Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to lure Godzilla away from the mainland. But Anguirus soon arrives and the two monsters make their way towards Osaka as Japan braces for tragedy.
Practical Effects
Suitmation battle in Osaka castle ruins — pure handmade chaos.
Cinematography
Expressionist shadows meet documentary-style destruction.
Director
Motoyoshi Oda
Hiroshi Koizumi
Shoichi Tsukioka
Setsuko Wakayama
Hidemi Yamaji
Minoru Chiaki
Kôji Kobayashi
Takashi Shimura
Kyohei Yamane-hakase
Masao Shimizu
Zoologist Dr. Tadokoro
Seijirô Onda
Captain Terasawa of Osaka Defense Corps
Sonosuke Sawamura
Hokkaido Branch Manager Shingo Shibeki
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps
Mayuri Mokushô
Radio Operator Yasuko Inouye
Minosuke Yamada
Chief of Civil Defense
Senkichi Ōmura
Small Escaped Convict
Ren Yamamoto
Commander of Landing Craft
Shin Ōtomo
Convict Leader
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the only Godzilla film directed by Motoyoshi Oda; Toho rushed it into production just six months after the original's release.
The Osaka castle battle deliberately echoes WWII firebombing imagery, making Japanese audiences relive recent trauma through monster metaphor.
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