Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Katakana	ゴジラＶＳデストロイア
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Gojira tai Desutoroia
Directed by	Takao Okawara
Written by	Kazuki Ōmori
Produced by	Tomoyuki Tanaka Shōgo Tomiyama
Starring	Takuro Tatsumi Yōko Ishino Yasufumi Hayashi Sayaka Osawa Megumi Odaka Masahiro Takashima Momoko Kōchi Akira Nakao Shigeru Kamiyama Saburo Shinoda
Cinematography	Yoshinori Sekiguchi
Edited by	Chizuko Osada
Music by	Akira Ifukube
Production company	Toho Pictures
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	December 9, 1995 (1995-12-09)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	¥1 billion[1]
Box office	¥3.5 billion[2] ($34.5 million)[3]

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (Japanese: ゴジラＶＳデストロイア, Hepburn: Gojira tai Desutoroia)^[a] is a 1995 Japanese kaiju film directed by Takao Okawara, with special effects by Kōichi Kawakita. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, it is the 22nd installment in the Godzilla franchise, and is the seventh and final film in the franchise's Heisei period. The film features the fictional monster characters Godzilla, Godzilla Junior and Destoroyah, and stars Takuro Tatsumi, Yōko Ishino, Yasufumi Hayashi, Sayaka Osawa, Megumi Odaka, Masahiro Takashima, Momoko Kōchi and Akira Nakao, with Kenpachiro Satsuma as Godzilla, Hurricane Ryu as Godzilla Junior, and Ryo Hariya as Destoroyah.

In the film, Godzilla's heart, which acts as a nuclear reactor, is nearing a nuclear meltdown which threatens the Earth. Meanwhile, a colony of mutated creatures known as Destoroyah emerge from the sea, changing form and terrorizing Japan, forcing the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to devise a plan to eliminate both threats.

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah received global publicity following an announcement by Toho that the film would feature the death of Godzilla. It was the final film starring actress Momoko Kōchi, produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, and scored by composer Akira Ifukube before their deaths, though Ifukube's themes would continue to be used in subsequent films. The film was released theatrically in Japan on December 9, 1995 and received a direct-to-video release in the United States in 1999 by Columbia TriStar Home Video. Regarded as one of the best films of the franchise, it received critical acclaim for its performances of the cast, ambition, special effects, story, themes, and Ifukube's musical score. It was the last Godzilla film to be produced by any studio until the 1998 film Godzilla, and was the last Godzilla film produced by Toho until the 1999 film Godzilla 2000.

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