Directed by Takao Okawara
Produced by Shōgo Tomiyama
Written by Kazuki Ōmori
Starring Takuro Tatsumi, Yōko Ishino, Yasufumi Hayashi, Sayaka Osawa, Megumi Odaka, Masahiro Takashima, Momoko Kochi, Akira Nakao, Shigeru Kamiyama, Saburo Shinoda
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Yoshinori Sekiguchi
Edited by Chizuko Osada
Release date December 9, 1995
Running time 102 minutes
Budget US $10 million
Box office US $18 million
Directed by Kensho Yamashita
Produced by Shōgo Tomiyama
Written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara
Starring Megumi Odaka, Jun Hashizume, Zenkichi Yoneyama, Akira Emoto, Towako Yoshikawa
Music by Takayuki Hattori
Cinematography Masahiro Kishimoto
Release date December 10, 1994
Running time 107 minutes
Budget $10.3 million
Box office $20 million
Story 14 (King Ghidorah and Medic Jet Jaguar Saga)Story 14 (King Ghidorah and Medic Jet Jaguar Saga)
129 "A New Enemy, A New Fight" April 6, 1998
130 "Landes Appears, New Xilliens" April 7, 1998
131 "Don't Lie To Me!!" April 8, 1998
132 "Challengers of Godzilla Island!" April 9, 1998
133 "The Monster Doctor Appeared" April 10, 1998
134 "It is The Land of No Return!" April 13, 1998
135 "Space Proposal" April 14, 1998
136 "The Secret" April 15, 1998
137 "Don't Touch the Missiles" April 16, 1998
138 "Infernal Smoke of Death" April 17, 1998
139 "Landes Attacks Again! The Strike Back of Xilliens" April 20, 1998
140 "Now Dance Up" April 21, 1998
141 "Dance Dance Dance!" April 22, 1998
142 "After the Request" April 23, 1998
143 "There's Nothing to Do! I'm tired" April 24, 1998
144 "The Plan Begins" April 27, 1998
145 "Dancing the Sunda Dance" April 28, 1998
146 "King Ghidorah Attacks! Three Kings" April 29, 1998
147 "King Ghidorah!" April 30, 1998
148 "The Dance of Revenge and Destruction" May 1, 1998
Story 15 (Mothra Larva Saga)
149 "Gorath, Crashes" May 4, 1998
150 "Godzilla Will Never Back Down" May 5, 1998
151 "Mothra's Egg has Survived" May 6, 1998
152 "Mothra's Distress" May 7, 1998
153 "Unison" May 8, 1998
154 "The Mothra Song" May 11, 1998
155 "Protect Mothra's Egg!" May 12, 1998
156 "Years of Resentment" May 13, 1998
157 "The Commander's Order" May 14, 1998
158 "Take Off Tart-Coupe!" May 15, 1998
159 "The Larval Mothra is Discovered!" May 18, 1998
160 "Landes' Scheme" May 19, 1998
161 "Junior is Targeted" May 20, 1998
162 "Mothra vs. Godzilla" May 21, 1998
163 "Battra and Baby Mothra" May 22, 1998
164 "Misato vs. Landes" May 25, 1998
165 "The Cruelty of Landes" May 26, 1998
166 "Baby Mothra Awakes" May 27, 1998
167 "Mothra's Counterattack" May 28, 1998
168 "Mothra Returns Home" May 29, 1998
Directed by Takao Okawara
Produced by Shōgo Tomiyama
Written by Wataru Mimura
Starring Masahiro Takashima, Ryoko Sano, Megumi Odaka, Yûsuke Kawazu, Daijiro Harada
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Yoshinori Sekiguchi
Edited by Miho Yoneda
Release date December 11, 1993
Running time 107 minutes
Budget $9.5 million
Box office $18 million
| # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 94 | "Dismission" | February 16, 1998 |
| 95 | "The Climax Challenge" | February 17, 1998 |
| 96 | "Take Off! Black Mechagodzilla" | February 18, 1998 |
| 97 | "The Duel: Godzilla vs Xilliens" | February 19, 1998 |
| 98 | "You're a Coward!" | February 20, 1998 |
| 99 | "Captivaty!" | February 21, 1998 |
| 100 | "Dying At The Same Time" | February 24, 1998 |
| 101 | "The True Intention: Annihilation Project" | February 25, 1998 |
| 102 | "A Desperate Situation: Earth Was In A Grave Danger!" | February 26, 1998 |
| 103 | "Zaguresu Praised As A Hero" | February 27, 1998 |
| # | Title | Airdate |
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| 104 | "The Monster from the Next Island: Site B Sunk" | March 2, 1998 |
