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Godzilla vs. Megalon

Original title: Gojira tai Megaro
  • 19731973
  • GG
  • 1h 18m
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4.7/10
6K
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Gojira tai Megaro (1973)
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An inventor creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar that is seized by the undersea nation of Seatopia. Using Jet Jaguar as a guide, the Seatopians send Megalon as vengeance for the nuclear... Read allAn inventor creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar that is seized by the undersea nation of Seatopia. Using Jet Jaguar as a guide, the Seatopians send Megalon as vengeance for the nuclear tests that have devastated their society.An inventor creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar that is seized by the undersea nation of Seatopia. Using Jet Jaguar as a guide, the Seatopians send Megalon as vengeance for the nuclear tests that have devastated their society.

IMDb RATING
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6K
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  • Directors
    • Jun Fukuda
    • Yoshimitsu Banno(earlier film clips)
    • Ishirô Honda(earlier film clips)
  • Writers
    • Jun Fukuda
    • Takeshi Kimura(story "Gojira tai Uchu Kaijû")
    • Shin'ichi Sekizawa(story)
  • Stars
    • Katsuhiko Sasaki
    • Hiroyuki Kawase
    • Yutaka Hayashi
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  • Directors
    • Jun Fukuda
    • Yoshimitsu Banno(earlier film clips)
    • Ishirô Honda(earlier film clips)
  • Writers
    • Jun Fukuda
    • Takeshi Kimura(story "Gojira tai Uchu Kaijû")
    • Shin'ichi Sekizawa(story)
  • Stars
    • Katsuhiko Sasaki
    • Hiroyuki Kawase
    • Yutaka Hayashi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 106User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Godzilla vs. Megalon
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    Gojira tai Megaro (1973)
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    Yutaka Hayashi, Hiroyuki Kawase, and Katsuhiko Sasaki in Gojira tai Megaro (1973)
    Gojira tai Megaro (1973)
    Yutaka Hayashi, Hiroyuki Kawase, and Katsuhiko Sasaki in Gojira tai Megaro (1973)
    Gojira tai Megaro (1973)
    Yutaka Hayashi, Hiroyuki Kawase, and Katsuhiko Sasaki in Gojira tai Megaro (1973)
    Gojira tai Megaro (1973)
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    Top cast

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    Katsuhiko Sasaki
    Katsuhiko Sasaki
    • Inventor Goro Ibukias Inventor Goro Ibuki
    Hiroyuki Kawase
    Hiroyuki Kawase
    • Rokuro 'Roku-chan' Ibukias Rokuro 'Roku-chan' Ibuki
    Yutaka Hayashi
    Yutaka Hayashi
    • Hiroshi Jinkawaas Hiroshi Jinkawa
    Robert Dunham
    Robert Dunham
    • Emperor Antonio of Seatopiaas Emperor Antonio of Seatopia…
    Kôtarô Tomita
    Kôtarô Tomita
    • Lead Seatopian Agentas Lead Seatopian Agent
    Ulf Ôtsuki
    • Seatopian Agentas Seatopian Agent
    Gentaro Nakajima
    • Truck Driveras Truck Driver
    • (as Gen Nakajima)
    Sakyo Mikami
    • Truck Driver's Assistantas Truck Driver's Assistant
    Fumiyo Ikeda
    • Man from Unit 1as Man from Unit 1
    Kanta Mori
    • Japan Special Defense Forces Chiefas Japan Special Defense Forces Chief
    Shinji Takagi
    • Gojiraas Gojira
    Hideto Odachi
    • Megaroas Megaro
    Tsugutoshi Komada
    • Jetto Jagâas Jetto Jagâ
    Kenpachirô Satsuma
    Kenpachirô Satsuma
    • Gaiganas Gaigan
    • (as Kengo Nakayama)
    Ralph Jesser
    • Antonio's Aide (Radio Operator in White)as Antonio's Aide (Radio Operator in White)
    • (as Rolf Jessup)
    Eisuke Nakanishi
    • Asuka Island Nuclear Test (Narrator)as Asuka Island Nuclear Test (Narrator)
    • (voice)
    Teruo Nigaki
    • Radonas Radon
    • (archive footage)
    Yû Sekita
    • Angirasuas Angirasu
    • (archive footage)
    • Directors
      • Jun Fukuda
      • Yoshimitsu Banno(earlier film clips) (uncredited)
      • Ishirô Honda(earlier film clips) (uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Jun Fukuda
      • Takeshi Kimura(story "Gojira tai Uchu Kaijû")
      • Shin'ichi Sekizawa(story)
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    Storyline

