Godzilla vs destoroyah

godzilla vs. Destroyah (ゴジラＶＳデストロイア Gojira tai Desutoroia) is a 1995 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Toho, and the twenty-second installment in the Godzilla series, as well as the seventh and final in the Heisei series. The film was released to Japanese theaters on December 9, 1995.[1]

The final entry of the Heisei series, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah was originally intended to be the last Toho-produced Godzilla film until 2005. Following the explosion of uranium deposits under Birth Island, Godzilla is transformed into the extremely powerful Burning Godzilla. However, Godzilla's out-of-control internal nuclear reactor threatens to explode, taking the planet with it. To make matters worse, construction of the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line has awakened a colony of Precambrian crustaceans mutated by the Oxygen Destroyer used to kill the first Godzilla in 1954. When the creatures merge together into a huge monster called Destoroyah, humanity's only hope becomes getting Destoroyah to fight Godzilla and hoping it kills him before his overloaded heart destroys the world. But Destoroyah is not the lesser of two evils, and threatens all life on Earth if he is not stopped as well.

Plot
After the death of SpaceGodzilla, in 1996, Birth Island is found destroyed with Godzilla nowhere in sight. His adopted son, LittleGodzilla, is presumed dead. Meanwhile, all is well in Hong Kong, but Godzilla, covered in glowing lava-like rashes proceeds to attack Kai Tak Airport and menace the aircraft there, before wiping out the seafront area of Hong Kong with repeated blasts of his Atomic Spiral Ray. G-Force representatives hire college student Kenkichi Yamane, adopted grandson of Dr. Yamane who witnessed the original Godzilla in 1954, to come work at the center in an attempt to unravel the mystery of Godzilla's condition.

Yamane suspects that due to his out of control radioactivity, Godzilla will soon explode, taking the rest of the world with him. G-Force immediately deploys a flying combat vehicle outfitted with anti-nuclear cold weapons to forestall the event; the Super X III. Meanwhile, in the construction area where the original Godzilla died, strange life forms begin to rise, and a host of deadly creatures called Destoroyah begin wreaking havoc. Soil samples reveal that the existence of Destoroyah is directly connected to the Oxygen Destroyer used against Godzilla in 1954, which mutated Precambrian era life forms. After several deadly skirmishes with the Japanese Self Defense Force, the Destoroyah evolve beyond the JSDF's containment abilities. The UNGCC tasks psychic Miki Saegusa with using her diminishing powers to lure Godzilla's son to the area in an attempt to combat Destoroyah in Tokyo. As Miki searches for LittleGodzilla, it at first seems as if he died in the the explosion which destroyed Birth Island. However, he surfaces off the coast of Kyushu, having grown further into Godzilla Junior, scaring tourists away as he continues his journey north towards the Bering Strait. Godzilla, who is tracking his offspring, follows Junior and will soon arrive in as well, but complications arise. Due to his encounter with the Super X III, Godzilla has now bypassed an explosion and will ultimately melt down once 1200 degrees Celsius has been reached; an event that will burn straight into the core of the planet and destroy all of Earth.

The first time the monsters fight, Junior is grievously wounded but manages to destroy his opponent. However, as Godzilla and Junior meet in Narita, Destoroyah returns in his final form: a monstrous gargoyle-like creature. Swooping down upon the surprised monsters, Destoroyah knocks down Godzilla and snatches the little Godzilla away; dropping the small creature onto the Ariake Coliseum below and blasting him with micro-oxygen, killing him. Enraged, Godzilla attacks Destoroyah and a back and forth battle ensues that destroys much of Tokyo. Born from the weapon that first defeated Godzilla, Destoroyah shows an obvious advantage from the start, but Godzilla's runaway radioactivity has pushed the monster's power to unimaginable levels and he soon destroys his son's killer. Unwilling to die easily, Destoroyah's body decomposes into many smaller Destoroyah which attempt to swarm Godzilla from all sides, but the attack ends in futility when Godzilla uses his Nuclear pulse to incinerate the miniature Destroroyahs.