| 105 | "The 100 Monster Army And The Return of Xilliens" | March 3, 1998 |
| 106 | "The Perfectly-Devised Trap Plan" | March 4, 1998 |
| 107 | "The Tricky Gift from the Giant Dark Emperor" | March 5, 1998 |
| 108 | "Strike Proto Moguera! Plan Z" | March 6, 1998 |
| 109 | "Unbreakable Friendship" | March 9, 1998 |
| 110 | "SOS! Godzilla Island in Danger Once Again" | March 10, 1998 |
| 111 | "Burned Base" | March 11, 1998 |
| 112 | "Invitation" | March 12, 1998 |
| 113 | "The Promise" | March 13, 1998 |
| 114 | "Go! Torema" | March 14, 1998 |
| 115 | "Back into Darkness' Side" | March 17, 1998 |
| 116 | "Escape from The X-UFO" | March 18, 1998 |
| 117 | "Gigan Appears, The Robot Bird With Saber Arms" | March 19, 1998 |
| 118 | "Until That Day, We Were Happy" | March 20, 1998 |
| 119 | "Large Pinch" | March 21, 1998 |
| 120 | "The King has Returned" | March 24, 1998 |
| 121 | "The Anger of the Giant Dark Emperor" | March 25, 1998 |
| 122 | "Charge! Vabaruda-Part 1" | March 26, 1998 |
| 123 | "Charge! Vabaruda-Part 2" | March 27, 1998 |
| 124 | "Charge! Vabaruda-Part 3" | March 30, 1998 |
| 125 | "Farewell Good Friend" | March 31, 1998 |
| # | Title | Airdate |
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| 126 | "Torema's Flashback" | April 1, 1998 |
| 127 | "Godzilla's Flashback" | April 2, 1998 |
| 128 | "Along With Godzilla" | April 3, 1998 |
Directed by Jon Turteltaub
Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Colin Wilson, Belle Avery
Screenplay by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber
Based on Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten
Starring Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Cliff Curtis
Music by Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography Tom Stern
Edited by Steven Kemper
Release date August 10, 2018 (United States & China)
Running time 113 minutes
Budget $130–178 million
Box office $222.4 million
Directed by Kobun Shizuno, Hiroyuki Seshita
Produced by Takashi Yoshizawa
Written by Gen Urobuchi
Starring Mamoru Miyano, Takahiro Sakurai, Tomokazu Sugita, Yuki Kaji, Junichi Suwabe
Music by Takayuki Hattori
Release date May 18, 2018 (Japan)
Running time 100 minutes
Directed by Takao Okawara
Directed by Takao Okawara
Produced by Shogo Tomiyama
Screenplay by Kazuki Omori
Starring Tetsuya Bessho, Satomi Kobayashi, Takehiro Murata, Megumi Odaka
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Masahiro Kishimoto
Release date 12 December 1992 (Japan)
Running time 102 minutes
Story 8 (The Mystery of Godzilla Island Saga)
64 "The Mystery of Godzilla Island 1" (1998-01-05)
65 "The Mystery of Godzilla Island 2" (1998-01-06)
66 "The Mystery of Godzilla Island 3" (1998-01-07)
67 "The Mystery of Godzilla Island 4" (1998-01-08)
68 "The Mystery of Godzilla Island 5" (1998-01-09)
Story 9 (Godzilla vs. Godzilla Island Saga)
69 "Another Chance for Zaguresu" (1998-01-12)
70 "Overseer of the Spirit World" (1998-01-13)
71 "The Massive Godzilla" (1998-01-14)
72 "Godzilla Intense Fighting Record" (1998-01-15)
73 "Godzilla's Insanity" (1998-01-16)
74 "The Frightening Photograph of the Spirit Beast" (1998-01-19)
75 "King Caesar's Search" (1998-01-20)
76 "Torema vs. Godzilla" (1998-01-21)
77 "Stop Godzilla!" (1998-01-22)
78 "Hurry King Caesar!" (1998-01-23)
79 "Way to Go Nashi" (1998-01-26)
80 "The Last Target" (1998-01-27)
81 "Mobilization is Impossible!" (1998-01-28)
82 "Separation" (1998-01-29)
83 "Well Done Son" (1998-01-30)
Story 10 (Torema X Zaguresu Saga)
84 "The Two Suns" (1998-02-02)
85 "Godzilla Island is Drying Up" (1998-02-03)
86 "Zaguresu's Last Chance" (1998-02-04)
87 "Forest Fire Outbreak!" (1998-02-05)
88 "The Flame for Battle Returns" (1998-02-06)
