Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
"Chikyû kogeki meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan" (original title)

PG  |   |  Action, Adventure, Horror  |  August 1977 (USA)
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A man begins to suspect that something is wrong about his employers; meanwhile, Godzilla and Anguirus are alerted to something strange going on.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hiroshi Ishikawa ...
Gengo Kotaka
Yuriko Hishimi ...
Tomoko Tomoe
Minoru Takashima ...
Shosaku Takasugi
Tomoko Umeda ...
Machiko Shima
Toshiaki Nishizawa ...
Kubota, Head of Children's Land
Zan Fujita ...
Fumio Sudo
Kunio Murai ...
Takashi Shima
Gen Shimizu ...
Commander of Defense Forces
Zekô Nakamura ...
Priest
Kuniko Ashihara ...
Fumio's Mother ,Middle-Aged Woman
Akio Murata ...
Editor of Comics Magazine
Noritake Saito ...
Henchman
Yasuhiko Saijô ...
Henchman
Naoya Kusakawa ...
Henchman
Wataru Ômae ...
Henchman
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Storyline

Aliens from space plan to conquer the world using space monsters Gigan and King Ghidrah, which they control from their secret headquarters inside the head of the Godzilla-replica building at a theme park. The only thing that can stop them is the combined efforts of Godzilla and Anguirus. Written by Todd A. Bobenrieth <TAB146@PSUVM.EDU>

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Alien Monsters Threaten to Destroy Mankind! See more »


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Rated PG for sci-fi monster violence and some language | See all certifications »

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Trivia

This was the first film in which Godzilla actually drew blood. It first happens during the big battle later in the film when Gigan flies over past Godzilla and swipes his shoulder, and later, when Gigan repeatedly strikes a severely weakened Godzilla in his forehead. See more »

Goofs

In the English dub, in which the monsters infamously talk, Godzilla mispronounces Angilas' name as "Angila". See more »

Quotes

Priest: Children's Land? Is that some sort of a fancy name for a lunatic asylum?
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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits of the Japanese version, colorful lasers shoot from different directions, and pop up into strips within which each credit appears in white text. In the English versions, only the sound FX of the lasers are heard (standard text credits were used). See more »

Connections

Follows Rodan (1956) See more »

Soundtracks

Yuke! Yuke! Gojira
("Go, Go, Godzilla!")
Music by Hiroaki Hagiwara
Lyrics by Shin'ichi Sekizawa
Performed by Susumu Ishikawa
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Okay,what do we have here?
9 January 2001 | by (Indiahoma,Oklahoma) – See all my reviews

Well,what DO we have here?A pretty good movie!We have Angilas,Godzilla,Gigan,and King Ghidrah!But there are problems: 1.In the scenes in which the evil monsters fly they look tooooooo stiff.They need to move some!The aliens have brought to us the same lesson that Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster(A.K.A.Godzilla vs. Hedora)gave us.........pollutian bad!(ha,ha)


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