Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
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| Directed by | Takao Okawara |
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Tanaka Shogo Tomiyama |
| Written by | Wataru Mimura |
| Starring | Masahiro Takashima Ryoko Sano Megumi Odaka |
| Music by | Akira Ifukube |
| Cinematography | Yoshinori Sekiguchi |
| Editing by | Miho Yoneda |
| Distributed by | Toho |
| Release date(s) | December 11, 1993 |
| Running time | 108 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Preceded by | Godzilla vs. Mothra |
| Followed by | Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla |
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, released in Japan as Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (ゴジラvsメカゴジラ Gojira tai Mekagojira?), is a 1993 film. Part of the Toho studio's Godzilla series, it was directed by Takao Okawara with special effects by Koichi Kawakita. It was written by Wataru Mimura.
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[edit] Plot
In 1994, the JSDF lifts the remains of Mecha-King Ghidorah from the ocean. Using the armor and robotic technology that the Futurians gave him they create Mechagodzilla, a super weapon to finally kill Godzilla.
On a mission to an island in the Pacific, a Japanese team comes across a dinosaur egg. They take the egg which somehow attracts Godzilla and Rodan. The egg is taken back to Japan where it hatches into Baby Godzilla. Godzilla appears in Kyoto to rescue the infant Godzillasaur, but Mechagodzilla battles Godzilla, nearly killing him. Suddenly Mechagodzilla shuts down and Godzilla flees.
Tests on Baby Godzilla reveal that he has a second brain in his hips that control his legs and tail. The JSDF assume that Godzilla has a similar brain. They decide to use Baby Godzilla to bait Godzilla to them and use the G-Crusher, a system designed to destroy Godzilla's second brain, on the mutant dinosaur. Instead Fire Rodan, the stronger mutated form of Rodan, is attracted to the bait as well and fights Mechagodzilla, losing. Godzilla then shows up and starts to battle Mechagodzilla. Mechagodzilla combines with another JSDF weapon called the "Garuda" and turns into Super-Mechagodzilla and uses the G-Crusher on Godzilla. Godzilla roars in pain as he falls to the ground, unable to walk. Fire Rodan then transfers his remaining life energy to Godzilla, which revives him. Godzilla uses his new red spiral atomic ray to defeat Super-Mechagodzilla. Godzilla then adopts Baby Godzilla and they both swim off into the ocean to find a new home.
[edit] Trivia
- The original ending for Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II was that Mechagodzilla killed Godzilla, therefore ending the VS series. But, Godzilla transfers his energy to Baby Godzilla who grows into an adult Godzilla. This new Godzilla would be used in Tristar's version but Sony decided that they wanted to make a standalone film of their own. Instead, the scenario was used two years later in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.
- Ishiro Honda was slated to direct the film, but died in early 1993.
- Another ending considered is that Godzilla is killed by Mechagodzilla, but not before damaging the ship Garuda. The nuclear engine inside irradiates Godzilla, giving him new strength to defeat his mechanical clone.
- In the release of the international dub of the movie they referred to Rodan by his Japanese name, Radon.
- The film's score is actually Mechani-Kong's theme from the 1967 film King Kong Escapes.
- This is the only Heisei film where Godzilla uses his tail against his foes.
[edit] Box Office
The film sold approximately 3,800,000 tickets in Japan, and made approximately 38,000,000 US dollars in Europe.
[edit] DVD Releases
Columbia TriStar
- Released: February 8, 2005
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (1.78:1) anamorphic
- Sound: Japanese (2.0), English (2.0)
- Supplements: Trailers for Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., MirrorMask, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, and Steamboy
- Note: The subtitles for the Japanese track are really 'dubtitles' (the subtitles are actually the captions for the english track)
- MPAA Rating: PG for sci-fi monster violence and some language
[edit] External links
- ゴジラvsメカゴジラ (Gojira tai MekaGojira) (Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II at the Internet Movie Database
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II at Allmovie
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II at Rotten Tomatoes