89 "The Artificial Sun's Weak Point" (1998-02-09)
90 "Protect the Laser Gun!" (1998-02-10)
91 "Shoot! Torema" (1998-02-11)
92 "A Critical Moment" (1998-02-12)
93 "Shoot the Fake Sun" (1998-02-13
Directed by Kazuki Omori
Directed by Kazuki Omori
Produced by Shōgo Tomiyama
Written by Kazuki Omori
Starring Kōsuke Toyohara, Anna Nakagawa, Megumi Odaka, Katsuhiko Sasaki, Akiji Kobayashi, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Robert Scott Field
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Yoshinori Sekiguchi
Edited by Michiko Ikeda
Release date December 14, 1991
Running time 103 minutes
Story 5 (All Giant Monsters Saga)
31 "This Kaiju for Hire" (1997-11-17)
32 "This is Strength!" (1997-11-18)
33 "A Detestable Premonition" (1997-11-19)
34 "A Long Duel" (1997-11-20)
35 "Match Call!" (1997-11-21)
36 "Godzilla Dies!?" (1997-11-24)
37 "For Sure Next Time!" (1997-11-25)
38 "The Decisive Battle Last Night" (1997-11-26)
39 "The Conviction of King Caesar" (1997-11-27)
40 "See! Wonderful Fighting Technique" (1997-11-28)
Story 6 (Mothra and Mothra Leo Saga)
41 "Mothra, Infant Mothra" (1997-12-01)
42 "A Doubtful Delivery Charge" (1997-12-02)
43 "An Ill-Omened Premonition" (1997-12-03)
44 "Return the Blue Sky and Vegetation!" (1997-12-04)
45 "The Birth of Hedorah" (1997-12-05)
46 "Aiming at Mothra!" (1997-12-08)
47 "The Tear of Mothra" (1997-12-09)
48 "Mothra's Sorrow" (1997-12-10)
49 "The Will of the Adult Mothra" (1997-12-11)
50 "Mothra Flaps its Wings" (1997-12-12)
Story 7 (Mecha-King Ghidorah Saga)
51 "Zaguresu Giant Shortfall Army" (1997-12-15)
52 "The Eventual Battle" (1997-12-16)
53 "Oh, it's Hopeless" (1997-12-17)
54 "Vabaruda Destruction Strategy" (1997-12-18)
55 "Zaguresu's Final Moment?" (1997-12-19)
56 "Zaguresu's Turn-Around" (1997-12-22)
57 "Unfathomable! The Giant Dark Emperor" (1997-12-23)
58 "The Commander has Returned" (1997-12-24)
59 "The Necklace of Fear" (1997-12-25)
60 "Don't Call its Name" (1997-12-26)
61 "Mecha-King Ghidorah Returns" (1997-12-29)
62 "Sortie, Commander!" (1997-12-30)
63 "All-Out Monster Attack" (1997-12-31)
Directed by Brad Peyton
Directed by Brad Peyton
Produced by Brad Peyton, Beau Flynn, John Rickard, Hiram Garcia
Screenplay by Ryan Engle, Carlton Cuse, Ryan J. Condal, Adam Sztykiel
Story by Ryan Engle
Based on Rampage by Midway Games
Starring Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jake Lacy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Music by Andrew Lockington
Cinematography Jaron Presant
Edited by Jim May, Bob Ducsay
Release date April 4, 2018 (Microsoft Theater), April 13, 2018 (United States)
Running time 107 minutes
Budget $120 million
Box office $417.9 million
Directed by Kazuki Ōmori
Produced by Shōgo Tomiyama
Screenplay by Kazuki Ōmori
Story by Shinichirō Kobayashi
Starring: Kunihiko Mitamura, Yoshiko Tanaka, Masanobu Takashima, Megumi Odaka, Toru Minegishi, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Yoshiko Kuga, Ryunosuke Kaneda, Kōji Takahashi
Music by Koichi Sugiyama
Cinematography Yūdai Katō
Edited by Michiko Ikeda
Release date: December 16, 1989
Running time: 104 minutes
Budget: US$5 million
Box office: US$7 million
Directed by Directed by R.J. Kizer, Koji Hashimoto
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, Tony Randel
Written by Shuichi Nagahara, Lisa Tomei
Uncredited: Tony Randel, Straw Weisman
Story by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Starring Raymond Burr
Music by Reijiro Koroku, Christopher Young
Cinematography Kazutami Hara, Steven Dubin
Edited by Yoshitami Kuroiwa, Michael Spence
Release date August 23, 1985
Running time 87 minutes
Budget $2 million
Box office $4.1 million
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Directed by Koji Hashimoto
