Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)

Original title

ゴジラ対メカゴジラ

Directed by

Jun Fukuda

Genre

fantasy film, horror film, science fiction film, mecha, kaiju, alien invasion

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 288 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Alien invaders create a robotic copy of Godzilla to destroy the real one. Godzilla teams up with other monsters to fight the mechanical impostor.

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What happens

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (ゴジラ対メカゴジラ, Gojira tai Mekagojira) is a 1974 Japanese 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. 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. 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 by Terror of Mechagodzilla, released on March 15, 1975. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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