| Godzilla vs. Gigan | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Godzilla vs. Gigan |
| Genres: | Sci-fi |
| Directed by: | Jun Fukuda |
| Written by: | Shin'ichi Sekizawa; Takeshi Kimura |
| Produced by: | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Cinematography: | Kiyoshi Hasegawa |
| Edited by: | Yoshio Tamura |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Toho Company, Ltd. |
| Released: | March 12th, 1972 |
| Rating: | PG |
| Running time: | 89 min. |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Gross: | 1,780,000 (Japan) |
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| Previous: | Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1971) |
| Next: | Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) |
Godzilla Vs Gigan is a 1972 science fiction Kaiju film. It is the thirteenth feature film in the Godzilla series and was produced by the Toho Company. The film was directed by Jun Fukuda and written by Shin'ichi Sekizawa based on a story treatment by Takeshi Kimura. It was released in Japan on March 12th, 1972. It premiered in the United States in August, 1977.
Plot[]
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hiroshi Ishikawa | Gengo Kotaka |
| Yuriko Hishimi | Tomoko Tomoe |
| Minoru Takashima | Shosaku Takasugi |
| Tomoko Umeda | Machiko Shima |
| Toshiaki Nishizawa | Kubota |
| Zan Fujita | Fumio Sudo |
| Kunio Murai | Takashi Shima |
| Gen Shimizu | Commander of Defense Forces |
| Koreyoshi Nakamura | Priest |
| Kuniko Ashihara | Middle-aged woman |
| Akio Murata | Editor of comics magazine |
| Noritake Saito | Henchman |
| Yasuhiko Saijô | Henchman |
| Naoya Kusakawa | Henchman |
| Wataru Ômae | Henchman |
| Haruo Nakajima | Gojira |
| Kenpachiro Satsuma | Gaigan |
| Kôetsu Ômiya | Angirasu |
| Kanta Ina | Kingugidora |
Notes[]
- Copyright holder: © 1972, Toho Company, Ltd.
- The Japanese title for the film is Chikyû kogeki meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan.
Production & Release[]
- Godzilla vs. Gigan was released in South Korea on April 4th, 1972.
- Godzilla vs. Gigan was released in West Germany on January 11th, 1973.
- This film is included on the Godzilla 50th Anniversary DVD Collection.
Cast & Crew[]
- This is the final actual work for actor Haruo Nakajima playing the role of Godzilla. However, archival footage from Nakajima's past efforts were incorporated into Godzilla vs. Megalon in 1973.
Taglines[]
Space Monsters War With Godzilla For The Earth!
Alien Monsters Threaten to Destroy Mankind!
Recommendations[]
Giant monster films
Godzilla films
Other Kaiju
See also[]
External Links[]
- Godzilla vs. Gigan at AMG
- Godzilla vs. Gigan at IMDB
- Godzilla vs. Gigan at Wikipedia
- Godzilla vs. Gigan at Rotten Tomatoes
References[]
Keywords[]
1970s; Alien; Anguirus; Artist; Cyborg; Ghidorah; Giant monster; Godzilla; Henchman; Insects; Japan; Kaiju; Monster Island; Priest; Smoking; Tokusatsu