Godzilla vs. Megalon

Name: Godzilla vs. Megalon
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Released: 1973-03-17
Duration: 1 h 18 min
Rating: 4.8
Cast: Katsuhiko Sasaki, Yutaka Hayashi, Hiroyuki Kawase, Kanta Mori, Kotaro Tomita

Dreaded Megalon from the undersea kingdom! A miraculous deathblow from the wound-ridden Godzilla!

ゴジラ対メガロ (1973)

Timing: 1:18 (78 min)

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Release date

1973-03-17

Country

Japan

Production

TOHO, Toho Eizo Co., Tokyo Laboratory

Genre

Action, Adventure, Family, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Budget

$760 000

Revenue

$20 000 000

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Director

Jun Fukuda

Actors

Katsuhiko Sasaki, Yutaka Hayashi, Hiroyuki Kawase, Kanta Mori, Kotaro Tomita, Ulf Otsuki, Sakyo Mikami, Fumiyo Ikeda, Robert Dunham, Gentaro Nakajima
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Scenario

Jun Fukuda

Producer

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Operator

Yuzuru Aizawa

Composer

Riichirō Manabe

Artist

Yoshifumi Honda

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Editing

Michiko Ikeda
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Short description

Inventor Goro Ibuki creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar. It is soon seized by an undersea race of people called the Seatopians. Using Jet Jaguar as a guide, the Seatopians send Megalon as vengeance for the nuclear tests that have devastated their society.

What's left behind the scenes

The actor portraying Godzilla changed for the first time since 1954. He was now played by Shinji Takagi. The role of Gigan, as in the previous film, went to Kenpachiro Satsuma.
The first and only film featuring Megalon and Jet Jaguar.
The film was a huge success in American release, grossing $383,744 in Texas and Louisiana in its first three days.
The actor portraying Godzilla has changed for the first time since 1954. Now, the role is played by Shinji Takagi. Kenpachiro Satsuma, as in the previous film, again played Gigan.
Here, Godzilla is portrayed quite differently than in previous films. He is no longer a ferocious monster, but a protector of people, ready to come to the rescue at any moment.
In 1976, the film was shown in the USA. Interestingly, the poster for Godzilla vs. Megalon depicts the monsters standing on the buildings of the World Trade Center. This is because the widely known film “King Kong” (1976) directed by John Guillermin was released in the same year, in which King Kong climbs those very skyscrapers.
Despite success at the international box office, only 980,000 tickets were sold in Japan. This is almost the only Godzilla film to have garnered so few views in Japan.
The film's budget was $760,000.
The film was released in the US in 1976. Interestingly, the movie poster depicts Godzilla and Megalon standing on the buildings of the World Trade Center. This is because John Guillermin's widely acclaimed film 'King Kong' (1976) was released that same year, in which King Kong climbs those very skyscrapers.
The film was released on DVD in 2006.
This is one of the last Godzilla films where some characters have different names in the American version. For example, the Jet Jaguar robot was renamed "Robotman".
Anguirus appears in a short episode at the beginning of the film. Upon close inspection, it is visible that the monster has no teeth while moving among the trees. This minor detail was utilized in the following film, 'Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla' (1974), where Anguirus's jaws are broken.
Anguirus appears in a short episode at the beginning of the film. Upon close inspection, it can be seen that when the monster moves among the trees, it has no teeth. This minor detail was used in the next film, “Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla” (1974), where Anguirus’s jaws are broken.