Mekagojira no gyakushu

Plot synopsis:
Continuing after the end of the previous film, Interpol agents, led by Inspector Kusaka, search for the pieces of Mechagodzilla at the bottom of the Okinawan Sea. Using the submarine, Akatsuki, they hope to gather information on the robot's builders, the alien Simeons. The Akatsuki is suddenly attacked by a giant aquatic dinosaur called Titanosaurus, and the crew vanishes.
Interpol starts an investigation into the incident. With the help of marine biologist Akira Ichinose, they trace Titanosaurus to a reclusive, mad scientist named Shinzô Mafune, who wants to destroy all mankind. While Ichinose is visiting his old home in the seaside forest of Manazuru, they meet Mafune's lone daughter, Katsura. She tells them that not only is her father dead, but she burned all of the notes about the giant dinosaur (at her father's request). Unknownst to them, Mafune is still alive and well. He is visited by his friend Tsuda, who is an aide to the simian alien leader Mugal. He is leading the project to quickly rebuild Mechagodzilla. Mugal offers their services to Mafune, so that his Titanosaurus and their Mechagodzilla 2 will be the ultimate weapons. They hope to wipe out mankind and rebuild the world for themselves.
But things are complicated for both factions when Ichinose falls in love with Katsura and unwittingly gives her Interpol's information against Titanosaurus, the new Mechagodzilla and the aliens. It's also discovered that Katsura is actually a cyborg, due to undergoing surgery, and Mugal still has uses for her. Meanwhile, Mafune is desperate to unleash Titanosaurus without the aliens' permission, so he releases it on Yokosuka one night. By then, Interpol discovers that supersonic waves are Titanosaurus' weakness. They have a supersonic wave oscillator ready, but Katsura sabotages the machine before they can use it. Fortunately, Godzilla arrives to fight off Titanosaurus.
Later, when Ichinose visits Katsura, he is captured by the aliens. Tied up, Ichinose can only watch as Mafune and the aliens unleash Mechagodzilla 2 and Titanosaurus on Tokyo, while Interpol struggles to repair their sonic wave machine and the Japanese armed forces struggle to keep the two monsters at bay. Katsura, while being controlled by Mugal, ignores Ichinose and controls both the dinosaur and the robot as they destroy the city.
Godzilla comes to the rescue, although it is outmatched by the two titans. While Interpol distracts Titanosaurus with the supersonic wave oscillator, Godzilla is able to focus on attacking Mechagodzilla 2. Interpol agents infiltrate the aliens' hideout, rescue Ichinose, and kill Mafune and many of the aliens. The remaining aliens attempt to escape in their ships, but Godzilla shoots them down. Katsura, while being embraced by Ichinose, shoots herself to destroy Mechagodzilla 2's controls (which had been implanted in her body by the aliens). This helps Godzilla destroy the robot. Godzilla, with the help of the oscillator, defeats Titanosaurus, and heads back to sea.

Tags: tragedy, revenge

Review:
It would be the last film from the original "Showa" series of Godzilla Films.A submarine goes looking for the remains of Mechagodzilla.
Godzilla appears and appears to be the only thing that can save the Earth.Mechagodzilla returns in this film.
Godzillas fight with Mechagodzilla at the end of this film I think is a better overall fight because both monsters get to get in some action.
MECHAGODZILLA suffered from a lot of the same 70's goofiness of the previous films and some serious pacing issues, but overall was certainly a step in the right direction.Wisely, Toho decided to go old-school with the sequel and brought back Inoshiro Honda to direct and Akira Ifukube to compose one of his best musical scores yet for the series.
MOTHRA though unfortunately there's a lot of silliness yet to be had.Plotwise we get the same tired old formula of aliens plotting to conquer earth with a monster (or two this time - Titanosaurus makes for an interesting newcomer) aided by a mad scientist hot for revenge against "those fools".
A reclusive discredited scientist is employed by aliens to use his thought-controlled pet Titanosaurus to destroy Tokyo along with the newly-rebuilt Mechagodzilla, their combined might certain to overcome that pesky Godzilla.
Meanwhile an Interpol agent and a marine scientist investigate the disappearance of an exploratory submarine, the trail leading them to the scientist's beautiful but non-too-helpful daughter.It might sound like the usual gubbins on paper but there's genuine tension in many of the scenes, it's logical and exciting, and rather than feeling like drawn-out filler while we wait for the real action to begin it's successful on its own terms, even managing to pull off genuine pathos bordering on tragedy at the end.When it does begin it's hands down the best destruction I've seen so far in the series.
