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The Return of Godzilla poster
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MASTER SCORE 68.5 / 100
1984·Action / Drama / Horror·1h 43m

THE RETURN OF GODZILLA

“Breaking 30 years of silence comes the anticipated-worldwide latest "Godzilla" work!”

After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.

Above the Line
Kôji Hashimoto·DirectorHideichi Nagahara·ScreenplayTomoyuki Tanaka·StoryKazutami Hara·Director of PhotographyReijirō Koroku·Original Music ComposerYoshitami Kuroiwa·Editor
Cast
Keiju Kobayashi·Prime Minister Seiki MitamuraKen Tanaka·Goro MakiYasuko Sawaguchi·Naoko OkumuraShin Takuma·Hiroshi OkumuraYōsuke Natsuki·Professor Makoto HayashidaEitarō Ozawa·Minister of Finance KanzakiTaketoshi Naitō·Chief Cabinet Secretary TakegamiNobuo Kaneko·Home Affairs Minister IsomuraMizuho Suzuki·Foreign Minister EmoriJunkichi Orimoto·Director-General of the Defense Agency
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Koji Hashimoto·DirectorTakao Okawara·First Assistant DirectorKunio Miyoshi·First Assistant DirectorKensho Yamashita·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Tomoyuki Tanaka·StoryHideichi Nagahara·Screenplay
Camera· 2
Kazutami Hara·Director of PhotographyToshimitsu Oneda·VFX Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Yoshitami Kuroiwa·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Reijirō Koroku·Original Music ComposerNobuyuki Tanaka·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 6
Akira Sakuragi·Production DesignYasuyuki Inoue·Production DesignKenji Kawasaki·Costume DesignMutsumi Toyoshima·Production DesignNobuyuki Yasumaru·Costume DesignTomoki Kobayashi·Costume Design
Production· 5
Norio Hayashi·ProducerTomoyuki Tanaka·Executive ProducerKiyomi Kanazawa·ProducerTakahide Morichi·Production ManagerFumio Tanaka·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 8
Teruyoshi Nakano·Visual Effects DirectorShinji Kojima·Lighting TechnicianShinji Higuchi·Special EffectsTeruyoshi Nakano·Visual EffectsTeruyoshi Nakano·Special EffectsKiyotaka Matsumoto·Special EffectsEiichi Asada·Special EffectsHideo Aoki·Military Consultant
By the Numbers
68.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$11M
ROI 83%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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