Ishiro Honda

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

After laying waste to an alien civilization on Venus, the three-headed, lightning-emitting space monster Ghidorah brings its insatiable thirst for destruction to Earth, where fierce foes Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra must join forces in order to deal with the unprecedented threat. An electrifying screen debut for Godzilla’s archenemy Ghidorah, this film also marks a turning point for the series, as the first time the King of the Monsters acts to protect the planet.

New cover illustration by Monarobot

Film Info

  • Japan
  • 1964
  • 93 minutes
  • Color
  • 2.35:1
  • Japanese

Available In

Collector's Set

Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975

Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975

Blu-ray Box Set

8 Discs

$157.46

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Cast
Yosuke Natsuki
Detective Shindo
Hiroshi Koizumi
Professor Miura
Yuriko Hoshi
Naoko Shindo
Akiko Wakabayashi
Princess Salno
Emi Ito, Yumi Ito
Small beauties
Takashi Shimura
Dr. Tsukamoto
Hisaya Ito
Malmess
Akihiko Hirata
Chief Detective Okita
Ikio Sawamura
Fisherman
Credits
Director
Ishiro Honda
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay
Shinichi Sekizawa
Director of photography
Hajime Koizumi
Art director
Takeo Kita
Music
Akira Ifukube
Editor
Ryohei Fujii
Special-effects director
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special-effects photography
Sadamasa Arikawa
Special-effects photography
Mototaka Tomioka
Special-effects art director
Akira Watanabe
Special-effects assistant director
Teruyoshi Nakano

Current

Godzilla’s Conscience: The Monstrous Humanism of Ishiro Honda
Godzilla’s Conscience: The Monstrous Humanism of Ishiro Honda

In the wake of World War II, the director transformed himself from a maker of warmhearted comedies and dramas into one of the most influential architects of the modern disaster movie.

By Steve Ryfle