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    The underground kingdom of Seatopia sends out Megalon, a giant beetle, and Gigan to destroy the above ground dwellers. In an attempt to stop them, an independently thinking robot brings Godzilla into the fight. —Todd A. Bobenrieth <TAB146@PSUVM.EDU>
    • kaiju
    • jet jaguar
    • tokusatsu
    • giant monster
    • psychotronic film
    • 47 more
    • Plot summary
    • Add synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Underground horrors attack!
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Family
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • G
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      While the film was all but ignored in Japan, becoming the least attended entry at the box office, it was a huge hit in the United States and is often regarded by fans as one of the main reasons why the Godzilla franchise has become so misunderstood in the west. Its American distributors, Cinema Shares International, built up a large advertising campaign around the movie, and a drastically shortened version that cut the film down to around 40 minutes premiered on prime-time TV on the NBC network. The film's VHS releases were also mistakenly believed to be in public domain, which made it more easily accessible and adding to the movie's notoriety in the US. Despite the film being disliked by the majority of fans, the movie actually received positive reviews from critics upon its initial release in the States. Vincent Canby praised Godzilla's development stating that "the dragon has become St. George" and wrote that the film "demonstrates the rewards of friendships, between humans as well as monsters, and it is gentle." Variety also praised the special effects work and the miniatures work as superb and "reflecting a creative understanding of the camera". The English film critic Phil Hardy also lauded the film's visuals as expertly done.
    • Goofs
      When Godzilla is bouncing Megalon up and down, the Megalon suit is empty (the legs bend and collapse, showing no one is inside the suit).
    • Quotes

      Antonio's Aide: We've got a message coming from Star Hunter "M" Universe. "We are sending you the monster Gaigan, as requested."

    • Alternate versions
      The German dub of the film infamously renamed Jet Jaguar to King Kong in an attempt to fool audiences, but it also contained other differences. Most importantly, Goro was changed from being Rokuro's much older brother to his father. And instead of contacting the aliens of M Space Hunter Nebula, the Seatopian people contact a certain "Alpha Base".
    • Connections
      Edited from The Mysterians (1957)
    • Soundtracks
      Gojira and Jaguar, Punch Punch Punch!
      Music by Riichirô Manabe

      Lyrics by Shinichi Sekizawa

    User reviews106

    Review
    Top review
    Finest of the Godzilla Saga...at least in my opinion!
    Godzilla vs. Megalon, or Gojira tai Megaro, was the only film in this venerable Japanese series to be geared specifically for children. Godzilla is a legendary hero, and protector of Japan, rather than the Island of the Rising Sun's destructor. He is called upon by the android, and Ultraman look-alike, Jet Jaguar to fend off the attack of the giant interstellar cockroach, Megalon, and that fiendish villain from Star Hunter M Nebula, Gigan. The fight that insues is exciting, funny, and at times, a little bloody, but in the end we all know how it ends.

    For the younger viewers, Godzilla vs. Megalon is up their alley, and when I was a kid, this is the film that made me believe in Godzilla and see him as a hero.

    Highly recommended.
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    10
    • Chiron1987
    • Jun 29, 1999

    FAQ3

    • Was this at one point the most widely available Godzilla film in the United States?
    • Is this film in the Public Domain?
    • What is the accurate translation of the Jet Jaguar song?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • King Kong - Dämonen aus dem Weltall
    • Filming locations
      • Machida, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Toho Company
      • Toho Eizo Co.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $760,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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