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{{short description|1999 film directed by Takao Okawara}}
{{About|the 1999 film|the unrelated novel|Godzilla (Marc Cerasini series)#Godzilla 2000}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Godzilla 2000: Millennium
| image          = Godzilla2000jap.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| native_name    = {{Infobox Japanese| katakana=ゴジラ2000 ミレニアム | revhep=Gojira Nisen: Mireniamu}}
| director       = [[Takao Okawara]]
| producer       = [[Shogo Tomiyama]]
| writer         = {{Ill|Hiroshi Kashiwabara|ja|柏原寛司}}<br>[[Wataru Mimura]]
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* {{Ill|Takehiro Murata|ja|村田雄浩}}
* [[Hiroshi Abe (actor)|Hiroshi Abe]]
* [[Naomi Nishida]]
* {{Ill|Mayu Suzuki|ja|鈴木麻由 (子役)}}
* [[Shirō Sano]]
}}<!--Order per billing block-->
| music          = [[Takayuki Hattori]]
| cinematography = {{Ill|Yudai Kato|ja|加藤雄大}}
| editing        = {{Ill|Yoshiyuki Okuhara|ja|奥原好幸}}
| studio         = [[Toho Pictures]]
| distributor    = [[Toho]]
| released       = {{Film date|1999|11|06|[[Tokyo International Film Festival|TIFF]]|1999|12|11|Japan}} <!-- Do not add the US release date here, please; see WP:FILMRELEASE. -->
| runtime        = 107 minutes{{sfn|Kalat|2010|p=230}}
| country        = Japan
| language       = Japanese
| budget         = {{USD|10–13 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=BOM>{{cite Box Office Mojo|id=0188640|title=Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)|access-date=October 23, 2023}}</ref>
| gross          = {{USD|27 million|long=no}}<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=June 30, 2024}}</ref>
}}

{{nihongo|'''''Godzilla 2000: Millennium'''''|ゴジラ2000 ミレニアム|Gojira Nisen: Mireniamu}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date= |title=''Godzilla 2000: Millennium'' |url=https://www.toho.website/movies/23/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321002650/https://www.toho.website/movies/23/index.html |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |access-date=August 20, 2023 |publisher=[[Toho]]}}</ref> is a 1999 Japanese [[Kaiju|''kaiju'' film]] directed by [[Takao Okawara]], with special effects by [[Kenji Suzuki (director)|Kenji Suzuki]]. Distributed by [[Toho]] and produced under their subsidiary [[Toho Studios|Toho Pictures]], it is the 24th film in the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' franchise]], Toho's 23rd ''Godzilla'' film, and the first film in the [[Godzilla (franchise)#Millennium era (1999–2004)|franchise's Millennium era]]. The film stars Takehiro Murata, [[Hiroshi Abe (actor)|Hiroshi Abe]], [[Naomi Nishida]], Mayu Suzuki, and [[Shirō Sano]], with [[Tsutomu Kitagawa]] as [[Godzilla]] and Makoto Itō as Orga. Ignoring the continuity of all previous ''Godzilla'' films except the [[Godzilla (1954 film)|original 1954 film]], it follows a group tracking Godzilla while an alien [[Unidentified flying object|UFO]] appears and poses a new threat to Japan.
<!-- Producer Shōgo Tomiyama initiated development on Godzilla 2000: Millennium in August 1998, intending to point out the creative differences between Toho's Godzilla films and Roland Emmerich's Godzilla (1998). -->

''Godzilla 2000: Millennium'' premiered at the [[Tokyo International Film Festival]] on November 6, 1999, and was released in Japan on December 11. [[TriStar Pictures]] later distributed it throughout North America on August 18, 2000, under the title ''Godzilla 2000''. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed {{USD|27 million|long=no}} worldwide against an estimated {{USD|10–13 million|long=no}} budget, [[Box-office bomb|performing below]] expectations in Japan and the United States. A direct sequel was planned but ultimately abandoned.

A follow-up set in a different continuity, ''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'', was released on December 16, 2000.

==Plot==
The giant monster dubbed "[[Godzilla]]" is regarded as a literal force of nature in Japan. The Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) functions independently to study the monster and predict its landfalls. Meanwhile, the scientists of Crisis Control Intelligence (CCI) find a sixty-million-year-old unidentified flying object (UFO) deep in the [[Japan Trench]]. As CCI attempts to raise the UFO to study it, it takes off into the sky on its own. Godzilla arrives in a village and then battles the [[Japan Self Defense Forces]], now equipped with powerful Full Metal Missiles, until the UFO appears, searching for genetic information that only Godzilla possesses. It fights Godzilla, driving the monster underwater, and then lands to replenish its solar power.

