster'''''. It was then quickly re-released under the title '''''Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster''''' which was also the UK theatrical title. The film was followed up with a direct sequel in 1975 titled ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''.
==Plot==
In [[Okinawa]], an [[Azumi people|Azumi]] priestess has a vision of a city being destroyed by a giant monster. Meanwhile, Masahiko Shimizu discovers a type of metal not found on Earth while [[spelunking]] and takes it to Professor Miyajima for examination. An excavation led by Masahiko's brother Keisuke uncovers a chamber filled with ancient artifacts and a mural bearing an ominous prophecy: "When a black mountain appears above the clouds, a huge monster will arise and try to destroy the world; but when the red moon sets and the sun rises in the west, two monsters shall appear to save the people." Keisuke is joined by archaeologist Saeko Kaneshiro, who translates the prophecy and takes a statue bearing the likeness of Okinawa's guardian monster King Caesar to study. Two men stalk them, one claiming to be a reporter while the other attempts to steal the statue, but fails and flees.
Following the appearance of a black cloud resembling a mountain, [[Godzilla]] emerges from [[Mount Fuji]] and begins a destructive rampage despite having become tolerant of humans within the past years. Godzilla's ally, [[Anguirus]], confronts it, only to be nearly killed and forced to retreat. Keisuke arrives shortly after to check on Masahiko and Miyajima. Godzilla's rampage continues until the real Godzilla emerges to fight it, exposing it as an imposter called [[Mechagodzilla]], a massive robot armed with advanced weaponry made of the same strange metal, later revealed to be space titanium. Godzilla is severely wounded, but inflicts some damage on Mechagodzilla before both monsters retreat. Miyajima hypothesizes, based on Mechagodzilla's advanced technology and composition, that the robot is an alien superweapon.
Keisuke and Saeko take the statue back to the temple, but are confronted by the thief once again. During the fight, the skin on half of the stranger's face melts away, revealing an ape-like visage. The intruder attempts to kill Keisuke, but an unseen gunman kills him before Keisuke and Saeko catch a brief glimpse of the reporter. Concurrently, Godzilla arrives on Monster Island during a thunderstorm and is struck by lightning multiple times, reinvigorating itself.
Masahiko, Miyajima and his daughter Ikuko explore the cave where the space titanium was first found, but are captured by ape-like aliens from the Third Planet of the Black Hole, who plan to use Mechagodzilla to conquer Earth. Their leader, Kuronuma, forces Miyajima to repair the robot. While Saeko checks into a hotel and guards the statue, Keisuke leaves to meet Masahiko at the caves, only to encounter the reporter, who reveals himself as Nanbara, an [[Interpol]] agent who has been tracking the aliens. After Nanbara and Keisuke infiltrate the alien base and free the prisoners, Keisuke and Ikuko leave to pick up Saeko and the statue while Miyajima, Nanbara, and Masahiko stay behind, only to be recaptured by Kuronuma.
The next morning, a [[lunar eclipse]] results in a red moon and a mirage of the sun rising in the west. Seeing this, the team realizes they have to awaken King Caesar. They meet with the priestess and her grandfather and place the statue in the temple, revealing King Caesar's resting place. As Kuronuma dispatches Mechagodzilla, the priestess sings to awaken King Caesar and Godzilla appears shortly afterward. The two monsters join forces to fight Mechagodzilla. When the robot tries to escape, Godzilla uses its stored electricity to create an electromagnetic field to attract Mechagodzilla before tearing off its head, causing it to explode. While the mortified aliens are distracted, Nanbara and the others free themselves, kill their captors, and sabotage the base, fleeing as it explodes. With the enemy defeated, Godzilla heads out to sea and King Caesar returns to its resting place while the humans rejoice.
