Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanjiゴジラ対ヘドラ
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburngojira tai hedra
Directed byYoshimitsu Banno
Written byYoshimitsu Banno
Takeshi Kimura
Produced byTomoyuki Tanaka
StarringAkira Yamauchi
Toshie Kimura
Hiroyuki Kawase
Keiko Mari
Toshio Shiba
CinematographyYoichi Manoda
Edited byYoshitami Kuroiwa
Music byRiichiro Manabe
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • July 24, 1971 (1971-07-24)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget¥100 million[1]
Box office¥300 million (Japan rentals)[2][3]

Godzilla vs. Hedorah (ゴジラ対ヘドラ, Gojira tai Hedora) is a 1971 Japanese kaiju film directed by Yoshimitsu Banno, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the 11th film in the Godzilla franchise, and features the fictional monster characters Godzilla and Hedorah. The film stars Akira Yamauchi, Toshie Kimura, and Hiroyuki Kawase, and features Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla and Kenpachiro Satsuma as Hedorah. Satsuma would go on to portray Godzilla in later Godzilla films.

Godzilla vs. Hedorah features an environmentalist message, with the malevolent Hedorah being spawned from pollution. The film was released theatrically in Japan on July 24, 1971. The film received mixed reviews,[4] which were more positive compared to its predecessor, All Monsters Attack (1969). The film received a theatrical release in the United States under the title Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster in July 1972 by American International Pictures.[5]

The film was followed by the 12th film in the Godzilla franchise, Godzilla vs. Gigan, released on March 12, 1972.

  1. ^ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 95.
  2. ^ "「ゴジラ対ヘドラ」 GODZILLA VS. The SMOG MONSTER". G本情報 - ゴジラ王国. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "歴代ゴジラ映画作品一覧/年代流行". 年代流行 (Nendai Ryuukou). Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  4. ^ Hughes, Mark (December 9, 2023). "Critic Ranks All 34 Live-Action 'Godzilla' Movies From Worst To Best". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Craig 2019, p. 168.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Tubidy