Terror of Mechagodzilla

Original title: Mekagojira no gyakushû

1975
G
1h 19m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

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Alien Invasion Animal Adventure Kaiju Supernatural Fantasy Action Adventure Family Fantasy Sci-Fi

An Interpol investigation uncovers a shunned biologist, his cyborg daughter, and their monstrous dinosaur, entwined in a alien plot to resurrect Mechagodzilla and construct a new utopia from... Read allAn Interpol investigation uncovers a shunned biologist, his cyborg daughter, and their monstrous dinosaur, entwined in a alien plot to resurrect Mechagodzilla and construct a new utopia from the ashes of humanity.An Interpol investigation uncovers a shunned biologist, his cyborg daughter, and their monstrous dinosaur, entwined in a alien plot to resurrect Mechagodzilla and construct a new utopia from the ashes of humanity.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

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Awards
- 1 nomination

Trivia
Despite the film being made for children as part of Toho's Champion Festival, it's one of the few Godzilla movies with nudity as there is a scene in which Katsura's breasts are exposed (albeit a prosthetic). Actress Tomoko Ai recalled that she actually dozed off during the filming of the scene mentioning, "Everyone told me not to move, I got nice and cozy, so I just fell asleep. This scene was cut in the US, both for the heavily edited theatrical version and the extended TV version.

Goofs
In the previous movie, the aliens had to find and kidnap a professor to help them. However, this movie establishes that they have been working together with another scientist for several years, thereby retroactively causing a plot hole between the two films.

Quotes
Tsuda: Your heart is as cold as ice. Who could care for someone like you? Forget humankind. Remember what has brought you and your father this far. What is it that drives you both?
Katsura Mafune: Vengeance and hate.
Tsuda: That's right.

Alternate versions
The US cut version of the film is missing a great deal of footage, which changes the story. The uncut version shows why Mechagodzilla suddenly shorts out, etc. It also features the only example of nudity in a Godzilla film, albeit fake, prosthetic breasts while the spacemen are operating on cyborg Katsura.

Connections
Edited into Godzilla Tales: G-90REX (2020)

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Featured review

6/10

Much maligned Godzilla flick

As a longtime fan of Godzilla movies, I'm at a loss to explain why this film in particular is so hated. I loved this film as a child (perhaps I was already moving towards my love of tragedy), partly due to the coolness of the original Mechagodzilla, partly due to the fact I thought Titanosaurus was cool. There was also the part where I dug the little story of the mad scientist bent on his revenge for being laughed out of academia, and the whole love story angle between the scientist and the mad scientist's daughter. As you can see, there's a lot going on in this film, probably too much, but I enjoyed the attempt to have a more serious subplot going on in a Godzilla flick. The line from the horribly cut American version "But I can't love you, I'm a cyborg", is highlarious. Anyways, I finally tracked down a subtitled, uncut copy, and I was amazed to discover that the american distributors cut the scenes that explain a major character's sacrifice of her life-in the american version it just seems a senseless act. Anyways, don't expect much except a goofy star crossed lovers plot combined with a mad scientist plot and kaiju beating on one another and enjoy.