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The Return of Godzilla (1984)

Directed by Koji Hashimoto

Science Fiction | Thriller

Most recently watched by sensoria, 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

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

Viewing History (seen 4 times)

Viewing Notes

Finally watching the New World Pictures version of this via Internet Archive. I’ve only seen the Japanese “Return of Godzilla” or simply “Gojira 1984” version. This is an interesting edit that puts reporter Steve Martin (Raymond Burr) back into the story to connect it with the original KOTM flick from ‘56. There’s also a lot more American footage added. I think this version is more streamlined and paced better but no less dopey. I’m just not a big fan of this movie. What’s most fascinating is how much from this film is borrowed for Shin Godzilla.

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