Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)

Original title

ゴジラvsデストロイア

Directed by

Takao Okawara

Genre

fantasy film, science fiction film, kaiju

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 300 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Godzilla's nuclear heart is melting down. A swarm of mutated crustaceans rises from the sea to attack Japan. The military tries to stop both threats.

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What happens

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (Japanese: ゴジラＶＳデストロイア, Hepburn: Gojira tai Desutoroia) is a 1995 Japanese kaiju film directed by Takao Okawara, with special effects by Kōichi Kawakita. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, it is the 22nd installment in the Godzilla franchise, and is the seventh and final film in the franchise's Heisei period. The film features the fictional monster characters Godzilla, Godzilla Junior and Destoroyah, and stars Takuro Tatsumi, Yōko Ishino, Yasufumi Hayashi, Sayaka Osawa, Megumi Odaka, Masahiro Takashima, Momoko Kōchi and Akira Nakao, with Kenpachiro Satsuma as Godzilla, Hurricane Ryu as Godzilla Junior, and Ryo Hariya as Destoroyah. In the film, Godzilla's heart, which acts as a nuclear reactor, is nearing a nuclear meltdown which threatens the Earth. Meanwhile, a colony of mutated creatures known as Destoroyah emerge from the sea, changing form and terrorizing Japan, forcing the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to devise a plan to eliminate both threats. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah received global publicity following an announcement by Toho that the film would feature the death of Godzilla. It was the final film starring actress Momoko Kōchi, produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, and scored by composer Akira Ifukube before their deaths, though Ifukube's themes would continue to be used in subsequent films. The film was released theatrically in Japan on December 9, 1995 and received a direct-to-video release in the United States in 1999 by Columbia TriStar Home Video. It was the last Godzilla film to be produced by any studio until the 1998 film Godzilla, and was the last Godzilla film produced by Toho until the 1999 film Godzilla 2000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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