Rogue Agent Killerrodan . Check out the full list of winners. The Return of Godzilla was the first in a long series of reboots to the Godzilla franchise. Used Availability: This item is currently not available. Original Premiere: 12/15/1984 12:00:00 AM. Godzilla soon emerges and makes short work of the JSDF stationed there. The Return of Godzilla - … Reporter Goro Maki is investigating a ship where all except for one man "Hiroshi Okumura" were killed by sea lice. The film serves as both a sequel to the original 1954 film and a reboot[5] of the franchise that ignores the events of every Shōwa era film aside from the original Godzilla, placing itself in line with the darker tone and themes of the original film and returning Godzilla to his destructive, antagonistic roots. The Soviets believe the attack was perpetrated by the Americans, and a diplomatic crisis ensues, which threatens to escalate into nuclear war. ), but this plan was reportedly scrapped because Raymond Burr expressed displeasure at the idea, taking the idea of Godzilla as a nuclear metaphor seriously. He finds the ship and discovers that all the hands have been killed by a giant sea louse except for one. Best Horror Movies. Godzilla … [14] It was a reasonable success in Japan, with attendance figures at approximately 3,200,000 admissions,[14] and the box office gross being ¥2.89 billion. For now, Godzilla, that strangely innocent and tragic monster, has gone to earth. Godzilla The Return (1985) Filmadora Flagra. The aftermath of the Oxygen Destroyer brings forth Destoroyah, a beast intent on killing Godzilla, who is on the verge of a nuclear meltdown. Add to Cart Add to Wishlist. The Return of Godzilla stars Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Yosuke Natsuki, and Keiju Kobayashi, with Kenpachiro Satsuma as Godzilla. Description. The Japanese intervene and reveal that Godzilla was behind the attacks. Utilizing many sources, such as the Kraken Blu-ray of the Japanese cut, a TV Broadcast of the American version, a 1998 PAL VHS, a German LaserDisc and some custom mattes, I present, for the first time in high definition, the EOST version of Toho's 1984 reboot to the Godzilla franchise, The Return of Godzilla. Japan creates an artificial black hole device to trap Godzilla forever, but a test of the device creates new foes for Godzilla, car-sized dragonflies called meganula and their queen, Megaguirus. Prime Minister Mitamura meets with Soviet and American envoys and declares that nuclear weapons will not be used on Godzilla, even if he were to attack the Japanese mainland. The Return of Godzilla is a 1984 Japanese kaiju film directed by Koji Hashimoto, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. One of the most controversial changes done on the film was having Soviet Colonel Kashirin deliberately launch the nuclear missile rather than die in attempting to prevent its launch. [16] The English version fully dubs all dialogue into English, including that of the Soviet and American characters. See the fabulous presenters and gracious winners at this year's Oscars. stovallcarter. [8], Taking inspiration from the publicity surrounding the 40-foot tall King Kong model from Dino De Laurentiis's 1976 film of the same name, Toho spent a reported $475,000 on a 16-foot high robotic Godzilla (dubbed "Cybot") for use in close-up shots of the creature's head. (1984). The Return of Godzilla (ゴジラ, Gojira) is a 1984 Japanese kaiju film directed by Koji Hashimoto, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. 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