movie

2002 · Japan

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 88 min
Age rating: PG
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Violence: Mild
Frights: Moderate

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
In Japanese — subtitles on.

The story

JSDF pilot Akane has a fateful encounter when a new Godzilla emerges in Tateyama. As a countermeasure, a cyborg named Kiryu is constructed from the remains of the original. The machine is discovered to harbor the restless soul of the original monster as Akane must learn to find value in her own life as well.

biological weapon
giant monster
giant robot
creature feature
gojira
bio organic weapon
kaiju
godzilla

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Akira Nakao — 2003 Prime Minister Hayato Igarashi
Yûsuke Tomoi — JXSDF 2nd Lieutenant Susumu Hayama
Junichi Mizuno — JXSDF 1st Lieutenant Kenji Sekine
Kumi Mizuno — 1999 Prime Minister Machiko Tsuge
Yoshikazu Kanō — Hishinuma
Takeo Nakahara — JXSDF Chief Ichiyanagi
Midori Hagio — Kaori Yamada
Akira Shirai — Shinji Akamatsu
Naomasa Musaka — Dr. Gorō Kanno
Shinji Morisue — JXSDF 1st Lieutenant
Tsutomu Kitagawa — Gojira / Maser Tank Pilot

Directed: Masaaki Tezuka
Written: Wataru Mimura

Production

Rating: 7.5 / 10 · 268 ratings
Studio: Toho Pictures

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

2000
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Where it starts.
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002 · You’re here
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
2003

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