==Cast==
{{castlist|
* Masaaki Daimon as {{nihongo|Keisuke Shimizu|清水 敬介|Shimizu Keisuke}}
* Kazuya Aoyama as {{nihongo|Masahiko Shimizu|清水 正彦|Shimizu Masahiko}}
* [[Akihiko Hirata]] as {{nihongo|Professor Hideto Miyajima|宮島 秀人|Miyajima Hideto}}
* [[Hiroshi Koizumi]] as {{nihongo|Professor Wagura|和倉 博士|Wagura-hakase}}
* Reiko Tajima as {{nihongo|Saeko Kanagusuku|金城 冴子|Kanagusuku Saeko}}
* Hiromi Matsushita as {{nihongo|Ikuko Miyajima|宮島 郁子|Miyajima Ikuko}}
* [[Gorō Mutsumi]] as Kuronuma, Black Hole Alien Leader
* [[Shin Kishida]] as Nanbara, Interpol Agent
* Takayasu Torii as Tamura, Interpol Agent
* Beru-Bera Lin as Princess Nami, Azumi
* Masao Imafuku as High Priest Azumi
* Daigo Kusano as Yanagawa, Alien Agent #1
* [[Kenji Sahara]] as Ship Captain
* [[Isao Zushi]] as [[Godzilla]]{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=361}}
* Kazunari Mori as [[Mechagodzilla]]{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=361}}
* [[Kin'ichi Kusumi]] as [[Anguirus]] and King Caesar{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=361}}
}}
==Production==
As with all previous entries in the ''Godzilla'' film series, the ''kaiju'' characters featured in ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'' were depicted through [[suitmation]]. The body of the Mechagodzilla suit, worn by suit actor Kazunari Mori, was made from a [[polyethylene]] material, while the suit's head and hands were made using [[fibre-reinforced plastic]].<ref>{{cite book|date=2012|title=東宝特撮映画大全集|trans-title=Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works|publisher=Villagebooks|pages=169–171|language=ja|isbn=978-4864910132}}</ref>
==Release==
[[Image:Bioniccosmic.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cinema Shares' theatrical posters for the 1977 U.S release of the film. The film changed titles while in theaters from ''Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster'' to ''Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster''.]] ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'' was released in Japan on March 21, 1974, where it was distributed by [[Toho]].{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=352}} The film was followed up with a direct sequel in 1975 titled ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=220}}
The film was released in the United States in March 1977.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=352}} It was released by Cinema Shares in the United States under the title ''Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster'' where the film was shown predominantly at Saturday "kiddie" matinees.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=219}} The Cinema Shares theatrical version deleted four minutes of credits, profanity and blood-letting from the film.{{sfn|Kalat|2007|p=137}} [[Universal Television]] threatened to sue Cinema Shares over the use of the name "Bionic" in the film's title, as they owned the rights to ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'' and ''[[The Bionic Woman]]'' TV series.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=219}} The film title was quickly changed to ''Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster'', which was also used for the 1977 U.K. theatrical release.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=219}}
===Box office===
The film made slightly more money than ''Godzilla vs. Megalon'', but was still not making as big a box office profit as the other films in the ''Godzilla'' series had in the early 1960s.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=217}} The 1974 Japanese release earned a distribution income ([[Gross rental|rentals]]) of {{JPY|370 million}}.<ref name="Japanese Box Office">[https://nendai-ryuukou.com/article/089.html 歴代ゴジラ映画作品一覧]</ref> It also grossed {{US$|17.1 million|long=no}} overseas,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbean/2019/06/04/where-king-of-the-monsters-ranks-in-godzillas-box-office-history/#188fd2ce6b4d|title=Where 'King Of The Monsters' Ranks In Godzilla's Box Office History|author=Travis Bean|work=Forbes|date=June 4, 2019|access-date=February 18, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211191948/https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbean/2019/06/04/where-king-of-the-monsters-ranks-in-godzillas-box-office-history/}}</ref> for a worldwide total of about {{US$|20 million|long=no}} by 1980.<ref name="Edelson"/>
===Home video===
In 1988, [[New World Video]] restored the film on home video, using a complete and unedited print titled ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla''.{{sfn|Kalat|2007|p=137}}
In 2004, [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|TriStar]] released the film on DVD as ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'', with both English and Japanese audio included.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla-v62852/releases|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|title=Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) - Jun Fukuda: Releases|access-date=October 12, 2015}}</ref> In 2019, both the Japanese version and export English version were included in a Blu-ray box set released by the Criterion Collection, which included all 15 films from the franchise's [[Godzilla (franchise)#Shōwa era (1954–1975)|Shōwa era]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/25/8930381/godzilla-criterion-collection-showa-era-films-release-date|title=Criterion reveals the collection's 1000th disc: the ultimate Godzilla set|last=Patches|first=Matt|date=July 25, 2019|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|access-date=July 25, 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=December 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217223541/https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/25/8930381/godzilla-criterion-collection-showa-era-films-release-date}}</ref>
===Reception===
In a contemporary review in the ''[[Monthly Film Bulletin]]'', [[Tony Rayns]] stated that at this point in the ''Godzilla'' series, there was no way the film "could have been anything other than formulary, but it could clearly have been much less shambling than it is."<ref name="mfb">{{cite journal|title=Gojira Tai Mekagojira (Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster)|journal=[[Monthly Film Bulletin]]|volume=44|page=122|year=1977|location=London|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|issue=516|last=Rayns|first=Tony|author-link=Tony Rayns}}</ref> Rayns noted that Shinichi Sekizawa's story was "for once, quite ambitious" while noting that the film's "'mythic' elements are never coherent or impressive enough to match the array of alien technology, and the script seems to forget all about fulfilling its own prophecies as it hurries towards the regulation free-style wrestling climax."<ref name="mfb" />
From retrospective reviews, [[Stuart Galbraith IV]] discussed the film in his book on Japanese genre films.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=217}} Galbraith described the film as a "complete mess", finding that the aliens in the film were a rip-off of ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' and that the film had poor effects work and "equally poor direction of [[Jun Fukuda]]."{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=219}} Galbraith opined that the film was "an improvement over ''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'', but that's not saying much."{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=217}} Among the positive attributes, Galbraith noted that [[Masaru Sato]]'s score was interesting and series veterans [[Akihiko Hirata]], [[Hiroshi Koizumi]] and [[Kenji Sahara]] "make welcome appearances."{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=219}} In [[Phil Hardy (journalist)|Phil Hardy]]'s book ''Science Fiction'' (1984), a review stated that "the final fight is suitably impressive although the tongue-in-cheek reference to Leone slows the action down too much."{{sfn|Hardy|1984|p=319}}
