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Godzilla vs. Biollante

Original title: Gojira vs. Biorante
  • 19891989
  • PGPG
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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POPULARITY
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Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Desolate by the loss of his daughter, a geneticist creates a monstrous new mutation.
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Desolate by the loss of his daughter, a geneticist creates a monstrous new mutation.Desolate by the loss of his daughter, a geneticist creates a monstrous new mutation.Desolate by the loss of his daughter, a geneticist creates a monstrous new mutation.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
19,333
2,125
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Directors
      • Kazuki Ômori
      • Koji Hashimoto(earlier film clips)
      • Kenjirô Ohmori(earlier film clips)
    • Writers
      • Shinichiro Kobayashi(story)
      • Shinichirô Kobayashi(story)
      • Shin'ichi Sekizawa(story "Gojira Densetsu Asuka no Yosai")
    • Stars
      • Kunihiko Mitamura
      • Yoshiko Tanaka
      • Masanobu Takashima
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    • Directors
      • Kazuki Ômori
      • Koji Hashimoto(earlier film clips)
      • Kenjirô Ohmori(earlier film clips)
    • Writers
      • Shinichiro Kobayashi(story)
      • Shinichirô Kobayashi(story)
      • Shin'ichi Sekizawa(story "Gojira Densetsu Asuka no Yosai")
    • Stars
      • Kunihiko Mitamura
      • Yoshiko Tanaka
      • Masanobu Takashima
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 58User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
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    Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
    Kôji Takahashi, Kunihiko Mitamura, and Masanobu Takashima in Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
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    Kunihiko Mitamura
    • Kazuhito Kirishima
    Yoshiko Tanaka
    • Asuka Okouchi
    Masanobu Takashima
    Masanobu Takashima
    • Major Sho Kuroki
    Kôji Takahashi
    • Dr. Genichiro Shiragami
    Tôru Minegishi
    • Lieutenant Goro Gondo
    Megumi Odaka
    • Miki Saegusa
    Toshiyuki Nagashima
    Toshiyuki Nagashima
    • Director Seiichi Yamamoto
    Ryûnosuke Kaneda
    Ryûnosuke Kaneda
    • Seizo Okouchi
    Kazuma Matsubara
    • Self Defense Forces Officer
    Yoshiko Kuga
    Yoshiko Kuga
    • Keiko Owada, Prime Minister's Representative
    Yasunori Yuge
    • Prime Minister's Aide
    Yasuko Sawaguchi
    • Erika Shiragami
    Haruko Sagara
    • TV Reporter
    Kôichi Ueda
    • Joint-Chief of Staff Yamaji
    Kosuke Toyohara
    Kosuke Toyohara
    • Osamu Amesawa
    Katsuhiko Sasaki
    Katsuhiko Sasaki
    • Sci-Tech Chief Takeda
    Hirohisa Nakata
    • Defense Minister Minoru Koyama
    Kenzo Ogiwara
    • Takeo Shimura
    • Directors
      • Kazuki Ômori
      • Koji Hashimoto(earlier film clips) (uncredited)
      • Kenjirô Ohmori(earlier film clips) (uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Shinichiro Kobayashi(story)
      • Shinichirô Kobayashi(story)
      • Shin'ichi Sekizawa(story "Gojira Densetsu Asuka no Yosai")
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Was voted the best Godzilla movie by fans in a 2014 Japanese fan poll. Ironically, its original release was not a success. The film had a reported $10.7 million budget making it not only the most expensive Godzilla film up until that point, but also one of the most expensive live-action Japanese films made at the time. Middling box offices results lead the studio to rethink their handling of the property and, in order to please fans, began re-incorporating classic (and therefore more marketable) monsters and stories into the following films instead of creating new ones. Toho would also begin to reduce the time and budget spent on subsequent Heisei films.
    • Goofs
      After Shiragami is briefly interviewed by the media, Biollante is shown for a brief second appearing regular, but in the very next shot with Biollante, it's fully blossomed.
    • Quotes

      [on creating Biollante]

      Dr. Shiragami: I think now I might have made a mistake.

    • Alternate versions
      Deleted scenes:
      • When Godzilla comes ashore at Abarishi, a scene of him walking past a lighthouse and smashing it with his tail was cut.
      • After Godzilla's first confrontation with Biollante in Lake Ashino, which is set ablaze by Godzilla's radioactive breath, spores from the plant creature shower the surrounding countryside causing flowers to suddenly bloom.
      • Originally Godzilla was to attack the Kansai Airport in Osaka, which was under construction at the time of filming, but permission could not be obtained. Instead, Godzilla and Miki engage in a telepathic battle near a heliport for the site in the Ise Channel.
      • A discarded concept was to have Biollante attempt to physically absorb Godzilla during the climactic battle. This was scrapped due to time and budgetary considerations but was the concept was visualized for the climax of 'Godzilla 2000'.
    • Connections
      Edited from The Return of Godzilla (1984)

    User reviews58

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    Top review
    10/10
    An excellent movie, one of my favorite Godzilla movies
    I am a big fan of this movie. The Godzilla fan base is fairly divided on this film, but personally, I love it. It has wonderful cinematography, acting, themes, music, special effects, characters and all around brilliant.

    The characters are likable and well written, they are believable. The music, while you cannot compare it to the work of Akira Ifukube, is still excellent and goes very well with this film. It is very well shot, with many wonderful scenes with a great atmosphere. The special effects are done, as per usual in this series, with great skill and talent. Suitmation is very underrated and all too often the subject of disdain. This film shows just how excellent suitmation can be, as well as all the other practical effects, which come together to create a believable and stunning world.

    The themes were well handled, not forced violently down your throat as they were in the 1992 version of Godzilla vs Mothra (which is still a good movie, but the environmental message gets to be rather preachy and forceful at times).

    The buildup to Godzilla's arrival is excellent, and when he does show up, it is a spectacular sight seeing him rise out of a volcano (however, going back to the 92 Godzilla vs Mothra film, I think the very similar scene from that film does it much better). The film contains two excellent monster battles, in which Godzilla goes up against the very creative monster Biollante, a combination of rose, human and Godzilla DNA. It's an artful movie, and shows that Godzilla movies are not just cheesy crap like most people seem to think they are (I personally think most of the films are good).
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 16, 1989 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Godzilla contra Biollante
    • Filming locations
      • Osaka, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Toho Company
      • Toho Eizo Co.
      • Toho Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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