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Godzilla: Final Wars

Original title: Gojira: Fainaru uôzu
  • 20042004
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 5m
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6.3/10
8.8K
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Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
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Godzilla's fiftieth Anniversary project, in which Godzilla travels around the world to fight his old foes and his allies plus a new, mysterious monster named Monster X.Godzilla's fiftieth Anniversary project, in which Godzilla travels around the world to fight his old foes and his allies plus a new, mysterious monster named Monster X.Godzilla's fiftieth Anniversary project, in which Godzilla travels around the world to fight his old foes and his allies plus a new, mysterious monster named Monster X.
IMDb RATING
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8.8K
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  • Directors
    • Ryûhei Kitamura
    • Koji Hashimoto(earlier film clips)
    • Shûsuke Kaneko(earlier film clips)
  • Writers
    • Isao Kiriyama(screenplay)
    • Ryûhei Kitamura(screenplay)
    • Wataru Mimura(story)
  • Stars
    • Masahiro Matsuoka
    • Rei Kikukawa
    • Don Frye
  • Directors
    • Ryûhei Kitamura
    • Koji Hashimoto(earlier film clips)
    • Shûsuke Kaneko(earlier film clips)
  • Writers
    • Isao Kiriyama(screenplay)
    • Ryûhei Kitamura(screenplay)
    • Wataru Mimura(story)
  • Stars
    • Masahiro Matsuoka
    • Rei Kikukawa
    • Don Frye
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 145User reviews
    • 113Critic reviews
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    Masahiro Matsuoka
    • Earth Defense Force Soldier Shin'ichi Ôzaki
    Rei Kikukawa
    • UN Molecular Biologist Miyuki Otonashi
    Don Frye
    Don Frye
    • Douglas Gordon
    Maki Mizuno
    • Newscaster Anna Otonashi
    Kazuki Kitamura
    Kazuki Kitamura
    • The Controller of Planet X
    Kane Kosugi
    Kane Kosugi
    • M-Facility Soldier Katsunori Kazama
    Kumi Mizuno
    Kumi Mizuno
    • Earth Defense Force Commander Akiko Namikawa
    Akira Takarada
    Akira Takarada
    • UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
    Kenji Sahara
    Kenji Sahara
    • Paleontologist Hachirô Jingûji
    Masakatsu Funaki
    • M-Unit Commanding Officer Kumasaka
    Masami Nagasawa
    Masami Nagasawa
    • Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
    Chihiro Ohtsuka
    • Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
    • (as Chihiro Ôtsuka)
    Wataru Shihôdô
    • Major Kita
    Kenta Suga
    • Kenta Taguchi
    Shigeru Izumiya
    • Samon Taguchi
    Eve Masatoh
    • Xilian General
    Shinji Suzuki
    • Mutant Soldier
    Minoru Matsumoto
    • Gotengo Crew Member
    • Directors
      • Ryûhei Kitamura
      • Koji Hashimoto(earlier film clips) (uncredited)
      • Shûsuke Kaneko(earlier film clips) (uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Isao Kiriyama(screenplay)
      • Ryûhei Kitamura(screenplay)
      • Wataru Mimura(story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This is the first time that Mothra fought on Godzilla's side since Destroy All Monsters (1968), though only because they both faced the same enemies rather than being allied with each other. Despite the American-made Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) re-imagining the two monsters as supportive allies, Mothra and Godzilla have traditionally been bitter enemies who would only work together by force.
    • Goofs
      The New York cop's mouth and speech are badly mismatched. This is because actor Mick Preston used the F-word repeatedly during filming and was later required to dub over his original dialog with less-offensive language. Viewers can still see him mouthing the F-word in certain shots.
    • Quotes

      The Controller of Planet X: [after Godzilla defeats 'Zilla'] I knew that tuna-eating monster was useless!

    • Crazy credits
      After Godzilla and his son wade off into the sea with a final roar, the title monster's name appears on screen one last time. The ending credits themselves play over various scenes from the movie, including some that were deleted or removed from the finished cut. These include Mothra flying back to her home island, Hedorah the smog monster with some brief city destruction, more lead up to Ozaki making his way too Douglas Gordan, a fight between Kazama and Kumasaka in the news room, a new shot of King Caesar running, and several different shots of Godzilla. The credits fade to black with the sound of the original Godzilla roar signaling the end.
    • Alternate versions
      Though the film is already filled with references to past Godzilla movies, the German dub adds a new one by referring to the monster Gigan with the code-name "Monster Zero", as a nod to the film Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) in which King Ghidorah had that designation.
    • Connections
      Featured in Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Godzilla 1998 (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      We're All to Blame
      Performed by Sum 41

    User reviews145

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    8/10
    Surprising Godzilla movie
    A very unusual Godzilla film.

    It Moves very fast. The monster battles are not like any of the previous films and the human side of the story is as much a focus as the Monsters tale is and surprisingly it is interesting. It works mainly as an adrenaline rush though, it's cathartic. The "monsters" have a lean, muscular look and move fast- they are not the puffy slow moving beasts of the past.

    No long drawn out scenes of endless wrestling, this is more like boxing and Godzilla is the master dispatching them all. No need to be a fan to find it entertaining.

    This movie does something similar to what "Aliens" did way back in '86. It redefines Godzilla as an Action Hero and goes past what any casual viewer might expect. This is a hard core action film that never lets up and leaves you drained.

    The main negative is that it cribs way too much from the film "The Matrix". While Matrix lifted from Asian cinema generously, Final Wars does a Xerox of the copy and in several places has a tin ear regarding some things that are now considered trite and overused the world over.

    The movie is just a lot of fun.
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    • conor_kiley
    • Mar 16, 2005

    FAQ3

    • Is this really the final Godzilla movie?
    • Does King Ghidorah appear in this film?
    • Is the Godzilla in this film the adult Godzilla Junior from Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)?

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    • Release date
      • December 4, 2004 (Japan)
      • Japan
      • Australia
      • China
      • United States
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      • Cantonese
      • English
      • Japanese
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    • Filming locations
      • Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Toho Pictures
      • C.P. International
      • Zazou
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    • 2 hours 5 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital EX

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