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starring: Masaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, Reiko Tajima, Akihiko Hirata, Hiromi Matsushitadirected by: Jun Fukuda
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302768961
Format: Color, EP, NTSC
ISBN: 6302768969
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Release Date: September 10, 1997
Running Time: 84 minutes
Sales Rank: 42661
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: 1977-03
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
For Godzilla's 20th anniversary, Japanese film company Toho reinvented the series once again. Mixing science fiction (with a rather obvious nod to the Planet of the Apes series), mythological fantasy, and secret-agent intrigue, this 1974 entry begins with the startling image of Godzilla doing battle with himself! Actually it's a towering robot juggernaut unleashed by black-blooded ape-men invaders from outer space. Disguised as the King of the Monsters, Mechagodzilla sets off on a rampage until the real Godzilla shows up; however, unable to handle the mechanized menace alone, Godzilla teams up with a new character, a mythological lion-god named Caesar. This 'bionic-zilla' is almost as impressive as the Big G himself, a titanium-clad robot equipped with ray beams, flame throwers, and dozens of missiles. Godzilla sports a peacocklike display of silver dorsal fins and a mean new suit with a fierce head. Bad alien makeup and Godzilla's decidedly 'friend of mankind' attitude, all mixed with the James Bond-inspired spy subplot, lends a cheery camp flair to the science fiction adventure. This one's followed by the direct sequel, Terror of Mechagodzilla. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Classic Godzilla Action
Fun for the whole family! The kids love it! Easy menus, english dubbing available as well as original Japanese version! Worth the money for a classic movie lover!
Rating:  - Godzilla again
I thought that this was an okay movie, not really one that I would want to watch over and over again. Maybe if King Seasa, Seasar, Seesaw, Shisa, whatever, had played a bigger role it would have interested me more. Does anyone get the whole play on Okinawa thing going on? He is a Shisa, one of those lion-dog palace guardians. So it is interesting that the person who can awaken him is the last descendant of the royal family. The Shisa in Okinawan belief can swallow evil, so it is appropriate that ... Read More
Rating: - best godzilla movie ever
If you are a godzilla fan, nothing beats this one! It has the best looking godzilla and the most action throughout out of any other godzilla movies.
Rating: - re: Best Godzilla movie ever made,
This was by far, the best Godzilla movie ever made. The only exceptions perhaps is the original Godzilla (his first movie) and the first appearance of Monster Zero. The fight sequences of man and beast were terrific.....dare I say the fights between man and alien were actually believable?
The main human hero, Shimizu was actually a complete character: thoughtful, cunning, headstrong, but take-action. Unlike most of the humans in the Godzilla film, he was not a complete idiot! I mean, ... Read More
Rating: - The best Godzilla film of the 1970s, and one of the most fun films in the series
Jun Fukuda's GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA is one of the most popular of the original Godzilla series. It's the best of the Godzilla films released in the 1970s, and possibly one of the best of the entire original series. The plot involves a group of apelike aliens (PLANETS OF THE APES, anyone?) which build a cyborg Godzilla to conquer Earth. Can Godzilla stop the cyborg? What do you think?
For me, the highlight of the film is Masaru Sato's kooky score. Akira Ifukube's music makes the ... Read More
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