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], an approval rating of 86% based on 7 reviews, with a [[average|rating average]] of 6.3/10."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_vs_mechagodzilla|title=Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (1974)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|Japan|Film}}
* [[List of Japanese films of 1974]]
* [[List of science fiction films of the 1970s]]
== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}
;Bibliography
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last=Galbraith IV |first=Stuart |title=Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films |publisher=McFarland |date=1994 |isbn=0-89950-853-7 |author-link=Stuart Galbraith IV}}
* {{cite book
|editor-last=Hardy
|editor-first=Phil
|title=Science Fiction
|publisher=New York : Morrow
|isbn=0-688-00842-9
|year=1984
|url=https://archive.org/details/sciencefiction00hard
}}
* {{cite book |last=Kalat |first=David |title=A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series |publisher=McFarland |date=2007 |isbn=978-0786430994 }}
* {{cite book |title=Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of the Big G |last=Ryfle |first=Steve |year=1998 |publisher=ECW Press |isbn=1550223488 |url=https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl }}
{{Refend}}
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Parsed HTML source of the new revision (new_html) | '<div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">1974 film by Jun Fukuda</div>
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</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jun_Fukuda" title="Jun Fukuda">Jun Fukuda</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Screenplay by</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist">
<ul><li>Hiroyasu Yamamura</li>
<li>Jun Fukuda<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994352_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994352-1">[1]</a></sup></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Story by</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shinichi_Sekizawa" title="Shinichi Sekizawa">Shinichi Sekizawa</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Masami_Fukushima" title="Masami Fukushima">Masami Fukushima</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994352_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994352-1">[1]</a></sup></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tomoyuki_Tanaka" title="Tomoyuki Tanaka">Tomoyuki Tanaka</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist">
<ul><li>Masaaki Daimon</li>
<li>Kazuya Aoyama</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Akihiko_Hirata" title="Akihiko Hirata">Akihiko Hirata</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hiroshi_Koizumi" title="Hiroshi Koizumi">Hiroshi Koizumi</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data">Yuzuru Aizawa<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994352_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994352-1">[1]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data">Michiko Ikeda</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Masaru_Sato" title="Masaru Sato">Masaru Sato</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />company</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;">Toho–Eizo<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994352_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994352-1">[1]</a></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Toho" title="Toho">Toho</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist film-date">
<ul><li>March 21, 1974<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-03-21</span>)</span> (Japan)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">84 minutes<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994352_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994352-1">[1]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">Japan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">Japanese</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="white-space: nowrap">$1.2 million</span><sup id="cite_ref-Edelson_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Edelson-2">[2]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="white-space: nowrap">$20 million</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><i><b>Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ゴジラ対メカゴジラ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Gojira tai Mekagojira</i></span>)</span> is a 1974 Japanese <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Action_adventure_film" class="mw-redirect" title="Action adventure film">action-adventure</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kaiju" title="Kaiju"><i>kaiju</i> film</a> directed by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jun_Fukuda" title="Jun Fukuda">Jun Fukuda</a>, with special effects by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Teruyoshi_Nakano" title="Teruyoshi Nakano">Teruyoshi Nakano</a>. Distributed by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Toho" title="Toho">Toho</a> and produced under their effects subsidiary Toho–Eizo, it is the 14th film of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_(franchise)" title="Godzilla (franchise)"><i>Godzilla</i> franchise</a>, and features the fictional monster characters <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla" title="Godzilla">Godzilla</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anguirus" title="Anguirus">Anguirus</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/King_Caesar" class="mw-redirect" title="King Caesar">King Caesar</a>, along with the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mecha" title="Mecha">mecha</a> character <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mechagodzilla" title="Mechagodzilla">Mechagodzilla</a>. The film stars Masaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gor%C5%8D_Mutsumi" title="Gorō Mutsumi">Gorō Mutsumi</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Akihiko_Hirata" title="Akihiko Hirata">Akihiko Hirata</a>, with Isao Zushi as Godzilla, Satoru Kuzumi as both Anguirus and King Caesar, and Kazunari Mori as Mechagodzilla. The film marks the first appearances of King Caesar and Mechagodzilla in the franchise.
</p><p><i>Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla</i> was released theatrically in Japan on March 21, 1974, to generally positive reviews. The film received a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Limited_release" class="mw-redirect" title="Limited release">limited release</a> in the United States in 1977 by Cinema Shares, under the title <i><b>Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster</b></i>. It was then quickly re-released under the title <i><b>Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster</b></i> which was also the UK theatrical title. The film was followed up with a direct sequel in 1975 titled <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Terror_of_Mechagodzilla" title="Terror of Mechagodzilla">Terror of Mechagodzilla</a></i>.
