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<div>{{short description|1956 film by Ishirō Honda}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Rodan<br />
| image = Rodan poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese| kanji=空の大怪獣 ラドン| revhep=Sora no Daikaijū Radon}}<br />
| director = [[Ishirō Honda]]<br />
| producer = [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]<br />
| screenplay = [[Takeshi Kimura]]<br>[[Takeo Murata]]<br />
| story = [[Ken Kuronuma]]<br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = [[Kenji Sahara]]<br>[[Yumi Shirakawa]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[Akira Ifukube]]<br />
| cinematography = Isamu Ashida<br />
| editing = Kôichi Iwashita<br>Robert S. Eisen<br />
| studio = [[Toho]]<br />
| distributor = Toho<br />
| released = {{film date|1956|12|26}}<br />
| runtime = 82 minutes<br />
| country = Japan<br />
| language = Japanese<br />
| budget = {{USD|277,777|long=no}} (production)<ref name="Variety">{{cite magazine|title=Japanese Arters Wow Critics, but Horror Films Get Coin|date=April 15, 1959|url=https://archive.org/details/variety214-1959-04/page/n197/mode/1up|page=46|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><br>¥200 million (overall)<ref name="Tanaka">{{cite book|last=Tanaka|first=Tomoyuki|author-link=Tomoyuki Tanaka|title=The Complete History of Toho Special Effects Movies|publisher=[[Toho|Toho Publishing]]|year=1983|page=124|isbn=4-924609-00-5|language=Japanese}}</ref><br />
| gross = {{USD|397,000|long=no}} (Japan)<ref name="HondaBook">{{cite book|title=Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film|author=Ryfle, Steve; Godziszewski, Ed|date=2017|publisher=Wesleyan University Press|pages=126, 128–129|isbn=9780819577412}}</ref><br>>{{USD|1 million|long=no}} (U.S.)<ref name="Variety"/><br />
}}<br />
{{Nihongo|'''''Rodan'''''|空の大怪獣 ラドン|Sora no Daikaijū Radon|{{literal translation|Giant Monster of the Sky Radon}}|lead=yes}} is a 1956 Japanese [[Kaiju|''kaiju'' film]] directed by [[Ishirō Honda]], with special effects by [[Eiji Tsuburaya]]. Produced and distributed by [[Toho|Toho Studios]], it is the debut film of the titular monster [[Rodan]], Toho's first kaiju film to be shot in color, and one of several giant monster films that found an audience outside Japan. Rodan would become a staple monster later crossing over into the [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla franchise]]. The film stars [[Kenji Sahara]] and [[Yumi Shirakawa]].<br />
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''Rodan'' premiered in Japan on December 26, 1956,{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} and was released in the United States in August 1957.<ref name="Variety"/> <br />
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==Plot==<br />
In the [[mining]] village of Kitamatsu, near the foothills of [[Mount Aso]] on [[Kyushu]], miners Goro and Yoshi enter a mine to start their shift, before the shaft floods. Shigeru Kawamura, a tunneling and safety engineer there, later enters the mine and discovers Yoshi's lacerated corpse.<br />
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Above ground, a doctor examines Yoshi, who died from deep gashes caused by a sharp object. Two miners and a policeman are later slain in the flooded shaft. That night, Shigeru and his fiancée Kiyo are attacked by a giant larval insect at Kiyo's home.<br />
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The police start hunting the creature, which kills two officers before escaping into the mine. The police and Shigeru notice that the officers' wounds match the ones of the murdered. Shigeru, accompanied by police and soldiers, heads into the mine, and discovers Goro's butchered body and is chased by the insect monster. Shigeru crushes the creature with runaway mine carts. However, after another monster appears, the tunnel collapses in on itself trapping Shigeru in the mine.<br />
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The next day, Dr. Kashiwagi identifies the giant insect as the [[Megaguirus|Meganulon]], an ancient species of [[dragonfly]] [[Nymph (biology)|nymph]] that was awoken by the mining operation. An earthquake strikes the area, and rumors begin to circulate that Mount Aso might be on the verge of an eruption. Heading to the volcano to investigate the damage caused by the earthquake, the police discover that the only road to the mines has collapsed. They then also find Shigeru wandering around the epicenter, injured and suffering from [[amnesia]].<br />
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Miles away, an air base receives an alert from a [[Japan Air Self-Defense Force|JASDF]] fighter pilot. The pilot reports an unidentified flying object moving at [[supersonic speed]]s near Mount Aso. The pilot is ordered to pursue the jet, but the UFO changes course abruptly and overflies the aircraft, destroying it. The base later learns that a British airliner was shot down by an aerial object resembling the supersonic UFO. More incidents are reported from [[China]], [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]], and the [[Philippines]] of aerial supersonic objects.<br />
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Amid constant news reports of these attacks, a newly married couple disappears around Mount Aso, along with several cattle. When the authorities develop the film from the newlyweds' camera, they discover a photograph of what appears to be a gigantic wing. Ruling out the possibility of aircraft, authorities match the photo with a drawing of a prehistoric [[Pteranodon|p''teranodon'']] and surmise that the UFO is a living being.<br />
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Meanwhile, Shigeru's treatment progresses slowly. One day, in Shigeru's hospital room, Kiyo shows him the eggs that her pet birds have lain. As one of the eggs hatches, Shigeru, disturbed by the sight, regains his memory. He recalls that he woke up deep within the mine after the cave-in, and found himself surrounded by Meganulon. In the cave was a gigantic egg, from which Shigeru watched a massive bird creature emerge.<br />
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After descending into the cave with police and scientists, Shigeru finds a piece of the egg, which is taken to the surface for analysis. Dr. Kashiwagi examines the fragment in his lab and calls a meeting with townspeople and members of the [[Japanese Self-Defence Force]]. Kashiwagi says that the object flying at supersonic speeds is a pterosaur he has dubbed [[Rodan]]. Kashiwagi theorizes that nuclear bomb testing may have been the cause of Rodan's awakening.<br />
