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The Return of Godzilla

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

★ 7.2 1984 · 1980s 103 min ja

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Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Keiju Kobayashi

Keiju Kobayashi

Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura

Ken Tanaka

Ken Tanaka

Goro Maki

Yasuko Sawaguchi

Yasuko Sawaguchi

Naoko Okumura

Shin Takuma

Shin Takuma

Hiroshi Okumura

Yōsuke Natsuki

Yōsuke Natsuki

Professor Makoto Hayashida

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Minister of Finance Kanzaki

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Chief Cabinet Secretary Takegami

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Home Affairs Minister Isomura

Mizuho Suzuki

Mizuho Suzuki

Foreign Minister Emori

Junkichi Orimoto

Junkichi Orimoto

Director-General of the Defense Agency

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Professor Minami

Kunio Murai

Kunio Murai

Secretary Henmi

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Chief Editor Gondo

Shigeo Katō

Shigeo Katō

Captain of the Yahata Maru

Walter Nichols

Walter Nichols

Rosenburg, Special Envoy for the President of the United States

Alexander Kilis

Alexander Kilis

Chefsky, Special Envoy for the Soviet Union

Takenori Emoto

Takenori Emoto

Desk Editor Kitagawa

Koji Ishizaka

Koji Ishizaka

Power plant guard

Tetsuya Takeda

Tetsuya Takeda

Homeless man

Joe Raznack

Joe Raznack

Kramer, American Ambassador (uncredited)

Koji Hashimoto

Koji Hashimoto

Director

Norio Hayashi

Norio Hayashi

Producer

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Executive Producer

Kiyomi Kanazawa

Kiyomi Kanazawa

Producer

Memorable quotes from The Return of Godzilla

"Chief Editor: The official line of the police and Maritime Security Agency is that the Yahata-maru with Okamura and 10 others on board, is still missing."
"Goro Maki: What are you saying?!"
"Chief Editor: The government is well aware that the monster exists."
"Goro Maki: But why keep it a secret?"
"Chief Editor: The monster is Godzilla, that's why."
"Goro Maki: Godzilla? I knew it..."
"Chief Editor: Suppose Maki, that we print your story. There would be a mass panic on all levels of society. The stock market would collapse. The cabinet would be out of power. For now, just keep it to yourself."
"Goro Maki: What's that you're working on?"