Summary
Humanity finally rids themselves of Godzilla, imprisoning him in an icy tomb in the South Pole. All is peaceful until various monsters emerge to lay waste to Earth's cities.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+14)
Critics 54Audiences 68GoodWatch 61
Box office
62%of its budget back
- Budget
- $20 M
- Worldwide
- $12 M
Worldwide it made back $12 M of the $20 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 5 min
A typical length for action movies, +17 min on the typical 108
typical 108125Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2004
December 4, 2004
22 years ago
Genres
ActionAdventureScience FictionFantasyThrillerLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishcnMade in
Japan
Rated
- PG-13United States
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure Escapism31 people
Masahiro MatsuokaShin'ichi Ôzaki
Rei KikukawaMiyuki Otonashi
Don FryeCaptain Douglas Gordon
Maki MizunoAnna Otonashi
Kazuki KitamuraThe controller of Planet X
Kane KosugiKatsunori Kazama
Kumi MizunoCommander Akiko Namikawa
Akira TakaradaUN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
Masatô IbuXilian General
Masanobu TakashimaMajor Kita
Shigeru IzumiyaSamon Taguchi
Jun KunimuraMajor Kumoro
Chihiro OhtsukaShobijin
Masami NagasawaShobijin
Masakatsu FunakiCommander Kumasaka
Kenji SaharaHachiro Jinguji
Kenta SugaKenta Taguchi
Koichi UedaOriginal Gotengo Deputy Captain
Akira NakaoOriginal Gotengo Commander
Tak SakaguchiXilian
Reika KirishimaFemale Xilian
Tsutomu KitagawaGodzilla- NKNaoko KamioMinilla / Rodan
- KYKazuhiro YoshidaGigan / Hedorah
Directing · 13
- Ryuhei Kitamura Director, Screenplay
- Michihiro Takeda Action Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Miho Iizuka Script Supervisor
- Makoto Kumazawa Second Assistant Director
- Futoshi Sato Second Unit First Assistant Director
- Daisaku Kobayashi Second Unit First Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Isao Kiriyama Screenplay
- Wataru Mimura Screenplay
- Shogo Tomiyama Story, Executive Producer
Production · 12
- Kazunari Yamanaka Producer
- Shirô Kido Casting
- Takahiro Kawada Production Manager
- Ritsuko Suzuki Associate Producer
- Hidemi Komori Assistant Production Manager
- Ryuta Takaya Casting Assistant
Camera · 15
- Takumi Furuya Director of Photography
- Kosuke Yamada Assistant Camera
- Katsuhiko Kudo Still Photographer
- Shin Hayasaka Assistant Camera, Second Unit Director of Photography
- Takeshi Mafune Assistant Camera, Second Unit Director of Photography
- Tetsuya Takahashi Assistant Camera
Editing · 7
- Shuichi Kakesu Editor
- Naoki Watanabe Assistant Editor
- Junichi Ito Assistant Editor
- Katsuyuki Nakamizo Negative Cutter
- Isamu Iyoda Negative Cutter
- Yuu Yoshida Negative Cutter
Sound · 23
- Keith Emerson Music Producer, Original Music Composer
- Nobuhiko Morino Original Music Composer
- Daisuke Yano Original Music Composer
- Masaru Satō Music
- Akira Ifukube Music
- Kenji Shibasaki Sound Effects
Art · 15
- Yukiharu Seshimo Production Design
- Kyle Cooper Main Title Designer
- Maki Kobayashi Assistant Art Director
- Chuichi Yanagihori Set Decoration
- Yoichi Kitamura Assistant Property Master
- Kyoko Irie Assistant Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Masato Arai Wardrobe Designer, Special Effects
- Yukinaga Saito Wardrobe Designer, Special Effects
- Hiromi Momose Makeup & Hair
- Tomomi Arai Makeup & Hair
Visual Effects · 9
- Osamu Izumiya Visual Effects Supervisor, Visual Effects
- Patrick Tatopoulos Creature Design
- Eiichi Asada Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects, Special Effects
- Toshifumi Shimizu Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director, Special Effects Assistant
- Toshio Miike Visual Effects Designer
- Shinichi Wakasa Modeling
Lighting · 13
- Hideaki Oi Assistant Gaffer
- Takeshi Sato Assistant Gaffer
- Keishi Kato Assistant Gaffer
- Jin Kobayashi Assistant Gaffer
- Takumi Hirai Assistant Gaffer
- Atsuki Oba Assistant Gaffer
Other crew · 26
- Yuji Shimomura Stunt Coordinator
- Takashi Sakamoto Stunt Coordinator
- Yasuhiro Koshi Stunt Coordinator
- Manabu Kato Stunt Coordinator
- Taku Sakaguchi Stunt Coordinator
- Masanobu Amemiya Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Driver, Vehicles Coordinator
Tropes
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