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<p>In <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Okinawa">Okinawa</a>, an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Azumi_people" title="Azumi people">Azumi</a> priestess has a vision of a city being destroyed by a giant monster. Meanwhile, Masahiko Shimizu discovers a type of metal not found on Earth while <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Spelunking" class="mw-redirect" title="Spelunking">spelunking</a> and takes it to Professor Miyajima for examination. An excavation led by Masahiko's brother Keisuke uncovers a chamber filled with ancient artifacts and a mural bearing an ominous prophecy: "When a black mountain appears above the clouds, a huge monster will arise and try to destroy the world; but when the red moon sets and the sun rises in the west, two monsters shall appear to save the people." Keisuke is joined by archaeologist Saeko Kaneshiro, who translates the prophecy and takes a statue bearing the likeness of Okinawa's guardian monster King Caesar to study. Two men stalk them, one claiming to be a reporter while the other attempts to steal the statue, but fails and flees.
</p><p>Following the appearance of a black cloud resembling a mountain, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla" title="Godzilla">Godzilla</a> emerges from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mount_Fuji" title="Mount Fuji">Mount Fuji</a> and begins a destructive rampage despite having become tolerant of humans within the past years. Godzilla's ally, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anguirus" title="Anguirus">Anguirus</a>, confronts it, only to be nearly killed and forced to retreat. Keisuke arrives shortly after to check on Masahiko and Miyajima. Godzilla's rampage continues until the real Godzilla emerges to fight it, exposing it as an imposter called <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mechagodzilla" title="Mechagodzilla">Mechagodzilla</a>, a massive robot armed with advanced weaponry made of the same strange metal, later revealed to be space titanium. Godzilla is severely wounded, but inflicts some damage on Mechagodzilla before both monsters retreat. Miyajima hypothesizes, based on Mechagodzilla's advanced technology and composition, that the robot is an alien superweapon.
</p><p>Keisuke and Saeko take the statue back to the temple, but are confronted by the thief once again. During the fight, the skin on half of the stranger's face melts away, revealing an ape-like visage. The intruder attempts to kill Keisuke, but an unseen gunman kills him before Keisuke and Saeko catch a brief glimpse of the reporter. Concurrently, Godzilla arrives on Monster Island during a thunderstorm and is struck by lightning multiple times, reinvigorating itself.
</p><p>Masahiko, Miyajima and his daughter Ikuko explore the cave where the space titanium was first found, but are captured by ape-like aliens from the Third Planet of the Black Hole, who plan to use Mechagodzilla to conquer Earth. Their leader, Kuronuma, forces Miyajima to repair the robot. While Saeko checks into a hotel and guards the statue, Keisuke leaves to meet Masahiko at the caves, only to encounter the reporter, who reveals himself as Nanbara, an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Interpol" title="Interpol">Interpol</a> agent who has been tracking the aliens. After Nanbara and Keisuke infiltrate the alien base and free the prisoners, Keisuke and Ikuko leave to pick up Saeko and the statue while Miyajima, Nanbara, and Masahiko stay behind, only to be recaptured by Kuronuma.
</p><p>The next morning, a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lunar_eclipse" title="Lunar eclipse">lunar eclipse</a> results in a red moon and a mirage of the sun rising in the west. Seeing this, the team realizes they have to awaken King Caesar. They meet with the priestess and her grandfather and place the statue in the temple, revealing King Caesar's resting place. As Kuronuma dispatches Mechagodzilla, the priestess sings to awaken King Caesar and Godzilla appears shortly afterward. The two monsters join forces to fight Mechagodzilla. When the robot tries to escape, Godzilla uses its stored electricity to create an electromagnetic field to attract Mechagodzilla before tearing off its head, causing it to explode. While the mortified aliens are distracted, Nanbara and the others free themselves, kill their captors, and sabotage the base, fleeing as it explodes. With the enemy defeated, Godzilla heads out to sea and King Caesar returns to its resting place while the humans rejoice.
