Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) Movie Review

Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast

See The Mighty Godzilla In A Fight To The Death With His Bionic Double! Analog Jones tackles the Godzilla Franchise when they watch Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.

Quick Facts
Directed by Jun Fukuda
Screenplay by Hiroyasu Yamamura and Jun Fukuda
Story by Shinichi Sekizawa and Masami Fukushima
Distributed by Toho
Released on March 21, 1974 (Japan), it wasn’t released on home video in the US until 1988
Running time of 84 minutes
Budget: $1.2 million ($7.4 million today)
Box Office: $20 million ($123 million today)
Rotten Tomatoes: 86% Tomatometer, 62% Audience score

Starring
Masaaki Daimon as Keisuke Shimizu (清水 敬介, Shimizu Keisuke)
Kazuya Aoyama as Masahiko Shimizu (清水 正彦, Shimizu Masahiko)
Akihiko Hirata as Professor Hideto Miyajima (宮島 秀人, Miyajima Hideto)
Hiroshi Koizumi as Professor Wagura (和倉 博士, Wagura-hakase)

VHS Description
According to legend, when the people of Okinawa are in danger, a monster will appear to save them. The legend is tested as a monstrous cyborg threatens to destroy the Earth. Controlled by evil space invaders, Mechagodzilla rises from the sea and begins a ferocious rampage of death and destruction. Even Godzilla is outmatched by his mechanical double.
But as the battle rages, archaeologists are racing against time to unlock an ancient secret. At a magical shrine, their work proves successful. Out of seaside rock emerges the immense and powerful King Seeser! The monster quickly joins Godzilla in a battle of gigantic proportions! But can King Seeser and Godzilla overcome 50 tons of mechanized and menacing space titanium? The answer lies in the stunning, earth-shattering conclusion of GODZILLA vs. MECHAGODZILLA!

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