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Rodan emerges from the ground near Mount Aso, takes flight, and heads for Kyushu, with a squadron of the JASDF pursuing it. After one of its wings is injured, Rodan flies to [[Fukuoka]], where the sonic waves and windstorms from its wings lay waste to the city. The JSDF later reports that a second Rodan was spotted heading towards the city. After leveling the city and leaving the remaining buildings in flames, the two Rodans fly to Mount Aso. The JSDF formulate a plan to have the military fire at the base of Mount Aso, burying the Rodans alive. Shigeru retreats with Kiyo to safety, and the military begins its attack, triggering a volcanic eruption. The first Rodan's wing is damaged by the eruption; it falls towards a lava flow and begins to burn alive. Unwilling to live without its mate, the second Rodan dives into the eruption and burns to death.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Rodanusa.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The King Brothers theatrical poster for the 1957 U.S release of ''Rodan''. While promoted as ''The Flying Monster... Rodan'' and ''Rodan! The Flying Monster'', the film's title card simply read ''Rodan''.]] --><br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
* [[Kenji Sahara]] as Shigeru Kawamura, Mining Engineer<br />
* [[Yumi Shirakawa]] as Kiyo, Goro's Sister <br />
* [[Akihiko Hirata]] as Kyoichiro Kashiwagi, Doctor of Paleontology <br />
* [[Akio Kobori]] as Nishimura, Police Detective <br />
* [[Yasuko Nakata]] as Honeymooning Wife<br />
* [[Minosuke Yamada]] as Oseki, Mining Chief <br />
* [[Yoshifumi Tajima]] as Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou <br />
* [[Kiyoharu Onaka]] as Honeymooning Husband, Sunagawa's friend <br />
* [[Yasuhisa Tsutsumi]] as Imamura, F-86F Pilot <br />
* [[Ichirô Chiba]] as Chief of Police <br />
* [[Mike Daneen]] as U.S. Army Teletype Operator, Okinawa <br />
* [[Tazue Ichimanji]] as Haru, Kiyo's neighbor <br />
* [[Saburo Iketani]] as Radio News Anchor<br />
* [[Saburô Kadowaki]] as Lab Technician, Seismic Research Institute <br />
* [[Tateo Kawasaki]] as Tsune, Miner <br />
* [[Kanta Kisaragi]] as Wasteman<br />
* [[Haruo Nakajima]] as [[Rodan]], [[Megaguirus|Meganulon]]<br />
* [[Katsumi Tezuka]], [[Shoichi Hirose]] and Tokio Okawa as Meganulon<br />
}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
=== Writing ===<br />
Veteran writer [[Ken Kuronuma]], who wrote the original story for this film, was inspired by an incident in Kentucky in 1948, when [[Mantell UFO incident|Captain Thomas F. Mantell]], a pilot for the Kentucky Air National Guard, died in a crash while allegedly pursuing a UFO.<ref name="Ragone, August 2014, p 50">Ragone, August. ''Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters'', Chronicle Books, 2007 & 2014, p 50.</ref><br />
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=== Filming ===<br />
[[File:Kenji sahara yumi shirakawa on rodan.png|thumb|200x200px|[[Ishirō Honda]] gives instructions to [[Kenji Sahara]] and [[Yumi Shirakawa]], during filming.]]<br />
While shooting the scene in which Rodan flies over the {{Ill|Saikai Bridge|ja|西海橋}} (connecting [[Saikai, Nagasaki|Saikai]] and [[Sasebo]] in [[Nagasaki Prefecture]]), the [[pulley]] from which [[Haruo Nakajima]] was suspended broke. He fell from a height of twenty-five feet, but the wings and the water, which was about one and a half feet deep, absorbed much of the impact.<ref name="Ragone, August 2014, p 50"/><br />
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=== English dubbing ===<br />
The main narration provided by the character Shigeru was dubbed over by actor [[Keye Luke]], with additional voices provided by [[George Takei]] (who went on to perform similar voice work for another [[Kaiju]] film, the 1959 release ''[[Gigantis, the Fire Monster]]'') and veteran actor [[Paul Frees]]. Voice over dubbing was done at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in Culver City, CA. Each of the 4 voice over actors dubbed 8 or 9 different voices for the film.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takei |first= George |title=To The Stars. The Autobiography of George Takei |location=New York, New York |publisher=Pocket Books |page=135 }}</ref><br />
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== Release==<br />
===Theatrical and box office===<br />
''Rodan'' was re-released theatrically in Japan on November 28, 1982, as part of Toho's 50th anniversary.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=332}} ''Rodan'' grossed an estimated $450,000 to $500,000 during its opening weekend at 79 theaters in the [[New York City]] metropolitan area. Several theatrical circuits, including [[RKO]], announced that the film broke the box office records for a science-fiction film.<ref name="Far East Film News 3" /><br />
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===American version===<br />
[[File:Rodan the flying monster poster.jpg|thumb|The original American poster for ''Rodan''.]] <br />
The [[King Brothers Productions]] 1957 theatrical release of ''Rodan'' was quite successful in its first run in the United States. It was the first Japanese film to receive general release on the West Coast that made a strong showing at the box-office.<ref name="Far East Film News 1" /> It later received the largest TV advertising campaign given to a film up to that date on New York's [[NBC]] flagship station [[WNBC|WRCA-TV]], where a series of promotional commercials, running 10 to 60 seconds, were shown for a week before the film's appearance.<ref name="Far East Film News 2" /> Television promotion included a contest to copy Rodan's outline using a piece of paper held over the screen while the outline was shown on the screen for a brief time each day.<br />
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It was the highest-grossing science fiction film of 1957.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Z4NzwEACAAJ |last1=Carrozza |first1=J.L. |title=Japanese Special Effects Cinema: Godfathers of Tokusatsu (Vol. 1) |date=2022 |publisher=Orochi Books |isbn=9798986077901 |page=9 |access-date=28 November 2023}}</ref><br />
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===Critical response===<br />
On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], approval rating of 75% based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10.<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Rodan (1956)|id=Rodan |type=m|access-date=November 4, 2023}}</ref><br />
