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Gojira tai Mekagojira (2002)
Country
of Origin: Japan
Year of Production: 2002
Running Times: 88 mins
Format: colour 35mm Tohoscope
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: Dolby Digital CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Company: Toho Company Ltd
Executive Producer: Shogo Tomiyama
Producer: Shogo Tomiyama
SCRIPT
Script: Wataru Mimura
DIRECTION
Director: Masaaki Tezuka
PHOTOGRAPHY
Cameras and Lenses: Panavision
MUSIC
Music: Michiru Oshima
SPECIAL MAKE UP
EFFECTS
Godzilla Suit: Shinichi Wakasa
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Director: Yûichi Kikuchi
DESIGN AND SET
CONSTRUCTION
Designer: Shinji Nishikawa
LOCATIONS
Studio: Toho Studio 9, Tokyo, Japan
CAST
Yumiko Shaku (Akane Yashiro)
Shin Takuma (Tokumitsu Yuhara)
Kana Onodera (Sara Yuhara)
Koh Takasugi (Lieutenant Togashi)
Yûsuke Tomoi (2nd Lieutenant Hayama)
Jun'ichi Mizuno (1st Lieutenant Sekine)
Akira Nakao (2003 Prime Minister Hayato Igarashi)
Kumi Mizuno (1999 Prime Minister Machiko Tsuge)
Takeo Nakahara (Chief Hitoyanagi)
Yoshikazu Kanou (Hishinuma)
Kôichi Ueda (Dobashi)
Akira Shirai (Shinji Akamatsu)
Midori Hagio (Kaori Yamada)
Naomasa Rokudaira (Gorou Kanno)
Shinji Morisue (1st Lieutenant Hayama)
Misato Tanaka (Nurse Tsujimori)
Hideki Matsui (himself)
Tsutomu Kitagawa (Gojira / maser tank pilot)
Hirofumi Ishigaki (Mekagojira / maser tank pilot)
Makoto Kamiya (cameo appearance)
Takehiro Murata (man picking up cans)
Kenji Suzuki (maser tank pilot)
Masaaki Tezuka (cameo appearance) PLOT SUMMARY
The Japanese government,
fearing another attack from Godzilla, use the skeleton of
the original creature who devestated Tokyo in 1954 to
create a cyborg monster called Mechagodzilla to help them
defend their people. AVAILABILITY
Japan
Theatrical Distributor: Toho Company Ltd TIMELINE
2002
March
Day Unknown: Japan - production begins
June
6: Japan - filming begins
August
15: Japan - filming ends
November
2: Japan - shown at the Tokyo International Film Festival
December
14: Japan - theatrical release
2003
January
Day Unknown: South Korea - theatrical release POSTER TAGS
Kudakechiru made tatakae!
Kidô, Kyômei, Hyôsai ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Godzilla X Mechagodzilla LINKS
SEQUEL TO
Gojira (1954)
Gojira ni-sen mireniamu (1999)
Gojira tai Megagirasu: Jii Shômetsu Sakusen (2000)
Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidora: Daikaijû soukougeki (2001)
SEE ALSO
Gojira tai Mekagojira (1974)
Mekagojira no gyakushu (1975)
Gojira vs Mekagojira (1993)
Shin seiki evangelion (1995)
INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
Mosura (1961)
Furankenshutain no kaijû: Sanda tai Gaira (1966) KEYWORDS
giant monsters; kaiju;
godzilla; baseball; cyborgs; bio-weapons
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