Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

This article is about the 2002 film. For the 1974 film, see Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. For the 1993 film, see Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II.
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
Japanese theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Katakanaゴジラ×メカゴジラ
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnGojira tai Mekagojira
Directed byMasaaki Tezuka[1]
Written byWataru Mimura[1]
Produced byShogo Tomiyama
Starring
  • Yumiko Shaku
  • Shin Takuma
  • Kou Takasugi
  • Yuusuke Tomoi
  • Kumi Mizuno
  • Akira Nakao
CinematographyMasahiro Kishimoto[1]
Edited by
  • Shinichi Fushima
  • Shinichi Natori[1]
Music byMichiru Ōshima[1]
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • December 14, 2002 (2002-12-14) (Japan)
Running time
88 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget¥1 billion
($8.5 million)[2]
Box office$14.1 million[3]

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (ゴジラ×メカゴジラ, Gojira tai Mekagojira)[4] is a 2002 Japanese kaiju film directed by Masaaki Tezuka, with special effects by Yūichi Kikuchi. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, it is the 27th film in the Godzilla franchise and the fourth film in the franchise's Millennium period, and is also the 26th Godzilla film produced by Toho. The film features the fictional giant monster character Godzilla, along with an updated version of the mecha character Mechagodzilla, who is referred to in the film as Kiryu. The film stars Yumiko Shaku, Shin Takuma, Kou Takasugi, Yuusuke Tomoi, Kumi Mizuno, and Akira Nakao, with Tsutomu Kitagawa as Godzilla and Hirofumi Ishigaki as Kiryu.

Like the previous films in the franchise's Millennium era, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla is a reboot that ignores the events of every installment in the Godzilla film series aside from the original 1954 Godzilla. A direct sequel, Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., was released on December 13, 2003.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Galbraith IV 2008, p. 425.
  2. ^ "Low-Cost and Low-Tech, 'Godzilla' Thrives". The New York Times. September 1, 2002. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2024. The budget for the upcoming movie, tentatively titled Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, is 1 billion yen ($8.5 million).
  3. ^ "Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  4. ^ DeSentis, John. "GODZILLA SOUNDTRACK PERFECT COLLECTION BOX 6". Scifi Japan. Retrieved December 1, 2016.