Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)

Godzilla is threatened by two new forces: Mogera - another UN built machine; and Space Godzilla - a beast spawned from Godzilla's particles in space.

Directors:

Kenshô Yamashita, Kazuki Ohmori (uncredited)

Writers:

Kanji Kashiwa, Hiroshi Kashiwabara

Stars:

Megumi Odaka, Jun Hashizume, Zenkichi Yoneyama

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Megumi Odaka	...	Miki Saegusa
Jun Hashizume	...	Lt. Koji Shinjo
Zenkichi Yoneyama	...	Lt. Kiyoshi Sato
Akira Emoto	...	Major Akira Yuki
Towako Yoshikawa	...	Dr. Chinatsu Gondo
Yôsuke Saitô	...	Dr. Susumu Okubo
Kenji Sahara	...	Minister Takayuki Segawa
Akira Nakao	...	Commander Takaki Aso
Kôichi Ueda	...	Deputy Commander Hyodo
Hôka Kinoshita	...	Moguera Pilot
Ronald Hoerr	...	Professor Alexander Mammilov
Ed Sardy	...	Eric Gould
Tom Duran	...	McKay, the mafia boss
Keiko Imamura	...	Cosmos #1
Sayaka Osawa	...	Cosmos #2

Storyline

When Mothra went into outer space to stop a meteor from reaching Earth, she accidentally took with cells from Godzilla and remaining cells from Biollante that inhabited our atmosphere. The combined cells went through a black hole and created a new creature, Space Godzilla. Space Godzilla heads to Earth to confront Godzilla, Junior Godzilla, and the new G-Force robot, MOGERA.

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Plot Keywords:

bipedal monster | battleship | telepathy | extraterrestrial monster | godzilla character | 

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Taglines:

A Supernatural, Super-Powered Intergalactic Epic!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

10 December 1994 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

Filming Locations:

Fukuoka, Japan

Box Office

Budget:

$10,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film is notable for introducing the character of Fairy Mothra. It is not entirely clear if Fairy Mothra has an actual presence or just a vision seen by Miki Saegusa.

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Goofs

Land Moguera is misspelled as "Rand Mogera" on the monitor screen.

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Quotes

Major Akira Yuki: Damn reptile!

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Alternate Versions

In the fight on Birth Island, SpaceGodzilla traps LittleGodzilla in a crystal prism. A shot of Godzilla trying unsucessfully to free his son from the crystal cage, which would have better explained why Godzilla heads for Japan to confront SpaceGodzilla, was omitted.

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Connections

Features Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)

User Reviews

Not the best of the new ones

Objective Synopsis: The UNGCC (United Nation Godzilla Countermeasures Center ) builds Mogera, a giant robot to fight Godzilla. However, the powerful SpaceGodzilla arrives and becomes a greater threat. After the mutated space monster kidnaps Godzilla's son (Little Godzilla), Mogera and Godzilla team up in the final battle.

Logical flaw: Mogera was an improvement over MechaGodzilla from the last film? MechaGodzilla was able to nearly kill Godzilla, whereas Mogera stood in the background firing an array of ineffectual weapons.

Favorite parts: SpaceGodzilla creates a shield to deflect Godzilla's blast (which he didn't use enough); Little Godzilla playing with the "dangerous" land mines.

Parts I could've done without: First, the battle around the styrofoam asteroids. Second, Mogera, who looks simply ridiculous, and I cannot exaggerate this enough. Imagine a penguin and a power drill.

My take: Is "SpaceGodzilla" the best name Toho could come up with? Little Godzilla looks "cute", and I'm sure a lot of fans didn't like him. But I did and thought he was a bright spot in the film. Seeing Godzilla protect his baby reminded me of when Godzilla was a good guy. While Space Godzilla was a very powerful new monster, I felt that he was not cast in the best movie. The final battle seemed uncoordinated, where more attention was put to the humans controlling Mogera than the two title monsters.

Recommendation: If you're a Godzilla aficionado, by all means add this to your collection. However, if you want a first glimpse of Godzilla in his newer 1990's movies, you'll find the special effects and action in the other four (King Ghidora, Mothra, MechaGodzilla, or Destroyer) much more impressive.