Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
Gojira tai Megagirasu: Jî shômetsu sakusen (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 45min
- Action, Sci-Fi
- 16 Dec 2000 (Japan)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast
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Misato Tanaka | ... |
Kiriko Tsujimori
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| Shôsuke Tanihara | ... |
Hajime Kudo
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| Masatô Ibu | ... |
Motohiko Sugiura
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| Yuriko Hoshi | ... |
Yoshino Yoshizawa
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| Toshiyuki Nagashima | ... |
Takuji Miyagawa
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Kôichi Ueda | ... |
Government Official
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| Kôichi Yamadera | ... |
Kid's TV Host
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| Yûsaku Yara | ... |
Narrator
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Kôji Katô | ... |
Water department guy
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| Tsutomu Kitagawa | ... |
Gojira
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Minoru Watanabe | ... |
Megagirasu
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Shigeo Katô | ... |
Janitor
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| Susumu Kurobe | ... |
Maritime Self-Defense Force Executive
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Masaaki Tezuka | ... |
Teacher
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Masanobu Katsumura | ... |
Scientist (uncredited)
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Motoko Nagino | ... |
Young woman attacked by Meganulon (uncredited)
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| Katsuo Nakamura | ... |
Scientist (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Masaaki Tezuka | ||
| Ishirô Honda | ... | (original material) |
Written by
| Hiroshi Kashiwabara | ... | () |
| Wataru Mimura | ... | () |
Produced by
| Shogo Tomiyama | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Michiru Ôshima | ||
Editing by
| Shin'ichi Fushima | ||
Editorial Department
| Roger La Prairie | ... | telecine colorist |
Special Effects by
| Kakusei Fujiwara | ... | lead sculptor |
| Nori Honda | ... | model maker |
| Kenji Suzuki | ... | special effects director |
| Kiyotaka Taguchi | ... | assistant special effects director |
| Shin'ichi Wakasa | ... | suit maker |
Visual Effects by
| Fumio Araki | ... | digital supervisor |
| Hideki Chiba | ... | computer graphics |
| Nobutaka Dôki | ... | digital effects |
| Yoshiteru Enomoto | ... | digital effects |
| Tomokazu Enya | ... | computer graphics supervisor |
| Tadao Fujishita | ... | digital effects |
| Hiroyuki Hamada | ... | digital effects |
| Junya Hirota | ... | digital effects |
| Gen Imai | ... | digital effects |
| Norio Ishii | ... | digital supervisor |
| Osamu Izumiya | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Keiichi Kanai | ... | digital effects |
| Tsuyoshi Kazuno | ... | computer graphics supervisor |
| Yoshiyuki Kishimoto | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Nozomu Kondo | ... | digital effects |
| Kazuyori Kosaka | ... | digital effects |
| Hiroshi Koshiba | ... | digital effects |
| Yasunori Matsuo | ... | digital effects |
| Naofumi Mishina | ... | digital effects |
| Yoshiaki Nakaichi | ... | digital effects |
| Akihiro Nishiyama | ... | digital effects |
| Katsuhiko Sakurai | ... | computer graphics |
| Nobuaki Sugiki | ... | digital supervisor |
| Yoshiko Takekuma | ... | digital effects |
| Sakae Takizawa | ... | computer graphics |
| Atsuhiko Tanaka | ... | computer graphics supervisor |
| Takashi Tanaka | ... | digital supervisor |
| Kazuhiro Terui | ... | digital effects |
| Minami Tsujino | ... | computer graphics supervisor |
| Takeshi Uchida | ... | digital effects |
| Aiko Yoneyama | ... | digital effects |
| Kazuhisa Yoshizawa | ... | digital effects |
| Tetsuo Ôya | ... | visual effects supervisor (as Tetsuo Ohya) |
Stunts
| Akira Ohashi | ... | uncredited |
Music Department
| Akira Ifukube | ... | composer: theme "Godzilla" |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Asian Cult Cinema (video)
- DreamWorks Home Entertainment (2021) (United Kingdom) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Madman Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2008) (Japan) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- The Sci-Fi Channel (2003) (United States) (tv)
- Toho
- Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Marbling FineArts (miniatures and models)
Other Companies
- Akihabara Radio Center (cooperation)
- Comme ci comme ca (cooperation)
- Daikin Industries CG Group (cooperation)
- Digital Wizard (cooperation)
- Geo Sports (cooperation)
- Japan Space Forum (cooperation)
- KKR Hotel Osaka (cooperation)
- Marubun Visual Center (cooperation)
- Nishio Rent All (cooperation)
- Omni Productions (english voice recording)
- Osaka Film Council (film commission)
- TEAC (cooperation)
- Toho Studios (sound stages)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Godzilla returns to terrorize Japan! This time, however, Japan has two new weapons to defend themselves. The Gryphon, a high-tech ship, and the Dimension Tide, a device that creates artificial black holes! During a test of the Dimension Tide, eggs appear in the city of Shibuya and hatch into terrifying Meganurons! These creatures need water to grow and flood the city of Shibuya by breaking underground water veins. As they multiply and grow, they start to feed on the energy of humans. After gathering enough energy, they transform in to giant dragonfly monsters called Meganuras! And now they target Godzilla for energy to feed to the larva of their queen, which eventually hatches into the terrifying 60-meter Megaguirus who also begins to attack Godzilla for his energy. Now a 3-way battle between Godzilla, the Megaguirus, and humans begins! Will Godzilla win? Will humanity survive?
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Box Office
| Budget | $8,300,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $11,135,340 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Some of the footage from the original Godzilla (1954) was recreated with the new Godzilla suit, since Godzilla's appearance has changed so much from the original version. See more » |
| Goofs | When Megaguirus shows itself for the first time, the strings holding it up, and the strings its flying on are clearly visible. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into G-90REX (2020). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Fury Of Godzilla See more » |
| Crazy Credits | A second ending begins at the end of the closing credits: At school, the little boy Jun had finished his bug collection, and his teacher tells him to put it back in his lab. Once he does just that, an earthquake shakes the school, and looking through the window in the school lab, Jun hears a familiar monster roar! See more » |