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Writing for ''[[Famous Monsters of Filmland]]'', [[Joe Dante]] included the film in his list of the 50 worst horror films in 1962, declaring it "another routine (Japanese) prehistoric-monster-on-the-loose melodrama" which was "inferior to many U.S. productions."{{sfn|Dante|1962|p=76-77}} [[Turner Classic Movies]]'s critic Richard Harland Smith described and wrote the film as "echo[ing] the somber tone of ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'', [but] leavening the mixture with a dash of compassion for the behemoths making hash of Japanese real estate values."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Richard Harland |title=Rodan (1958) |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/18633/rodan#articles-reviews?articleId=384919 |website=Turner Classic Movies |publisher=Turner Classic Movies, Inc. |access-date=2022-03-10}}</ref> In his [[AllMovie]] review, critic Craig Butler wrote that ''Rodan'' was "well worth watching" and that "[a]ficionados of this genre will find a lot to like" in the film.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Butler |first1=Craig |title=Rodan (1956) |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/rodan-v41898/review |website=AllMovie |publisher=Netaktion LLC |access-date=2022-03-10}}</ref> Author and film critic [[Glenn Erickson]] wrote that the film was "an adolescent cousin of [[Romeo and Juliet]]" and "[a]lthough far from perfect, ''Rodan'' has the innocence and wonder of early 50s Sci-Fi."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Erickson |first1=Glenn |title=DVD Savant Review: Rodan and War of the Gargantuas |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s2691roda.html |website=DVD Talk |publisher=MH Sub I, LLC |access-date=2022-03-10}}</ref><br />
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=== Home media ===<br />
[[Vestron Video]] released the U.S. version of ''Rodan'' on all available home media formats ([[VHS]], [[Betamax]], [[Capacitance Electronic Disc|CED]], and [[LaserDisc]]) simultaneously in mid-1983.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Conte |first=Robert V. |date=August 2020 |title=Godzilla in the Good ol' U.S.A. |journal=RetroFan |publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]] |location=United States|issue=10 |page=72}}</ref><br />
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In September 2008, the Japanese and American versions of the film were released on DVD by [[Classic Media]] in the United States and Canada; this DVD bundled ''Rodan'' with ''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'', which also featured that film's Japanese and American versions.<ref name="DVD Talk Felix">{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/34859/rodan-war-of-the-gargantuas/|title=Rodan/War of the Gargantuas|first=Justin|last=Felix|work=DVD Talk|date=September 28, 2008|access-date=October 2, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=October 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003022326/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/34859/rodan-war-of-the-gargantuas/}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
===Citation===<br />
{{Reflist |refs= <br />
<ref name="Far East Film News 1"><br />
{{cite journal<br />
| author = Staff<br />
| date = May 30, 1958<br />
| title = Toho's Science-Fiction Team Completes Another Thriller; Tint Entitled 'The H-Man'<br />
| journal = Far East Film News<br />
| page = 15<br />
| location = Tokyo, Japan<br />
| publisher = Rengo Film News Co., Ltd.<br />
| oclc = 6166385<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
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<ref name="Far East Film News 2"><br />
{{cite journal<br />
| author = Staff<br />
| date = April 4, 1958<br />
| title = Rodan<br />
| journal = Far East Film News<br />
| page = 4<br />
| location = Tokyo, Japan<br />
| publisher = Rengo Film News Co., Ltd.<br />
| oclc = 6166385<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
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<ref name="Far East Film News 3"><br />
{{cite journal<br />
| author = Staff<br />
| date = March 28, 1958<br />
| title = Toho's 'Rodan' Hits Jackpot in New York<br />
| journal = Far East Film News<br />
| page = 15<br />
| location = Tokyo, Japan<br />
| publisher = Rengo Film News Co., Ltd.<br />
| oclc = 6166385<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
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}}<br />
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===Bibliography===<br />
* {{cite magazine|magazine=[[Famous Monsters of Filmland|Famous Monsters]]|date=July 1962|volume=4|issue=3|publisher=Central Publications, Inc.|last=Dante |first=Joe Jr.|author-link=Joe Dante|title=Dante's Inferno}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Galbraith IV |first=Stuart |title=The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography |year=2008 |publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]] |isbn=978-1461673743}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Wikiquote}}<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060106212411/http://www.godzilla.stopklatka.pl/flyinge.htm ''Rodan'' multimedia]<br />
* {{cite web |url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1956/cf005530.htm|title=空の大怪獣 ラドン (Sora no Daikaijū Radon)|access-date=2007-07-13|language=ja|publisher=[[Japanese Movie Database]]}}<br />
* {{IMDb title|0049782}}<br />
* {{TCMDb title|18633}}<br />
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{{Ishirō Honda}}<br />
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[[Category:1950s Japanese films]]</div>103.43.77.48http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Minoru_Watanabe&diff=7112959Minoru Watanabe2025-06-24T14:42:47Z<p>103.43.77.48: </p>
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<div>{{short description|Japanese stuntman and suit actor}}<br />
{{nihongo|'''Minoru Watanabe'''|渡辺実|Watanabe Minoru|April 3, 1962}} is a Japanese stuntman and suit actor.<br />
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*1986: ''[[Choushinsei Flashman]]'' - Kerao <br />
*1987: ''[[Hikari Sentai Maskman]]''<br />
*1987: ''[[Kamen Rider Black]]''<br />
*1988: ''[[Kamen Rider Black RX]]'' - Fanged Captain Gedorian<br />
*1991: ''[[Choujin Sentai Jetman]]'' - Neo Jetman 3 <br />
*1992: ''[[Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger]]'' - Bookback<br />
*1993: ''[[Gosei Sentai Dairanger]]'' - KibaRanger<br />
*1997: ''[[B-Robo Kabutack]]''<br />
*2013: ''[[Kamen Rider Wizard]]'' - Raum / Kaga<br />
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*2000: ''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' - [[Megaguirus]]<br />
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{{Japan-film-actor-stub}}</div>103.43.77.48http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Godzilla,_Mothra_and_King_Ghidorah:_Giant_Monsters_All-Out_Attack&diff=2043966Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack2025-06-24T08:08:25Z<p>103.43.77.48: /* Cast */</p>
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<div>{{short description|2001 film directed by Shusuke Kaneko}}<br />
{{use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Godzilla, Mothra and King<br>Ghidorah: Giant Monsters<br>All-Out Attack<br />
| image = Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) Japanese theatrical poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese| katakana=ゴジラ・モスラ・キングギドラ 大怪獣総攻撃| revhep=Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidora: Daikaijū Sōkōgeki}}<br />
