Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
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| Directed by | Masaaki Tezuka |
| Produced by | Takahide Morichi Shōgo Tomiyama |
| Written by | Wataru Mimura |
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Yumiko Shaku Shin Takuma Kou Takasugi Yuusuke Tomoi Kumi Mizuno Akira Nakao |
| Music by | Michiru Oshima |
| Cinematography | Masahiro Kishimoto |
| Edited by | Shinichi Fushima Shinichi Natori |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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88 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | US $8.5 million |
| Box office | US $16 million |
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (ゴジラ×メカゴジラ Gojira tai Mekagojira?, released in Japan as Godzilla X Mechagodzilla) is a 2002 Japanese science fiction tokusatsu kaiju film featuring Godzilla, produced and distributed by Toho. It is the 27th film in the Godzilla franchise, the 26th Godzilla film produced by Toho, and the fourth film in the Millennium Series. The film is directed by Masaaki Tezuka and written by Wataru Mimura. Unlike much of the Millennium Series, the film is in continuity with past films such as Godzilla, Mothra, and War of the Gargantuas. The film was followed up with a direct sequel the following year, Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S..
In 1999, 45 years after Godzilla's first attack, Lieutenant Akane Yashiro, a mazer-cannon technician, is unable to kill a new member of Godzilla's species during her first fight. She is made a scapegoat for the military's losses during the battle and transferred to a desk job. During the battle, it was discovered that Godzilla is immune to mazer fire, rendering all of the Japanese military useless against it should it return. Scientists, including single father Tokumitsu Yuhara, are gathered to build a bio-mechanical robot from the original Godzilla's skeleton. Four years later, the cyborg Mechagodzilla, named Kiryu, is finished and inducted into the Japan Self-Defense Forces along with its human pilots as the Kiryu Squadron. Akane becomes the main pilot for Kiryu. However, memories of Akane's actions during the original fight still linger, and one of her squadron mates, Second Lieutenant Susumu Hayama holds her responsible for the death of his brother (who was crushed to death when Godzilla stepped on his car while he was inside during their first fight).
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