Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
- Original title
- ゴジラ対メガロ
- Directed by
- Jun Fukuda
- Genre
- fantasy film, horror film, adventure film, science fiction film, kaiju
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 244 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An inventor from a kingdom beneath the sea uses a giant monster called Megalon to attack the surface world. Godzilla and a friendly robot named Jet Jaguar team up to stop the destruction.
campygoofyfast-pacedcheesylow-budgetsillyover-the-toplighthearted
What happens
Godzilla vs. Megalon (ゴジラ対メガロ, Gojira tai Megaro) is a 1973 Japanese kaiju film directed by Jun Fukuda, written by Fukuda and Shinichi Sekizawa, and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Distributed by Toho and produced under their effects subsidiary Toho–Eizo, it is the 13th film in the Godzilla franchise. The film stars Katsuhiko Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kawase, Yutaka Hayashi, and Robert Dunham, alongside Shinji Takagi as Godzilla, Hideto Date as Megalon, Kenpachiro Satsuma as Gigan, and Tsugutoshi Komada as Jet Jaguar. Godzilla vs. Megalon was released theatrically in Japan on March 17, 1973, it received generally mixed reviews from critics and audiences with criticism of its special effects and use of stock footage from previous Godzilla films. The film was given a theatrical release in the United States during the summer of 1976 by Cinema Shares, where it went on to gross $5 million. Given this release and subsequent home media, the film has become one of the most well-known kaiju films in the United States. The film's popularity might also be a major contributor to Western perceptions of kaiju films as comedic or campy. The film received revived recognition after an appearance on Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1991. The film was followed by Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, released on March 21, 1974. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.