What makes it even more powerful is that it's not a fight sequence for the most part - it's just two big boys laying waste to the city.Godzilla himself is given a wonderful entrance, and in those moments it's a thrill to see this (of all films) so overtly referencing The Third Man (of all films).They do escape to the country for the final showdown, but there's still the odd power station to be sat on and let's face it, we've already had our money's worth with the destruction of Tokyo.
The fight is lengthy too, with Godzilla on the back foot for most of it, and while we're never unsure of the outcome it does get pretty hairy for the big guy.For the budget the special effects are often superb and always imaginative (like the alien technician walking inside Mechagodzilla's head or the shot that takes us from his massive, dormant frame as he's being worked on, through a window, and finishes with the aliens and doctor watching the progress from a lab).The music throughout is excellent, and the female lead is impossibly gorgeous.What's not to love?.
Mechagodzilla.""Terror of Mechagodzilla" was directed by the late great Ishiro Honda and co-stars the late great "Godzilla" series actor Akihiko Hirata (this would be the last "Godzilla" film the actor would appear in before his death from throat cancer in 1984) as a mad scientist named Dr. Mafune, who, years earlier, had discovered a giant dinosaur called Titanosaurus.Titanosaurus is the first monster to appear in this movie, attacking an experimental submarine that was looking for the remains of Mechagodzilla, the evil cyborg monster that had met its demise at the hands of Godzilla in the previous film.
The evil ape-like aliens the Simians have recruited Dr. Mafune and his daughter to help them rebuild Mechagodzilla in their plot to take over the world.
They team up, and they use their monsters, Mechagodzilla and Titanosaurus, both of which are now under the mental control of Dr. Mafune's now-cyborg daughter, to attack Japan.
Godzilla soon appears on the scene to combat the two monsters and save the world."Terror of Mechagodzilla" is the last film of the Showa-Era series of "Godzilla" films and I can gladly say that this film was a great end to the series.
Still, however, a lot about this film crackles and is quite sensational and moves at a fast pace; there's even a poignant and tragic love story in there, too, and some James Bond-like spy intrigue (spy movies were quite popular at the time).
One of the more outstanding qualities of the film is the ominous score by long-time "Godzilla" series composer Akira Ifukube.
Mechagodzilla." A lot about "Terror of Mechagodzilla" simply makes it a fitting end to the Showa series of "Godzilla" films, despite its obvious flaws, because four main characters (Honda, Ifukube, producer Tomoyuki Tanaka, and Hirata) from the production of "Godzilla" (1954) are on-board to make sure that "Terror of Mechagodzilla" counts as a satisfying end to the Showa series.Godzilla is and always will be the greatest movie monster that ever lived.
Godzilla's transformation from rampaging menace in "Godzilla" (1954) to hero over the course of the films in the Showa series was inevitable, in my opinion, from the second that a sequel to the film was hastily commissioned by Toho in 1955 called "Godzilla Raids Again." And not to mention that the monster had become highly bankable as a children's icon over the years since his debut.But his return to menace in "Godzilla 1985" (1984) was the first instance that Godzilla had not outlived his usefulness as cinema's greatest movie monster.7/10.
Following on from the perky Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla, Terror of Mechagodzilla is a very different movie in tone, possibly because series founder Ishiro Honda is directing.
The story (about a beautiful female cyborg helping alien forces control the Earth by destroying it with monsters Mechagodzilla and Titanosaurus) is perhaps more credible than you'd expect, given the superior level of acting on show from the cast.
Of course,films like Godzilla V Gigan and Godzilla V Mechagodzilla were still fun if juvenile,but it was clear that the series was winding down and Godzilla needed a break,so a great deal of effort was put into this one,even to the point of getting Inoshiro Honda,the original and greatest Godzilla director,to return.
Terror Of Mechagodzilla is uneven,but it's by far the best of the 70s Godzilla films.The plot ONCE AGAIN rehashes the aliens-out-to-conquer-Earth-using-monsters plot,but at least here it is augmented by a few interesting elements,such as the tragic female cyborg who still retains human feelings,and it is handled a lot more seriously than before.
The finale has most of the characters killed,and one person's sacrifice appropriately parallels Dr Serizawa's sacrifice in the original Godzilla {incidentally,the current version available in the US cuts so much of the violent and dark elements out that the ending makes little sense}.Despite the general downbeat feel here is still plenty of monster action,with the best destruction sequence since Monster Zero,while Mechagodzilla is somewhat improved since the last film and Titanosaurus is a memorable new monster {why has he never returned?}.
There is the odd shoddy moment,mainly due to the low budget,and signs of carelessness at times-for instance the final shot of Godzilla uses a different and pretty awful looking suit to the rest of the film.
However overall this was the best Godzilla film since Destroy All Monsters,and a fairly worthy end to the 'Showa'series..
