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

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)

Trailer

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