Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)

The United Nations assembles the ultimate weapon to defeat Godzilla, while scientists discover a fresh pteranodon egg on a remote Japanese island.

Director:

Takao Okawara

Writers:

Wataru Mimura, Andrew Smith (english language version)

Stars:

Masahiro Takashima, Ryoko Sano, Megumi Odaka

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Masahiro Takashima	...	Kazuma Aoki
Ryoko Sano	...	Azusa Gojo
Megumi Odaka	...	Miki Saegusa
Yûsuke Kawazu	...	Professor Omae
Daijirô Harada	...	Takuya Sasaki
Akira Nakao	...	Commander Takaki Aso
Kôichi Ueda	...	General Hyodo
Kenji Sahara	...	Minister Takayuki Segawa
Leo Meneghetti	...	Dr. Asimov
Andrew Smith	...	Andrew Johnson (as Andy Smith)
Shelley Sweeney	...	Susan
Shinobu Nakayama	...	Yuri Katagiri
Tadao Takashima	...	Chief Hosono
Keiko Imamura	...	Psychic Schoolteacher
Sayaka Osawa	...	Psychic Schoolteacher

Storyline

In response to Japan's request for a countermeasure against Godzilla, UN engineers construct Mechagodzilla, a giant robotic version of Godzilla. Nonetheless, Godzilla proves himself a force to be reckoned with against this monstrosity and battle ensues.

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Plot Keywords:

godzilla | weapon | island | mechagodzilla | winged monster | 

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Taglines:

Three is a very big crowd.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for sci-fi monster violence and some language

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English Russian

Release Date:

11 December 1993 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2

Box Office

Budget:

$9,500,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$16,816,849

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company,Toho Eizo Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The English dub version of the movie is the only movie where Rodan is referred to by his real name, Radon.

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Goofs

When Rodan flies over the sea, it creates a parallel series of shock waves on the surface of the water. There are flashes under the water that reveal that the shock waves are actually created by explosive charges under the water.

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Quotes

Narrator: The year is 1992 A.D... In order to try to counter the threat posed to the planet's survival by Godzilla, Japan's Counter-G Bureau recruited the most brilliant scientific brains in the world to build a fighting machine. The first machine was called Garuda, but its fighting capabilities were limited. A far more powerful machine was required. They salvaged a robot from the future, Mecha-King Ghidorah, in order to study its advanced technology. Its components were used to build a weapon to fight ...

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Connections

Followed by Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)

User Reviews

Toho Monsters Rule!

One of the top 10 grossing Godzilla films. Though no new monsters were introduced, this movie brought back Godzilla and updated versions of Rodan, Mechagodzilla and the Son of Godzilla. Rodan looks excellent and his action sequences were executed well. He's quicker and even gets to spit radioactive beams.

Instead of a space alien (referring back to 1974's Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla), Mechagodzilla is the ultimate weapon created by G-Force to defeat Godzilla. The Son of Godzilla returns as BabyGodzilla, looking more dinosaur-like and closely resembling Godzilla more.

It is notable that many past Godzilla movie actors appear in this movie. Actor Tadao Takashima (from 1962's King Kong vs. Godzilla) made a cameo appearance as Chief Hosono, director of the psychic institute. Actor Kenji Sahara (from 1956's Rodan) starred as Minister Segawa, director of the defense force. Actress Megumi Odaka returned as psychic Miki Saegusa, as well as Keiko Imanura and Sayaka Osawa (both appeared as the Cosmos in this film's prequel).

Miki befriended Godzilla and BabyGodzilla and told the commanders of G-Force to let the monsters be. However, she was forced to be among the crew in Mechagodzilla so she can use her psychic powers to locate Godzilla's secondary brain and destroy it. BabyGodzilla was used as bait to lure Godzilla to Tokyo. What follows are action-packed monster sequences - some of the best in the series.

This film has a plain plot, but the excessive scenes of the monsters and the colorful characters made this an enjoyable movie. You could see the interiors of the G-Force building and the psychic institute. Composer Akira Ifukube gave another spectacular music score, providing us one of his most memorable marches - the G-Force March. He used a lot of his music from 1964's Godzilla vs. Mothra and 1991's Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah. When you watch his film closely, you could catch a brief scan of Tokyo Disneyland when Rodan flies over it (it is notable that Tokyo Disneyland opened in 1983 and this movie was released in 1993, marking 10 years of the theme park's anniversary).

With five monsters appearing (one of the most in a "Heisei" Godzilla movie), this movie is not to be missed by any Sci-Fi fans.

Grade A-