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The Return of Godzilla
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The Return of Godzilla

1984-12-15 · 103 min · ★ 7.2

Science Fiction · Action · Horror

After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.

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Directors
Koji Hashimoto
Production companies
Toho Pictures
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Budget
USD 6,000,000
Revenue
USD 11,000,000

Top Cast

Keiju KobayashiKeiju KobayashiPrime Minister Seiki Mitamura
Ken TanakaKen TanakaGoro Maki
Yasuko SawaguchiYasuko SawaguchiNaoko Okumura
Shin TakumaShin TakumaHiroshi Okumura
Yōsuke NatsukiYōsuke NatsukiProfessor Makoto Hayashida
Eitarō OzawaEitarō OzawaMinister of Finance Kanzaki
Taketoshi NaitōTaketoshi NaitōChief Cabinet Secretary Takegami
Nobuo KanekoNobuo KanekoHome Affairs Minister Isomura
Mizuho SuzukiMizuho SuzukiForeign Minister Emori
Junkichi OrimotoJunkichi OrimotoDirector-General of the Defense Agency
Hiroshi KoizumiHiroshi KoizumiProfessor Minami
Kunio MuraiKunio MuraiSecretary Henmi
Kei SatōKei SatōChief Editor Gondo
Shigeo KatōShigeo KatōCaptain of the Yahata Maru
Walter NicholsRosenburg, Special Envoy for the President of the United States
Alexander KilisChefsky, Special Envoy for the Soviet Union
Takenori EmotoDesk Editor Kitagawa
Tetsuya TakedaTetsuya TakedaHomeless Man
Kenpachirō SatsumaKenpachirō SatsumaGodzilla
Takeshi KatōTakeshi KatōTrade Minister

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