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Release year: 1975

Storyline

An Interpol investigation uncovers a shunned biologist and his daughter, who are involved in an alien plot to use Mechagodzilla and Titanosaurus to defeat Godzilla and wipe out humanity.

Top credits

Directors

Writers

Yukiko Takayama

Cast

Katsuhiko Sasaki — Biologist Akira Ichinose
Tomoko Ai — Katsura Mafune
Akihiko Hirata — Dr. Shinzô Mafune
Katsumasa Uchida — Interpol Agent Jiro Murakoshi

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Did you know

• While filming the scene where a revived Godzilla vengefully charges toward Mechagodzilla (who unleashes his entire arsenal of weapons on him), the back of the Godzilla suit accidentally caught fire in one shot. This shot nonetheless remained in the final film.

• Despite the film being made for children as part of Toho's Champion Festival, it's one of the few Godzilla movies with nudity as there is a scene in which Katsura's breasts are exposed (albeit a prosthetic). Actress Tomoko Ai recalled that she actually dozed off during the filming of the scene mentioning, "Everyone told me not to move, I got nice and cozy, so I just fell asleep." This scene was cut in the US, both for the heavily edited theatrical version and the extended TV version.

• Titanosaurus was the last monster introduced in the original series of Godzilla films, representing a sort of return to the more naturalistic monsters common on the 50s and 60s. Special effects director Teruyoshi Nakano choose to give the monster a bright red color as it not only distinguished it from Godzilla, but he had also read an scientific article that theorized dinosaurs may have been brightly colored to absorb less heat in warmer climates. Howeverm since Titanosaurus never got popular with fans this remains its only movie appearance.