Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
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| Directed by | Jun Fukuda |
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
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| Music by | Masaru Sato |
| Cinematography | Yuzuru Aizawa |
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Toho Eizo
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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84 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (ゴジラ対メカゴジラ Gojira Tai Mekagojira?) is a 1974 Japanese science-fiction kaiju film produced by Toho. Directed by Jun Fukuda and featuring special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano, the film starred Gorō Mutsumi, Hiroshi Koizumi and Kenji Sahara. The fourteenth film of the Godzilla series, it featured a slightly larger budget with higher production values than the previous few films of the series. The film introduced a mechanical version of Godzilla known as Mechagodzilla, and also introduced a character called King Caesar based on the Ryukyu (Okinawan) legend of the Shisa.
The film received a very limited theatrical release in the United States in early 1977 by Cinema Shares as Godzilla vs. The Bionic Monster. Early in its release, the film's title was changed to Godzilla vs. The Cosmic Monster.
Strange events are taking place in Okinawa. An Azumi priestess has a terrifying vision of a city being destroyed by a giant monster. A type of metal not found on earth is discovered in a cave by a spelunker, Masahiko Shimizu, who takes it to Professor Miyajima for examination. An excavation led by Masahiko's brother Keisuke accidentally uncovers a chamber filled with ancient artifacts and a mural bearing an ominous prophecy: "When a black mountain appears above the clouds, a huge monster will arise and try to destroy the world; but then, when the red moon sets and the sun rises in the west, two more shall appear to save humanity." Keisuke is joined by archaeologist Saeko Kaneshiro, who translates the prophecy and takes one of the artefacts, bearing the likeness of the legendary monster King Caesar, to study. Two men stalk them, one who speaks to them and claims to be a reporter interested in the story, the other of whom attempts to steal the statue from them but fails and flees.
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