@celeste_writes
A patient, formally daring work — the cinematography lingers on empty rooms longer than most audiences will tolerate, but those who stay are rewarded with the most haunting final act of the year.
Godzilla vs. Gigan
"Defeat the evil space monsters! You can protect the Earth, Godzilla!"
Manga artist Gengo Odaka lands a job with the World Children's Land amusement park only to become suspicious of the organization when a garbled message is discovered on tapes. As Gengo and his team investigate, Godzilla and Anguirus quickly decipher the message and begin their own plan of action.
Quick Stats
6.4
TMDB Rating
231
Votes
1h 29m
Runtime
—
Budget
$1.8M
Box Office
—
Return
Key Crew
DirectorJun Fukuda
WriterShinichi Sekizawa
CinematographyKiyoshi Hasegawa
ComposerAkira Ifukube
EditorYoshio Tamura
Production DesignYoshifumi Honda
Produced by
TOHOToho Eizo BijutsuTokyo Laboratory
Where to Watch
Streaming
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Critics & Reviews
3 featured@jhalberg
I walked in expecting another genre exercise and walked out feeling like I'd been eavesdropping on a confession. The lead performance is genuinely singular — a career-defining turn.
@priya_a
A few too many scenes feel borrowed from a better film, but the soundtrack and the production design carry the rest. Solid recommendation for fans of slow-burn European thrillers.
Cast
H
Hiroshi Ishikawa
Gengo Odaka
T
Tomoko Umeda
Machiko Shima
Yuriko Hishimi
Tomoko Tomoe
Minoru Takashima
Shosaku Takasugi
Z
Zan Fujita
Chairman Fumio Sudo
Toshiaki Nishizawa
Director Kubota
Kunio Murai
Takeshi Shima
Gen Shimizu
Commander of Defense Forces
K
Kuniko Ashihara
Fumio's Mother
Zeko Nakamura
Priest
Shosei Muto
Naoya Kusakawa
Policeman
Wataru Ōmae
Henchman
H
Hiroto Kimura
Henchman
S
Sadao Watanabe
Henchman
