Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Original title: Gojira vs. Kingu Gidorâ

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

7.5K

YOUR RATING

Action Epic Dinosaur Adventure Kaiju Time Travel Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi Thriller

Time travelers use Godzilla in their scheme to destroy Japan to prevent the country's future economic reign.Time travelers use Godzilla in their scheme to destroy Japan to prevent the country's future economic reign.Time travelers use Godzilla in their scheme to destroy Japan to prevent the country's future economic reign.

Directors
- Kazuki Ômori
- Koji Hashimoto
Writer
- Kazuki Ômori
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

7.5K

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Kazuki Ômori
- Koji Hashimoto
Writer
- Kazuki Ômori
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

Trivia
This became one of the most controversial Godzilla movies. Shortly after the film's release in Japan, CNN ran a lengthy story about the film being anti-American, showing the scenes of the US soldiers being killed and the plot featuring Westerners antagonists being debated. The original Godzilla director, Ishirô Honda, was also critical of Kazuki Ômori's choices, stating he had gone too far. Omori, defended his artistic decision on camera, arguing that the film was not meant to be anti-American stating," "The movie is not especially anti-U.S., I just thought I'd try to picture the identity of the Japanese people." Economic tensions between East and West were high at this time, and the negative publicity was very much a sign of the times.

Goofs
The time-travel mechanics of this movie are infamously confusing. The plot involves the characters traveling back in time to stop Godzilla from coming into being. Yet when they come back to the present, everyone still remembers Godzilla, even though he's been presumably erased from history.

Quotes
U.S. Ship Commander: Got him!
Major Spielberg: Take that, you dinosaur.

Crazy credits
The end credits (deleted from the American version) play over footage of Godzilla at the bottom of the ocean.

Alternate versions
The US version cuts the majority of the ending credits, shortening the runtime from 103 minutes to 100 minutes.

Connections
Edited into Godzilla Tales: G-90REX (2020)

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Review

Featured review

Why can't a giant green gorilla/whale and a three headed cyborg stardragon get along?

Ghidorah just won't die. This is the fourth of fifth flick he's shown up in, and somehow the Big G never has the nerve to off the three-headed two-tailed no-armed winged space dragon. Here's the deal. People from el futuro arrive to tell us that G will destroy Japan if he isn't gotten rid of soon. You think the Japanese would be a little jaded about it at this point, but of course they get scared and help the Futurians go back in time to kill the Godzillazaurus in 1944, before the atomic bomb tests could mutate into G. Mission accomplished, but instead, when the people come back to '91, King Ghidorah's running the show due to Futurian treachery. Now Japan nukes the slumbering Godzilla (although wouldn't he be nonexistent after having been retro-murdered in '44?) Godzilla beats Ghidorah. Godzilla runs amuck. Japanese enlist Ghidorah to smash G. Ghidorah runs amuck. Now the Big G has to whomp Godzilla, I think, all these twists get me confused. Ghidorah comes back as Mecha King Ghidorah and both fall into ocean or some other convenient device. Favorite line has to be American naval officer after watching Godzillasaurus perish: "Take that, you dinosaur!"