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The Return of Godzilla

The Return of Godzilla (1984)★ 6.8/10

JP · 103 min · December 15, 1984

  • Action
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Thriller
  • Sci-Fi

Directed by: Kōji Hashimoto

Written by: Fred Dekker, Akira Murao, Hideichi Nagahara, Ryûzô Nakanishi, Shin'ichi Sekizawa

The Japanese government suppresses news of Godzilla's resurrection as political tensions increase between the US and USSR, both of whom willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.

Directed by

Kōji Hashimoto

Written by

Fred DekkerAkira MuraoHideichi NagaharaRyûzô NakanishiShin'ichi SekizawaTomoyuki TanakaHiroyasu Yamaura

Cast & crew

Keiju KobayashiPrime Minster Seiki MitamuraKen TanakaGoro MakiYasuko SawaguchiNaoko OkumuraShin TakumaHiroshi OkumuraYôsuke NatsukiProfessor Makoto HayashidaTaketoshi NaitôChief Cabinet Secretary TakegamiEitarô OzawaMinster of Finance KanazakiNobuo KanekoHome Affairs Minister IsomuraTakeshi KatôTrade MinisterMizuho SuzukiForeign Minister EmoriJunkichi OrimotoDirector-General of the Defense AgencyShinsuke MikimotoChief of StaffKanta MoriOkouchiYoshifumi TajimaEnvironmental Director General HidakaHiroshi KoizumiProfessor MinamiKunio MuraiSecretary HenmiIsao HashimotoCaptain of Super XKenpachirô SatsumaGodzillaTetsuya UshioOperator (SDF Helicopter Communication Base)Takashi EbataShip CaptainChiyoyuki TaharaFishermanShigeo KatôShip CaptainKenichi UrataSecretary IshimaruYumiko TanakaAkemiKenyoi WatanabeOperatorYuhiro FuseOperatorNakatomi KazeTechnical OfficerWalter NicholsUS Special Envoy RosenbergAlexandre KairisSoviet Special Envoy ChefskyLuke JohnsonSoviet Colonel KashirinDennis FaltSoviet Submarine CaptainKei SatôChief Editor GondoTakenori EmotoDesk Editor KitagawaShinpei HayashiyaCameraman KamiyaHiroshi KamayatsuChristian Priest Aboard Shinkansen Bullet TrainTakerô MorimotoNewscasterKôji IshizakaPower Plant GuardTetsuya TakedaBumKenji FukudaSuper X Lieutenant (uncredited)Joseph GraceAmbassador of the Soviet Union (uncredited)Isao HiranoAir Force Chief of Staff (uncredited)Yûji HoriiMan fleeing from Godzilla (uncredited)Eiji KanaArmy Chief of Staff (uncredited)Shin KazanakaUno (uncredited)Yasuhiko KonoNaval Chief of Staff (uncredited)Joe RaznackUS Ambassador to Kramer (uncredited)Nigel ReedSoviet Nuclear Submarine Deputy Director (uncredited)Akira SakumaMan fleeing from Godzilla (uncredited)Terry SombergParachebo Sailor (uncredited)Akira ToriyamaMan fleeing from Godzilla (uncredited)Kiyoshi YamamotoScience Agency Director (uncredited)