It is brooding and downright scary without any images - but it enhances some of the stark images of the film very well.These images include the most frightening moment of Tokyo-destruction ever seen in a Godzilla film, when Mecha-G and Titanosaurus march on the Japanese capitol with a sadistic joy rarely exhibited by rubber monsters from Toho.
Also, there are some quirky back-screen shots of the monsters wading through the city that manage to capture how insignificant their human victims are to such gigantic creatures - the over-all effect proves to be every bit as scary as Honda must have wished.The opening martial tattoo on the snare tells us what this film is really about - it is a puppet-show metaphor for war, in all its hideously dehumanizing violence.Towards the end, a scientist holds in his arms the dying form of the woman with whom he fell in love, robotized and short-circuited like the Mecha-G.
There's Interpol agents running around not exactly in control of anything, a vengeful scientist with an agenda who aids the aliens, while his daughter has become a cyborg designed to control Titanosaurus, a gigantic amphibious dinosaur that teams up with Mechagodzilla to stomp on Tokyo.
This title does not suit the film in any imaginable, nor does the other title which I hear is Terror of Godzilla even though Mechagodzilla is the bad guy.
It revolves around a race of aliens in revolt who managed to escape a black wormhole, they recover the pieces of Mechagodzilla and rebuild which is being controlled by a woman who is the daughter of a scientist named Mafune who created a new monster called Titanasouris and is working with the aliens because his research was shunned and he was fired.
When the alien race finish rebuilding Mechagodzilla they send the robot and monster Titansouris to obliterate Tokyo, but Godzilla shows up to save the day.
The movie(along with the first introduction of Mechagodzilla before this) was an attempt to bring back the more serious version of Godzilla films.
If you like a good serious movie with tons of explosions, then well finally Toho has made the Godzilla anti-hero movie for you(in the showa series at least.) This were director Ishiro Honda shines at making serious interpretations of the kajui he created.
Terror of Mechagodzilla is one of the best of the classic era Godzilla films.
Not only does this film feature Godzilla and Mechagodzilla duking it out, but there are also dinosaurs and aliens hailing from the third planet of some black hole.
The characters have a few standout moments (thanks largely to the love story that's thrown in), but a lot of them take the back seat to all the conspiracy surrounding the monsters.This film is made with good, but never great, photography and editing.
Titanosaurus is a highly loved Monster from the Godzilla series, and to be honest I feel like this film would have worked out just fine if it was just Godzilla vs.
Mafune has perfected a device that can control the Titanosaurus and the aliens plan to use the combined might of the giant dinosaur and the rebuilt robot to first defeat Godzilla and then conquer the world (starting, of course, with Tokyo).
Surprisingly, the film includes a gratuitous 'topless' scene and, although Katsura's exposed 'breasts' are more 'suit-mation', they are a lot more real looking than I was expecting having read about the scene in Kalet's "A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series".
Mechagodzilla has the gorilla-like aliens return, who are shown primarily in their human form, once again trying to destroy Japan with their giant mechanical version of Godzilla.
If the return of Mechagodzilla wasn't bad enough, the aliens also unleash Titanosaurus, thanks to a traitorous human scientist.
But back to "Terror of Mechagodzilla," this is a film clearly aimed at children, but as a fan of Japanese Kaiju movies, I was entertained by this corny rubber suited nonsense..
Terror of Mechagodzilla is about pesky aliens from the Third Planet trying to take over the world by using a bitter scientist, his cyborg daughter, his pet monster, and a mechanical version of Gojira.
The aliens from the previous Godzilla/Mechagodzilla movie return in this one, rebuilding the gigantic title monstrosity.
They receive help from a disgruntled elderly scientist (Akihiko Hirata, who co-starred in the very first Godzilla movie of '54) seeking revenge; it seems fifteen years ago the doctor claimed he was able to electronically control a surviving dinosaur called Titanosaurus and was discredited.
Hirata takes some lumps at times for "hamming it up" in an obvious gray old man wig and mustache, but other than one silly moment where he cackles delightfully like a typical monster movie mad scientist, he is fine in his part.
This would be the final Godzilla film for about ten years, and veteran series director Ishiro Honda came back to do it after a substantial absence.
This film is a not-so-somber and not-so-thoughtful meditation on the terrors of Mechagodzilla, but hey, at least it's entertaining.When I was a kid, I watched "Gojira" many times, and later I tracked down copies of the obscure 1990s Godzilla films.
Yet "Terror of Mechagodzilla" (1975) is undoubtedly one of the best films of its era, probably because it was directed by the late, great Inoshiro Honda.
