The Return of Godzilla (1984)

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Breaking 30 years of silence comes the anticipated-worldwide latest "Godzilla" work!

After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.

Released: 1984-12-15
Genres: Science Fiction, Action, Horror
Runtime: 1h 43m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 353 votes

Directed by Koji Hashimoto.

Top cast

Keiju Kobayashi as Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura
Ken Tanaka as Goro Maki
Yasuko Sawaguchi as Naoko Okumura
Shin Takuma as Hiroshi Okumura
Yōsuke Natsuki as Professor Makoto Hayashida
Eitarō Ozawa as Minister of Finance Kanzaki
Taketoshi Naitō as Chief Cabinet Secretary Takegami
Nobuo Kaneko as Home Affairs Minister Isomura
Mizuho Suzuki as Foreign Minister Emori
Junkichi Orimoto as Director-General of the Defense Agency

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Return of Godzilla

United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
India: stream on MUBI Amazon Channel
Canada: stream on Criterion Channel
Australia: stream on MUBI Amazon Channel

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