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The Return of Godzilla (1984)

Directed by Koji Hashimoto

Disaster | Horror | Science Fiction

Most recently watched by sensoria, sleestakk, Javitron

Overview

After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.

Rated PG | Length 103 minutes

Actors

Keiju Kobayashi | Ken Tanaka | Yasuko Sawaguchi | Shin Takuma | Yōsuke Natsuki | Eitarô Ozawa | Taketoshi Naitô | Nobuo Kaneko | Mizuho Suzuki | Junkichi Orimoto | Hiroshi Koizumi | Kunio Murai | Kei Satō | Shigeo Katô | Walter Nichols | Alexander Kilis | Takenori Emoto | Kôji Ishizaka | Tetsuya Takeda | Joe Raznack | Joseph Grace | Kenpachirô Satsuma | Akira Toriyama | Yuji Horii | Akira Sakuma

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

First time watching this film. After a decade long hiatus, this Godzilla reboot is darker and more political than the previous films. A little too much talking. Let’s face it, one of biggest allures of these films is watching Godzilla destroy miniature sets. And in this film, those moments are great, but there just isn’t enough of them.

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