Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
is a 1975 Japanese "kaiju" film directed by Ishirō Honda, written by Yukiko Takayama, and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka and Henry G. Saperstein, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. The film was produced and distributed by Toho; it is the 15th film in the "Godzilla" franchise, serving as a direct sequel to the 1974 film "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla", and is the final film in the franchise's Shōwa period.