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<ul><li>Masaaki Daimon as Keisuke Shimizu<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">清水 敬介</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Shimizu Keisuke</i></span>)</span></li>
<li>Kazuya Aoyama as Masahiko Shimizu<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">清水 正彦</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Shimizu Masahiko</i></span>)</span></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Akihiko_Hirata" title="Akihiko Hirata">Akihiko Hirata</a> as Professor Hideto Miyajima<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">宮島 秀人</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Miyajima Hideto</i></span>)</span></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hiroshi_Koizumi" title="Hiroshi Koizumi">Hiroshi Koizumi</a> as Professor Wagura<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">和倉 博士</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Wagura-hakase</i></span>)</span></li>
<li>Reiko Tajima as Saeko Kanagusuku<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">金城 冴子</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kanagusuku Saeko</i></span>)</span></li>
<li>Hiromi Matsushita as Ikuko Miyajima<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">宮島 郁子</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Miyajima Ikuko</i></span>)</span></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gor%C5%8D_Mutsumi" title="Gorō Mutsumi">Gorō Mutsumi</a> as Kuronuma, Black Hole Alien Leader</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shin_Kishida" title="Shin Kishida">Shin Kishida</a> as Nanbara, Interpol Agent</li>
<li>Takayasu Torii as Tamura, Interpol Agent</li>
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<li>Masao Imafuku as High Priest Azumi</li>
<li>Daigo Kusano as Yanagawa, Alien Agent #1</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kenji_Sahara" title="Kenji Sahara">Kenji Sahara</a> as Ship Captain</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Isao_Zushi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Isao Zushi (page does not exist)">Isao Zushi</a> as <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla" title="Godzilla">Godzilla</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfle1998361_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfle1998361-3">[3]</a></sup></li>
<li>Kazunari Mori as <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mechagodzilla" title="Mechagodzilla">Mechagodzilla</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfle1998361_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfle1998361-3">[3]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kin%27ichi_Kusumi" title="Kin'ichi Kusumi">Kin'ichi Kusumi</a> as <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anguirus" title="Anguirus">Anguirus</a> and King Caesar<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfle1998361_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfle1998361-3">[3]</a></sup></li></ul></div>
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<p>As with all previous entries in the <i>Godzilla</i> film series, the <i>kaiju</i> characters featured in <i>Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla</i> were depicted through <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Suitmation" class="mw-redirect" title="Suitmation">suitmation</a>. The body of the Mechagodzilla suit, worn by suit actor Kazunari Mori, was made from a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Polyethylene" title="Polyethylene">polyethylene</a> material, while the suit's head and hands were made using <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fibre-reinforced_plastic" title="Fibre-reinforced plastic">fibre-reinforced plastic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup>
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<figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Bioniccosmic.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bb/Bioniccosmic.jpg/200px-Bioniccosmic.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bb/Bioniccosmic.jpg/300px-Bioniccosmic.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/b/bb/Bioniccosmic.jpg 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="265" /></a><figcaption>Cinema Shares' theatrical posters for the 1977 U.S release of the film. The film changed titles while in theaters from <i>Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster</i> to <i>Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster</i>.</figcaption></figure> <p><i>Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla</i> was released in Japan on March 21, 1974, where it was distributed by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Toho" title="Toho">Toho</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994352_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994352-1">[1]</a></sup> The film was followed up with a direct sequel in 1975 titled <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Terror_of_Mechagodzilla" title="Terror of Mechagodzilla">Terror of Mechagodzilla</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994220_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994220-5">[5]</a></sup>
</p><p>The film was released in the United States in March 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994352_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994352-1">[1]</a></sup> It was released by Cinema Shares in the United States under the title <i>Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster</i> where the film was shown predominantly at Saturday "kiddie" matinees.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994219_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994219-6">[6]</a></sup> The Cinema Shares theatrical version deleted four minutes of credits, profanity and blood-letting from the film.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKalat2007137_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKalat2007137-7">[7]</a></sup> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Universal_Television" title="Universal Television">Universal Television</a> threatened to sue Cinema Shares over the use of the name "Bionic" in the film's title, as they owned the rights to <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Six_Million_Dollar_Man" title="The Six Million Dollar Man">The Six Million Dollar Man</a></i> and <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Bionic_Woman" title="The Bionic Woman">The Bionic Woman</a></i> TV series.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994219_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994219-6">[6]</a></sup> The film title was quickly changed to <i>Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster</i>, which was also used for the 1977 U.K. theatrical release.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994219_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994219-6">[6]</a></sup>
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<p>The film made slightly more money than <i>Godzilla vs. Megalon</i>, but was still not making as big a box office profit as the other films in the <i>Godzilla</i> series had in the early 1960s.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994217_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994217-8">[8]</a></sup> The 1974 Japanese release earned a distribution income (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gross_rental" class="mw-redirect" title="Gross rental">rentals</a>) of <span style="white-space: nowrap">¥370 million</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-Japanese_Box_Office_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Japanese_Box_Office-9">[9]</a></sup> It also grossed <span style="white-space: nowrap">$17.1 million</span> overseas,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> for a worldwide total of about <span style="white-space: nowrap">$20 million</span> by 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-Edelson_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Edelson-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<p>In 1988, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/New_World_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="New World Video">New World Video</a> restored the film on home video, using a complete and unedited print titled <i>Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKalat2007137_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKalat2007137-7">[7]</a></sup>
