Gojira tai Hedorâ (1971)

Director:

Yoshimitsu Banno

Writers:

Yoshimitsu Banno (writer)
Takeshi Kimura (writer)

Release Date:

February 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Music | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Our environment is doomed!

Plot:

From Earth's pollution a new monster is spawned. Hedorah, the smog monster, destroys Japan and fights Godzilla while spewing his poisonous gas to further the damage.

Plot Keywords:

Monster | Godzilla | Japanese | Pollution | Gojira

Cast

Akira Yamauchi	...	Dr. Yano
Toshie Kimura	...	Toshie Yano
Hiroyuki Kawase	...	Ken Yano
Keiko Mari	...	Miki Fujiyama
Toshio Shiba	...	Yukio Keuchi
Yukihiko Gondô	...	Mean general
Eisaburo Komatsu	...	Fisherman
Tadashi Okabe	...	Scientist
Wataru Ômae	...	Helpless police officer
Susumu Okabe	...	Interviewer
Haruo Nakajima	...	Gojira
Kenpachiro Satsuma	...	Hedora (as Kengo Nakayama)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Teruzo Okawa
Kôji Uruki

Directed by
Yoshimitsu Banno

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Yoshimitsu Banno		writer
Takeshi Kimura		writer (as Kaoru Mabuchi)

Produced by
Samuel Z. Arkoff	....	executive producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Riichiro Manabe

Cinematography by
Yoichi Manoda

Film Editing by
Yoshitami Kuroiwa

Production Design by
Yasuyuki Inoue

Special Effects by
Teruyoshi Nakano	....	director of special effects

Visual Effects by
Yoichi Manoda	....	special effects cinematographer

Stunts
Haruo Nakajima	....	stunt choreographer

Editorial Department
Eli Haviv	....	editor: US version

Other crew
Salvatore Billitteri	....	supervisor: English dubbing
Lee Kresel	....	director: English dubbing

Production Companies

• Toho Company

Distributors

• American International Pictures (AIP) (1972) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Astral Films (1972) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Astro Distribution (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video
• Image Entertainment (laserdisc)
• Kuk Dong
• Madman Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD) (As "Godzilla vs. Hedorah")
• Orion Home Video (video)
• Simitar Video (video)
• Siren Visual Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• Titanus Distribuzione

Other Companies

• Toho Studios  sound stages

Also Known As:

Godzilla vs. Hedora (International: English title) (informal literal title)
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (UK) (video title)
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (USA)

MPAA:

Rated PG for sci-fi monster violence and brief mild language.

Runtime:

Germany:96 min | USA:87 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1972) | West Germany:12 (nf)

Company:

Toho Company

Trivia:

This was the last Godzilla film to be released by American International Pictures (AIP) and dubbed by Titra Productions. The remaining Godzilla films from this decade were released by Downtown Distribution and/or Cinema Shares, and simply used edited versions of Toho's international English prints.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dr. Yano and Yukio are discussing going to rescue Ken, fish can be seen swimming in the aquarium behind them even though all the fish in it were destroyed by the acid mist a few minutes earlier.

Quotes:

[Godzilla and Hedorah battle it out on top of Mount Fuji]
Ken Yano: Get'em Godzilla!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Frogs (1972)

Soundtrack:

Kaese! Taiyô wo

Faaaaaaaaaaaaaar out!!!

"Godzilla vs. Hedorah" is probably my favorite Godzilla from the 1970s (the others being the one with Gigan in them, he RULES TOO!). There sure is alot going on in this crazy movie.

There are:

ACID TRIPS! Strange anime sequences! Really upbeat soundtrack and theme song (KAAAAAAAAISEN!)! Kids in hot pants! Ecology made fun! Haiku! Nightclubs! Hippies galore! Godzilla flying! Hedorah, the strange looking beast of Smog!

This film has everything a B-movie enthuaist wants!

Even though a lot of people hated Hedorah, but I don't. He is one of the most interesting looking and powerful foes in Godzilla's old days. He pretty much hacks up on Godzilla a lot, changes shape at will, plus, it FARTS out acid!

Anyways, watch "Godzilla vs. Hedorah"! You'll have a B-movie blast!