Jun Fukuda

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

Godzilla’s evil twin Mechagodzilla first reared its head in this Jun Fukuda–directed film. A robot designed by aliens to conquer Earth, the enduringly popular villain has since been resurrected by Toho Studios several times. With the help of earnest direction, spectacular pyrotechnics, and guest appearances by veteran genre actors, this film recaptures the feel of the sixties Godzilla movies.

New cover illustration by Takashi Okazaki

Film Info

  • Japan
  • 1974
  • 84 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

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Cast
Masaaki Daimon
Keisuke Shimizu
Kazuya Aoyama
Masahiko Shimizu
Reiko Tajima
Saeko Kaneshiro
Akihiko Hirata
Professor Miyajima
Barbara Lynn
Princess Nami Kunigami
Hiroshi Koizumi
Professor Wagura
Masao Imafuku
Azumi High Priest Kunigami
Goro Mutsumi
Supreme Leader Kuronuma
Credits
Director
Jun Fukuda
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Story
Shinichi Sekizawa
Story
Masami Fukushima
Screenplay
Jun Fukuda
Screenplay
Hiroyasu Yamamura
Director of photography
Yuzuru Aizawa
Art director
Kazuo Satsuya
Music
Masaru Sato
Editor
Michiko Ikeda
Special-effects director
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special-effects photography
Mototaka Tomioka
Special-effects photography
Takeshi Yamamoto
Special-effects assistant director
Koichi Kawakita

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