Godzilla on Monster Island 1972  PG, 89 min.
Genre: Foreign / Sci-Fi
aka: Godzilla vs. Gigan
War of the Monsters
Director: Jun Fukuda
Cast: Hiroshi Ishikawa, Tomoko Umeda, Yuriko Hishimi, Minoru Takashima, Kanta Ina, Kunio Murai, Haruo Nakajima, Koetsu Omiya, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Toshiaki Nishizawa, Zan Fujita, Gen Shimizu, Kurayoshi Nakamura, Kuniko ashihara, Akio Murata
Aliens want to conquer the world, and they are working from inside the head of a Godzilla replica at a theme park to summon the space monsters Ghidrah and Gigan to perform the evil deed. Now, it is the job of the real Godzilla and friend Anguirus to stop Ghidrah and Gigan in their tracks, and they have a big job to do!
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Godzilla vs. Destroyer 1995  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Sci-Fi / Action / Horror
Director: Takao Okawara
Cast: Takuro Tatsumi, Yoko Ishino, Yasufumi Hayashi, Megumi Odaka, Sayaka Osawa, Saburo Shinoda, Akira Nakao, Masahiro Takashima, Momoko Kochi, "Hurricane Ryu" Hariken, Takehiro Murata, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Shigeru Koyama, Ronald Hoerr, Akihiko Hirata
Godzilla's nuclear power appears to be reaching a critical point, which may result in a meltdown that would threaten the planet. Meanwhile, another creature, the Oxygen Destroyer, is on the loose and takes on Godzilla. How can mere mortals possibly save Earth from this potential meltdown?
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Godzilla vs. Hedora 1971 G, 87 min.
Genre: Foreign / Sci-Fi
aka: Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster
Director: Yoshimitsu Banno
Cast: Akira Yamauchi, Toshie Kimura, Hiroyuki Kawase, Keiko Mari, Toshio Shibaki, Haruo Nakajima, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Yukihiko Gondo, Eisaburo Komatsu, Tadashi Okabe, Wataru Omae, Susumu Okabe
This Godzilla film makes a statement on pollution, including a "Save the Earth" song. The new monster is formed by sludge and grows as it consumes polluted waste and smoke. When it starts killing thousands with its poisonous breath, Godzilla must jump in and save the Earth.
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Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 1991 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Sci-Fi / Action / Drama / Horror
aka: Gojira vs. Kingu Gidora
Director: Kazuki Omori
Cast: Kosuke Toyohara, Anna Nakagawa, Megumi Odaka, Chuck Wilson, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Katsuhiko Sasaki, Akiji Kobayashi, Tokuma Nishioka, Kenji Sahara, Koichi Ueda, Kenpachiro Satsuma, "Hurricane Ryu" Hariken, So Yamamura, Yasunori Yuge, Kiwako Harada
Time travelers from the 23rd century return to the present, warn Japan that Godzilla will soon cause a catastrophic nuclear incident, and suggest how to rid the world of the monster. The plan is to go back to the 1940s and kill the one living dinosaur that was turned into the monster during the Bikini atomic weapons testing. But–the visitors have a motive: get rid of Godzilla and have their own monster, King Ghidorah, wreak havoc on Japan because Japan has become the economic power on Earth in the 23 century. But Godzilla is still out there, and the battle begins.
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1993 G, 108 min.
Genre: Foreign / Sci-Fi / Action / Horror / Thriller
aka: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Godzilla vs. Super-Mechagodzilla
Director: Takao Okawara
Cast: Masahiro Takashima, Ryoko Sano, Megumi Odaka, Yusuke Kawazu, Kenji Sahara, Akira Nakao, Koichi Ueda, Leo Meneghetti, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Tadao Takashima, Sayaka Osawa, Keiko Imamura, Daijiro Harada, Shelley Sweeney, Wataru Fukuda
In this remake of the 1974 movie, giant robot Mechagodzilla is constructed to help take care of the ever-present Godzilla threat. When a baby Godzilla is taken into captivity, Godzilla, with the help of Rodan, sets out to find the offspring leaving massive destruction in its wake. The major battle is soon to follow. A good episode in the long-time series.
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Godzilla vs. Megalon 1976  G, 78 min.
Genre: Foreign / Sci-Fi
Director: Jun Fukuda
Cast: Katsuhiko Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kawase, Yutaka Hayashi, Robert Dunham, Kotaro Tomita, Wolf Otsuki, Shinji Takagi, Hideto Odachi, Tsugutoshi Komada, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Gentaro Nakajima, Sakyo Mikami, Fumiyo Ikeda, Kanta Mori, Rolf Jessup
That giant monster Godzilla once again saves Tokyo's residents. This time, they are threatened by a giant beetle–Megalon–sent by the underground kingdom of Seatopia. Can Godzilla save the day?
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Gojira vs Supesugojira 1994  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Foreign / Sci-Fi / Horror
aka: Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla
Director: Kensho Yamashita
Cast: Megumi Odaka, Jun Hashizume, Zenkichi Yoneyama, Akira Emoto, Towako Yoshikawa, Yosuke Saito, Kenji Sahara, Akira Nakao, Koichi Ueda, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Houka Kinoshita, Keiko Imamura, Sayaka Osawa, Ryo Hariya, Wataru Fukuda
Cells from Godzilla hook up with those from Biollante (a monster defeated by Godzilla), undergo a transformation in a black hole, and head to Earth as Space Godzilla to do battle. Meanwhile, Godzilla has a new threat to deal with at home: Mogera who was created to defeat Godzilla. But now, Mogera must team with Godzilla and Godzilla Jr. to take on the new threat from space.
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Gojira vs. Mosura 1992 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
aka: Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Director: Takao Okawara
Cast: Tetsuya Bessho, Megumi Odaka, Satomi Kobayashi, Akira Takarada, Keiko Imamura, Sayaka Osawa, Takehiro Murata, Makoto Otake, Saburo Shinoda, Akiji Kobayashi, Kenpachiro Satsuma, "Hurricane Ryu" Hariken, Yoshiko Tanaka, Koichi Ueda
An expedition to Infant Island looking for the remnants of a meteorite finds two tiny women, called "Cosmos" who are the remnants of an ancient civilization. They inform expedition members that Earth is fighting back for the harm humans are inflicting and that monster Battron has been sent to destroy the bad elements on Earth. The Cosmos call Mothra to fight back, but Godzilla also awakens, and the three-way battle for Earth begins.
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| 1. Godzilla on Monster Island (1972)
aka: Godzilla vs. Gigan
aka: War of the Monsters
2. Godzilla vs. Destroyer (1995)
3. Godzilla vs. Hedora (1971)
aka: Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster
4. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
aka: Gojira vs. Kingu Gidora
5. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1993)
aka: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
aka: Godzilla vs. Super-Mechagodzilla
6. Godzilla vs. Megalon (1976)
7. Gojira vs Supesugojira (1994)
aka: Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla
8. Gojira vs. Mosura (1992)
aka: Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth
aka: Godzilla vs. Mothra
9. Orochi the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994)
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