Godzilla vs. Destroyah (1995) Gojira vs. Desutoroiâ (original title)

Director:

Takao Okawara

Writer:

Kazuki Ohmori

Release Date:

9 December 1995 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

It's a Major Monster Meltdown!

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 | 1990s | Reverse Footage | Commander

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Takurô Tatsumi	...	Dr. Kensaku Ijuin
Yôko Ishino	...	Yukari Yamane
Yasufumi Hayashi	...	Kenichi Yamane
Megumi Odaka	...	Miki Saegusa
Sayaka Osawa	...	Meru Ozawa
Saburô 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)
Kenpachiro Satsuma	...	Gojira
Ryo Hariya	...	Desutoroia
'Hurricane Ryu' Hariken	...	Gojira Jr.

Directed by
Takao Okawara

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Kazuki Ohmori

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

Original Music by
Akira Ifukube

Cinematography by
Masahiro Kishimoto
Yoshinori Sekiguchi

Film Editing by
Chizuko Osada

Art Department
Yumiko Arakawa	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Kazuo Miyauchi	....	sound

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

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

Animation Department
Hideo Okamoto	....	character designer

Production Companies

• Toho Company

Distributors

• Astro Distribution (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Korporatsiya Arena (Russia) (VHS)
• Madman Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
• Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2008) (Japan) (TV)
• Splendid Film (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• TriStar Pictures (USA) (dubbed)

Special Effects

• Marbling FineArts (miniatures and models)

Other Companies

• Toho Studios  sound stages

Also Known As:

"Gojira vs. Desutoroiâ" - Japan (original title)

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:12 | USA:Unrated | Australia:PG

Company:

Toho Company

Trivia:

Kôichi Kawakita came up with the idea of killing Godzilla.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the wide shots, it is evident that the juvenile Destroyah monsters are actually just their movie tie-in toy figures being moved about.

Quotes:

Dr. Kensaku Ijuin:Godzilla's gone. He's turn Tokyo into a ghost town.
Yukari Yamane:And, it looks like we paid for it at the end.
Dr. Kensaku Ijuin:Paid for what?
Yukari Yamane:All of it. All of man's stupid use of nuclear energy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Troldspejlet: Episode #40.7" (2008)

The last Godzilla movie...until Godzilla 2000

This is the film in which Toho intended to kill off Godzilla, but they naturally left themselves an out just in case! And as it turns out, with the imminent arrival of Millenium Godzilla they needed it. At any rate this is a pretty sombre movie. Destroyah is a rather demonic opponent who is of secondary concern to Godzy fans.