Underplayed Gems

Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)

Godzilla vs. Gigan poster
Original title
地球攻撃命令 ゴジラ対ガイガン
Directed by
Jun Fukuda
Genre
horror film, action film, science fiction film, kaiju, alien invasion
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
G
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 230 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Alien cockroaches in human form plot to take over Earth using giant monsters. Godzilla and Anguirus must team up to fight Gigan and King Ghidorah.

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What happens

Godzilla vs. Gigan (Japanese: 地球攻撃命令 ゴジラ対ガイガン, Hepburn: Chikyū Kōgeki Meirei Gojira Tai Gaigan; lit. Earth Destruction Directive: Godzilla vs. Gigan) is a 1972 Japanese kaiju film directed by Jun Fukuda, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Distributed by Toho and produced under its special effects-based subsidiary Toho-Eizo, it is the 12th film in the Godzilla franchise. The film stars Hiroshi Ishikawa, Yuriko Hishimi, Tomoko Umeda, and Minoru Takashima, alongside Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla, Kenpachiro Satsuma as Gigan, Koetsu Omiya as Anguirus, and Kanta Ina as Ghidorah. It is the last film in which Godzilla was portrayed by Nakajima after playing the character since the original 1954 film; he subsequently retired from suit acting. Godzilla vs. Gigan was released theatrically in Japan on March 12, 1972. It received a wide theatrical release in the United States in 1977 by Cinema Shares under the title Godzilla on Monster Island and was released in the UK by Miracle Films the same year as War of the Monsters. The film was followed by Godzilla vs. Megalon, released on March 17, 1973. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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