In 2004, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sony_Pictures_Home_Entertainment" title="Sony Pictures Home Entertainment">TriStar</a> released the film on DVD as <i>Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla</i>, with both English and Japanese audio included.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> In 2019, both the Japanese version and export English version were included in a Blu-ray box set released by the Criterion Collection, which included all 15 films from the franchise's <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_(franchise)#Shōwa_era_(1954–1975)" title="Godzilla (franchise)">Shōwa era</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup>
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<p>In a contemporary review in the <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Monthly_Film_Bulletin" class="mw-redirect" title="Monthly Film Bulletin">Monthly Film Bulletin</a></i>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tony_Rayns" title="Tony Rayns">Tony Rayns</a> stated that at this point in the <i>Godzilla</i> series, there was no way the film "could have been anything other than formulary, but it could clearly have been much less shambling than it is."<sup id="cite_ref-mfb_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mfb-13">[13]</a></sup> Rayns noted that Shinichi Sekizawa's story was "for once, quite ambitious" while noting that the film's "'mythic' elements are never coherent or impressive enough to match the array of alien technology, and the script seems to forget all about fulfilling its own prophecies as it hurries towards the regulation free-style wrestling climax."<sup id="cite_ref-mfb_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mfb-13">[13]</a></sup>
</p><p>From retrospective reviews, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stuart_Galbraith_IV" title="Stuart Galbraith IV">Stuart Galbraith IV</a> discussed the film in his book on Japanese genre films.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994217_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994217-8">[8]</a></sup> Galbraith described the film as a "complete mess", finding that the aliens in the film were a rip-off of <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Planet_of_the_Apes" title="Planet of the Apes">Planet of the Apes</a></i> and that the film had poor effects work and "equally poor direction of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jun_Fukuda" title="Jun Fukuda">Jun Fukuda</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994219_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994219-6">[6]</a></sup> Galbraith opined that the film was "an improvement over <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Megalon" title="Godzilla vs. Megalon">Godzilla vs. Megalon</a></i>, but that's not saying much."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994217_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994217-8">[8]</a></sup> Among the positive attributes, Galbraith noted that <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Masaru_Sato" title="Masaru Sato">Masaru Sato</a>'s score was interesting and series veterans <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Akihiko_Hirata" title="Akihiko Hirata">Akihiko Hirata</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hiroshi_Koizumi" title="Hiroshi Koizumi">Hiroshi Koizumi</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kenji_Sahara" title="Kenji Sahara">Kenji Sahara</a> "make welcome appearances."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994219_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994219-6">[6]</a></sup> In <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Phil_Hardy_(journalist)" title="Phil Hardy (journalist)">Phil Hardy</a>'s book <i>Science Fiction</i> (1984), a review stated that "the final fight is suitably impressive although the tongue-in-cheek reference to Leone slows the action down too much."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHardy1984319_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHardy1984319-14">[14]</a></sup>
</p><p>On <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a>, an approval rating of 86% based on 7 reviews, with a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Average" title="Average">rating average</a> of 6.3/10."<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup>
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<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_(1954_film)" title="Godzilla (1954 film)">Godzilla</a></i> (1954)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_Raids_Again" title="Godzilla Raids Again">Godzilla Raids Again</a></i> (1955)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/King_Kong_vs._Godzilla" title="King Kong vs. Godzilla">King Kong vs. Godzilla</a></i> (1962)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mothra_vs._Godzilla" title="Mothra vs. Godzilla">Mothra vs. Godzilla</a></i> (1964)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ghidorah,_the_Three-Headed_Monster" title="Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster">Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster</a></i> (1964)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Invasion_of_Astro-Monster" title="Invasion of Astro-Monster">Invasion of Astro-Monster</a></i> (1965)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ebirah,_Horror_of_the_Deep" title="Ebirah, Horror of the Deep">Ebirah, Horror of the Deep</a></i> (1966)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Son_of_Godzilla" title="Son of Godzilla">Son of Godzilla</a></i> (1967)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Destroy_All_Monsters" title="Destroy All Monsters">Destroy All Monsters</a></i> (1968)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/All_Monsters_Attack" title="All Monsters Attack">All Monsters Attack</a></i> (1969)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Hedorah" title="Godzilla vs. Hedorah">Godzilla vs. Hedorah</a></i> (1971)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Gigan" title="Godzilla vs. Gigan">Godzilla vs. Gigan</a></i> (1972)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Megalon" title="Godzilla vs. Megalon">Godzilla vs. Megalon</a></i> (1973)</li>
