as im aproaching the end of the showa era, jun fukuda made his most iconic work as mechagodzilla as become a staple character in godzilla lore.
what i do find suprising is that technically this isn't a first for the tohoverse to incorporate a mechakajiu as king kong escapes from 1967 had a mechakong but there it was a weird and over the top cartoon bond villain, here its aliens.
fukuda delivers as mechagodzilla is a genuine threat and im shocked that in this time period of the showa era that they allowed godzilla to bleed.to be fair, the kid characters and overall childish nature of the last 2, while still somewhat present is rather downplayed obviously. its nice to see a genuine threat godzilla can't just knock the shit out of and win.
overall these films have a large melodramatic tone that is very apreciate with its human characters.(watch my feature film https://boxd.it/cQ1mBp )
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Flying through space and firing missiles! A dreadful Godzilla, whose whole body is a weapon, appears!
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Release Date
3/21/1974Runtime
84 minsOverview
An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it seems after Godzilla breaks his ally Anguirus's jaw. Matters are further complicated when a second Godzilla emerges, revealing the doppelgänger as a mechanical weapon.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
JapaneseBudget
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$1,330,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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A wildly inventive tokusatsu spectacle that plays with audience expectations, swapping an ally's betrayal for a mechanical doppelgänger to deliver maximum collision carnage. It's earnest monster-movie drama wrapped around the simple joy of watching two colossal titans battle across miniature Tokyo.
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Kenji Sahara
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Reviews
I’m a sucker for any Kaiju with their own theme tune, so 2nd to Mothra, King Caesar is the top, um… dog? Lion? Lion-Dog!
Another favorite entry in the series.
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