  is a 2004 japanese science fiction kaiju film directed by ryuhei kitamura, written by wataru mimura and isao kiriyama and produced by shogo tomiyama. it is the 28th installment in the godzilla film series, and the sixth film in the millennium era. the film stars masahiro matsuoka, don frye, rei kikukawa, kane kosugi, maki mizuno, kazuki kitamura and tsutomu kitagawa as godzilla. the film is set in a future where mutant soldiers are in the ranks of the earth defense organization. an invasion by the alien xiliens unleashes a legion of giant monsters across the world, leaving behind only a few surviving humans. the survivors travel to the south pole to free godzilla from his frozen prison while another group attempts to infiltrate the alien mothership and take out the xiliens. as a 50th anniversary film, a number of actors from previous godzilla films appeared as main characters or in cameo roles. in addition, various kaiju (monsters) made reappearances, as most were last seen more than 30 years earlier. godzilla: final wars premiered on november 29, 2004 in los angeles, california and was released on december 4, 2004 in japan. before the world premiere, godzilla received a star on the hollywood walk of fame. director ryuhei kitamura has compared godzilla: final wars to that of a musician's "best of" album, stating "we picked lots and lots of the be
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