Godzilla: Final Wars

Godzilla 1985

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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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

A prophecy is discovered on the statue of an Okinawan guardian stating a monster will emerge to destroy the Earth. Godzilla soon appears, seeming to fulfill the prophecy. But not all is what it seems when a second Godzilla emerges to challenge this notorious doppelgänger.
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Son of Godzilla

Scientists in the South Seas are conducting weather experiments when reporter Goro Maki suddenly arrives on Sollgel Island. He soon discovers the island is inhabited by giant mantids, a cast away woman, and a baby Godzilla.
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Detective Shindo is assigned to protect the princess of a small kingdom, Maas Doulina Salno. Before she arrives in Japan, Princess Salno is seemingly assassinated as a mysterious meteorite lands in Kurobe Valley. As Mothra's fairies tour Japan, a scientific expedition examines the meteorite. Soon the princess, under the guise of a prophetess, appears to warn of great calamity with the reemergence of Godzilla, Rodan, and the arrival of a powerful space monster known as King Ghidorah. Mothra must now convince Godzilla and Rodan to set aside their hatred of humanity or face the space monster alone.
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Mothra vs. Godzilla

The wreckage of a typhoon is covered by reporter Ichiro Sakai and his photographer Junko Nakanishi, as an enormous egg is discovered to have washed ashore. The local villagers claim it and sell it off to unscrupulous entrepreneurs as Mothra's faries, the Shobijin, arrive to plead for its return to the natives of Infant Island. Aided by Sakai and Junko, the fairies are denied their request as Godzilla arises near Nagoya, washed ashore by the same typhoon. The people of Infant Island must now decide whether to help the people of Japan as Mothra seeks to protect both her children, and the world, against the menace of Godzilla
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Invasion of Astro-Monster

Mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens arrive from Planet X and ask Earth's people to help them save their world from "Monster Zero". In exchange for borrowing Godzilla and Rodan, the Xiliens offer a cure for cancer. Sent on the expedition are astronauts Glenn and Fuji who discover Monster Zero is none other than King Ghidorah.
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Destroy All Monsters

At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.
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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

After nearly half a century of peace, Godzilla has become a distant memory for most of Japan. Decades later the destruction of a US nuclear submarine raises alarms over the possible return of Godzilla. Investigating is the fictional documentarian Yuri Tachibana, who discovers the legend of the guardian monsters. The three ancient guardians must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla as the monster seeks to destroy both the nation and its people for the pain and suffering they inflicted in the Pacific conflict.
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Shin Godzilla

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.
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Godzilla

Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.
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King Kong vs. Godzilla

The original Japanese comedy version of the film with a narrative structure different from the more famous American cut. Tako, advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, is frustrated with the low ratings of the educational TV program they're sponsoring. Seeking a more sensationalist approach, he orders his staff to head to Faro Island after discovering the legend of King Kong, believing the monster can be used as a publicity stunt to sell more product. When Godzilla re-emerges from an iceberg, a media frenzy generates just as Tako brings his own monster back to Japan. People begin to wonder and debate over which monster can beat who as Tako seeks to capitalize off of the biggest wrestling match of all time. After decades of obscurity, the original Japanese version of the film saw an official release via Criterion in 2019.
Movie Star Rating : 6.6  Read More