Alone at last, Godzilla attempts to breathe life into his fallen son, but to no avail, and even as he grieves, Godzilla's heart continues to fail, causing even more pain within the monster. Suddenly, Destoroyah returns in his final form for one last attack. The battle is short but fierce; enraged by the loss of his offspring and maddened by the pain within him, Godzilla drives Destoroyah back to the brink of death as Tokyo is bathed in fire. As the battle reaches fever pitch, the ghastly creature attempts to flee, but just as Destoroyah lifts off, the Super X3 attacks and disables the creature's wings, causing Destoroyah to plummet back to Earth where he explodes and is consumed in a fiery inferno at Godzilla's feet.

His son gone and his foe defeated, Godzilla stands alone and dying, but the human race cannot afford to give Godzilla a quiet funeral. As the monster begins to melt, the JSDF bombards the dying beast with a plethora of ice weapons, successfully neutralizing the immense heat that is given off and preventing Godzilla's remains from melting into the center of the Earth and igniting the planet.

The victory is a costly one, however, for the radiation has made Tokyo an uninhabitable ghost town. Suddenly, radiation levels begin to drop, and from within the thinning smoke a roar can be heard. The younger Godzilla rises from the ashes a child no more. In death, Godzilla had passed on his excess radiation and life essence as a final gift to his son, reviving and mutating the next generation. A spitting image of his father, the new adult Godzilla flexes his claws and bellows a challenge to the world, preparing to take his father's place as the greatest force of nature ever born.

Staff
Main article: Godzilla vs. Destoroyah/Credits. Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

Directed by Takao Okawara Written by Kazuki Omori Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, Shogo Tomiyama Music by Akira Ifukube Cinematography by Yoshinori Sekiguchi, Masahiro Kishimoto Edited by Michiko Ikeda Production design by Yoshio Suzuki Assistant directing by Kunio Miyoshi, Okihiro Yoneda, Atsushi Kaneshige, Hiroshi Okamoto, Makoto Kumazawa Special effects by Koichi Kawakita Cast Main article: Godzilla vs. Destoroyah/Credits. Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

Takuro Tatsumi as Dr. Kensaku Ijuin, Physicist for the National Physical and Chemical Research Institute Yoko Ishino as Yukari Yamane, newscaster Yasufumi Hayashi as Kenkichi Yamane Megumi Odaka as Miki Saegusa, Director of the Psychic Center Sayaka Osawa as Meru Ozawa, G-Summit American Information Officer Takehiro Murata as Soichiro Hayami, TV station director Satoru Saito as Nanjo, TV station cameraman Sei Hiraizumi as Ueda, Director of the Cabinet Research Office Jun Fujimaki as Okazaki, Ground Self-Defense Force Takehiko Ono as Murata, Ground Self-Defense Force Koichi Ueda as Takao Tayama, night watchman at Shinagawa Aquarium Masahiro Takashima as Commander Sho Kuroki, Defense Agency Director General Special Operations Room Third Specialist Momoko Kochi as Emiko Yamane Akira Nakao as Colonel Takaki Aso, G-Force Commander Shigeru Koyama as General Goto, Ground Self-Defense Force Saburo Shinoda as U.N.G.C.C. Secretary Mitsuru Kunitomo, Chariman of the G-Summit Koichi Nihei as Nakamura Kanzo Ogihara as Nomura Kensuke Aoshima as Super X3 pilot Hiroji Kawazaki as Super X3 navigator Noriko Wakihama as JBS TV AD Ronald Hoerr as Marvin Minoru Ishikawa as Maser Cannon soldier Motohiro Toriki as G-Force Command Room personnel Masaru Sakurai as G-Force Command Room personnel Tetsuhiro Hosono as G-Force Command Room personnel Tsuyoshi Yasuku as G-Force correspondent Shelley Sweeney as Pentagon official Daisuke Odera as National Public Safety Commissioner Tatsuya Kanno as Police officer Kenji Ezure as Policeman in the street Tamio Sato as Policeman Norizaku Kinoshita as Shinagawa Aquarium staff member Takami Morioka as SWAT Team member Shinichi Shimizu as SWAT Team member Yoshiyuki Takaichi as SWAT Team member Akio Endo as SWAT Team member Eiji Kamata as SWAT Team member Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

