Terror of Mechagodzilla

1975

1h 23m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

238

YOUR RATING

Rate

POPULARITY

Play trailer

1 Video

66 Images

Science Fiction

Action

Drama

A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus. An Interpol investigation leads biologist Ichinose to uncover the work of Dr. Mafune and his mysterious daughter Katsura. Aligned with the Black Hole Aliens, Katsura's life becomes entwined with the resurrected machine.

Directors

Ishirō Honda

Writers

Yukiko Takayama(screenplay by)

Yukiko Takayama(story by)

Stars

Katsuhiko Sasaki

Tomoko Ai

Akihiko Hirata

See production, box office & company info

Videos1

Trailer
Watch Terror of Mechagodzilla - Official Trailer

Photos66

Top cast

Katsuhiko Sasaki

Biologist Akira Ichinose

Tomoko Ai

Katsura Mafune

Akihiko Hirata

Dr. Shinzô Mafune

Tadao Nakamaru

INTERPOL Chief Tagawa

Commander Mugal

Captain Kusakari

Jiro Murakoshi

Yûuchi Wakayama

Deputy Commander Tsuda

Kenji Sahara

Defense Force Commander

Professor Ôta

Mafune's Butler

Alien Henchman #1

Alien Henchman #2

Alien Henchman #3

Alien Henchman #4

Alien Henchman #5

Boy #1

Directors

Ishirō Honda

Writers

Yukiko Takayama(screenplay by)

Yukiko Takayama(story by)

All cast & crew

Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

User reviews1

Review

Featured review

8/10

The last of the original wave of Zilla movies. It has a mixed reputation among the fans, but Terror of Mechagodzilla is a romp of a sequel, one that's not without deep emotional heart. Plot is bonkers of course, aliens are plotting to rule the world and have recreated Mechagodzilla after Godzilla shredded it to pieces in the previous meeting of the two beasts (Godzilla V Mechagodzilla). There's Interpol agents running around not exactly in control of anything, a vengeful scientist with an agenda who aids the aliens, while his daughter has become a cyborg designed to control Titanosaurus, a gigantic amphibious dinosaur that teams up with Mechagodzilla to stomp on Tokyo. All is lost for mankind, until Godzilla climbs out of the ocean to hopefully protect his domain. The return of Ishirō Honda to the director's chair is a reassuring presence, and it helps the film retain a classy production level. The monster smack-downs are neatly choreographed, the model work is wonderfully 1970s, and Akira Ifukube's thunderous score gladdens the spirit as it simultaneously rocks your bones. Yukiko Takayama's screenplay contains intelligence, where the sci-fi boffin speak is spliced with deep observations on humanity and what it means to be part of such a race etc. Fan division usually comes down to who likes super-hero Godzilla or who likes Godzilla in destroy everything mode. This is the former, and it's cheer worthy, the atomic lizard in a bad mood would not surface again for 10 years, and by then the direction of Zilla's fortunes got increasingly silly. This marks "Terror" as something of a franchise closure to be cherished, and rightly so because it has all the good parts that made the first Toho wave so enjoyable. So turn up the volume, open your screens out and indulge. Wonderful. 8/10

John Chard04 Jan, 2015