Summary
Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.
Details
Release Date: August 23, 1985
Runtime: 87 minutes
Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Original Language: JA
Rating: ⭐ 6.8/10 (190 votes)
Americanized Godzilla Collection

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.

Gigantis, the Fire Monster
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.

King Kong vs. Godzilla
When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus.

Godzilla 1985
Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.
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Cast

Raymond Burr
Steven Martin

Keiju Kobayashi
Prime Minister Mitamura

Ken Tanaka
Goro Maki

Yasuko Sawaguchi
Naoko Okumura

Shin Takuma
Hiroshi "Ken" Okumura

Warren J. Kemmerling
General Goodhue

Eitarō Ozawa
Finance Minister Kanzaki

Taketoshi Naitō
Takegami, Chief Cabinet Secretary

Nobuo Kaneko
Home Affairs Minister Isomura

Mizuho Suzuki
Foreign Minister Emori

Takeshi Katō
Internal Trade and Industry Minister Kasaoka

Junkichi Orimoto
Director-General of the Defense Agency

Yoshibumi Tajima
Environmental Director General Hidaka

Hiroshi Koizumi
Geologist Minami

Kunio Murai
Secretary Henmi

Shigeo Katō
Ship Captain

Kei Satō
Gondo

Koji Ishizaka
Member of the Staff of a Nuclear Power Plant

Tetsuya Takeda
Tramp

Justin Gocke
Kyle

Yōsuke Natsuki
Biologist Hayashida

Kenpachirō Satsuma
Godzilla (uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima
Original Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tony Plana
Goro Maki (voice) (uncredited)

Lara Cody
Naoko Okumura / Tohto Times walla / Pentagon personnel (voice) (uncredited)

Andy Goldberg
Hiroshi "Ken" Okumura (voice) (uncredited)

Gregory Snegoff
Secretary Takegami / Kitagawa / newscaster (voice) (uncredited)