<li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla</a></i> (1974)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Terror_of_Mechagodzilla" title="Terror of Mechagodzilla">Terror of Mechagodzilla</a></i> (1975)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Heisei</i> era</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Return_of_Godzilla" title="The Return of Godzilla">The Return of Godzilla</a></i> (1984)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Biollante" title="Godzilla vs. Biollante">Godzilla vs. Biollante</a></i> (1989)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_vs._King_Ghidorah" title="Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah">Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah</a></i> (1991)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Mothra" title="Godzilla vs. Mothra">Godzilla vs. Mothra</a></i> (1992)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Mechagodzilla_II" title="Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II">Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II</a></i> (1993)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_vs._SpaceGodzilla" title="Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla">Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla</a></i> (1994)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Destoroyah" title="Godzilla vs. Destoroyah">Godzilla vs. Destoroyah</a></i> (1995)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Millennium era</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_2000" title="Godzilla 2000">Godzilla 2000</a></i> (1999)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Megaguirus" title="Godzilla vs. Megaguirus">Godzilla vs. Megaguirus</a></i> (2000)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla,_Mothra_and_King_Ghidorah:_Giant_Monsters_All-Out_Attack" title="Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack">Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack</a></i> (2001)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_Against_Mechagodzilla" title="Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla">Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla</a></i> (2002)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla:_Tokyo_S.O.S." title="Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.">Tokyo S.O.S.</a></i> (2003)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla:_Final_Wars" title="Godzilla: Final Wars">Final Wars</a></i> (2004)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Reiwa</i> era</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live-action</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shin_Godzilla" title="Shin Godzilla">Shin Godzilla</a></i> (2016)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_Minus_One" title="Godzilla Minus One">Godzilla Minus One</a></i> (2023)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Animated</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla:_Planet_of_the_Monsters" title="Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters">Planet of the Monsters</a></i> (2017)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla:_City_on_the_Edge_of_Battle" title="Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle">City on the Edge of Battle</a></i> (2018)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla:_The_Planet_Eater" title="Godzilla: The Planet Eater">The Planet Eater</a></i> (2018)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">American</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Jewell Enterprises, Inc.</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla,_King_of_the_Monsters!" title="Godzilla, King of the Monsters!">Godzilla, King of the Monsters!</a></i> (1956)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/New_World_Pictures" title="New World Pictures">New World Pictures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_1985" title="Godzilla 1985">Godzilla 1985</a></i> (1985)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/TriStar_Pictures" title="TriStar Pictures">TriStar Pictures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_(1998_film)" title="Godzilla (1998 film)">Godzilla</a></i> (1998)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Legendary_Entertainment" title="Legendary Entertainment">Legendary Pictures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_(2014_film)" title="Godzilla (2014 film)">Godzilla</a></i> (2014)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla:_King_of_the_Monsters_(2019_film)" title="Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)">Godzilla: King of the Monsters</a></i> (2019)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Kong" title="Godzilla vs. Kong">Godzilla vs. Kong</a></i> (2021)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_x_Kong:_The_New_Empire" title="Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire">Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire</a></i> (2024)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Television" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Television</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Japanese</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zone_Fighter" title="Zone Fighter">Zone Fighter</a></i> (1973)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilland" title="Godzilland">Godzilland</a></i> (1992–1996)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_Island" title="Godzilla Island">Godzilla Island</a></i> (1997–1998)
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_Godzilla_Island_episodes" title="List of Godzilla Island episodes">episodes</a></li></ul></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_Singular_Point" title="Godzilla Singular Point">Godzilla Singular Point</a></i> (2021)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chibi_Godzilla_Raids_Again" title="Chibi Godzilla Raids Again">Chibi Godzilla Raids Again</a></i> (2023)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">American</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_(1978_TV_series)" title="Godzilla (1978 TV series)">Godzilla</a></i> (1978–1979)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla:_The_Series" title="Godzilla: The Series">Godzilla: The Series</a></i> (1998–2000)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Monarch:_Legacy_of_Monsters" title="Monarch: Legacy of Monsters">Monarch: Legacy of Monsters</a></i> (2023)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Music" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Music</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Soundtracks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>"<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_(Main_Theme)" title="Godzilla (Main Theme)">Godzilla (Main Theme)</a>"</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla:_The_Album" title="Godzilla: The Album">Godzilla: The Album</a></i> (1998)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla:_Final_Wars_(soundtrack)" title="Godzilla: Final Wars (soundtrack)">Final Wars</a></i></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_(2014_soundtrack)" title="Godzilla (2014 soundtrack)"><i>Godzilla</i></a> (2014)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla:_King_of_the_Monsters_(soundtrack)" title="Godzilla: King of the Monsters (soundtrack)">King of the Monsters</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Kong_(soundtrack)" title="Godzilla vs. Kong (soundtrack)">Godzilla vs. Kong</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_Minus_One_(soundtrack)" title="Godzilla Minus One (soundtrack)">Godzilla Minus One</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_x_Kong:_The_New_Empire_(soundtrack)" title="Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (soundtrack)">Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire</a></i></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>"<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_(Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult_song)" title="Godzilla (Blue Öyster Cult song)">Godzilla</a>" (Blue Öyster Cult)</li>
