Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
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Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

Startup - Resonance - Smashed Ice.

7.5 / 10 2002 1h 28mPG Japanese
ActionScience FictionThriller

Storyline

JSDF pilot Akane has a fateful encounter when a new Godzilla emerges in Tateyama. As a countermeasure, a cyborg named Kiryu is constructed from the remains of the original. The machine is discovered to harbor the restless soul of the original monster as Akane must learn to find value in her own life as well.

Cast & Crew

Yumiko Shaku

Yumiko Shaku

Akane Yashiro

Lead
Shin Takuma

Shin Takuma

Tokumitsu Yuhara

KO

Kana Onodera

Sara Yuhara

Koh Takasugi

Koh Takasugi

JSDF Lieutenant Togashi

Akira Nakao

Akira Nakao

2003 Prime Minister Hayato Igarashi

Yûsuke Tomoi

Yûsuke Tomoi

JXSDF 2nd Lieutenant Susumu Hayama

JM

Junichi Mizuno

JXSDF 1st Lieutenant Kenji Sekine

Kumi Mizuno

Kumi Mizuno

1999 Prime Minister Machiko Tsuge

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Masaaki Tezuka's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker