The Return of Godzilla
1984
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Synopsis
After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.
Key facts
Cast
Keiju Kobayashi, Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Shin Takuma, Yōsuke Natsuki, Eitarō Ozawa, Taketoshi Naitō, Nobuo Kaneko
Original language
English
First release
December 15, 1984 (Japan)
Production companies
Toho
Setting
Tokyo
Filming locations
Japan
Crew
Screenplay
Hideichi Nagahara
Producer
Kiyomi Kanazawa, Norio Hayashi
Cinematography
Kazutami Hara
Editing
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Music
Reijirō Koroku
Stills
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Festival History
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2024 generic - Feature
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | December 15, 1984 |
| Theatrical | France | June 1, 1985 |
| Theatrical | Germany | July 26, 1985 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | PG |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Spain | June 1, 1998 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | July 24, 1998 |
| Home video | United States | September 13, 2016 |
Full credits
| Director | Koji Hashimoto |
| Cast | Keiju Kobayashi (Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura), Ken Tanaka (Goro Maki), Yasuko Sawaguchi (Naoko Okumura), Shin Takuma (Hiroshi Okumura), Yōsuke Natsuki (Professor Makoto Hayashida), Eitarō Ozawa (Minister of Finance Kanzaki), Taketoshi Naitō (Chief Cabinet Secretary Takegami), Nobuo Kaneko (Home Affairs Minister Isomura), Mizuho Suzuki (Foreign Minister Emori), Junkichi Orimoto (Director-General of the Defense Agency), Hiroshi Koizumi (Professor Minami), Kunio Murai (Secretary Henmi), Kei Satō (Chief Editor Gondo), Shigeo Katō (Captain of the Yahata Maru / Ship Captain), Walter Nichols (Rosenburg, Special Envoy for the President of the United States), Alexander Kilis (Chefsky, Special Envoy for the Soviet Union), Takenori Emoto (Desk Editor Kitagawa), Tetsuya Takeda (Homeless Man), Kenpachirō Satsuma (Godzilla), Takeshi Katō (Trade Minister), Shinsuke Mikimoto (Chief of Staff), Kanta Mori (Okouchi), Yoshibumi Tajima (Environmental Director General Hidaka), Isao Hashimoto (Captain of Super X), Tetsuya Ushio (Operator (SDF Helicopter Communication Base)), Takashi Ebata (Ship Captain), Chiyoyuki Tahara (Fisherman), Kenichi Urata (Secretary Ishimaru), Yumiko Tanaka (Akemi), Kenyoi Watanabe (Operator), Yuhiro Fuse (Operator), Nakatomi Kaze (Technical Officer), Luke Johnson (Soviet Colonel Kashirin), Dennis Falt (Soviet Submarine Captain), Shinpei Hayashiya (Cameraman Kamiya), Hiroshi Kamayatsu (Christian Priest Aboard Shinkansen Bullet Train), Takero Morimoto (Newscaster), Koji Ishizaka (Power Plant Guard), Kenji Fukuda (Super X Lieutenant (uncredited)), Joseph Grace (Ambassador of the Soviet Union (uncredited)), Isao Hirano (Air Force Chief of Staff (uncredited)), Yuji Horii (Man fleeing from Godzilla (uncredited)), Eiji Kana (Army Chief of Staff (uncredited)), Shin Kazanaka (Uno (uncredited)), Yasuhiko Kono (Naval Chief of Staff (uncredited)), Joe Raznack (US Ambassador to Kramer (uncredited)), Nigel Reed (Soviet Nuclear Submarine Deputy Director (uncredited)), Akira Sakuma (Man fleeing from Godzilla (uncredited)), Terry Somberg (Parachebo Sailor (uncredited)), Akira Toriyama (Man fleeing from Godzilla (uncredited)), Kiyoshi Yamamoto (Science Agency Director (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Hideichi Nagahara |
| Story | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Producer | Kiyomi Kanazawa, Norio Hayashi |
| Executive producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Cinematography | Kazutami Hara |
| Editing | Yoshitami Kuroiwa |
| Music | Reijirō Koroku |
| Production design | Akira Sakuragi, Mutsumi Toyoshima, Yasuyuki Inoue |
| Visual effects | Eiichi Asada, Kiyotaka Matsumoto, Kohhei Mikami, Koji Matsumoto, Mitsuo Miyakawa, Shinji Higuchi, Teruyoshi Nakano |
| Costumes | Kenji Kawasaki, Nobuyuki Yasumaru, Tomoki Kobayashi |
Additional data: TMDB.
