Terror Of Mechagodzilla

TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA / MEKAGOJIRA NO GYAKUSHU (1975)
monsters: (GODZILLA, MECHAGODZILLA, TITANOSAURUS,
parts from the former films* : Ghidora, Manda, Rodan)

Tomoko Ai..............................Katsuro - daughter of Dr. Mafune
Masaki Daimon.......................Commander of the submarine that is destroyed by Titanosaurus
Akihiko Hirata.........................Scientist who invented the means of controlling Titanosaurus
Toru Ibuke..............................Bearded alien
Goro Matsumi.........................Alien commander
Tadao Nakamura.....................Dr. Mafune
Katsuhiko Sasaki.....................Paleontologist who falls in love with Katsuro
Ikio Sawamura........................Henchman of the aliens who goes with Katsuro to oversee the first attack on Tokyo of Titanosaurus

Toru Kawai.............GODZILLA
Ise Mori...................MECHAGODZILLA
Katsumi Nimiamoto..TITANOSAURUS

Director: Ishiro Honda
Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Special Effects: Teruyoshi Nakano
Music: Akira Ifukube
Photography: Mototaka Tomioka
Screenplay: Yuhiko Takayama
The whole affair revolves around a mad, unappreciated scientist, Dr. Mafune, and his daughter Katsuro. After many years of research, Mafune stumbles upon a trace of the prehistoric scumbag—Titanosaurus. He also learns how to control him. Meanwhile, space invaders known to us from the previous movie fish out the wreck of Mechagodzilla from the bottom of the sea; they now need help with activating this heap of iron. Mafune agrees to collaborate, especially after the strangers rescue his daughter from an lab accident. Now they have two monsters able to defeat Godzilla. Behind the controls of the giants is Katsuro, her life sustained artificially by charlatanish practices of the invaders. Godzilla’s chances are slim, but here enters the “human factor.” Titanosaurus is rendered harmless by ultrasound, and a young paleontologist, who’s fallen in love with Katsuro, enters the invaders’ base to speak to her heart. The strangers’ headquarters are destroyed, Katsuro dies because she has to, her daddy, who regrets everything, dies too, and Godzilla takes care of the rest...
For the first time in six years, Ishiro Honda took his place behind the camera to make a Godzilla movie. It was a farewell to this particular genre format and its entire personnel. Terror Of Mechagodzilla closes the cycle which has begun in 1954 with Godzilla, King of the Monsters. Many things have changed since. Serious cinema gave way to a simple comic-book aesthetic, and Godzilla himself became much more friendly. This cult monster has been transformed into a toddler’s mascot—a symbol of goodness and strength.
Godzilla will return again under the colors of Toho. The following series of the monster’s adventures will be realized by the next generation of filmmakers. Everything will start all over again when the monster emerges out of the ocean in 1984 and begins to spread panic and destruction (deja vu).
* These monsters appear in a brief flashback sequence.

Pictures & Noises

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    • Previous film: Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)

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