Takashi Odajima as SWAT Team member Takeshi Masushima as SWAT Team member Keiji Tsuji as SWAT Team member Bimutsumi Nakamura as SWAT Team member Yasushi Kobayashi as SWAT Team member Hiromu Nakagawa as SWAT Team member Hideaki Ishikawa as SWAT Team member Ryo Fujita as SWAT Team member Takayasu Kinoshita as SWAT Team member Takeshi Azuma as SWAT Team member Noboyuki Kawai as SWAT Team member Munenori Kano as SWAT Team member Keisuke Kajita as SWAT Team member Yusuke Nakagawa as SWAT Team member Kenji Ochi as SWAT Team member Masazumi Nitanda as Temporary headquarters member Daikichi Sugawara as Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line construction supervisor Seiroku Nakazawa as Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line construction leader Santaro Mitsui as Reporter Naomi Uemara as Reporter John Callock as KA 1079 pilot Fan Lo Chi as KA 1079 copilot Chang Hsao Shing as Kai Tak Airport controller Kazuko Okada as Nuclear Plant scientist Eijiro Akimoto as Director General of Nuclear Power Station, Science and Technology Agency Yoshio Sakai as Director of Defense Agency Tokuji Nakura as Defense Agency police officer Tetsuro Ogasawara as Director of National Agency for Disaster Prevention Junko Murakami as Dr. Ijuin's laboratory assistant Toyohiro Yuki as Dr. Ijuin's laboratory assistant Kunihiko Hisa as Earth environmental scientist Akihiko Hirata as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (stock footage, uncredited) Takashi Shimura as Dr. Kyohei Yamane (photograph, uncredited) Toyoaki Suzuki as Shinkichi Yamane (photograph, uncredited) Kenpachiro Satsuma as Burning Godzilla Eiichi Yanagida as Aggregate Destoroyah Ryo Hariya as Perfect Destoroyah "Hurricane" Ryu Hariken as Godzilla Junior Appearances Monsters Godzilla (DesuGoji) First Generation Godzilla (stock footage) Second Generation Godzilla (photographs) Destoroyah Godzilla Junior King Kong (photograph) Mothra (photograph) King Ghidorah (photographs) Rodan (photograph) Hedorah (photograph) SpaceGodzilla (photograph) Weapons, vehicles, and races Boeing 747 Boeing 767 Super X3 CLT-95 MBT-MB92 MBAW-93 Type 74 Tank Type 90 Tank Type 75 130 mm Multiple Rocket Launcher Hatsuyuki-class destroyer AH-64 Apache UH-1B Huey Type 82 Command Vehicle Type 87 Armored Scout Car Type 89 IFV Kawasaki P-3C Orion Type 73 Armored Personnel Carrier Hughes 500C Oxygen Destroyer (stock footage)

Alternate titles
Godzilla vs. Destroyah (Alternate Spelling) Dinosaur Empire (恐龍帝國; Taiwan) Godzilla the Final Chapter: Deadly Battle of the Century (哥斯拉完結篇之世紀必殺陣; Hong Kong) Godzilla Against the Space Destroyer (Godzila protiv svemirskog razarača; Yugoslavia) Godzilla Against Absolute Destroyer (Γκοτζίλα Εναντίον Απόλυτου Καταστροφέα Nkotzíla Enantíon Apólytou Katastroféa; Greece) Theatrical releases View all posters for the film here.

