Godzilla's Revenge (1969)
"Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki" (original title)

A bullied schoolboy dreams of traveling to Monster Island, where he befriends Godzilla's son, who is also having bully troubles.

Director:

Ishirô Honda

Writer:

Shin'ichi Sekizawa

Stars:

Tomonori Yazaki, Hideyo Amamoto, Kenji Sahara

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tomonori Yazaki	...	Ichirô Miki
Hideyo Amamoto	...	Shinpei Inami
Sachio Sakai	...	Bank Robber Senbayashi
Kazuo Suzuki	...	Bank Robber Okuda
Kenji Sahara	...	Kenkichi 'Tack' Miki (Ichiro's Father)
Machiko Naka	...	Ichirô no okâsan
Shigeki Ishida	...	The Landlord
Midori Uchiyama	...	Minira (voice)
Yoshifumi Tajima	...	Detective
Chôtarô Tôgin	...	Assistant Detective
Yutaka Sada	...	Train engineer
Yutaka Nakayama	...	Guy Painting Billboard
Ikio Sawamura	...	Bartender
Haruo Nakajima	...	Gojira
'Little Man' Machan	...	Minira

Storyline

Using footage from previous films, the story revolves around a boy who uses his imagination to take him to Monster Island so he can escape the pains of real life.

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Plot Keywords:

godzilla | bully | monster island | boy | loneliness | 

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Genres:

Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

8 December 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

Minya: The Son of Godzilla

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company, United Productions of America (UPA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the final appearance of the Gorosaurus. Manda, Kamakiras, Kumonga and Minya would not be seen again until Godzilla: Final Wars.

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Quotes

Minya: Godzilla says that I should learn to fight my own battles, y'know.
Ichiro Miki: Against big guys?
Minya: Uh-huh.

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Connections

Edited from Godzilla Versus the Sea Monster (1966)

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Soundtracks

"March of the Monsters"
Performed by Crown Records
(U.S. Version Only)

User Reviews

Fun As Long As You Turn Your Brain Off

A bullied schoolboy (Tomonori Yazaki) dreams of traveling to Monster Island, where he befriends Godzilla's son, who is also having bully troubles.

This film was specifically geared towards children, and that might explain its silliness. The main character (who is a walking fashion faux pas) is a young boy that is probably easier for children to relate to than adults. There is no message here about nuclear weapons (or anything else), there is simply a boy with a healthy imagination who comes across numerous cheesy monsters.

I have no idea who dubbed Godzilla's son, but it makes the movie even sillier than it already is. This film is apparently among the lowest rated of the Godzilla films, and I am not surprised. I thought it was fun and a joy to watch, but only because I made every effort not to think about it.