The Return of Godzilla
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| Directed by | Koji Hashimoto |
| Screenplay by | Shuichi Nagahara |
| Based on | "The Resurrection of Godzilla" by Tomoyuki Tanaka |
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| Music by | Reijiro Koroku |
| Cinematography | Kautami Hara |
| Edited by | Yoshitami Kuroiwa |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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103 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Budget | $6.25 million |
| Box office | $11 million |
The Return of Godzilla, released in Japan as Godzilla (ゴジラ Gojira?, also known as Godzilla 1984), is a 1984 Japanese science fiction tokusatsu kaiju film featuring Godzilla, produced and distributed by Toho. The film is directed by Koji Hashimoto and is the 16th film in the franchise and the first film in the Heisei series, despite the film having been produced during the Shōwa period, and a reboot of the Godzilla franchise. The film serves as a direct sequel to the original 1954 Godzilla film, completely ignoring the events of the Shōwa films, which saw the franchise return to the darker tone and themes of the 1954 film and returned Godzilla to his destructive antagonistic roots. Other than Godzilla series creator Tomoyuki Tanaka and special effects director Teruyoshi Nakano, few people involved in prior Godzilla productions were involved in the making of the film.
In 1985, New World Pictures released Godzilla 1985, a heavily re-edited American adaptation of the film which included additional footage, which featured Raymond Burr reprising his role from Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, which was also produced, filmed, and edited with the same techniques.
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