Godzilla 1985 poster

Godzilla 1985

19851h 27mAction · Science Fiction · Thriller
directed by R.J. Kizerdirected by Koji Hashimoto

“Prepare yourself: the greatest star of all has returned.”

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6.8 / 10
199 votes
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6.1 / 10
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31 / 100
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27%

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Synopsis

Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.

Cast

Raymond Burr·Steven Martin
Keiju Kobayashi·Prime Minister Mitamura
Ken Tanaka·Goro Maki
Yasuko Sawaguchi·Naoko Okumura
Shin Takuma·Hiroshi "Ken" Okumura
Warren J. Kemmerling·General Goodhue
James Scott Hess·Colonel Raschen
Travis Swords·Major McDonough
Eitarō Ozawa·Finance Minister Kanzaki
Taketoshi Naitō·Takegami, Chief Cabinet Secretary