Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1993) Gojira VS Mekagojira (original title)

Director:

Takao Okawara

Writer:

Wataru Mimura (writer)

Release Date:

11 December 1993 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Three is a very big crowd.

Plot:

The United Nations assembles the ultimate weapon to defeat Godzilla, while scientists discover a fresh pteranodon egg on a remote Japanese island.

Plot Keywords:

Godzilla | Mechagodzilla | Giant Monster | Psychic | Creature Feature

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Masahiro Takashima	...	Kazuma Aoki
Ryoko Sano	...	Azusa Gojo
Megumi Odaka	...	Miki Saegusa
Yûsuke Kawazu	...	Professor Omae
Kenji Sahara	...	Minister Takayuki Segawa
Akira Nakao	...	Commander Takaki Aso
Kôichi Ueda	...	General Hyodo
Leo Meneghetti	...	Dr. Asimov
Daijiro Harada	...	Takuya Sasaki
Tadao Takashima	...	Chief Hosono
Keiko Imamura	...	Psychic Schoolteacher
Sayaka Osawa	...	Psychic Schoolteacher
Shelley Sweeney	...	Susan
Kenpachiro Satsuma	...	Gojira
Wataru Fukuda	...	Mekagojira
'Hurricane Ryu' Hariken	...	Bebigojira
Shinobu Nakayama	...	Yuri Katagiri
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andy Smith	...	Andrew Johnson

Directed by
Takao Okawara

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Wataru Mimura		writer

Produced by
Tomoyuki Tanaka	....	executive producer
Shogo Tomiyama	....	producer

Original Music by
Akira Ifukube

Cinematography by
Yoshinori Sekiguchi

Film Editing by
Miho Yoneda

Art Department
Yumiko Arakawa	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Kazuo Miyauchi	....	sound

Special Effects by
Koichi Kawakita	....	director of special effects
Shin'ichi Wakasa	....	suit maker
Tetsuzô Ôsawa	....	special effects production designer

Visual Effects by
Tetuzo Osawa	....	visual effects designer

Production Companies

• Toho Company
• Toho Eizo Co.

Distributors

• Toho Company (1993) (Japan) (theatrical)
• TriStar Pictures (1994) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Madman Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• Kuk Dong
• Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2008) (Japan) (TV)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Tele 5 (2006) (Germany) (TV)

Special Effects

• Marbling FineArts (miniature effects)

Other Companies

• Toho Studios  sound stages

Also Known As:

"Gojira VS Mekagojira" - Japan (original title)
"Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II" - USA (video box title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for sci-fi monster violence and some language

Runtime:

108 min | USA:105 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-10 | Germany:12 | USA:PG

Company:

Toho Company

Trivia:

Despite the film's English title, "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II," the film is not a sequel to Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) a.k.a. "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla." The film was retitled due to the fact that in the Western world, different films in a series rarely have the same title unless they're remakes. A third film with the same title in Japanese, Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002) ("Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla"), was also retitled for the Western market (as "Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla".)

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mechagodzilla fires its chest beam at Rodan, he lands on his back, but when Baby Godzilla calls out to him when Mechagodzilla is killing Godzilla, he is on his belly.

Quotes:

Minister Takayuki Segawa:[answers phone] Yes? What's that? Godzilla's attacking the city?

Movie Connections:

References Rodan (1956)

Great Fun!

The best thing about this film is its numerous all out, down and dirty giant monster battles with the likes of Fire Rodan, Godzilla and Super MechaGodzilla! These are pulled off with all the vast destructive impact fans would and should expect from the series.

However. Yes there is an however because this film at times also suffers from a serious case of the cutes especially involving the recently hatched Godzillasaurus. Also its message-driven ending comes across as particularly forced and reeks of cheesiness. Still all in all, this film remains great fun despite a poor ending.