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Son of Godzilla

Original title: Kaijûtô no kessen: Gojira no musuko
  • 19671967
  • PGPG
  • 1h 24m
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5.2/10
5.1K
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'Little Man' Machan and Seiji Onaka in Son of Godzilla (1967)
A reporter stumbles upon weather experiments on a tropical island, discovering giant mantids, a cast away woman, and an infant monster that Godzilla must adopt and learn to raise as one of his own.
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A reporter stumbles upon weather experiments on a tropical island, discovering giant mantids, a cast away woman, and an infant monster that Godzilla must adopt and learn to raise as one of h... Read allA reporter stumbles upon weather experiments on a tropical island, discovering giant mantids, a cast away woman, and an infant monster that Godzilla must adopt and learn to raise as one of his own.A reporter stumbles upon weather experiments on a tropical island, discovering giant mantids, a cast away woman, and an infant monster that Godzilla must adopt and learn to raise as one of his own.
IMDb RATING
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5.1K
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  • Director
    • Jun Fukuda
  • Writers
    • Shin'ichi Sekizawa
    • Kazue Shiba
  • Stars
    • Tadao Takashima
    • Akira Kubo
    • Bibari Maeda
  • Director
    • Jun Fukuda
  • Writers
    • Shin'ichi Sekizawa
    • Kazue Shiba
  • Stars
    • Tadao Takashima
    • Akira Kubo
    • Bibari Maeda
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 69User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
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    Akihiko Hirata, Akira Kubo, Bibari Maeda, Osman Yusuf, and Tadao Takashima in Son of Godzilla (1967)
    Akihiko Hirata, Akira Kubo, and Bibari Maeda in Son of Godzilla (1967)
    Son of Godzilla (1967)
    Akihiko Hirata and Tadao Takashima in Son of Godzilla (1967)
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    Tadao Takashima
    Tadao Takashima
    • Dr. Kusumi
    Akira Kubo
    Akira Kubo
    • Goro Maki
    Bibari Maeda
    Bibari Maeda
    • Riko (Saeko) Matsumiya
    Akihiko Hirata
    Akihiko Hirata
    • Fujisaki
    Yoshio Tsuchiya
    Yoshio Tsuchiya
    • Furukawa
    Kenji Sahara
    Kenji Sahara
    • Morio
    Ken'ichirô Maruyama
    • Ozawa
    Seishirô Kuno
    • Tashiro
    Yasuhiko Saijô
    • Suzuki
    Susumu Kurobe
    Susumu Kurobe
    • Navigator
    Kazuo Suzuki
    Kazuo Suzuki
    • Pilot
    Wataru Ômae
    • Radio Operator
    Chôtarô Tôgin
    Chôtarô Tôgin
    • Surveyor
    Osman Yusuf
    Osman Yusuf
    • Submarine Captain
    Haruo Nakajima
    Haruo Nakajima
    • Gojira
    Seiji Onaka
    • Gojira
    Yû Sekita
    • Gojira
    'Little Man' Machan
    • Minira
    • Director
      • Jun Fukuda
    • Writers
      • Shin'ichi Sekizawa
      • Kazue Shiba
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Upon its released on home video in Italy during the 70s, the movie was presented as a sequel to the British monster movie Gorgo (1961), with even the title being changed to "Il ritorno di Gorgo" (The Return of Gorgo). The Japanese actors' names were inexplicably changed to "John Wembley", "Keny Sahara", "Dick Kennedy" and "Charles Simon", and the directorial credit was given to Ishirô Honda instead of Jun Fukuda.
    • Goofs
      Black vertical connection lines are clearly visible on the sky backdrop in every shot during the monster scenes.
    • Quotes

      Goro Maki: [Godzilla and Minya are close by] Riko, I think they spotted us.

      Riko Matsumiya: No, it appears to be teaching its son.

      Goro Maki: Teaching its son?

      [Riko nods]

      Goro Maki: It's teaching its son all right. And, he's teaching its son just like people teaching its children, just like a papa.

      Riko Matsumiya: Well, it is a papa, isn't it?

      Goro Maki: Well sure, but I wouldn't want one like that.

      Riko Matsumiya: Nor I, everything's relative I guess.

      Goro Maki: You're right.

    • Alternate versions
      The Japanese version includes a prologue featuring Susumu Kurobe and Kazuo Suzuki viewing Godzilla from the air.
    • Connections
      Edited into All Monsters Attack (1969)

    User reviews69

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    WAAAAAAGWAAAAAAA!!!!
    On an island, a scientific team's experiment goes totally wrong, it mutates mantises into deadly mantises and they unearth an egg and out hatches a slimy, talking, peice of crap that keeps saying this word, WAAAAAGWAAAAAA!!!. Then we find out it's supposed to be Godzilla's son and sure enough Godzilla comes to save it and he sure kicks the deadly mantises' asses. Father and son have many more adventures together. The creature, Minya grows into this toddler Godzilla that looks much more like a human than Godzilla and puffs smoke Os, but when Godzilla steps on his tail he breathes fire. Then a huge mechanical spider named Spiega attacks Godzilla and son while the scientists' experiment causes it to snow on the island (this is the first and only Godzilla movie that shows the big G in snow). This is really silly, but a lot of fun to watch. It's not only silly, but also funny, and with an effective playful score by Masaru Satoh. I recommend this is mostly recommended to kids though.
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    4
    • Horror Fan
    • Feb 15, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 16, 1967 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Frankensteins Monster jagen Godzillas Sohn
    • Filming locations
      • Guam
    • Production company
      • Toho Company
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    • Budget
      • $900,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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