Gojira vs. Biorante (1989)

Director:

Kazuki Omori

Writers:

Shinichirô Kobayashi (story)
Kazuki Omori (writer)

Release Date:

16 December 1989 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The most terrifying monster of all time is back in his greatest movie ever

Plot:

After rising from his volcanic grave, Godzilla is threatened by a mutated rosebush.

Plot Keywords:

Godzilla | Creature | Reporter | Monster Movie | Creature Feature

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Kunihiko Mitamura	...	Kazuhito Kirishima
Yoshiko Tanaka	...	Asuka Okouchi
Masanobu Takashima	...	Major Sho Kuroki
Koji Takahashi	...	Dr. Shiragami
Tôru Minegishi	...	Lieutenant Goro Gondo
Megumi Odaka	...	Miki Saegusa
Toshiyuki Nagashima	...	Director Seiichi Yamamoto
Ryunosuke Kaneda	...	Azuka's Father
Kazuma Matsubara	...	Self Defense Forces Officer
Yasunori Yuge	...	Prime Minister
Yoshiko Kuga	...	Prime Minister's Wife
Yasuko Sawaguchi	...	Erika Shiragami
Haruko Sagara	...	TV reporter
Kôichi Ueda	...	General Hyodo
Kosuke Toyohara	...	Super-X2 Controller

Also Known As:

Godzilla vs. Biollante
Gojira Vs Biorante (USA)

Runtime:

105 min | USA:104 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Spain:13 | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Company:

Toho Company

Trivia:

First Godzilla film to be made in Japan's Heisei era (Emperor Hirohito had died early the same year, thus was the end of Showa and the beginning of Heisei).

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: After Shiragami is briefly interviewed by the media Biollante is shown for a brief second appearing regular, but in the very next shot with Biollante it's fully blossomed.

Quotes:

[on creating Biollante]
Dr. Shiragami: I think now I might have made a mistake.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Angry Video Game Nerd: Godzilla (#4.15)" (2009)

Kazuki Omori:Tim Burton of the far east?

"Gojira vs. Biorante" takes a different turn in the ever-lasting saga. At 1st,I did not take it seriously, because of Biorante/Biollante being (yes,it's true!) a rose monster!But when I sat down longer,she (Biorante) became a real freaky plant-thing.Gets slow in some parts,but the battle scenes pick up the pace.