Gojira VS Desutoroiâ (1995)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Takao Okawara

Writer:

Kazuki Omori (writer)

Release Date:

9 December 1995 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Get Ready for a Three-Way Monster Melee!

Plot:

The aftermath of the Oxygen Destroyer brings forth Destoroyah, a beast intent on killing Godzilla, who is on the verge of a nuclear meltdown.

Plot Keywords:

Godzilla | Creature | Helicopter | Sequel | Hong Kong

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Takuro Tatsumi	...	Dr. Kensaku Ijuin
Yôko Ishino	...	Yukari Yamane
Yasufumi Hayashi	...	Kenichi Yamane
Megumi Odaka	...	Miki Saegusa
Sayaka Osawa	...	Meru Ozawa
Saburo Shinoda	...	Professor Fukazawa
Akira Nakao	...	Commander Takaki Aso
Masahiro Takashima	...	Major Sho Kuroki
Momoko Kôchi	...	Emiko Yamane
Shigeru Kôyama	...	Army General
Ronald Hoerr	...	Professor Marvin
Kôichi Ueda	...	Night Watchman at Aquarium
Takehiro Murata	...	Yukari's Editor
Shelley Sweeney	...	G-Force Technician
Akihiko Hirata	...	Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)

Also Known As:

Godzilla vs. Destroyer

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | Germany:12 | USA:Unrated

Company:

Toho Company

Trivia:

Tôhô planned to release this movie as "Godzilla Vs. Destroyer" to the English-language markets, but when it realized that copyrighting an everyday word such as "destroyer" for its monster would be difficult, they released the film as "Godzilla VS Destoroyah" since "destoroyah" is close to the English version of the word, and was a unique name that could be copyrighted easily. When Tôhô had the movie dubbed into English, it made sure the monster was called "destroyer" on film, since that was the intended name.

Quotes:

Dr. Kensaku Ijuin: I know Micro-oxygen and it doesn't have that kind of power.
Army General: Then what does?
Dr. Kensaku Ijuin: An Oxygen Destroyer!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Gojira tai Megagirasu: Jî shômetsu sakusen (2000)

I think this is going to be Godzilla's last fight.

This was the last Godzilla film in the Heisei series, and it certainly topped all the rest. All the stops were pulled out to make this one a fantastic and explosive film that made July 4th a real firecracker.

First, they are trying to develop some new chemical to kill Godzilla and they create some really neat looking creatures that look somewhat like a crab or a lobster with a long neck and a head. I really don't think Godzilla will have any trouble with these things as one spent five minutes trying to get a girl our of a car and couldn't do it before he was destroyed.

But, the creatures apparently form in to one Destroyer and this one kills Baby Godzilla. Godzilla arrives to do battle and what a battle it is. The fireworks were spectacular and the sound track was marvelous.

Add to the mix a space shuttle-like super jet piloted by a cross between Tom Cruise and Will Smith and these babies don't stand a chance. Since this is the end of the series, you know Godzilla will die, but you can be sure that he will likely comeback in some form in the future.