Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla [DVD]

Review

Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka, Directed by: Kensho Yamashita, Screenplay by: Kanji Kashiwara, Special Effects Director: Koichi Kawakita, Music by: Takayuki Hattori, Starring: Jun Hashizume, Emi Kodaka, Zenkichi Yoneyama, Tomoko Yoshikawa, Sayaka Osawa, Keiko Imamura, Akira Emoto -- Synopsis (from the "CD Journal" database)

Product Description

Space Godzilla, a monster born when Godzilla cells combine with crystalline organisms inside a black hole, arrives on Earth. He battles Godzilla on the streets of Fukuoka! Moguera, who can separate and combine into two mecha, Star Falcon and Land Moguera, and Little Godzilla. A must-see for fans.

[DVD Bonus Features] ● Making-of Special "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla" / Multi-Angle Viewing of "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla" / Theater Trailer & TV Spots / Post-Screenplay Trailer ● Theatrical Release Materials and Other Still Images ● Audio Commentary (Director Kensho Yamashita) [DVD Specifications] TDV2658D / Color / 108-minute feature + 63-minute bonus features / 1994 release / Single-sided, dual-layer / Audio (3): 1) Japanese Dolby Surround, 2) Japanese 5.1ch 2002 Remix, 3) Audio Commentary / Subtitles (1): 1) Japanese Subtitles / Vista-size Squeeze Master [Staff] Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka Screenplay: Kanji Kashiwabara Director: Kensho Yamashita Special Effects Director: Koichi Kawakita [Cast] Jun Hashizume / Emi Kodaka / Yoshikichi Yoneyama / Sayaka Osawa / Keiko Imamura

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This Godzilla film is directed by Kensho Yamashita, a student of director Kihachi Okamoto. His master's fast-paced action scenes are still alive and well, but in this film, the characters' personalities are even more compelling than Godzilla, allowing for a fascinating performance battle. Akira Emoto plays Yuki, a soldier isolated from the Godzilla countermeasure team, G-Force; Jun Hashizume plays Shinjo, a G-Force member who falls in love with Miki Saegusa (Emi Kodaka), a shrine maiden to Godzilla; Tomoko Yoshikawa plays Chinatsu Gondo, a female scientist; and Yosuke Saito plays a corrupt broker. Godzilla's enemy in this film is Space Godzilla, a monster born from Godzilla cells scattered throughout space. Moguera, the robot monster from the 1957 film "Earth Defense Force," is also reborn as G-Force's Godzilla-fighting mecha, surprising and delighting all old monster-loving fans. The VS series has never depicted the damage caused by monster disasters, but this film is unusual in that it features a city that has been hit by the disaster and turned into a mountain of rubble. (Saito Morihiko)