Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Chikyû kogeki meirei Gojira tai Gaigan (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 1h 29min
- Action, Adventure
- Aug 1977 (USA)
- Movie
A manga artist becomes suspicious of his employers when a garbled message is discovered on tape. As he forms a team to investigate, Godzilla and Anguirus set out to help defeat the invaders.
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Cast
| Hiroshi Ishikawa | ... |
Gengo Kotaka
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| Yuriko Hishimi | ... |
Tomoko Tomoe
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| Minoru Takashima | ... |
Shosaku Takasugi
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| Tomoko Umeda | ... |
Machiko Shima
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| Toshiaki Nishizawa | ... |
Kubota, Head of Children's Land
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| Zan Fujita | ... |
Fumio Sudo
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| Kunio Murai | ... |
Takashi Shima
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| Gen Shimizu | ... |
Commander of Defense Forces
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Zekô Nakamura | ... |
Priest
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| Kuniko Ashihara | ... |
Fumio's Mother
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Akio Murata | ... |
Editor of Comics Magazine
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Nobutake Saitô | ... |
Henchman
(as Noritake Saito)
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Yasuhiko Saijô | ... |
Henchman
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Naoya Kusakawa | ... |
Policeman
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Wataru Ômae | ... |
Henchman
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| Haruo Nakajima | ... |
Gojira / Background Comic Editor / JSDF Officer
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| Kenpachirô Satsuma | ... |
Gaigan
(as Kengo Nakayama)
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Kôetsu Ômiya | ... |
Angirasu / Laser Radar Operator
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Kanta Ina | ... |
Kingugidora
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Hal Archer | ... |
Takeshi Shima / JSDF soldier (voice)
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| Shôichi Hirose | ... |
Kingugidora (archiveFootage)
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Eisaburo Komatsu | ... |
Police Officer
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'Little Man' Machan | ... |
Minira (archiveFootage)
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Teruo Nigaki | ... |
Radon (archiveFootage)
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Yû Sekita | ... |
Gorozaurusu / Angirasu / Gojira (archiveFootage)
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| Katsumi Tezuka | ... |
Mosura (archiveFootage)
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Susumu Utsumi | ... |
Kingugidora (archiveFootage)
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Chris Hilton | ... |
Fumio Sudo (uncredited) (voice)
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Michael Kaye | ... |
Shosaku Takasugi / Editor of Comics Magazine / Police officer / Henchman (uncredited) (voice)
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Ted Thomas | ... |
Kubota / Priest / Radio Announcer / Godzilla (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Jun Fukuda | ||
| Yoshimitsu Banno | ... | (uncredited) (earlier film clips) |
| Ishirô Honda | ... | (uncredited) (earlier film clips) |
| Shûe Matsubayashi | ... | (uncredited) (earlier film clips) |
Written by
| Takeshi Kimura | ... | (story "Gojira tai Uchu Kaijû") |
| Shin'ichi Sekizawa | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | ... | producer |
Music by
| Akira Ifukube | ... | (creditOnly) |
Cinematography by
| Kiyoshi Hasegawa | ||
Editing by
| Yoshio Tamura | ||
Production Design by
| Yoshifumi Honda | ||
Production Management
| Takahide Morichi | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Fumisuke Okada | ... | assistant director (as Fumisake Okada) |
Sound Department
| Fumio Yanoguchi | ... | sound recordist |
Special Effects by
| Toshiro Aoki | ... | special effects sets |
| Saburo Doi | ... | mat processing |
| Yasuyuki Inoue | ... | special effects art director |
| Fumio Nakadai | ... | operations |
| Teruyoshi Nakano | ... | director of special effects |
| Takesaburô Watanabe | ... | mechanical effects |
Visual Effects by
| Fumio Nakadai | ... | miniature set operation |
| Yoshiyuki Tokumasa | ... | optical photography / optical printing (as Toshiyuki Tokusawa) |
| Sokei Tomioka | ... | special effects cameraman |
Stunts
| Haruo Nakajima | ... | stunt choreographer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kôjirô Satô | ... | lighting technician |
| Issei Tanaka | ... | still photographer |
Music Department
| Akira Ifukube | ... | composer: stock music |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toho (1972) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Constantin Film (1973) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- DEA Cinematografica (1973) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Cinema Shares International Distribution (1976) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sinister Cinema (1995) (United States) (VHS) (dubbed)
- Downtown Distribution Company Inc. (1977) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Miracle Films (1977) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Astral Films (1978) (Canada) (theatrical) (as "Godzilla on Monster Island") (dubbed)
- VPS Video (1982) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- HGV Video Productions (1997) (Canada) (VHS) (as "Godzilla vs. Gigan")
- Cine Plus Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (DVD) (and VHS)
- Madman Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD) (as "Godzilla vs. Gigan")
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2008) (Japan) (tv)
- Kraken Releasing (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Anolis Entertainment (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Collection (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Filmways Australasian Distributors (1973) (Australia) (theatrical) (as 'Godzilla vs Gigan')
- Pelmex (1973) (Brazil) (theatrical) (as Pel-Mex)
- Zjednoczenie Rozpowszechniania Filmów (1978) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Anolis Entertainment (Germany) (DVD) (unknown)
- Astral Video (Canada) (VHS) (as "Godzilla on Monster Island")
- Columbia TriStar Home Video
- Family Tyme Video Productions (Canada) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (laserdisc)
- Starlight (1998) (Germany) (VHS)
- Vision (1992) (Poland) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Toho Studios (sound stages)
- Waxwork Records (soundtrack available from)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Aliens from space plan to conquer the world using space monsters Gigan and King Ghidrah, which they control from their secret headquarters inside the head of the Godzilla-replica building at a theme park. The only thing that can stop them is the combined efforts of Godzilla and Anguirus.
Written by Todd A. Bobenrieth |
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| Taglines | Godzilla teams up with his friend to fight gigan See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $2,413,078 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Despite the film being made for young children as part of Toho's Champion Festival, it is the first in which Godzilla visibly bleeds. Prior to his passing, original special effect director Eiji Tsuburaya deliberately kept blood and gore to a minimum. However the 1970s saw an increase in violence depicted in children's media in Japan. Special effects director Teruyoshi Nakano and the rest of the effects crew were actually inspired to make the fights bloodier because they received fan requests from children who asked why didn't the monsters bleed, so the crew obliged to appease them. See more » |
| Goofs | Due to stock footage from earlier movies being used, the appearances of Godzilla, Ghidorah, and Anguirus keep changing. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from Rodan (1956). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Gojira Mâchi See more » |
| Crazy Credits | In the opening credits of the Japanese version, colorful lasers shoot from different directions, and pop up into strips within which each credit appears in white text. In the English versions, only the sound FX of the lasers are heard (standard text credits were used). See more » |
| Quotes |
Gojira:
Hey Anguirus! Angirasu: What do you want? Gojira: Something funny going on, you better check! Angirasu: Okay. Gojira: Hurry up! See more » |