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Science FictionActionDrama

Terror of Mechagodzilla

- It has become even more enraged! It has even more powerful weapons! Mechagodzilla has been resurrected!

A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus. An Interpol investigation leads biologist Ichinose to uncover the work of Dr. Mafune and his mysterious daughter Katsura. Aligned with the Black Hole Aliens, Katsura's life becomes entwined with the resurrected machine.

Release Date : 1975-03-15

Language :Japanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : TOHOToho Eizo BijutsuTokyo Laboratory

Production Country : Japan

Alternative Titles : Godzilla 15 - Terror of MechagodzillaThe Terror of Godzilla

Cast

Katsuhiko Sasaki

Character Name : Biologist Akira Ichinose

Original Name : 佐々木勝彦

Gender : Male

Tomoko Ai

Character Name : Katsura Mafune

Original Name : 藍とも子

Gender : Female

Akihiko Hirata

Character Name : Dr. Shinzô Mafune

Original Name : 平田昭彦

Gender : Male

Tadao Nakamaru

Character Name : INTERPOL Chief Tagawa

Original Name : 中丸忠雄

Gender : Male

Gorō Mutsumi

Character Name : Commander Mugal

Original Name : 睦五朗

Gender : Male

Masaaki Daimon

Character Name : Captain Kusakari

Original Name : 大門正明

Gender : Male

Katsumasa Uchida

Character Name : Jiro Murakoshi

Original Name : 内田勝正

Gender : Male

Shin Roppongi

Character Name : Yûuchi Wakayama

Original Name : 六本木誠人

Gender : Male

Tōru Ibuki

Character Name : Deputy Commander Tsuda

Original Name : 伊吹徹

Gender : Male

Kenji Sahara

Character Name : Defense Force Commander

Original Name : 佐原健二

Gender : Male

Kotaro Tomita

Character Name : Professor Ôta

Original Name : 富田浩太郎

Gender : Male

Ikio Sawamura

Character Name : Mafune's Butler

Original Name : 沢村いき雄

Gender : Male

Kazuo Suzuki

Character Name : Alien Henchman #1

Original Name : 鈴木和夫

Gender : Male

Yoshio Kirishima

Character Name : Alien Henchman #2

Original Name : Yoshio Kirishima

Gender : Male

Masayoshi Kikuchi

Character Name : Alien Henchman #3

Original Name : Masayoshi Kikuchi

Gender : Male

Takuya Yuki

Character Name : Alien Henchman #4

Original Name : Takuya Yuki

Gender : Male

Jun Nishihara

Character Name : Alien Henchman #5

Original Name : Jun Nishihara

Gender : Male

Akinori Umezu

Character Name : Boy #1

Original Name : 梅津昭典

Gender : Male

Shizuko Azuma

Character Name : Old Country Lady

Original Name : 東静子

Gender : Female

Toshihiko Furuta

Character Name : Interpol Worker

Original Name : 古田俊彦

Gender : Male

Takuzō Kumagai

Character Name : Defense Corp Executive

Original Name : 熊谷卓三

Gender : Male

Toru Kawai

Character Name : Godzilla

Original Name : Toru Kawai

Gender : Male

Kazunari Mori

Character Name : Mechagodzilla

Original Name : 森 一成

Gender : Male

Tatsumi Nikamoto

Character Name : Titanosaurus

Original Name : Tatsumi Nikamoto

Gender : Male

Yasuko Agawa

Character Name : Yuri Yamamoto

Original Name : Tomoe Mari

Gender : Female

Yasuzō Ogawa

Character Name :

Original Name : 小川安三

Gender : Male

Hiroya Morita

Character Name :

Original Name : 守田比呂也

Gender : Male

Shōichi Hirose

Character Name :

Original Name : 広瀬正一

Gender : Male

Haruo Suzuki

Character Name :

Original Name : 鈴木治夫

Gender : Male

Saburô Kadowaki

Character Name :

Original Name : 門脇三郎

Gender : Male

Shigeo Katō

Character Name :

Original Name : 加藤茂雄

Gender : Male

Kazuo Imai

Character Name :

Original Name : 今井和雄

Gender : Male

Toshio Hosoi

Character Name :

Original Name : Toshio Hosoi

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

The last of the original wave of Zilla movies. It has a mixed reputation among the fans, but Terror of Mechagodzilla is a romp of a sequel, one that's not without deep emotional heart. Plot is bonkers of course, aliens are plotting to rule the world and have recreated Mechagodzilla after Godzilla shredded it to pieces in the previous meeting of the two beasts (Godzilla V Mechagodzilla). There's Interpol agents running around not exactly in control of anything, a vengeful scientist with an agenda who aids the aliens, while his daughter has become a cyborg designed to control Titanosaurus, a gigantic amphibious dinosaur that teams up with Mechagodzilla to stomp on Tokyo. All is lost for mankind, until Godzilla climbs out of the ocean to hopefully protect his domain. The return of Ishirō Honda to the director's chair is a reassuring presence, and it helps the film retain a classy production level. The monster smack-downs are neatly choreographed, the model work is wonderfully 1970s, and Akira Ifukube's thunderous score gladdens the spirit as it simultaneously rocks your bones. Yukiko Takayama's screenplay contains intelligence, where the sci-fi boffin speak is spliced with deep observations on humanity and what it means to be part of such a race etc. Fan division usually comes down to who likes super-hero Godzilla or who likes Godzilla in destroy everything mode. This is the former, and it's cheer worthy, the atomic lizard in a bad mood would not surface again for 10 years, and by then the direction of Zilla's fortunes got increasingly silly. This marks "Terror" as something of a franchise closure to be cherished, and rightly so because it has all the good parts that made the first Toho wave so enjoyable. So turn up the volume, open your screens out and indulge. Wonderful. 8/10