After having struggled to defeat Mechagodzilla in the previous film, Godzilla really takes his robotic opponent to school here, which is fun to watch.The opening moments of this film say it all.
After the opening, which uses stock footage from the previous film, there's very little going on in this movie until the wonderful final twenty-minutes.
Once Mechogodzilla and Titanosaurus start to tear through Japan is when the film becomes fun and ends up being some of the best stuff from the series.
Godzilla comes to the rescue when an alien race rebuilds Mechagodzilla to destroy Earth's cities.
Previously Megagodzilla had been destroyed by Godzilla and the aliens trying to take over Earth(really in all these movies just Japan and even more specifically Tokyo).
This one starts out (in the American version anyway), basically combining the two battles between Godzilla and MechaGodzilla from the previous movie while editing out the stupid furry monster.
I was trying to watch all the Godzilla movies in order but somehow I messed up and just got to this one.It starts off with a twelve minute explanation of the origin of Godzilla.It was fairly accurate except for claiming that Godzilla was only a good guy in the first Mechagodzilla movie.Anway, I like to think that a lot was lost in the translation.
I hate to think that people who had the ability to make movies thought this was a good story.So aliens have come to Earth again(surprise!) and they have managed to reconstruct Mechagodzilla.Again there's a guy who looks like Colonel Sanders and at this point I can't even remember which other movie he was in but I'm pretty sure it wasn't the first Mechagodzilla.So Colonel Sanders' daughter keeps dying and the aliens keep bringing her back to life by making her a robot.She wants to help the good guys but the aliens end up putting the controller for Mechagodzilla inside her.And there's another monster.That's really all I understood.Plus there were the usual boring monster fights, which have become almost unbearable.Another Godzilla mess..
15th and final Godzilla film in the first series from Toho studios sees(ho-hum!) another group of alien invaders reclaim and rebuild what's left of MechaGodzilla, in one last desperate attempt to conquer the Earth by destroying Godzilla.
Terror of Mechagodzilla was the last Godzilla film of the first series and the last to be directed by Ishiro Honda, the same director of the first and arguably best Godzilla movie in 1954.
And then of course, the monsters are great--no stingy 'waste land' battles--we actually get to see buildings get smashed up in this one (surely the whole point of a G-movie), and the monsters are great too--'good guy' Godzilla's suit still looks cartoony, yet angry in a cute kind of way, and then there's Titanosaurus, who has a great shriek/noise and a tail that can 'fan' buildings away (!).
Dr Mafune is working with the Alien Race who built Mechagodzilla, and is in control of a giant dinosaur, the Titanosaurus.
Stay far away from Bob Conn's castrated version.I love the new series of films Toho did (from 1999-2004), but for me, TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA is, deep down, the last Godzilla film.
And in more ways than one, this film (like DESTROY ALL MONSTERS, Eiji Tsuburaya's last Godzilla film) was the tearful end of an era, reflected in the film's poignant final shot of Godzilla swimming away into the sunlit ocean one last time..
The Last of the Showa series, mekagojira no gyakushu a.k.a terror of mechagodzilla, closes out in style, the Japanese version of this film is better paced and makes more sense (as usual) Basically,two Interpol Agents investigate a submarine incident, possibly caused by a dinosaur, meanwhile,the Aliens from the third planet of the black hole, undeterred by Godzilla's victory in G vs.
Once again, Classic Media releases a G-film I would have never seen without them, the finale of the Showa series, "Terror of MechaGodzilla"!And this film really is one of the best Godzilla movies ever made, seriously.
They have persuaded Dr. Mafune & his cyborg daughter Katsura (Tomoko Ai) to help them as they control Titanosaurus, the aliens have also recovered Mechagodzilla's remains & repaired him.
The alien's think that Mechagodzilla & Titanosaurus together will be enough to destroy humanity, these guys obviously haven't counted on Godzilla who once again must save planet Earth...Directed by Ishiro Honda this is another fun Godzilla film from Japanese studio Toho & Mekagojira no Gyakushu was the 15th film to feature Godzilla, the last of the 'classic' Godzilla's before the next entry in the series 9 years later & was made between Godzilla vs.
Unfortunately none of these monsters are used as much as I would have liked & the aliens taking over the Earth plot just isn't that great.
I liked Mekagojira no Gyakushu but then I am a Godzilla fan anyway, it is a little slow at get going but once it does it's good fun & the climatic battle between Godzilla, Mechagodzilla & Titanosaurus is cool.
The muddled plot takes in a cyborg girl, a dinosaur living under the ocean, an alien base underground, Godzilla, and the return of Mechagodzilla as an even more powerful monster.
As with other such monster movies, they try to thicken the plot with many subplots, including a love story, submarine searches, alien invasion etc.