Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (ゴジラ対メカゴジラ, Gojira tai Mekagojira) is a 1974 Japanese kaiju film directed by Jun Fukuda, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Distributed by Toho and produced under their effects subsidiary Toho–Eizo, it is the 14th film of the Godzilla franchise, and features the fictional monster characters Godzilla, Anguirus, and King Caesar, along with the mecha character Mechagodzilla. The film stars Masaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, Gorō Mutsumi, and Akihiko Hirata, with Isao Zushi as Godzilla, Satoru Kuzumi as both Anguirus and King Caesar, and Kazunari Mori as Mechagodzilla. The film marks the first appearances of King Caesar and Mechagodzilla in the franchise.
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This is the first Godzilla movie in awhile that has a bit of a different plotline. I love the archaeology involved in the plot (even if it is made up). I also like the new monsters in this movie, they have good background stories too.
Mechagodzilla is an alien machine from Mt. Fuji (you have to include Japan’s iconic landmark in every Godzilla film) that at first looks a lot like Godzilla, but quickly loses it’s disguise thanks to a panicking Anguirus. There’s also an ancient prophecy and statue to resurrect King Caesar, a stylized ancient lion protector of a nearly extinct peoples of a small Japanese island.
Altogether there is an epic monster battle, with some human interference with the alien’s base at Mt. Fuji. Mechagodzilla did hold the two off for quite awhile, I have to give him some props for that. I feel like this movie revitalized the Godzilla Franchise and I’m looking forward to seeing the next movie!
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