Chikyū Kōgeki Meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan / Godzilla vs. Gigan / Godzilla on Monster IslandGodzil
Chikyū Kōgeki Meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan / Godzilla vs. Gigan / Godzilla on Monster IslandGodzilla vs. Gigan, released in Japan as Chikyū Kōgeki Meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan (地球攻撃命令 ゴジラ対ガイガン?, lit. “Earth Destruction Directive: Godzilla vs. Gigan”), is a 1972 Japanese Kaiju film produced by Toho. Directed by Jun Fukuda with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano, the film starred Hiroshi Ishikawa, Yuriko Hishimi and Minoru Takashima. The twelfth film of the Godzilla series, this film featured the return of Godzilla’s greatest foe King Ghidorah. Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka was displeased with the previous film, Godzilla vs. Hedorah, and wanted to return the series to the more traditional route of well known monsters and an alien invasion plot. This was the last film in which Godzilla was portrayed by Haruo Nakajima who had played the character sincethe first film in 1954.The film received a limited theatrical release in the United States in 1977 by Cinema Shares as Godzilla on Monster Island.—————————————————————-Initial release: March 12, 1972 Type: Movie—————————————————————- Aliens from space plan to conquer the world using space monsters Gigan and King Ghidrah, which they control from their secret headquarters inside the head of the Godzilla-replica building at a theme park. The only thing that can stop them is the combined efforts of Godzilla and Anguirus. -- source link
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