| director = [[Shusuke Kaneko]]<br />
| producer = {{Ill|Hideyuki Honma|ja|本間英行}}<br />
| writer = [[Keiichi Hasegawa]]<br>[[Masahiro Yokotani]]<br>Shusuke Kaneko<br />
| starring = {{Plainlist|<!-- Order per billing block. --><br />
* [[Chiharu Niiyama]]<br />
* [[Ryudo Uzaki]]<br />
* [[Masahiro Kobayashi (actor)|Masahiro Kobayashi]]<br />
* [[Hideyo Amamoto]]<br />
* [[Shirō Sano]]<br />
}}<br />
| music = [[Kow Otani]]<br />
| cinematography = {{Ill|Masahiro Kishimoto|ja|岸本正広}}<br />
| editing = Isao Tomita<br />
| studio = [[Toho Studios|Toho Pictures]]<br />
| distributor = [[Toho]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|2001|11|3|[[Tokyo International Film Festival|TIFF]]|2001|12|15|Japan}} <!-- Do not add the US release date here, please; see WP:FILMRELEASE. --><br />
| country = Japan<br />
| runtime = 105 minutes<br />
| language = Japanese<br />
| budget = {{USD|7–9 million|long=no}}<ref name="TezukaInterview">{{cite web |url=http://www.henshinonline.com/tezuka-mimura.html |title=Interview: Masaaki Tezuka and Wataru Mimura |access-date=2016-05-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701043428/http://www.henshinonline.com/tezuka-mimura.html |archive-date=2016-07-01 |work=henshionline}}</ref><ref name="Highest-Grossing">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/highest-grossing-godzilla-movies/|title=The 10 Highest-Grossing Godzilla Movies, Ranked|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=February 25, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240225204707/https://collider.com/highest-grossing-godzilla-movies/%2339-godzilla-minus-one-39-2023|archive-date=February 25, 2024|access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref><br />
| gross = {{USD|20 million|long=no}}<ref name="Highest-Grossing" /><br />
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{{nihongo foot|'''''Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'''''|ゴジラ・モスラ・キングギドラ 大怪獣総攻撃|Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidora: Daikaijū Sōkōgeki|group=lower-alpha}} (often abbreviated as '''''GMK''''')<ref name="Guy">{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/972563-the-10-best-godzilla-movies-of-all-time|title=The 10 Best Godzilla Movies Of All Time|first=Guy|last=Vizard|work=ComingSoon.net|date=September 13, 2018|access-date=December 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nerdist.com/godzilla-goodness-godzilla-mothra-and-king-ghidorah-giant-monsters-all-out-attack-2001/|title=Godzilla Goodness: ''Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' (2001)|first=Witney|last=Seibold|work=Nerdist|date=May 29, 2014|access-date=December 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618223321/https://nerdist.com/godzilla-goodness-godzilla-mothra-and-king-ghidorah-giant-monsters-all-out-attack-2001/|archive-date=June 18, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a 2001 Japanese ''[[kaiju]]'' film directed and co-written by [[Shusuke Kaneko]]. The 26th film in the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' franchise]] and the third of the [[Godzilla (franchise)#Millennium era (1999–2004)|Millennium era]], it serves as a direct sequel to ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954), ignoring the events of every other installment in the series (albeit briefly referencing the [[Godzilla (1998 film)|1998 American film]]). [[Chiharu Niiyama]] stars as a reporter covering the story of [[Mothra]], [[King Ghidorah]], and [[Baragon]] defending Japan from [[Godzilla]], an undead creature possessed by the souls of those killed during the [[Pacific War]]. The supporting cast includes [[Ryudo Uzaki]], [[Masahiro Kobayashi (actor)|Masahiro Kobayashi]], [[Hideyo Amamoto]] (in his final film role), and [[Shirō Sano]], with [[Mizuho Yoshida]] as Godzilla, [[Akira Ohashi]] as Ghidorah, and Rie Ōta as Baragon.<br />
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Kaneko originally slated Godzilla to face off against a revamped version of [[Kamacuras]] but ultimately decided to place Godzilla against three monsters representing elements of the Earth. The initial three monsters he pitched were [[Varan]], Baragon, and [[Anguirus]], however, [[Toho]] later convinced him to replace Varan and Anguirus with King Ghidorah and Mothra to attract more public interest. [[Principal photography]] began on May 11, 2001, on a {{USD|7–9 million|long=no}} budget, at Toho Studios, and [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] on August 9.{{sfn|England|2021|pp=87-89, 180-186}}<br />
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''Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah'' premiered at the [[Tokyo International Film Festival]] on November 3, 2001. Toho later released it throughout Japan on December 15, as a [[double feature]] with ''[[List of Hamtaro episodes#Films|Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land]]''. The film earned {{USD|20 million|long=no}} internationally and tied in Japan for the position of the [[List of Japanese films of 2002|third-highest-grossing domestic film during 2002]]. ''Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah'' received generally positive reviews from critics, with many considering it among the best in the ''Godzilla'' series. It was followed by Masaaki Tezuka's ''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002), which is set in a different continuity.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
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During a briefing with the [[Japan Self-Defense Forces]] (JSDF) regarding the first [[Godzilla]]'s attack and death,{{efn|As depicted in its 1954 [[Godzilla (1954 film)|self-titled film]].}} admiral Taizo Tachibana is alerted about an American nuclear submarine that went missing off [[Guam]]. Search and rescue units find the submarine destroyed and capture footage of a giant creature's dorsal plates nearby.<br />
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Tachibana's daughter and reporter, Yuri, films a docudrama with her production crew at [[Mount Myōkō]], where a mysterious earthquake briefly occurs. It occurs again later that night, burying a [[Bōsōzoku|biker gang]] and leaving one surviving trucker, who witnesses the subterranean monster [[Baragon]], which he misidentifies as Godzilla. The next day, Yuri's colleague Teruaki Takeda supports her theory that a monster may have caused of the mysterious earthquakes and gives her a book called ''The Guardian Monsters''.<br />