<li>"<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_(Eminem_song)" title="Godzilla (Eminem song)">Godzilla</a>" (Eminem)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Miscellaneous" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Miscellaneous</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Beast_from_20,000_Fathoms" title="The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms">The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bambi_Meets_Godzilla" title="Bambi Meets Godzilla">Bambi Meets Godzilla</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla:_King_of_the_Monsters_in_3D" title="Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3D">Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3D</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Charles_Barkley" title="Godzilla vs. Charles Barkley">Godzilla vs. Charles Barkley</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Monster_Planet_of_Godzilla" title="Monster Planet of Godzilla">Monster Planet of Godzilla</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Always:_Sunset_on_Third_Street_2" title="Always: Sunset on Third Street 2">Always: Sunset on Third Street 2</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ready_Player_One_(film)" title="Ready Player One (film)">Ready Player One</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shin_Ultraman" title="Shin Ultraman">Shin Ultraman</a></i></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kaiju" title="Kaiju">Kaiju</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla" title="Godzilla">Godzilla</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_(MonsterVerse)" title="Godzilla (MonsterVerse)">MonsterVerse incarnation</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anguirus" title="Anguirus">Anguirus</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rodan" title="Rodan">Rodan</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Varan" title="Varan">Varan</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mothra" title="Mothra">Mothra</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/King_Kong" title="King Kong">King Kong</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/King_Ghidorah" title="King Ghidorah">King Ghidorah</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Baragon" title="Baragon">Baragon</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Minilla" title="Minilla">Minilla</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hedorah" title="Hedorah">Hedorah</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gigan" title="Gigan">Gigan</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Megalon" title="Megalon">Megalon</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mechagodzilla" title="Mechagodzilla">Mechagodzilla</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Biollante" title="Biollante">Biollante</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_Junior" title="Godzilla Junior">Godzilla Junior</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/SpaceGodzilla" title="SpaceGodzilla">SpaceGodzilla</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Megaguirus" title="Megaguirus">Megaguirus</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zilla_(Godzilla)" title="Zilla (Godzilla)">Zilla</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/MUTO" title="MUTO">MUTO</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_in_popular_culture" title="Godzilla in popular culture">Godzilla in popular culture</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/-zilla" title="-zilla">-zilla</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_(comics)" title="Godzilla (comics)">Comics</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_Godzilla_games" title="List of Godzilla games">Video games</a></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Movie_Monster_Game" title="The Movie Monster Game">The Movie Monster Game</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Battle_Soccer:_Field_no_Hasha" title="Battle Soccer: Field no Hasha">Battle Soccer: Field no Hasha</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_Game" title="Godzilla Game">Godzilla Game</a></i></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_(Ciencin_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Godzilla (Ciencin series)"><i>Godzilla</i> (Ciencin novel series)</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_(Cerasini_series)" title="Godzilla (Cerasini series)"><i>Godzilla</i> (Cerasini novel series)</a></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_%26_Godzilla_Raids_Again" class="mw-redirect" title="Godzilla & Godzilla Raids Again">Godzilla & Godzilla Raids Again</a></i></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/G-Fest" title="G-Fest">G-Fest</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rhedosaurus" title="Rhedosaurus">Rhedosaurus</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jirahs" class="mw-redirect" title="Jirahs">Jirahs</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gotengo" class="mw-redirect" title="Gotengo">Gotengo</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Miki_Saegusa" title="Miki Saegusa">Miki Saegusa</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Super_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Super X">Super X</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Toho" title="Toho">Toho</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/SciFi_Japan_TV" title="SciFi Japan TV">SciFi Japan TV</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/MonsterVerse" title="MonsterVerse">MonsterVerse</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/King_Kong_(franchise)" title="King Kong (franchise)"><i>King Kong</i> franchise</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hibiya_Godzilla_Square" title="Hibiya Godzilla Square">Hibiya Godzilla Square</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shin_Japan_Heroes_Universe" title="Shin Japan Heroes Universe">Shin Japan Heroes Universe</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kamen_Rider" title="Kamen Rider"><i>Kamen Rider</i> franchise</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_(franchise)" title="Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise)"><i>Neon Genesis Evangelion</i> franchise</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ultraman" title="Ultraman"><i>Ultraman</i> franchise</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i>Osorubeki hi asobi</i> (1959)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_Telegian" title="The Secret of the Telegian">The Secret of the Telegian</a></i> (1960)</li>
<li><i>Ankokugai gekimetsu meirei</i> (1961)</li>
<li><i>Arigataya sandogasa</i> (1961)</li>
<li><i>Nakito gozansu</i> (1961)</li>
<li><i>Nasake muyo no wana</i> (1961)</li>
<li><i>Hoero datsugokushu</i> (1961)</li>
<li><i>Ankokugai no kiba</i> (1962)</li>
<li><i>Nihon ichi no wakadaisho</i> (1962)</li>
<li><i>Norainu sakusen</i> (1963)</li>
<li><i>Hawai no wakadaishô</i> (1963)</li>
<li><i>Nippon jitsuwa jidai</i> (1963)</li>
<li><i>Chi to daiyamondo</i> (1964)</li>
<li><i>Trap of Suicide Kilometer</i> (1964)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ironfinger" title="Ironfinger">Ironfinger</a></i> (1965)</li>
<li><i>Honkon no shiroibara</i> (1965)</li>
<li><i>Ankokugai gekitotsu sakusen</i> (1965)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ebirah,_Horror_of_the_Deep" title="Ebirah, Horror of the Deep">Ebirah, Horror of the Deep</a></i> (1966)</li>
<li><i>Doto ichiman kairi</i> (1966)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Son_of_Godzilla" title="Son of Godzilla">Son of Godzilla</a></i> (1967)</li>
<li><i>Golden Eyes</i> (1968)</li>
<li><i>Konto Gojugo-go: Uchu daiboken</i> (1969)</li>
<li><i>Dai Nippon suri washudan</i> (1969)</li>
<li><i>Nyu jirando no wakadaisho</i> (1969)</li>
<li><i>Furesshuman wakadaisho</i> (1969)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i>Kigeki sore ga otoko no ikiru michi</i> (1970)</li>
<li><i>Yaju toshi</i> (1970)</li>
<li><i>Nishi no betenshi, higashi no sagishi</i> (1971)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Gigan" title="Godzilla vs. Gigan">Godzilla vs. Gigan</a></i> (1972)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Megalon" title="Godzilla vs. Megalon">Godzilla vs. Megalon</a></i> (1973)</li>
<li><i>Kigeki damashi no jingi</i> (1974)</li>
<li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla</a></i> (1974)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/ESPY_(film)" title="ESPY (film)">ESPY</a></i> (1974)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_War_in_Space" title="The War in Space">The War in Space</a></i> (1977)</li></ul>
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