- In the original American version of the film, end credits and the Transworld logo were present. The 1998 DVD release from Simitar restores the logo without the end credits, while the 2006 DVD release from Classic Media restores the credits without the logo. Both were reinstated in the 2012 DVD and Blu-ray releases from the Criterion Collection.
- The American version added the sound of Gojira's (Godzilla's) roar during the typhoon scene. This is also true with the cruise ship scene when Gojira (Godzilla) first appears in Tokyo Bay.
- Originally Godzilla destroys the Diet Building but the model didn't collapse properly and there was no time to rebuild. In the finished scene when Godzilla approaches the Diet Building if you look closely you can see footage of the Real Diet Building was super-imposed into the film and when Godzilla destroys it all you see is the ground level of Godzilla's feet destroying the model.
- In the Japanese version the praying mother and her children are crushed by a falling building as Godzilla passes by. This is omitted from the American version.
- At the end of the original Japanese version, Doctor Yemane makes a speech that is very anti-nuclear. The American producers wanted a more upbeat ending, so they inserted the speech that Steve Martin makes at the end.
- After being reacquired by Toho, most U.S. prints had the Transworld logo removed and replaced with black footage until 1998 when it was restored on Simitar's DVD release. It was once again reinstated in 2012 on the Criterion Collection DVD and Blu-Ray releases.
- A scene where Emiko is in Ogata's apartment as he is exiting the shower is deleted from the American version. This scene helps to establish the relationship between the two.
- Other scenes deleted from the final cut include:
- A scene on Odo Island where Dr. Yamane, Ogata, and Emiko visit the graves of several victims killed by Godzilla during the typhoon.
- A scene of Ogata and his crew conducting a series of tests attempting to determine what caused the shipping disasters early in the film.
- A scene of Ogata and Emiko setting up camp on the beach of Odo island and being frightened by the site of Godzilla's tail moving in the water. This was meant to be the first appearance of Godzilla in the film but was later changed. The actors' scenes were filmed but the special effects shots of Godzilla's tail were not.
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