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At [[Lake Ikeda]], [[Mothra]] in her [[larva]] form attacks a group of teenage vandals who disturbed her shrine while in [[Aokigahara]], a suicidal man accidentally encounters a frozen 3,000-year-old dragon, [[King Ghidorah|Ghidorah]]. Yuri interviews Hirotoshi Isayama, an mysterious old man who explains the legend of the guardian monsters: Baragon, Mothra, and Ghidorah, iterating that they must be awakened before Godzilla, an undead creature, destroys Japan. Yuri and her colleagues visit the guardian monsters' shrine, where she finds a strange stone before returning to continue interviewing Isayama. In the process, she discovers that the souls of [[Imperial Japanese Army|soldiers]] and civilians who were killed during the [[Pacific War]] are embedded within Godzilla and are lashing out due to modern Japan's denial of its past crimes.<br />
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Godzilla and Baragon surface and battle in [[Hakone]], with the former emerging victorious. Yuri is injured during the fray and goes on her own after Takeda refuses to take her to Godzilla's location. Mothra's cocoon is discovered in Lake Ikeda. After the jets fail to stop Godzilla, Tachibana sets up a defense line in [[Yokohama]]. An imago Mothra and a juvenile Ghidorah awaken and battle Godzilla in Yokohama, but Godzilla overpowers them. Mothra sacrifices herself and imbues her spirit into Ghidorah, empowering it. Ghidorah manages to injure and drag Godzilla underwater. Tachibana and his colleague Yutaka Hirose board miniature submarines to launch D-3 missiles into Godzilla's wound. Yuri and Takeda report on the struggle from [[Yokohama Bay Bridge]] that later collapses from Godzilla's atomic breath.<br />
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The shrine stone falls from Takeda's pocket and revives Ghidorah, who saves Yuri and Takeda from their fall before they swim ashore while the monsters continue to fight. Godzilla destroys Ghidorah, unleashing the spirits of the guardian monsters, which drag Godzilla into the sea. After entering Godzilla's body through its mouth, Tachibana fires a D-3 missile at the wound. Godzilla attempts to kill Yuri and Takeda, but Tachibana's D-3 missile explodes, causing its atomic breath to escape through the gaping wound and build pressure within its body. Tachibana escapes as Godzilla sinks and explodes after attempting to kill Tachibana with its atomic breath.<br />
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As Japan rejoices at their victory, Tachibana salutes his colleagues and the guardian monsters. Meanwhile, Yuri's colleagues discover all trace of Isayama has vanished from their recordings and that he was killed during the first Godzilla attack. On the ocean floor, Godzilla's disembodied heart continues to beat.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Chiharu Niiyama]] as Yuri Tachibana, the reporter for BS Digital Q and one of the film's main protagonists.<br />
* [[Ryudo Uzaki|Ryūdō Uzaki]] as Taizo Tachibana, the admiral of [[Japan Self-Defense Forces]], Yuri's father and one of the film's main protagonists.<br />
** Mikisuke Haruyama portrays younger Taizo in the flashback.<br />
* [[Masahiro Kobayashi (actor)|Masahiro Kobayashi]] as Teruaki Takeda, the novelist and Yuri's colleague.<br />
* [[Shirō Sano]] as Haruki Kadokura, the manager of BS Digital Q Planning.<br />
* [[Hideyo Amamoto]] as Hirotoshi Isayama, the mysterious old man who warns Japan that Godzilla would soon appear to seek vengeance against the nation. This was Amamoto's final performance before his death two years later.<br />
* [[Kaho Minami]] as Kumi Emori, the colonel of JSDF Information Management Department<br />
* [[Shinya Owada]] as Katsumasa Mikumo, the lieutenant general of Japan Self-Defense Forces.<br />
* [[Kunio Murai]] as Masato Hinogaki, the secretary of Japan Self-Defense Forces.<br />
* [[Hiroyuki Watanabe]] as Yutaka Hirose, the commander of Japan Self-Defense Forces.<br />
* [[Shingo Katsurayama]] as Tokihiko Kobayakawa, the major of Japan Self-Defense Forces.<br />
* [[Mizuho Yoshida]] as [[Godzilla]], the undead dinosaurian creature and the film's main antagonist. Yoshida previously portrayed Desghidorah in ''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' and Dagahra in ''[[Rebirth of Mothra II]]'', both distributed by Toho.<br />
** Yoshida also makes a cameo as the man watching [[Mothra]] flying over [[Kagoshima]].<br />
* [[Akira Ohashi]] as [[King Ghidorah]], the three-headed dragon, one of guardian monsters and one of the film's main protagonists. In ancient times, it was known as [[Yamata no Orochi]].<br />
** Ohashi also makes a cameo as one of fishery staffs at Yaizu Harbor.<br />
* {{Ill|Rie Ōta|ja|太田理愛}} as [[Baragon]], a subterranean dinosaurian creature, one of guardian monsters and one of the film's main protagonists.<br />
** Ōta also makes a cameo as one of fishery staffs at Yaizu Harbor.<br />
** {{Ill|Toshinori Sasaki|ja|佐々木俊宜}} as the stunts of Baragon.<br />
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Other cast members include [[Yukijirō Hotaru]] as the suicidal man who accidentally discovers Ghidorah; {{Ill|Toshikazu Fukawa|ja|布川敏和}} as Adjutant Miyashita; {{Ill|Moro Morooka|ja|モロ師岡}} as the director of BS Digital Q; {{Ill|Takashi Nishina|ja|仁科貴}} as Jun Maruo, an assistant director at BS Digital Q; [[Masahiko Tsugawa]] as the [[Chief Cabinet Secretary]]; [[Katsuo Nakamura]] and [[Ryo Kase]] as fishermen in [[Yaizu]]; [[Tomoe Shinohara]] as an inn guest; and [[Koichi Yamadera]] as a television producer. [[Ai Maeda (actress)|Ai]] and [[Aki Maeda]] portray twin sisters watching Mothra flying over Kagoshima, paying homage to the monster's twin fairies from her [[Mothra (film)|eponymous 1961 film]].<br />
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Cameo appearances include ''[[Godzilla 2000]]'' (1999) star Takehiro Murata as a pilot, [[Kōichi Kawakita]] as a [[Japan Air Self-Defense Force|JASDF]] officer, and Masaaki Tezuka as a JSDF officer. Kawakita served as the special effects director for all of the Heisei ''Godzilla'' films after ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984) and Tezuka had previously directed ''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000); both of their cameos were uncredited.<br />
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==Production==<br />
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=== Development ===<br />
[[File:Kaneko Shusuke from "Gold Boy" at Red Carpet of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2023 (53348344064).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Shusuke Kaneko]], seen in 2023, directed and co-wrote the film]]<br />
Producer [[Shōgo Tomiyama]] had considered selecting Kaneko to direct a ''Godzilla'' film since the filmmaker first approached him with the idea during the development of ''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992).{{Sfn|England|2002|p=39}} Kaneko later impressed Tomiyama by making the critically-acclaimed ''[[Gamera]]'' film trilogy (1995-1999) and [[Pyrokinesis (film)|''Pyrokinesis'']] (2000). During the production of ''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000), the producer and his superiors met with Kaneko and agreed he should conceive the next installment.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Motoyama|first1=Sho|last2=Matsunomoto|first2=Kazuhiro|last3=Asai|first3=Kazuyasu|last4=Suzuki|first4=Nobutaka|last5=Kato|first5=Masashi|title=東宝特撮映画大全集|trans-title=Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works|publisher=villagebooks|year=2012|isbn=978-4-864-91013-2|language=Japanese|page=275}}</ref>{{Sfn|England|2002|p=39}}<br />
