Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
"Gojira tai Megagirasu: Jî shômetsu sakusen" (original title)

Godzilla returns to terrorize Japan! This time, however, Japan has two new weapons to defend themselves. The Gryphon, a high-tech ship, and the Dimension Tide, a device that creates ... See full summary »

Director:

Masaaki Tezuka

Writers:

Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Wataru Mimura

Stars:

Misato Tanaka, Shôsuke Tanihara, Masatô Ibu

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Misato Tanaka	...	Kiriko Tsujimori
Shôsuke Tanihara	...	Hajime Kudo
Masatô Ibu	...	Motohiko Sugiura
Yuriko Hoshi	...	Yoshino Yoshizawa
Toshiyuki Nagashima	...	Takuji Miyagawa
Kôichi Ueda	...	Government Official
Kôichi Yamadera	...	Kid's TV Host
Yûsaku Yara	...	Narrator
Tsutomu Kitagawa	...	Gojira
Minoru Watanabe	...	Megagirasu
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kôji Katô	...	Water department guy

Storyline

Godzilla returns to terrorize Japan! This time, however, Japan has two new weapons to defend themselves. The Gryphon, a high-tech ship, and the Dimension Tide, a device that creates artificial black holes! During a test of the Dimension Tide, eggs appear in the city of Shibuya and hatch into terrifying Meganurons! These creatures need water to grow and flood the city of Shibuya by breaking underground water veins. As they multiply and grow, they start to feed on the energy of humans. After gathering enough energy, they transform in to giant dragonfly monsters called Meganuras! And now they target Godzilla for energy to feed to the larva of their queen, which eventually hatches into the terrifying 60-meter Megaguirus who also begins to attack Godzilla for his energy. Now a 3-way battle between Godzilla, the Megaguirus, and humans begins! Will Godzilla win? Will humanity survive?

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Plot Keywords:

godzilla | japan | black hole | revenge | female soldier | 

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Toho's Official Godzilla Webpage

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

16 December 2000 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

Box Office

Budget:

JPY 950,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Toho continued their tradition of casting actors from their science fiction films of the 1950s and 1960s. The character of Yoshino Yoshizawa is played by Yuriko Hoshi who had previously starred as Yoka in Mothra vs. Godzilla and as Naoko (a completely different character) in the sequel Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster.

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Goofs

When Megaguirus shows itself for the first time, the strings holding it up, and the strings its flying on are clearly visible.

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Crazy Credits

A second ending begins at the end of the closing credits: At school, the little boy Jun had finished his bug collection, and his teacher tells him to put it back in his lab. Once he does just that, an earthquake shakes the school, and looking through the window in the school lab, Jun hears a familiar monster roar!

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Connections

References Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion (1996)

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Soundtracks

"The Fury Of Godzilla"
from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Composed by Akira Ifukube

User Reviews

The Best Rubber Monster Pic Since War of The Gargantuas!

Masaaki Tezuka clearly understands the secret to making rubber monster movies - make 'em big, and make 'em fun! GXM returns the element of spectacle to the series that had been missing in the later 90s entries. The battles are epic, the monsters believably gigantic and menacing, and the destruction sweeping. When crowds of extras run away in GXM, they look genuinely terrified. The wonderful musical score and "old school" directorial style come as close to rivalling the best of Honda-Tsuburaya-Ifukube as anything Toho has done since their heyday. Perhaps most important, the monsters have personalities, without sacrificing menace. No more stiff, slow-moving suits lumbering in a straight line toward one another for a battle consisting primarily of optical effects. Both Godzilla and Megaguiras are intelligent, cunning combatants, and their climactic war is among the best of its kind ever filmed. On a whole, GXM is not as flashy or technically seamless as its followup, 2001's GMK(also an outstanding film), but I found it to be more fun. It reminded me of nothing so much as curling up on the floor on Saturday as a kid, watching an AIP rubber monster epic on Shock Theatre or Son of Svengoolie. GODZILLA VS MEGAGUIRUS is a genuine classic!