Yuji Shinoda, the founder of the GPN, discovers the secret to Godzilla's regenerative properties (named Organizer G1 in the Japanese version, but Regenerator G1 in the North American release), but so has the UFO. It frees itself from the JSDF's attempts to contain it, and heads for [[Shinjuku]]. After landing atop [[Tokyo Opera City Tower]], it begins to drain all the files about Godzilla from Tokyo's master computers. As it begins to [[Terraforming|alter the oxygen content]] of the surrounding atmosphere, CCI attempts to destroy the UFO using explosive charges, but Shinoda, attempting to find out more about the aliens, is nearly caught in the blast. He survives, and joins his peers on a nearby rooftop, watching the UFO. Almost in response, the UFO broadcasts its message of invasion and creating a new "[[Millenarianism|thousand-year kingdom]]" on Earth, and Shinoda reveals that the aliens are after the regenerative properties contained inside Godzilla's DNA so that they may use it to re-form their bodies.

Godzilla arrives and again battles the UFO. However, Godzilla is subdued by the UFO's assault, and the UFO absorbs some of Godzilla's DNA, which the aliens use to reform themselves outside the spaceship as the gigantic Millennian. However, the Millennian is unable to control Godzilla's genetic information in the DNA and mutates into a horrible monster named Orga. Godzilla recovers and brings down the UFO before fighting Orga, but Orga, having absorbed the regenerative properties of Godzilla's DNA, is highly resistant to injury. Orga retaliates and extracts more of Godzilla's DNA to become a perfect clone. Godzilla breaks free and sets Orga ablaze with his atomic breath attack, but Orga re-emerges and attempts to swallow Godzilla whole. As Orga begins to transform, Godzilla charges a nuclear pulse and unleashes it, vaporizing Orga's entire upper body and killing it. Mitsuo Katagiri, head of CCI, dies when Godzilla partially destroys the roof of the building where he, Shinoda, and the authorities were observing the battle. Those remaining on the roof reminisce on how Godzilla was wrought by human ambition, prompting Shinoda to suggest that "Godzilla exists in us", as Godzilla begins rampaging through Tokyo.

== Cast ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Character || Original actor (1999) || TriStar dub voice (2000)
|-
|Yuji Shinoda
|Takehiro Murata
|[[François Chau]]
|-
|Yuki Ichinose
|[[Naomi Nishida]] 
|Denise Iketani 
|-
|Mitsuo Katagiri
|[[Hiroshi Abe (actor)|Hiroshi Abe]]
|[[Ron Yuan]] 
|-
|Shiro Miyasaka
|[[Shirō Sano]]
|Jack Ong 
|-
|Io Shinoda
|Mayu Suzuki
|Rachel Crane
|-
|General Takada 
|Takeo Nakahara 
|Jim Ishida
|-
|[[Godzilla]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center"|[[Tsutomu Kitagawa]]
|-
|Orga
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center"|Makoto Ito
|}

;Dubbing staff
;;International English Dub
* Dubbing Director: Rik Thomas
* Dubbing Studio: [[Omni Productions]]
* Additional Voices: Jack Murphy

;;Tristar English Dub
* Dubbing Director: Mike Schlesinger
* Dubbing Studio: [[Sony Pictures Studios]]
* Additional Voices: Norman England, Michael Hagiwara, Rodney Kageyama, Denice Kumagai, Jim Lau, Dana Lee, Lucy Lin, Anthony J. Sacco, Michael Schlesinger, Yuki Tanaka, [[Marilyn Tokuda]], Jerry Tondo, Ping Wu

==Production==
Due to high demand from fans to revive the Toho Godzilla, development began on a new Toho production two months after the release of [[Godzilla (1998 film)|TriStar's ''Godzilla'']]. Executive producer Shogo Tomiyama hired Hiroshi Kashiwabara (writer of ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'') and [[Wataru Mimura]] (writer of ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'') to write the script, stating, "If we wanted to make a new kind of Godzilla, we needed several different views. That's why I chose both Mr Kashiwabara and Mr Mimura. One producer, two screenwriters, three viewpoints."<ref name="notes">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2012/09/08/godzilla-2000-production-notes/|title=Godzilla 2000 Production Notes|work=Scifi Japan|date=September 8, 2012|access-date=May 29, 2017}}</ref> Kashiwabara felt that they had to go back to Godzilla's roots and reexamine what made him unique.<ref name="notes"/>

Regarding Godzilla's design, director Takao Okawara wanted to make "something new" and noted that Godzilla's height has changed over the years, stating, "I felt that that distance between human beings and Godzilla was too much, so we reduced its height back to something closer to the original at approximately 170 feet."<ref name="notes"/> The basic design of the suit was modelled heavily after the KingGoji suit from 1962's ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''.