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Kaneko cycled through various script ideas while attempting to devise the film. At first, he suggested having Godzilla battle [[Kamacuras]], his son's favorite ''[[kaiju]]'',<ref name="TohoSF">{{cite book |title=Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack <Toho SF Special Effects Series SPECIAL EDITION> |date=2001 |publisher=[[Toho]] |isbn=4-924609-80-3 |page=10}}</ref> but this was scrapped because [[Godzilla]] had fought a similar [[Megaguirus|insectoid ''kaiju'']] in the previous entry.<ref name="TohoSF" /> His next proposal concerned Godzilla facing off against an astronaut who becomes a monster after being exposed to cosmic rays, which Toho executives strongly rejected. He then envisoned the monster fighting three divine ''kaiju'', who he felt should be [[Anguirus]], [[Varan]] and Baragon.{{sfn|Mamiya|2002|pp=33–34, 36}} They approved of this, but told him to replace Anguirus and Varan with the more popular Mothra and King Ghidorah.{{sfn|Mamiya|2002|pp=33–34, 36}} After silently considering the suggestion for 15 minutes in their office, Kaneko concluded that he could meet their requirements for this film despite his initial skepticism.{{sfn|England|2021|p=63}}<br />
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An announcement for the film's development was scheduled to occur on December 16, 2000—the release date of ''Godzilla vs. Megaguirus—''but was cancelled. Kaneko told reporter Norman England on that same day, "The Toho heads have decided to commit only if the current film lives up to box-office expectations".{{Sfn|England|2021|p=68}} ''Godzilla vs. Megaguirus'' became a [[box-office bomb]] (grossing {{JPY|1.2 billion}} against its {{JPY|700-800 million}} budget), substantially affecting the planning of Kaneko's film.<ref name="TezukaInterview" />{{Sfn|England|2002|p=39}} Regardless, Tomiyama and executives agreed to let Kaneko continue developing the film, having gained enough faith that he would deliver a critical and commercial hit.{{Sfn|England|2002|p=39}}<br />
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=== Writing and themes ===<br />
Kaneko co-wrote the film's screenplay with [[Keiichi Hasegawa]] and [[Masahiro Yokotani]], which had Godzilla's role replacing that of [[King Ghidorah]] in ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964).<ref>{{Cite book |title=Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia |publisher=[[Shogakukan]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-4-09-682090-2 |pages=110–111 |language=Japanese}}</ref> Furthermore, Godzilla's radioactive element was replaced with a mystical element, as its origins are rooted in Japan's past during [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Motoyama |first1=Sho |title=Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works |last2=Matsunomoto |first2=Kazuhiro |last3=Asai |first3=Kazuyasu |last4=Suzuki |first4=Nobutaka |last5=Kato |first5=Masashi |publisher=villagebooks |year=2012 |isbn=978-4864910132 |page=274}}</ref> While Godzilla is still a mutant dinosaur that was created by the [[atomic bomb]], it is also described as the embodiment of those killed or left to die at the hands of the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] during the [[Pacific War]]. The extent to which his nuclear and spiritual origins balance is never specified. Kaneko, a lifelong [[pacifist]], wanted to give the film an anti-war angle. The nuclear origin was left in because he believed audiences wanted a realistic Godzilla, but he believed it worked better with a fantasy element. The screenwriters ultimately completed the script for the film on April 20, 2001.{{sfn|England|2002|p=40}}<br />
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A reference to ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1998) featured in the film was converted and added by Kaneko in an early draft of the script as a joke due to that film's unpopularity.{{sfn|Mamiya|2002|p=35}} The inclusion of the dialogue about a [[Godzilla (TriStar)|similar monster]] attacking New York a few years before reinforces that monsters exist worldwide in the film's universe.<br />
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=== Pre-production ===<br />
Kaneko was expecting the appointment and had already had discussions with suit creator Fuyuki Shinada about collaborating on a Godzilla project.{{Sfn|England|2002|p=40}} He soon hired many of his collaborators on his ''Gamera'' trilogy and other films he had directed.<ref>{{cite book |title=Mothra Movies Complete Collection |publisher=Yosensha |year=2011 |isbn=978-4-86248-761-2 |edition= |page=148 |language=Japanese}}</ref> <br />
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===Filming===<br />
[[Principal photography]] began on May 11, 2001, in Studio 1 at [[Toho Studios]].{{Sfn|England|2002|p=41}}{{sfn|England|2021|pp=|p=87}} The first two scenes filmed were the encounters with the frozen [[King Ghidorah|Ghidorah]], for which a set was created to depict the interior of a cave;{{Sfn|England|2002|p=41}} [[Yukijirō Hotaru]]'s scene at the location was shot on the first day,{{Sfn|England|2021|p=87}} with [[Hideyo Amamoto]]'s shot the following day.{{Sfn|England|2021|p=89}} At the start of photography, Kaneko expressed on-set that he felt "One difference between [[Toho]] and [[Kadokawa Daiei Studio|Daiei]] is the quality of the sets. On ''[[Gamera]]'', we had little money, so I had to film on location. At Toho, with over twice the budget, I can have sets built to order."{{Sfn|England|2002|p=41}}<br />
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The three months of filming [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] on August 9, 2001.{{sfn|England|2021|pp=180-186}}<br />
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=== Special effects ===<br />
Special effects photography began on May 17, 2001, in Studio 9 at Toho Studios and concluded on August 24, 2001.{{Sfn|England|2021|pp=94–95, 190–191}}<br />
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==Release==<br />
===Theatrical run===<br />
''Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' opened in Japan on December 15, 2001 on a double-bill with the anime film ''Hamtaro: Ham Ham Big Land Adventure''.<ref name="GMK Box Office">[http://tohokingdom.com/box_office/gmk.htm GMK Box Office], Toho Kingdom</ref> In its opening weekend, it grossed approximately $1,900,000.<ref name="GMK Box Office"/> By the end of its box office run, ''Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' grossed a total of approximately {{JPY|2.7 billion}}<ref name="NendaiRyuukou2">{{cite web |title=歴代ゴジラ映画作品一覧／年代流行 |url=https://nendai-ryuukou.com/article/089.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203000250/https://nendai-ryuukou.com/article/089.html |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |access-date=March 27, 2022 |work=Nendai Ryuukou}}</ref> ({{USD|20 million|long=no}}), with 2,400,000 admissions.<ref name="GMK Box Office"/> It was one of the largest-grossing ''Godzilla'' films of the Millennium series in Japan. According to ''[[IGN]]'', the film "rescued" the series since the two previous Millennium films were [[box-office bomb]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Destiny |date=June 24, 2022 |title=Godzilla Movies in Order: By Release Date and Series Overview |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/godzilla-movies-in-order |access-date=April 20, 2023 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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===Home media===<br />
The film was released on [[DVD]] on August 21, 2002 and on [[VHS]] that December. A re-edit of the film was broadcast on Japanese television in 2002; this version became the last effort for the film's editor Isao Tomita, who died in October of that year.{{sfn|England|2021|p=204}} It was released on [[DVD]] on January 27, 2004, and on [[Blu-ray]], bundled with ''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'', on September 9, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Godzilla-Mothra-and-King-Ghidorah-Giant-Monsters-All-Out-Attack-Blu-ray/112192/#Review|title = Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack Blu-ray}}</ref><br />
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===English version===<br />
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After the film was completed, Toho had their international versions of the movie dubbed in Hong Kong. This dubbed version significantly changes the meaning of several lines throughout the film.<br />
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[[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony]] licensed ''GMK'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' with the hope of giving both films a theatrical release in the United States. However, after the American release of ''[[Godzilla 2000]]'' under-performed at the box office, plans to give any newer ''Godzilla'' films a wide release were scrapped. Instead, Sony prepared edited television versions of both films. These premiered in the United States on the [[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]] on August 31, 2003, during the channel's [[Labor Day]] marathon. In February 2004, the uncut international versions of both films were released on DVD with the addition of the original Japanese soundtracks, a first for an American release of a Godzilla film.<br />
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==Reception==<br />
''Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' received mostly positive critical reviews.{{sfn|Skipper|2022|p=182}} It was awarded the Excellence/Silver Award at the 40th {{ill|Golden Gross Awards|ja|ゴールデングロス賞}}.<ref name="Zenkoren">{{Cite web |title=第20回ゴールデングロス賞受賞作品 |trans-title=20th Golden Gross Award Winners |url=https://www.zenkoren.or.jp/zenkoren/goldengross/20_goldengross/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027045718/https://www.zenkoren.or.jp/zenkoren/goldengross/20_goldengross/ |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |access-date=October 26, 2023 |website=Zenkoren |publisher=[[:ja:全国興行生活衛生同業組合連合会|Japan Association of Theater Owners]] |language=Japanese}}</ref> {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|score=65|count=17|average=5.80 |ref=yes |access-date=July 4, 2020}}<br />
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Katsuhito Itō of ''[[Hobby Japan]]'' felt the film is the best ''kaiju'' movie since the original 1954 ''Godzilla'' film.{{Sfn|England|2021|p=214}} Troy Guinn of Eccentric Cinema gave the film a score of 8 out of 10, calling it "one of only three Godzilla films I would recommend to anyone besides giant monster-movie fans or sci-fi buffs, the other two being the original ''Gojira'' {{sic}} and ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]''."<ref>[http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/cult_movies2006/gmk_giant_monsters.htm Review by Troy Guinn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906112131/http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/cult_movies2006/gmk_giant_monsters.htm |date=2008-09-06 }}, Eccentric Cinema</ref> Bryan Byun of DVD Verdict gave it a positive review, calling it "one of the most exciting entries in Godzilla's long cinematic history."<ref>[http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/godzillaattack.php Review by Bryan Byun] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526145222/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/godzillaattack.php |date=2008-05-26 }}, DVD Verdict</ref> Stomp Tokyo gave the film a score of 3 out of 5, calling it "one of the better-looking entries in the series, albeit one of unfulfilled potential."<ref>[http://www.stomptokyo.com/movies/g/godzilla-gmk.html Review by Stomp Tokyo]</ref><br />
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John Wallis of [[DVD Talk]] felt that "the story is quite weak and somber" and that "this new take on [Godzilla] doesn't really work,"<ref>[http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/4892/godzilla-mothra-and-king-ghidorah/ Review] John Wallis, DVD Talk</ref> while Gemma Tarlach of the Milwaukee Journal said that "''GMK'' is best when it embraces its unabashed cheesiness. But when it tries to make Statements with Meaning, whether on Japan's past aggressions or ersatz samurai ruminations on the duty of a warrior, the movie flounders like a giant lizard hogtied by power lines."<ref>[http://www2.jsonline.com/onwisconsin/movies/dec03/194830.asp Review]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Gemma Tarlach, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</ref> ''[[The Boston Globe]]''{{'}}s [[Wesley Morris]] praised the film for meeting the expectation that it would be as ridiculous as the lengthy title suggested. He felt the final battle was its main flaw, citing how Baragon was "just a bumbling warm-up act" for Mothra who was "equality useless" when fighting Godzilla.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Wesley Morris |author1-link=Wesley Morris |title=''Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah'' |url=http://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=4180 |website=[[Boston.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041111100728/http://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=4180 |archive-date=2004-11-11 |date=2003-12-25 |quote='Godzilla' is back, in all his hilariously phony glory |url-status=dead}}</ref> Jamie Healy of the ''[[Radio Times]]'' rated it 3 out of 5 saying that as a result of the sheer power of Godzilla "this project comes slightly undone, as he's made into such an all-conquering badass as to be nigh-on indestructible."<ref name="RadioTimes">{{cite web |author=Jamie Healy |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/film/cnbvv/godzilla-mothra-and-king-ghidorah-giant-monsters-all-out-attack-%282001%29/ |title=''Godzilla Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack''|work=[[Radio Times]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006030551/https://www.radiotimes.com/film/cnbvv/godzilla-mothra-and-king-ghidorah-giant-monsters-all-out-attack-(2001)/|archive-date=October 6, 2021}}</ref><br />
