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Godzilla 1985

Prepare yourself: the greatest star of all has returned.

Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.

1h 27m1985PGTMDb 6.8

ActionScience FictionThriller

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Koji HashimotoKoji HashimotoDirectorR.J. KizerR.J. KizerDirectorRaymond BurrRaymond BurrSteve MartinKeiju KobayashiKeiju KobayashiPrime Minister MitamuraKen TanakaKen TanakaGoro MakiYasuko SawaguchiYasuko SawaguchiNaoko OkumuraShin TakumaShin TakumaHiroshi "Ken" OkumuraWarren J. KemmerlingWarren J. KemmerlingGeneral Goodhue
James Scott HessColonel Raschen
Travis SwordsMajor McDonoughEitarō OzawaEitarō OzawaFinance Minister KanzakiTaketoshi NaitōTaketoshi NaitōTakegami · Chief Cabinet SecretaryNobuo KanekoNobuo KanekoHome Affairs Minister IsomuraMizuho SuzukiMizuho SuzukiForeign Minister EmoriTakeshi KatōTakeshi KatōInternal Trade and Industry Minister Kasaoka
Sho HashimotoCaptain of Super XJunkichi OrimotoJunkichi OrimotoDirector-General of the Defense AgencyYoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi TajimaEnvironmental Director General HidakaHiroshi KoizumiHiroshi KoizumiGeologist MinamiKunio MuraiKunio MuraiSecretary HenmiShigeo KatōShigeo KatōShip CaptainKei SatōKei SatōGondo
Takenori EmotoKitagawa
Chinpei HayashiyaCameraman Kamijo (as Shinpei Hayashiya)Koji IshizakaKoji IshizakaMember of the Staff of a Nuclear Power PlantTetsuya TakedaTetsuya TakedaTramp
Crawford BinionLieutenantJustin GockeJustin GockeKyleYōsuke NatsukiYōsuke NatsukiBiologist HayashidaKenpachirō SatsumaKenpachirō SatsumaGodzillaHaruo NakajimaHaruo NakajimaOriginal GodzillaAkira ToriyamaAkira ToriyamaMan fleeing from Godzilla

Storyline

Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
23 August 1985
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
PG
TMDB score
6.8 / 10 (204 votes)

Production

Director
Koji Hashimoto, R.J. Kizer
Writers
Lisa Tomei, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Hideichi Nagahara
Studios
New World Pictures, Toho Pictures, Toho Eizo Bijutsu
Countries
United States of America, Japan

Box Office

Budget
$200,000.0
Revenue
$4.1M
Profit
$3.9M
Return
20.6×
Collection
Americanized Godzilla Collection

Languages

Original
Japanese
Spoken
English, Russian