Japan - December 9, 1995[1] [view poster] Hong Kong - 1996 [view poster] Thailand [view poster]

U.S. release
American Godzilla vs. Destoroyah VHS cover After Godzilla vs. Destoroyah was released in Japan, Toho commissioned Omni Productions, a Hong Kong company, to dub the film into English. In this international version of the movie, an English title card was superimposed over the Japanese title, as had been done with the previous 1990's Godzilla films and would be done for every film since.

TriStar Pictures (Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment) released Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla and Godzilla vs. Destoroyah to home video on January 19, 1999. This was the first time either film had been officially released in the United States. TriStar used the Toho international dubs, but cut the end credits and created new titles and opening credits for both films. In 2002, both films were released together on DVD in a double feature, but the films themselves were essentially identical to the earlier VHS releases. The complete Toho international version of Godzilla vs. Destoroyah has been broadcast on several premium movie channels since the early 2000's. In 2014, Sony released Godzilla vs. Destoroyah on Blu-ray in a double feature with Godzilla vs. Megaguirus. This release included the original Japanese audio track as well as the uncut end credits. It also featured the international title card. Box office Godzilla vs. Destoroyah had a budget of ¥1,000,000,000, or roughly $10,000,000. When the film was released in Japan on December 9, 1995, it received an attendance of 4,000,000 and earned ¥2,000,000,000, or $18,000,000.

Reception
Critical reaction to the film has been mostly positive. On Rotten Tomatoes it currently holds a fresh score of 90%. Michael Hubert of Monster Zero praised the "spectacular monster battles," calling Godzilla vs. Destoroyah "a great movie" and "one to add to your collection," adding: "Even for non-Godzilla fans, this movie might help dispel some of the preconceptions you have about Godzilla's 'cheese factor'." Toho Kingdom said, "With an elegant style, a powerful plot, brilliant effects, and believable acting, this entry is definitely a notch above favorites from all three timelines, and its impact on the series is challenged by only a handful of competitors. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah is without a doubt a paradigm all its own." Japan Hero called the film "a work of art" and "a must see for anyone who loves Godzilla" that features "something for everyone." Stomp Tokyo gave the film a 4/5 and calls it "a big sparkly show with lots of stuff happening on screen." Mike Bogue of American Kaiju felt the film suffered from "several visual weaknesses" and "disappointing editing," but that "the positive aspects of the visuals outweigh the negatives" and praised the film for "treating Godzilla with the same awe, majesty, and terror as [the original 1954 Godzilla]."

Kazuo Miyauchi earned a Japanese Academy Prize nomination for Best Sound for his work on the film.[2] Chizuko Osada was nominated for Best Editing.

Video releases
TriStar DVD (2000)[3]

Region: 1 Discs: 1 Audio: English (2.0 Stereo) Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Special Features: None Other Details: Packaged with Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla. Also included in The Toho Godzilla Collection, Vol. 1. Marketing-Film DVD (2002)

Region: 2 Discs: 1 Audio: English (2.0 Mono), German (2.0 Mono, 5.1 Surround) Subtitles: German Special Features: Complete English end credits, Japanese trailers for Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II and Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, U.S. trailer for Godzilla vs. Destoroyah Notes: Out of print. Toho DVD (2002)

Region: 2 Audio: Japanese Subtitles: Japanese Madman DVD (2006)

Region: 4 Discs: 1 Audio: Japanese (2.0 Stereo, 5.1 Surround), English (2.0 Mono) Subtitles: English Special Features: Four teasers, one trailer, and two TV spots for Godzilla vs. Destoroyah; trailers for Invasion of Astro-Monster, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.; photo galleries including concept art and models Toho Blu-ray (2010)

Region: A/1 Audio: Japanese Sony Blu-ray (2014)[4]

Region: A/1 Discs: 2 Audio: Japanese (2.0 Stereo and 5.1 Surround), English (2.0 Stereo and 5.1 Surround) Subtitles: English, French Special Features: Three trailers for Godzilla vs. Destoroyah and two trailers for Godzilla vs. Megaguirus. Notes: Includes French subtitles. Packaged with Godzilla vs. Megaguirus.

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