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay by Shuichi Nagahara
Based on "The Resurrection of Godzilla" by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Starring: Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Yosuke Natsuki, Keiju Kobayashi, Kenpachiro Satsuma
Music by Reijiro Koroku
Cinematography: Kautami Hara
Edited by Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Release date: December 15, 1984
Running time: 103 minutes
Budget: $6.25 million
Box office: $11 million
Directed by: Steven S. DeKnight
Directed by: Steven S. DeKnight
Produced by: John Boyega, Cale Boyter, Guillermo del Toro, Jon Jashni, Femi Oguns, Mary Parent, Thomas Tull
Screenplay by: Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, Steven S. DeKnight, T.S. Nowlin
Story by: Steven S. DeKnight, T.S. Nowlin
Based on Characters by Travis Beacham
Starring: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona, Zhang Jin, Charlie Day
Music by: Lorne Balfe
Cinematography: Dan Mindel
Edited by: Dylan Highsmith, Zach Staenberg
Release date: March 15, 2018 (Vue West End), March 23, 2018 (United States)
Running time: 111 minutes
We return with a special episode with the great Midnight Tease!
Directed by Kon Ichikawa
Produced by Masaichi Nagata
Written by Kon Ichikawa, Shinya Hidaka, Mitsutoshi Ishigami, Ryûzô Kikushima
Based on The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
Starring Toshiro Mifune, Ayako Wakao, Kyōko Kishida, Kiichi Nakai
Music by Kensaku Tanikawa
Cinematography Setsuo Kobayashi
Edited by Chizuko Osada
Release date September 14, 1987 (US), September 26, 1987 (Japan)
Running time 121 minutes
Look who drove all the way to Utah to talk Godzilla? Ladies and gentlement, put your hands together for Jason Poor!
Here's his theory, for your enjoyment:
This is a long and ludicrous theory. It takes a lot of liberties, but I love the idea of all of his characters being the same man, so I decided to put something together. I did some research in Godzilla wikis and rewatched some of the movies to get a storyline together. I also thought about this way too much. Enjoy! I’d be curious to hear anyone else’s thoughts. It should be noted that I did not include non-Godzilla movies, as I haven’t seen most of them and can’t make a definite determination of where they would fit in.
A brilliant young oceanographer with an interest in paleontology, Dr. Sarizawa was in his early twenties when he discovered the existence of a marine dinosaur. He had recently returned from World War 2 with a devastating eye injury, and found himself bitter at humanity for the devastation man could cause. He hoped that the discovery of Titanosaurus would catapult him back into academic circles and bring him some clarity, but when he suggested he could control the creature the other scientists only laughed and ridiculed him.
Feeling betrayed, Dr. Sarizawa moved to Tokyo, where he met and befriended fellow paleontologist Dr. Yamane. He even became engaged to Yamane’s daughter, Emiko. But his true passion remained learning the secrets to controlling Titanosaurus. When he was approached by the terrorist group Red Bamboo to assist with the building of their base on Lechti Island, he knew he would be able to continue his studies in earnest.
In the meantime, his experiments led him to the accidental creation of a superweapon, the Oxygen Destroyer. At first the device scared him, but after Godzilla appeared and attacked Tokyo he knew he had his chance. He phoned Red Bamboo and told them to be ready. Under the guise of a noble underwater sacrifice, Sarizawa set off the Oxygen Destroyer and in the ensuing chaos boarded a Red Bamboo submarine and made his escape.
