Science FictionActionHorror

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

- The Smog Monster Hedorah arrives in a shooting star!

An ever evolving alien life-form arrives on a comet from the Dark Gaseous Nebula and proceeds to consume pollution. Spewing mists of sulfuric acid and corrosive sludge, neither humanity nor Godzilla may be able to defeat this toxic menace.

Release Date : 1971-07-24

Language :Japanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : TOHOTokyo Laboratory

Production Country : Japan

Alternative Titles : Godzilla vs. The Smog MonsterGodzilla 11 - Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Cast

Character Name : Dr. Yano

Original Name : 山内明

Gender : Male

Character Name : Toshie Yano

Original Name : 木村俊恵

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ken Yano

Original Name : Hiroyuki Kawase

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miki Fujiyama

Original Name : Keiko Mari

Gender : Female

Character Name : Yukio Keuchi

Original Name : 柴俊夫

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mean General

Original Name : Yukihiko Gondô

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fisherman

Original Name : Eisaburo Komatsu

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scientist

Original Name : 岡部正

Gender : Male

Character Name : Helpless Police Officer

Original Name : 大前亘

Gender : Male

Character Name : Interviewer

Original Name : Susumu Okabe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Godzilla

Original Name : 中島春雄

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hedorah

Original Name : 薩摩剣八郎

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gohei - fisherman

Original Name : 吉田義夫

Gender : Male

Character Name : JSDF Officer

Original Name : 鈴木治夫

Gender : Male

Character Name : JSDF Engineer

Original Name : 勝部義夫

Gender : Male

Character Name : Announcer B

Original Name : Kentaro Watanabe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Correspondent

Original Name : Takuya Yuki

Gender : Male

Character Name : Youth

Original Name : 剛たつひと

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

There's no place else to go and pretty soon we'll all be dead, so forget it! Enjoy yourself! Let's sing and dance while we can! Come on, blow your mind! The 11th of the Godzilla franchise is easily the most trippy, and most divisive. Hedorah (AKA: The Smog Monster) is spawned from pollution and begins to destroy Japan. It spews poison, shoots acidic mud, tokes on smoking chimney stacks and can shape shift into the bargain. Enter the atomic lizard, Godzilla, who takes up the challenge to hopefully rescue mankind, he can even fly in this one... There's some psychedelic animation inserted into proceedings, which couples up with the whole hippy vibe and LSD infused musical interludes. It's really a hard film to recommend with confidence, with director Yoshimitsu Banno doing an appalling job of staging action and pacing the narrative for cohesive viewing - a first line director he was not. However, it's just nutty enough to understand why some Zilla fans love it, kind of like it's a fun off-shoot of the more potent pics of the series. Certainly the eco message is worthy, but really I'd personally have to be under the influence of strong liquor to ever watch it again. 5/10