''Godzilla 2000'' was produced on a budget of approximately $8,300,000.<ref name="tohoking">[http://tohokingdom.com/box_office/g2k.htm Godzilla 2000: Millennium - Box Office Report], Toho Kingdom</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=January 2018}} [[Kenji Suzuki (director)|Kenji Suzuki]], who had worked as an assistant director on previous ''Godzilla'' movies, supervised the special effects. Miniature effects work was not emphasized as strongly as it had been in preceding installments. Instead, compositing techniques such as [[chroma key]] were heavily utilized to integrate the suitmation Godzilla footage into shots of real-life locations. The film also contains the first fully computer-generated shot of Godzilla realized in a Japanese production (previous films only used CGI to visualize graphical display representations of Godzilla or to blend computer effects work with a live-action shot). The film features around 400 visual effect shots.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2000 |title=コンパックが映画『ゴジラ2000－ミレニアム－』の製作をサポート |url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/306/306333/ |access-date=September 11, 2024 |website=[[ASCII (magazine)|ASCII]] |language=ja}}</ref>

==Release==
''Godzilla 2000: Millennium'' debuted at the [[Tokyo International Film Festival]] on November 6, 1999,<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 6, 1999 |title=Godzilla back for new millennium |url=https://www.deseret.com/1999/11/6/19474066/godzilla-back-for-new-millennium/ |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=[[Deseret News]] |language=en}}</ref> where it had a "enthusiastic reception by fans".<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Sims |first=Calvin |date=December 2, 1999 |orig-date=November 30, 1999 |title=ARTS ABROAD; A Curtain Call for Godzilla, Back From the Dead (Again) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/02/movies/arts-abroad-a-curtain-call-for-godzilla-back-from-the-dead-again.html |access-date=June 30, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> On December 11 of that same year, [[Toho]] released it nationwide in Japan.<ref name=":0" /> It was theatrically distributed in North America by [[TriStar Pictures]] through [[Sony Pictures]] on August 18, 2000. It was the last film in the franchise to receive a wide North American theatrical release until ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' (2023), though ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016) was given a limited release.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} The film returned to U.S. theaters for one day on November 1, 2023, celebrating Godzilla's 69th anniversary on Godzilla Day.<ref>{{cite web |title=Godzilla 2000: Millennium' Set To Return To U.S. Theaters November 1st |url=https://www.cultureslate.com/news/godzilla-2000-millennium-set-to-return-to-us-theaters-november-1st |access-date=September 18, 2023 |publisher=Jesse Schwartz}}</ref>

===English versions===
Two English dubs of the film were produced. As is standard practice for Toho, the film was originally dubbed in Hong Kong for use in Toho's international version. For Sony's theatrical release, the film was entirely re-dubbed by Asian-American voice actors (ADR director Mike Schlesinger deliberately made this choice because he did not want the characters to sound like they were "from Wisconsin."). Only one line from the international version ("As long as the beer's cold, who cares?") was used in the re-dubbed North American version. Several Indian versions use the English pictorial elements of the international version, however.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svlng59royU Bengali language VCD release of ''Godzilla 2000: Millennium'']</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=January 2018}}

Sony's [[Tristar Pictures|TriStar Pictures]] licensed ''Godzilla 2000'' for theatrical distribution in North America. Sony spent approximately $300,000 to acquire the film, around $1 million to re-edit and dub the movie in English,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2000/GOD2K.php |title=Godzilla 2000 - Box Office Data, DVD Sales, Movie News, Cast Information |publisher=The Numbers |access-date=2014-08-19}}</ref> and under $10 million on prints and advertising.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/xArchive/Archive/Get-ready-to-crumble-classic-Godzilla-stomps-in-20000817|title=Get ready to crumble: 'classic' Godzilla stomps in}}</ref><ref name="web.archive.org">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/movies/box-office-estimates-for-aug-18-20-2000-57153116/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151017010449/http://www.hollywood.com/movies/box-office-estimates-for-aug-18-20-2000-57153116/|archive-date = 2015-10-17|title = Box Office Estimates for Aug. 18-20, 2000|date = 19 March 2001}}</ref>

