The Return of Godzilla
is a 1984 Japanese kaiju film directed by Koji Hashimoto, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, it is the 16th film in the Godzilla franchise, the last film produced in the Shōwa era, and the first film in the Heisei series. In Japan, the film was followed by Godzilla vs. Biollante in 1989.
Plot
The Japanese fishing vessel Yahata Maru is caught in strong currents off the shores of Daikoku Island. As the boat drifts into shore, the island begins to erupt, and a giant monster lifts itself out of the volcano. A few days later, reporter Goro Maki is sailing in the area and finds the vessel intact but deserted. As he explores the vessel, he finds all the crew dead except for Hiroshi Okumura, who has been badly wounded. Suddenly a giant Shockirus sea louse attacks him but he is saved by Okumura.
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| author | Shuichi Nagahara |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Tokyo |
| director | Koji Hashimoto |
| editor | Yoshitami Kuroiwa |
| events | dinosaur |
| genre | horror political science fiction |
| keywords | 1954 godzilla attack cabinet of japan cadmium create electrical storm electromagnetic pulse emp fishing vessel flying fortress fractional orbital bombardment system giant monster godzilla izu ōshima japan air self-defense force japanese cabinet jasdf jsdf mass destruction mass evacuation mount mihara nuclear missile nuclear power plant nuclear reactor nuclear war nuclear weapons orbiting satellites ōshima island power plant sail sea louse set up shinjuku shizuoka prefecture soviet soviet union volcanic eruption wound |
| musicBy | Reijiro Koroku |
| producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| productionCompany | Toho Pictures |
| publisher | Toho |
| recordedAt | Japan |
| theme | japanese kaiju monster movie science fiction horror sequel submarine war |