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A retrospective [[capsule review]] in ''[[Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide]]'' assessed that "Kaneko was brought in 'shake things up,' and he certainly succeeded with this dark, very violent [[epic film|epic]]". The critic noted how it is "considered by many fans to be the apex of the series, with terrific special effects and a consistently adult tone; worth seeing even for nondevotees {{sic}}."{{sfn|Maltin|2014|p=542}} In 2021, the film was ranked at number 14 on ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''<nowiki/>'s list "All the Godzilla Movies Ranked"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chernov |first=Matthew |date=2021-03-30 |title=All the Godzilla Movies Ranked |url=https://variety.com/lists/godzilla-movies-ranked/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, [[Collider (website)|''Collider'']] ranked ''GMK'' as the best film in the series, listing it higher than the 1954 film and ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Urquhart |first=Jeremy |date=2023-05-03 |title="Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror!" All 36 Godzilla Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best |url=https://collider.com/godzilla-movies-ranked/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref> That same year, ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' listed it number 12 on their ranking of every film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rai |first=Ashvaria |date=2023-05-20 |title=Every Godzilla Movie In The Franchise, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/every-godzilla-movie/ |website=CBR |access-date=2023-10-26}}</ref> As of 2024, it is the 18th highest-rated ''Godzilla'' film on Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Godzilla Movies Ranked |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-godzilla-movies-ranked/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref><br />
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==Legacy==<br />
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The film's miniature Yokohama set was later utilised in [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s ''[[Kill Bill: Volume 1]]'', doubling as Tokyo for a sequence in which [[The Bride (Kill Bill)|the Bride]] arrives in the city. The set was provided by [[Shinji Higuchi]], who acted as Tarantino's production coordinator in Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=<!--Anthony--> |date=May 5, 2005 |title=Toho Sightings (Film)" |url=https://www.tohokingdom.com/articles/art_sighting.htm |url-status=live |language=en-gb}}</ref><br />
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In 2023, critically acclaimed filmmaker [[Takashi Yamazaki]] cited ''Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' as one of his favorite ''Godzilla'' films.<ref>{{Cite web |last=<!--Keith--> |date=October 4, 2023 |title=''GMK'' and B&W (!) ''Shin Godzilla'' Announced as Final "Takashi Yamazaki Selection Godzilla Screenings" |url=https://www.scifijapan.com/godzilla-toho/gmk-and-b-w-shin-godzilla-announced-as-final-takashi-yamazaki-selection-godzilla-screenings |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008214950/https://www.scifijapan.com/godzilla-toho/gmk-and-b-w-shin-godzilla-announced-as-final-takashi-yamazaki-selection-godzilla-screenings |archive-date=October 8, 2023 |access-date=October 26, 2023 |website=SciFi Japan |language=en-gb}}</ref> He stated in a discussion with Kaneko at a screening of ''GMK'', that the film had a major influence on his 2023 film ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'': "I had forgotten the contents of ''GMK'' for a while, but it seems like I self-consciously thought about it when writing the scenario for [''Minus One'']. Without realizing it, I was under considerable influence".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kubota |first=Kazuma |date=October 14, 2023 |title=山崎貴が「『ゴジラ-1.0』は『GMK』の影響下にある」と明言！金子修介は"ガメラ4"のアイデアをポロリ |url=https://moviewalker.jp/news/article/1162065/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |website=[[:ja:MOVIE WALKER PRESS|MOVIE WALKER PRESS]] |language=ja}}</ref><br />
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===Sources===<br />
* {{cite book|last=England|first=Norman|title=Behind the Kaiju Curtain: A Journey Onto Japan's Biggest Film Sets|publisher=Awai Books|date=November 22, 2021|isbn=978-1-937220-10-5}}<br />
* {{Cite magazine |last=England |first=Norman |date=April 2002 |title=''GMK'': Godzilla's Biggest Smash |url=<!--https://astoundingbeyondbelief.tumblr.com/post/142185673084/godzilla-mothra-king-ghidorah-giant-monsters--> |magazine=[[Fangoria]] |issue=211 |pages=38–43 |asin=B00BDKU3EO}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Maltin |first=Leonard |author-link=Leonard Maltin |title=[[Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide|Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide 2015: The Modern Era]] |date=September 2014 |publisher=[[Penguin Group]] |isbn=978-0-451-46849-9 }}<br />
* {{cite book|last=Mamiya|first=Naohiko|title=Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack Super Complete Works|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|year=2002|isbn=978-4-09-101481-8}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Skipper |first=Graham |others=[[Toho]] |title=Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters |date=September 15, 2022 |publisher=[[Welbeck Publishing Group]] |isbn=978-1787398993 }}<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* {{cite web |url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/2001/dy003420.htm|title=ゴジラ・モスラ・キングギドラ大怪獣総進撃 (''Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidora: Daikaijū Sōkōgeki'')|access-date=2007-07-21|language=ja|publisher=[[Japanese Movie Database]]}}<br />
* [[iarchive:project-gmk-2001|Watch the documentary ''Project GMK'' (2001) (Japanese with English subtitles)]]<br />
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