====Alterations====
The English dubbed version of the film runs 99 minutes - 8 minutes shorter in comparison to the 107-minute Japanese version.{{sfn|Kalat|2010|p={{page needed|date=August 2020}}}} Most of these were minor edits done to hasten the pacing, and the sound design of the movie was completely re-worked, which included replacing the monster Orga's roar (which recycled Cretaceous King Ghidorah's from ''[[Rebirth of Mothra III]]'') with a more menacing one and supplementing Godzilla's roars and growls with those from [[Godzilla (1998 film)|the 1998 film]]. [[J. Peter Robinson]] composed some new music meant to supplement [[Takayuki Hattori]]'s music. The dubbing has a somewhat humorous, tongue-in-cheek tone to it, apparently in homage to ''Godzilla'' dubs of the 60s and 70s, with lines such as "Great Caesar's Ghost!", "Bite me!" and "I guarantee it'll [Full Metal Missiles] go through Godzilla like crap through a goose!". Dialogue was also reworked in places to change or jettison certain expository details. Some fans have criticized the English dubbed version of ''Godzilla 2000'' for camping up what they perceive as a "serious" movie;<ref>William Tsutsui, ''Godzilla on my Mind'', pg 124</ref> however, Toho and Takao Okawara approved all the changes to the film in advance, and various amusing sequences throughout the story (such as people comically surviving Godzilla's rampage early in the film) establish a light-hearted tone and make it evident that it was not meant to be taken seriously.<ref>''Godzilla 2000'' audio commentary</ref> In an interview in ''[[Video Watchdog]]'' #71, Schlesinger noted that people in real life tend to speak humorously; he also felt that giving audiences some intentionally funny dialogue would make them less inclined to laugh at the monster scenes, which were supposed to be taken seriously. Originally, the film ended with the words "The End?" in cartoonish lettering, but Mike Schlesinger and Toho rejected that. "The End?" was removed from home video and television releases, though it was retained for the Spanish-subtitled VHS of the film.

===Home media===
In North America, ''Godzilla 2000'' was released on [[DVD]] on December 26, 2000,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=2519 |title=Rewind @ www.dvdcompare.net - Godzilla 2000 AKA Gojira Ni-Sen Mireniamu AKA G2K: Millenium (1999) |publisher=Dvdcompare.net |access-date=2014-08-19}}</ref> and on [[Blu-ray]] on September 9, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Godzilla-2000-Blu-ray/108112/#Review|title=Godzilla 2000 Blu-ray Release Date September 9, 2014}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=January 2018}} The North American Blu-ray includes both the Japanese and American cuts of the film.

==Reception==

===Box office===
It opened in Japan on December 11, 1999, and grossed {{¥|1.65 billion}}<ref name="Japanese Box Office">[https://nendai-ryuukou.com/article/089.html 歴代ゴジラ映画作品一覧]</ref> (roughly $15 million) during its box office run, with approximately 2 million admissions.<ref name="tohoking"/> Toho had expected the film to gross {{USD|40−50 million}} in Japan alone.<ref name=":1" /> Tristar Pictures released ''Godzilla 2000'' in 2,111 North American theaters on August 18, 2000. Tristar hoped that the film would gross no worse than $12–15 million in North American theaters,<ref name="web.archive.org"/> but the film eventually only grossed $10 million in North American theaters.<ref name=BOM/>

===Critical response===
The North American release of ''Godzilla 2000'' was met with mixed critical response. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] 57% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 70 reviews, with an average rating of 5.70/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "''Godzilla 2000'' is cheesy, laughable, and good entertaining fun."<ref name="tomatoes">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_2000 |title=''Godzilla 2000'' (2000) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] |access-date=January 24, 2023 }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 41 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/godzilla-2000 |title=''Godzilla 2000'' |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=January 24, 2023 }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemascore.com|title=Find CinemaScore|format=Type "Godzilla 2000" in the search box|publisher=[[CinemaScore]]|access-date=April 7, 2021}}</ref>

