Terror of Mechagodzilla
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| Directed by | Ishirō Honda |
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Tomoyuki Tanaka Henry G. Saperstein |
| Written by | Yukiko Takayama |
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Katsuhiko Sasaki Tomoko Ai Akihiko Hirata Katsumasa Uchida Gorō Mutsumi Tadao Nakamaru Toru Kawai as Godzilla |
| Music by | Akira Ifukube |
| Cinematography | Sokei Tomioka |
| Edited by | Yoshitami Kuroiwa |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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83 minutes |
| Language | Japanese |
Terror of Mechagodzilla (released in Japan as Mekagojira no Gyakushū (メカゴジラの逆襲?, lit. "Counterattack of Mechagodzilla")) is a 1975 Japanese science fiction kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda. It is the 15th film in the Godzilla franchise, the final film in the Shōwa series, and serves as a direct sequel to 1974's Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. The film was the least successful of the entire Godzilla franchise.
In the United States, it received a very limited theatrical release in the summer of 1978 by Bob Conn Enterprises as The Terror of Godzilla.
Continuing after the end of the previous film, Interpol agents, led by Inspector Kusaka, search for the pieces of Mechagodzilla at the bottom of the Okinawan Sea. Using the submarine, Akatsuki, they hope to gather information on the robot's builders, the alien Simeons. The Akatsuki is suddenly attacked by a giant aquatic dinosaur called Titanosaurus, and the crew vanishes.
Interpol starts an investigation into the incident. With the help of marine biologist Akira Ichinose, they trace Titanosaurus to a reclusive, mad scientist named Shinzô Mafune, who wants to destroy all mankind. While Ichinose is visiting his old home in the seaside forest of Manazuru, they meet Mafune's lone daughter, Katsura. She tells them that not only is her father dead, but she burned all of the notes about the giant dinosaur (at her father's request). Unknownst to them, Mafune is still alive and well. He is visited by his friend Tsuda, who is an aide to the simian alien leader Mugal. He is leading the project to quickly rebuild Mechagodzilla. Mugal offers their services to Mafune, so that his Titanosaurus and their Mechagodzilla 2 will be the ultimate weapons. They hope to wipe out mankind and rebuild the world for themselves.
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