movie

2001 · Japan

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 105 min
Age rating: NR
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Violence: Moderate
Frights: Strong

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
In Japanese — subtitles on.

The story

Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and its people for the suffering they inflicted in the Pacific conflict.

japan
monster
submarine
giant monster
revenge
gojira
kaiju
king ghidorah
godzilla
tokusatsu

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Takashi Nishina — AD Aki Maruo
Kaho Minami — SDF Intelligence Capt. Kumi Emori
Shin'ya Ohwada — SDF L:t. Gen. Katsumasa Mikumo
Kunio Murai — SDF HQ Secretary Masato Hinogaki
Hiroyuki Watanabe — Yutaka Hirose
Shingo Katsurayama — SDF Intelligence Maj. Tokihiko Kobayakawa
Toshikazu Fukawa — Adjutant Miyashita
Ryo Kase — Fisher
Koichi Ueda — Village Headman
Masahiko Tsugawa — Chief Cabinet Secretary
Hideyo Amamoto — Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet

Directed: Shusuke Kaneko
Written: Keiichi Hasegawa, Shusuke Kaneko, Masahiro Yokotani

Production

Rating: 7.5 / 10 · 292 ratings
Studio: Toho Pictures, Toho Eizo Bijutsu, Tokyo Laboratory

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 · You’re here
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
2003

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