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Nick Adams, Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Haruo Nakajima, Takamaru Sasaki ... see more see more... , Noriko Sengoku , Gen Shimizu , Toki Shiozawa , Akira Takarada , Jun Tazaki , Yoshio Tsuchiya , Keiko Sawai , Fuyuki Murakami , Kazuo Suzuki

Toho's bid to merge the Godzilla series with their popular alien-invasion films resulted in this entertainingly goofy entry. The plot involves the discovery of the mysterious Planet X in our solar sys... read more read more...tem, leading to a joint U.S./Japanese space exploratory mission. The explorers bump into some aliens with no fashion sense whatsoever (even for 1965), who claim their planet has been under constant attack from the powerful Monster Zero -- also known to Godzilla fans as Ghidrah, the three-headed monster from the previous year. The aliens suggest a deal with the Earthlings: if they can "borrow" Godzilla and Rodan to help rid their planet of Ghidrah, they will cure all of humankind's diseases in return. Of course, this is actually an elaborate ruse to rid the Earth of its monstrous defenders, leaving it vulnerable to invasion. As always, it's up to a handful of resourceful characters -- including token American Nick Adams and series regular Akira Takarada -- to save the day and return Earth's monsters for the requisite city-smashing finale. After a slow start, this movie serves up a good portion of flashy pyrotechnics and noisy monster-grappling but lapses into several moments of deliberate silliness (particularly Godzilla's goofy Irish jig) and rampant use of ill-fitting footage from previous monster installments. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

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G, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Ishirô Honda

Release Date: July 29, 1970

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DVD Release Date: May 5, 1998

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  • fb100002384654145
    May 9, 2012
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    The sci-fi is amped up more than previous entries, resulting in one of the more interesting entries in the Godzilla franchise and more enjoyable than the previous entry "Ghidorah: The Three Headed Monster". The film features American actor Nick Adams, playing a tough American as... read moretronaut named Glenn. Nick Adams gives a decent performance and adds a certain amount of flare to the film. The monster fighting is sporadic and rather short, but the human characters and the deliberately campy "Star Trek"-like plot makes the whole film worthwhile. The people of Planet X, for as goofy looking as they are, make for very good and memorable villains. This movie also introduced the idea of people taking control of monsters and using them for villainous purposes, a plot device that will be re-hashed many times in the Godzilla franchise. The english dubbing is also rather good in this movie when compared to other Godzilla dubs. Plus seeing Godzilla do a goofy dance after defeating King Ghidorah is just icing on the cheesy but enjoyable B-movie cake.
  • kiriyamakazou
    August 28, 2010
    kiriyamakazou
    Another enjoyable Godzilla film. This time King Ghidra has appeared on a new found planet. The inhabitants ask to borrow Godzilla and Rodan to help them out in return for a cure to cancer. This film encompasses even more of a science-fiction tone. It does does it very well, with ... read moresome nice interior designs and costumes. It once again focuses on the humans more than the monsters, even if the human characters lack some of the likability from previous outings. The monster fights aren't as impressive, with one of them taking place on a barren planet. A nice change, but no smashy :( Godzilla really begins to embrace his hero role, which makes this less horror. A nice development for the series.
  • DrBenway
    July 20, 2010
    DrBenway
    Astronauts on a mission to a newly discovered Planet X orbiting Jupiter are met with friendly aliens who speak perfect japanese. Even better, the only american in the film has his english dialogue dubbed in japanese.

    As with most of the later Godzilla films, the aliens have... read more something up their sleeves and want to use Godzilla, Rodan and King Ghidorah to take over the world(s). The miniature sets are some of the best since Thunderbirds Are Go. Although there isn't as much fighting as one would like, what fights there are do not disappoint. The new dvd with original Japanese version is a great transfer making it seem like a completey new movie, being so used to the vhs dubbed version. Campy and Highly entertaining.
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  • threefolddado
    July 20, 2010
    threefolddado
    One of my favorites from the early series with a much imitated plot and the gorgeous Kumi Mizuno, every male Godzilla fan's first crush.
  • homelessbumv2
    July 20, 2010
    homelessbumv2
    Might not be one of the best Godzilla films, but it does have an interesting story and characters. One of my personal favorites.
  • gavinrrsmith
    July 20, 2010
    gavinrrsmith
    While it is a bit slim on the monster action, this is actually quite a good movie. Silly aliens from Planet X on the far side of Jupiter ask to borrow Godzilla and Rodan to fight Monster Zero who has been decimating their planet and in return they will provide a miracle drug to t... read morehe Earth. Turns out that Monster Zero is actually King Ghidorah and the people of Earth agree to lend the Xiliens Godzilla and Rodan. Unfortunately, it was all a really complicated ruse and the xiliens declare war on Earth, and use mind control to send Godzilla, Rodan, and King Ghidorah to destroy to Japan. Unfortunately for the aliens, the people of Earth have discovered a way to sever their control of the monsters. Godzilla and Rodan don't show up until almost a third of the way into the film, and the monster battles are horribly brief. However, when the rest of the movie is so much fun, it's easy to overlook. I'm quite fond of this Godzilla suit, and Rodan and King Ghidorah look great as well. There is an obvious use of stock footage from the original Rodan, but most of the monster destruction is brand new and very well done. It's worth a look and actually manages to be very entertaining.
  • firefighterconnie
    July 20, 2010
    firefighterconnie
    This one was pretty good. It irked me however to see the US flag beneath BOTH the Japanese and UN flags. especially considering we kicked their ass.
  • zillafan
    July 20, 2010
    zillafan
    A wonderful combination of science fantasy makes Godzilla vs Monster Zero a personal favorite... all that and Kumi Mizuno!!!
  • mave06
    March 4, 2007
    mave06
    Aliens from Planet X want to borrow Big G and his birdy friend, but little do the Earthlings know that Planet X wants to create a 3 monster team to take over Earth. Godzilla and Rodan break free of the aliens grip, and send Ghidorah back where he belongs. Just a good, fun Kaiju m... read moreovie.
  • MrTalbotOO7
    February 11, 2007
    MrTalbotOO7
    Entertaining monster scenes, but they are too few and far between, and the rest of the film is a bore.

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Scott Weinberg
July 25, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

One of the giant lizard's best-known adventures.

Nicolas Lacroix
November 12, 2002
Nicolas Lacroix, Showbizz.net

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