Gojira ni-sen mireniamu (1999)

Director:

Takao Okawara

Writers:

Hiroshi Kashiwabara (written by) &
Wataru Mimura (written by)
(more)

Release Date:

18 August 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Adventure | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Get ready to crumble.

Plot:

Godzilla saves Tokyo from a flying saucer that transforms into the beast Orga.

Plot Keywords:

Godzilla | UFO | Orga | Creature | Japan

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Takehiro Murata	...	Prof. Yuji Shinoda
Hiroshi Abe	...	Mitsuo Katagiri
Naomi Nishida	...	Yuki Ichinose
Mayu Suzuki	...	Io Shinoda
Shirô Sano	...	Prof. Shiro Miyasaka
Takeshi Ôbayashi
Shirô Namiki
Sakae Kimura
Bengaru
Ken'ichi Nagira
Kenichi Ishii
Yoshimasa Kondô
Kôichi Ueda	...	Military Man
Yoshiyuki Omori
Masahiko Nishimura
Satomi Achiwa
Denden
Atsuko Kohata
Yutaka Matsushige
Dangaruriyasu
Shelley Sweeney	...	A reporter
Daisuke Ishizuka
Toshihiko Sakakibara
Yoshikazu Ishii
Terumi Yoshida
Tsutomu Kitagawa	...	Gojira
Makoto Itô	...	Oruga
Natalia Adams	...	Orga (voice) (as Natalia D. Adams)
Amy Hill	...	Shop Owner (voice)
Ron Yuan	...	Katagiri (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Norman England	...	Caucasian Man Running from UFO (Bottom View) (uncredited)

Directed by
Takao Okawara

Writing credits
Hiroshi Kashiwabara		(written by) &
Wataru Mimura		(written by)
Michael Schlesinger		US version (uncredited)

Produced by
Shogo Tomiyama	....	executive producer
Michael Schlesinger	....	producer (US version) (uncredited)

Original Music by
Takayuki Hattori

Cinematography by
Katsuhiro Kato

Film Editing by
Yoshiyuki Okuhara

Casting by
Tadao Tanaka

Production Design by
Takeshi Shimizu

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Toshimasa Miyamura	....	assistant director

Sound Department
John K. Adams	....	sound effects editor
Matt Hedges	....	adr recordist
Nicholas James	....	sound effects editor
E. Niles Klein	....	sound editorial technical consultant
Darren Paskal	....	supervising sound editor
Darren Paskal	....	supervising sound editor: US version
Teiichi Saitô	....	sound
Edmund J. Lachmann	....	adr editor (uncredited)
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Kakusei Fujiwara	....	lead sculptor
Kenji Suzuki	....	special effects coordinator
Shinichi Wakasa	....	suit maker

Visual Effects by
Toshihiro Ogawa	....	visual effects producer
Tetsuo Ohya	....	visual effects supervisor

Animation Department
Hideo Okamoto	....	character designer

Casting Department
Glen Chin	....	voice casting: US version

Editorial Department
Michael Mahoney	....	editor: US version
Sati Tooray	....	colorist

Music Department
Akira Ifukube	....	composer: theme "Godzilla"
Lise Richardson	....	music editor

Other crew
Ron Yuan	....	voice
Jim Lau	....	adr voice (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Toho Pictures Inc.

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (2000) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (Argentina)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Kuk Dong
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)
• Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2008) (Japan) (TV)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (USA)
• Toho Company
• Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Marbling FineArts (miniatures and models)

Other Companies

• Apple Computer  
• Compaq  
• Daikin Industries  
• Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology  
• Sony PCL  
• Toho Studios  sound stages
• Toyota  

Also Known As:

G2K: Godzilla 2000 (Canada: English title)
G2K: Millenium (International: English title) (short title)
Godzilla 2000 (USA)
Godzilla 2000: Millennium (Japan: English title)
Godzilla Millenium (International: English title)
Gojira 2000

MPAA:

Rated PG for monster violence and mild language.

Runtime:

99 min | Japan:107 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | USA:PG (certificate #37522)

Filming Locations:

Japan

Company:

Toho Pictures Inc.

Trivia:

The first Godzilla movie to be released in American theaters since Gojira (1984).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Orga hits Godzilla in the head the camera zooms in right after the hit to see Godzilla recoil. In the shot Orga's hand is not present even thought the previous shot doesn't show Orga lower his hand.

Quotes:

Customer 1: Ahh, this damn teriyaki is cold again.
Customer 2: Huh, but as long as the beer is cold, who cares?
Shop Owner: You clobs don't like it, there's plenty of other places to eat around here, so shut up or get out!
[room shakes, Godzilla is here]

Movie Connections:

References Patton (1970)

GOJIRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

I was fortunate enought to see the original Japanese version of Godzilla 2000. I have to say that this is The Best Godzilla Movie Of All Time. Instead of the futuristic technologies of the Heisei series (maser tanks, mechas and ESP), G2K presents more or less ordinary Japanese life. The only thing slightly futuristic in the movie are the JSDF's Full Metal Missiles (and the UFO itself).

I loved the human cast. G2K will be the second movie that I loved which has a human cast I enjoyed watching, the other being "Gamera: Guardian of the Universe". Katagiri and Shinoda shined throughout. Yuki Ichinose and Io Shinoda are just as good to. One of my favorite scenes with the humans is Io and Shinoda giving Yuki the runaround in their little headquarters (a scene deleted from the American version, I believe). The Godzilla Prediction Network is very well thought-out organisation. Shame they don't really exist ^_^*

MireGoji (the fan name for the 2000 suit) is one of the best G-suits in existence. The new dorsal plates are just great, especially as they light up. They seem to heat up from the inside, rather than flash. The new heat beam is just marvellous. Shame Goji lost the ability to blink.

The UFO and Orga are one of the greatest enemies Goji's had yet. Shame Orga didn't get much to do. However, his destruction was new and refreshing.

The special effects are fantastic. It's so relieving to see missiles hit their target. The CGI shots are great. My favorites are the shot of Goji swimming underwater and the tracking shot of the Full Metal Missiles under the bridge. The music by Takayuki Hattori is also fabuluous.

To sum up: GOJIRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!