Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidorâ: Daikaijû sôkôgeki (2001)

Director:

Shusuke Kaneko

Writers:

Kei'ichi Hasegawa (writer)
Shusuke Kaneko (writer)

Release Date:

15 December 2001 (Japan)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Who will be the last monster standing?

Plot:

Three ancient guardian beasts awaken to protect Japan against Godzilla.

Plot Keywords:

Japan | Disaster | Submarine | Ghidorah | Mothra

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Chiharu Niiyama	...	Yuri Tachibana (BS Digital Q reporter)
Ryûdô Uzaki	...	SDF Adm. Taizô Tachibana
Masahiro Kobayashi	...	Teruaki Takeda (science writer)
Shirô Sano	...	Haruki Kadokura (Yuri's boss)
Takashi Nishina	...	AD Aki Maruo
Kaho Minami	...	SDF Intelligence Capt. Kumi Emori
Shin'ya Ôwada	...	SDF L:t. Gen. Katsumasa Mikumo
Kunio Murai	...	SDF HQ Secretary Masato Hinogaki
Hiroyuki Watanabe	...	Yutaka Hirose
Shingo Katsurayama	...	SDF Intelligence Maj. Tokihiko Kobayakawa
Toshikazu Fukawa	...	Adjutant Miyashita
Masahiko Tsugawa	...	Chief Cabinet Secretary
Eisei Amamoto	...	Prof. Hirotoshi Isayama the Prophet (as Hideyo Amamoto)
Nobuaki Kakuda	...	Commanding Sector officer (as Nobuo Kakuda)
Takafumi Matsuo	...	Mototsu Station police officer

Also Known As:

GMK (Japan) (promotional abbreviation)
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (International: English title)
Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Daikaiju Sogougeki
Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: The Giant Monsters' General Offensive (literal English title)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Studio 1, Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan

Company:

Toho Company

Trivia:

Despite fan rumors, director Shusuke Kaneko did not make a cameo in this film (he is said to hate doing cameos).

Quotes:

[recalling his encounter as a child with Godzilla in 1954]
Adm. Tachinaba: The sky was blood red and filled with smoke. And through it a devil appeared, its face was twisted with rage and hatred. When it was over my parents were gone. I will never forget the wretched cries of the dead...

Movie Connections:

References Godzilla (1998)

Soundtrack:

Great Monster War March

I'd say it's the best of the best

Possibly the only Godzilla film which even compares to this one is the original Japanese version of the first Godzilla film (which I am yet to see, but I hope to soon). Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-out Attack (GMK for short) is just one of the best Godzilla films ever created. Shusuke Kaneko (who also directed the famous Heisei Gamera films) did a marvelous job at directing this masterpiece of a Godzilla film. It's incredible of what he was able to do with the limited budget that Toho gives for its productions. GMK the best graphics and special effects of any Godzilla film yet to come. Flying monsters now flap their wings realistically, explosions are more enormous and devastating, monsters can now curl their lips and blink realistically, and the radioactive fire rays (Godzilla's primary weapon) and the lightning bolts (King Ghidorah's primary weapon) are the most effective ones ever created by Toho. Godzilla, my all-time favorite monster, now looks even better than ever in GMK. The new Godzilla suit is awesome. They brought back the original design of Godzilla with the curved dorsal spines and gave him a more dinosaur-like appearance. Godzilla now has eyes without pupils, which gives him a more animal-like and menacing appearance. And his radioactive fire is the best ever created. Now when it strikes a target, it leaves the mushroom cloud effect, showing clearly that Godzilla's radioactive ray strikes with the force equal to that of the H-bombs. This film also features the return of a Toho monster that hasn't been on the screen for almost forty years. Baragon, who debuted in the film 'Frankenstein Conquers the World' and made a short appearance in 'Destroy All Monsters' has returned and this time, he plays a more major role. Baragon no longer has his heat ray, but I can agree with Kaneko that it made him seem more animal-like, which added to the film's effectiveness. Mothra and King Ghidorah are also pretty decently made. The new Mothra prop is more realistic-looking and makes her look more formidable than before. And King Ghidorah is spectacular, although this is the first time he's ever been shorter than Godzilla, but I say that works out in this movie. And his lightning bolts are by far superior to the ones he had in the past. The plot for this Godzilla film isn't the best, but it's acceptable and you hardly even care because this movie entertains you from beginning to end with its great improvement of visual effects and action. All of this makes GMK perhaps the best Godzilla film ever made. It is one of my favorite movies.