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:

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 | Reverse Footage | Last Of Series | Sequel

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
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)
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
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

Animation Department
Hideo Okamoto	....	character designer

Production Companies

• Toho Company

Distributors

• Astro Distribution (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Korporatsiya Arena (Russia) (VHS)
• Kuk Dong
• 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:

Australia:PG | Germany:12 | USA:Unrated

Company:

Toho Company

Trivia:

This was the last Godzilla film on which producer Tomoyuki Tanaka worked. He was the only person to produce all of the previous Godzilla films.

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:

Night Watchman at Aquarium:The water seems to be eating away at the fish!

Movie Connections:

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

Godzilla Comes Full Circle

This is a somewhat touching film due to the fact that the original Godzilla dies. It also should be noted that with this film the entire Godzilla series (Hesei as well as Showa eras) comes full circle as he fights a foe created by the very thing that destroyed him in the first film. Unfortunately, it is somewhat undermined by some rather poor special effects. However, the story is pretty decent as it not only is about the end of Godzilla, but it also has an underlying theme of rebirth as is seen in the end when Godzilla Junior absorbs his father's lingering radiation to become the new "King of Monsters". This film may be flawed, but it is still pretty good.