From: dave@blackbox.cc.columbia.edu (David Milner)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.movies,alt.cult-movies
Subject: GODZILLA VS. GHIDRAH SYNOPSIS RE-POST
Keywords: Godzilla Japan Monster
Date: 9 Jan 93 04:44:44 GMT
Organization: Columbia University


I recently received a private request for this:


                     GOJIRA TAI KINGU GIDORA
                     (GODZILLA VS. GHIDRAH)


In 1992, a UFO appears over Tokyo. It eventually lands near Mt.
Fuji. A Russian, an American and a Japanese woman born outside of
Japan named Emi Kano, all claiming to be from the year 2204,
disembark from the UFO, which they call MOTHER, and meet with
Japanese authorities. They give as their reason for coming back
in time a desire to prevent Godzilla from completely destroying
Japan, which he has done by wrecking so many of its nuclear
power plants.

A member of the Japanese army unit that was saved from US Navy
forces on Lagos Island in the South Pacific during WW II by the
appearance of a giant tyrannosaur-like dinosaur is found. He
produces a very old photograph of the beast. Certain similarities
to Godzilla are seen, and it is hypothesized that this creature is
Godzilla before his mutation by radiation.

The time travellers go to the year 1944 and find the dinosaur, now
called a gojirasaur, in a struggle with US Navy landing forces. He
is seriously wounded. Knowing that Lagos was the site of a nuclear
bomb test conducted by the US in 1954, and that this is what most
likely caused Godzilla's transformation, it is decided to teleport
(i.e. transport a la Star Trek) the creature to a remote island in
the Bering Sea so that it will be prevented from becoming Godzilla.

Three genetically engineered cat-sized creatures with gold scales
and wings called drats are left behind on Lagos as the time
travellers return to 1992 Tokyo.

Upon their return, it is discovered that although Godzilla now
never existed, an even more terrible monster called Kingu Gidora
(Ghidrah) has appeared and is destroying Japan. After witnessing
this for a few moments, Emi reveals to authorities that in fact
Godzilla never did completely destroy Japan, and that she and her
companions have really come back in time to prevent Japan from
dominating the world economically. This is why she left the drats
behind - she knew they would be mutated into Ghidrah by the
nuclear bomb test.

The Japanese decide that the only way to fend off Ghidrah is with
another monster, namely Godzilla. Toward this end, they send the
submarine Musashi II to the Bering Sea armed with a nuclear
missile. On its way, the submarine is destroyed by Godzilla, which
the gojirasaur had already been transformed into by the sinking of
a nuclear submarine.

Godzilla appears in northern Japan, and the time travelers send
Ghidrah to destroy him. A tremendous battle takes place. Godzilla
is the victor, and Ghidrah falls into the ocean, his left wing
ripped up and his middle neck severed.

Emi manages to teleport the time travel machine to the battle area,
where it is destroyed by Godzilla.

Godzilla works his way south, destroying everything in his path.
When at last he reaches Tokyo, he is met by MechaGhidrah. Emi
managed to return to 2204 in her own small ship, find the remains
of Ghidrah, and resurrect him by fitting the beast with
prosthetics.

A battle even more fierce than the previous one ensues. Godzilla
appears to be victorious again, but MechaGhidrah grabs a hold of
Godzilla with five hooks that come out of a mechanical chest plate,
takes off into the air, and tows Godzilla out over the Pacific Ocean.
A blast of Godzilla's breath sends both creatures tumbling into the
water. MechaGhidrah is destroyed, but Godzilla survives.


David Milner  Columbia University
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