Godzilla vs. Hedorah
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| Directed by | Yoshimitsu Banno |
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
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Yoshimitsu Banno Takeshi Kimura |
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Akira Yamauchi Toshie Kimura Hiroyuki Kawase Keiko Mari Toshio Shiba |
| Music by | Riichiro Manabe |
| Cinematography | Yoichi Manoda |
| Edited by | Yoshitami Kuroiwa |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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85 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | $250,000 (U.S) |
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (ゴジラ対ヘドラ Gojira tai Hedora?) is a 1971 Japanese science-fiction kaiju film produced by Toho. Directed by Yoshimitsu Banno and featuring special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano, the film stars Akira Yamauchi, Toshie Kimura, and Hiroyuki Kawase. The eleventh film in the Godzilla series, the film had a strong anti-pollution message, with director Banno being inspired after visiting a polluted beach near Yokkaichi.
This film is dedicated to the memory of Eiji Tsubaraya.
The film marked director Banno's directorial debut; however, the budget for Godzilla vs. Hedorah was significantly lower than previous Godzilla films. Banno was only given 35 days to shoot the film and only had one team available to shoot both the drama and monster effects scenes. Veteran Godzilla director Ishirō Honda was later tasked by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka to watch Banno's rough cut and provide advice.
The film was released theatrically in the United States in the spring of 1972 by American International Pictures as Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster.
The microscopic alien life-form Hedorah feeds on Earth's pollution and grows into a poisonous, acid-secreting sea monster. After it sinks an oil tanker and attacks Dr. Toru Yano and his young son Ken Yano, scarring them both, Hedorah's toxic existence is revealed to the public. Ken Yano has visions of Godzilla fighting the world's pollution, and insists Godzilla will come to humankind's aid against Hedorah.
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