Bruce Westbrook of the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' said the film "taps into a now-rare and innocent sense of wonder," and that "its action scenes are well-conceived," summarizing it as "a lovably amusing foray into vapid plotting, bad dubbing and men in rubber suits trashing miniature sets."<ref>[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ae/movies/reviews/636894.html Review by Bruce Westbrook], [[Houston Chronicle]], August 2000</ref> [[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the film a "B" grade, saying that ''Godzilla 2000'' "lands on an imaginative fault line somewhere between tackiness and awe."<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine |date=2000-09-01 |author1=Owen Gleiberman |author1-link=Owen Gleiberman |title=Movie Review: 'Godzilla 2000' |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/09/01/movie-review-godzilla-2000/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref> Jay Carr of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' called ''Godzilla 2000'' "a ton of fun, and then some."<ref>Review by Jay Carr, ''[[Boston Globe]]'', August 2000</ref> [[James Berardinelli]] of ReelViews said the film "uses the Godzilla formula effectively" and "represents solid, campy, escapist entertainment."<ref>[http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/g/godzilla2000.html Review by James Berardinelli], ''ReelViews'', August 2000</ref> [[Maitland McDonagh]] of ''[[TV Guide]]'' praised the film, saying that "fans won't want to miss this addition to the canon."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://movies.tvguide.com/godzilla-2000/review/134644 |title=Godzilla 2000 Review |author=Maitland McDonagh |work=[[TV Guide]] |year=2000 |access-date=2011-12-16 |archive-date=2014-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820182519/http://movies.tvguide.com/godzilla-2000/review/134644 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Leonard Maltin]] gave it 3 out of 4 and praised  "fine effects and sharp script, weighed down only by a drawn-out monster-clash climax."{{sfn|Maltin|2014|p=542}}

Susan Wloszczyna of [[USA Today]] said ''Godzilla 2000'' "may be dull, but the familiarity of it all makes it feel ceremonial, a reassuring ritual."<ref>Review by Susan Wloszczyna, ''[[USA Today]]'', August 2000</ref> [[David Edelstein]] of [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] said that he "periodically tranced out," but added that "it's fun to see" and "it still manages to dispel some of the lingering stink of [[Godzilla (1998 film)|Roland Emmerich's 1998 remake]]."<ref>{{Cite web |author=David Edelstein | url=https://slate.com/culture/2000/08/august-is-the-crudest-month.html |title=August Is the Crudest Month |work=Slate |date=August 25, 2000 |access-date=August 3, 2024}}</ref> Stephen Holden of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wasn't impressed, saying that "only a die-hard fan of the long-running Japanese Godzilla series could love ''Godzilla 2000''."<ref>{{cite news |date=18 August 2000 |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |author1-link=Stephen Holden |title=FILM REVIEW; He's Back! And There Goes Tokyo Once Again |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/18/movies/film-review-he-s-back-and-there-goes-tokyo-once-again.html |work=[[The New York Times]] }}</ref> Stephen Hunter of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' remarked, "Godzilla, go home."<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/entertainment/movies/reviews/godzilla2000hunter.htm |title= 'Godzilla' Lumbers Again |newspaper=Washington Post |date=August 18, 2000 |author=Stephen Hunter }}</ref>

===Accolades===

Godzilla 2000 was nominated as Best Home Video Release at the [[27th Saturn Awards]].{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

==Unproduced sequel==
{{primary sources|section|date=February 2018}}
In an interview with SciFiJapan.com, Michael Schlesinger stated that he had written a script for a direct sequel to ''Godzilla 2000'' entitled ''Godzilla Reborn'' that was to be directed by [[Joe Dante]]. The film would have shared the same tongue-in-cheek tone as the American release of ''Godzilla 2000'', with special effects crafted by Toho. The plot would have involved Godzilla appearing in Hawaii to battle a new foe named "Miba", which was envisioned as a flying lava monster resembling a bat. Toho approved Schlensinger's script, but he was unable to secure funding for the project and the film was never made.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2014/06/05/the-godzilla-sequel-that-wasnt/|title=The Godzilla Sequel That Wasn't|last=Ryfle|first=Steve|publisher=Scifi Japan|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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===Sources===
* {{cite book |last=Kalat|first=David|year=2010|title=A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786447497}}
* {{cite book |last=Maltin |first=Leonard |author-link=Leonard Maltin |url=https://archive.org/details/leonardmaltinsmo0000unse_r6m5 |url-access=registration |title=Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide |publisher=[[Penguin Group]] |location=New York |date=September 2, 2014 |isbn=978-0451468499 }}

==External links==
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1999/dw003190.htm|title=ゴジラ2000 ミレニアム (''Gojira Nisen: Mireniamu'')|access-date=2007-07-19|language=ja|publisher=[[Japanese Movie Database]]}}

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