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1984 · Japan

The Return of Godzilla

Tonight at a glance

Runtime
103 min
Age rating
PG
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

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.

  • brother
  • cold war
  • soviet union
  • giant monster
  • cover-up
  • reporter
  • pop music
  • parasite
  • creature feature
  • reboot

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Production

Rating
7.2 / 10 · 338 ratings
Studio
Toho Pictures