Red Bamboo gave him the name Ryuui and brought him to Lechti Island. There he found room to work on both his pet projects and solve problems for his new employers. Immediately upon arriving on the island he set to work a plan to keep Ebirah at bay from incoming Red Bamboo ships. With the organization able to move freely again in the pacific, he was sent many times on intelligence gathering missions to mainland Japan, usually as the scientist Kashiwagi. This put him in position to weigh in when Rodan, Mothra, King Kong, Varan appeared. When the identity became too high-profile, he retired it to take the role of a Police Chief in order to report to Red Bamboo on Japan’s security. This post put him right in the path of Ghidorah’s destructive debut. In order to play these roles, Sarizawa received plastic surgery at the hands of Red Bamboo scientists and was fitted with a glass eye.
The years of Kaiju attacks took its toll on Sarizawa. Eventually he returned to Lechti Island. Being “home” allowed him to remove the troublesome glass eye, but Red Bamboo had a different vision for the tortured scientist. They pressed him into their security service as a Guard Captain.
Here’s where things get weird. Well, weirder. If all of Hirata’s characters are the same person then he has to have a daughter during this time. Due to the influx of Infant Islanders on Lechti Island, I submit that Sarizawa met one of these and began a forbidden romance. She became pregnant, whereupon he secured her release, or smuggled her to Japan. There she gave birth to a daughter and named her Katsura. I also think that it’s highly convenient that Godzilla appears asleep on Lechti Island waiting for reanimation. This is my second theory: because Godzilla had provided a way out for Sarizawa in the past, he thought he could use the monster as an escape plan from the Red Bamboo. Because the compound of the yellow berries was similar to the red ones from Pharo Island, and because he was familiar with that case, Sarizawa concocted a serum that he somehow managed to administer to Godzilla and render him unconscious. From there, he would be able to use a radio-controlled Titanosaurus to deliver the sleeping Godzilla to a cave on Lechti Island, where Sarizawa could awaken him at will.
Unfortunately for him, when the Yahlen sank of the coast of the island, the survivors awakened Godzilla ahead of schedule, leading to the destruction of the Red Bamboo base. Sarizawa made to escape with the leaders of his organization, but the Ebirah-repellant had been replaced with a non-functioning serum and the giant lobster destroyed their ship.
A Red Bamboo submarine operating in the area picked them up and delivered the survivors to the mainland. Though a few survived, the organization had been destroyed and the remnants disbanded. By now Sarizawa was well-practiced in assuming identities and took the name Fujisaki, a scientist.
He settled into his new life and, after his wife passed, began to raise his daughter on his own. However, when the UN created a team of oceanographers and meteorologists to study pacific weather patterns, he jumped at the chance to be close to Titanosaurus again. The group set up their experiment on Sollgel Island. Sarizawa volunteers to operate the radios, secretly searching for any sign of his dinosaur.
In a story now as old as, I imagine, this theory, Godzilla soon intervened in the experiment and the ensuing chaos destroyed the research station. The survivors found themselves on a raft in the ocean with a submarine bearing down on them. Sarizawa recognized the conn tower as his compatriots in Red Bamboo, but when he got on board he found instead a cadre of Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens.
The Aliens killed the others, but recognizing Sarizawa as the most brilliant and with the most experience with Godzilla, they spared him and provided him with a new life in Japan. As Dr. Miyajima. Sarizawa was supposed to be in their employ, but he found the methods of his new masters distasteful and purposely sabotaged their operations. Soon Godzilla destroyed Mechagodzilla, the Black Hole Planet 3 aliens were defeated, and Sarizawa sought to disappear into anonymity.
He took his final identity, Dr. Shinzo Mafune. His full life had made him tired and distrusting. He stopped going into public and his resentment of the scientific community grew. He blamed them for the tumultuous events of his past. Unbeknownst to him, the Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens had returned and were monitoring him. When a tragic accident during one of his Titanosaurus experiments claimed the life of his daughter Katsura, the aliens saw their chance and swept in to save her life with advanced cybernetics. Indebted to them, Sarizawa now saw no alternative but to go along with their plans. Soon he began to warm to the idea of taking revenge on the scientific community. His plans however soon attracted the eye of INTERPOL agents. Saraizawa was fatally wounded in a firefight between the agents and the aliens, and died alongside his beloved daughter.
Just for you, our impressions of the new Godzilla Anime, Planet of the Monsters!
Directed by Ishirō Honda
Directed by Ishirō Honda
Produced by Don Sharp
Screenplay by Ted Sherdeman
Starring Joseph Cotten, Cesar Romero, Richard Jaeckel, Patricia Medina, Akira Takarada, Linda Haynes
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Taiichi Kankura
Edited by Ume Takeda
Release date July 26, 1969 (Japan), December 1970 (United States)