Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
" Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla" was released theatrically in Japan on March 21, 1974.
The film received a limited release in the United States in 1977 by Cinema Shares, under the title" Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster".
The film was also marketed under the title" Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster".
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla vs. Gigan, released in Japan as , is a 1972 Japanese "kaiju" film directed by Jun Fukuda, written by Takeshi Kimura and Shinichi Sekizawa, and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano.
Distributed by Toho and produced under their effects-based subsidiary Toho-Eizo, it is the 12th film in the "Godzilla" franchise, and features the fictional monster characters Godzilla, Gigan, Anguirus, and King Ghidorah.
The film stars Hiroshi Ishikawa, Yuriko Hishimi, Tomoko Umeda, and Minoru Takashima, alongside Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla, Kenpachiro Satsuma as Gigan, Koetsu Omiya as Anguirus, and Kanta Ina as King Ghidorah.
It is the last film in which Godzilla was portrayed by Nakajima, who had played the character since the original 1954 film.
"Godzilla vs. Gigan" was released theatrically in Japan on March 12, 1972.
It received a wide theatrical release in the United States in 1977 by Cinema Shares, under the title "Godzilla on Monster Island".
Jun Fukuda
Jun Fukuda (福田純, February 17, 1923 Manchuria - December 3, 2000) was a Japanese film director, writer and producer.
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
" Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla" stars Megumi Odaka, Jun Hashizume, Zenkichi Yoneyama, Akira Emoto, and Towako Yoshikawa, with Kenpachiro Satsuma as Godzilla.
The film was released theatrically in Japan on December 10, 1994, and was commercially successful, although it received mixed reviews.
In Japan, the film was followed by" Godzilla vs. Destoroyah" the following year.
" Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla" was released direct- to- video in the United States in 1999 by Columbia Tristar Home Video.
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
, is a 1993 Japanese" kaiju" film directed by Takao Okawara, written by Wataru Mimura, and produced by Shōgo Tomiyama.
Produced and distributed by Toho Studios, it is the 20th film in the" Godzilla" franchise, as well as the fifth film to be released during the franchise's Heisei period.
The film features the fictional monster character Godzilla, along with Baby Godzilla and the mecha character Mechagodzilla.
Despite its Japanese and English titles, the film is not a sequel to the 1974 film" Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla".
" Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II" was released theatrically in Japan on December 11, 1993.
It was released directly to pay-per-view satellite television in the United States in 1998 by Sony Pictures Television.
The film was promoted as the last film in the franchise's Heisei series, and was also promoted by a children's television program called" Adventure!
Godzilland 2".
Although" Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II" was not the final entry in the Heisei series, as it was followed by" Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla" in 1994, Toho producers initially wished to avoid competing with TriStar's then- upcoming" Godzilla" reboot.
Godzilla vs. Biollante
In the film, Godzilla battles a monster born from the cells of a plant and a woman, as corporations struggle for control over Godzilla cells.
The idea originated from a public story- writing contest, and set a trend common to all Heisei era movies, in which Godzilla faces off against opponents capable of metamorphosing into new, progressively more powerful forms.
" Godzilla vs. Biollante" was released theatrically in Japan on December 16, 1989.
It received a direct- to- video release in the United States in November 25, 1992 through HBO Video.
Although it received generally positive reviews, the film was a disappointment at the Japanese box office.
In Japan, it was followed by" Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah" in 1991.
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
" Godzilla vs. Hedorah" features an environmentalist message, with the malevolent Hedorah being spawned from pollution.
The film was released theatrically in Japan on July 24, 1971.
It received a theatrical release in the United States under the title Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster in April 1972 by American International Pictures, as a double feature with the American film" Frogs".
Fumio Yanoguchi
Yanoguchi began working with Kurosawa on the 1949 film" Stray Dog", and afterwards began recording the sound for the vast majority of Kurosawa's films until dying late in the production of" Ran" in 1985.
He won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Sound Recording for the 1952 film" Ikiru".
Yanoguchi also worked on" Godzilla" films such as" Mothra vs. Godzilla"( 1964) and" Godzilla vs. Gigan"( 1972).
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
The production crew of" Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah" remained largely unchanged from that of the previous film in the series," Godzilla vs. Biollante".
Because the previous installment was a box office disappointment, due to a lack of child viewership and alleged competition with the" Back to the Future" franchise, the producers of" Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah" were compelled to create a film with more fantasy elements, along with time travel.
" Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah" was the first" Godzilla" film since 1975's" Terror of Mechagodzilla" to feature a newly orchestrated score by Akira Ifukube.
The film was released theatrically in Japan on December 14, 1991, and was followed by" Godzilla vs. Mothra" the following year.
It was released direct- to- video in North America in 1998 by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.
Though" Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah" was more financially successful than" Godzilla vs. Biollante", the film became somewhat controversial in the United States as a result of perceived anti-Americanism stemming from a scene where Godzilla kills several American soldiers.
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
In the film, Godzilla's heart, which acts as a nuclear reactor, is nearing a nuclear meltdown which threatens the Earth.
Meanwhile, a colony of mutated creatures known as Destoroyah emerge from the ocean, changing form and terrorizing Japan, forcing the Japanese Self- Defense Forces to devise a plan to eliminate both threats.
" Godzilla vs. Destoroyah" received global publicity following an announcement by Toho that the film would feature the death of Godzilla.
It was the final film to be scored by composer Akira Ifukube before his death in 2006.
The film was released theatrically in Japan on December 9, 1995, and received a direct- to- video release in the United States in 1999 by Columbia TriStar Home Video.
It was the last" Godzilla" film to be produced by any studio until the 1998 film" Godzilla", and was the last" Godzilla" film to be produced by Toho until the 1999 film" Godzilla 2000".

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