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Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

1995 · 103 min

A somber, apocalyptic monster spectacle that builds to an unexpectedly moving elegy for a giant beast.

Tagline
Godzilla dies
Overview
A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the weapon that killed the original Godzilla.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • survival
  • family
  • science
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • sea
  • military
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror6
Humour1
Realism3
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, science fiction, horror
Directed by
Takao Okawara
Written by
Kazuki Ōmori
Starring
Takuro Tatsumi, Yoko Ishino, Yasufumi Hayashi, Megumi Odaka, Sayaka Osawa, Saburo Shinoda, Akira Nakao, Ryo Hariya
Music
Akira Ifukube
Cinematography
Yoshinori Sekiguchi, Masahiro Kishimoto
Runtime
103 min
Country
Japan
Languages
English, Japanese

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