The Return of Godzilla (1984)
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Breaking 30 years of silence comes the anticipated-worldwide latest "Godzilla" work!
After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.

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Cast

Keiju Kobayashi Keiju Kobayashi As: Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura
Ken Tanaka Ken Tanaka As: Goro Maki
Yasuko Sawaguchi Yasuko Sawaguchi As: Naoko Okumura
Shin Takuma Shin Takuma As: Hiroshi Okumura
Yōsuke Natsuki Yōsuke Natsuki As: Professor Makoto Hayashida
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Storyline

After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.


Tagline: Breaking 30 years of silence comes the anticipated-worldwide latest "Godzilla" work!
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Science Fiction, Action, Thriller, Horror

Language: English, 日本語, Pусский

Release Date: 15 December 1984

Country: JP

Runtime: 103m

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Company Credits

Company: Toho Pictures

Budget: $6,000,000

Revenue: $11,000,000

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Cast

Keiju Kobayashi

Keiju Kobayashi

Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura

Ken Tanaka

Ken Tanaka

Goro Maki

Yasuko Sawaguchi

Yasuko Sawaguchi

Naoko Okumura

Shin Takuma

Shin Takuma

Hiroshi Okumura

Yōsuke Natsuki

Yōsuke Natsuki

Professor Makoto Hayashida

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Minister of Finance Kanzaki

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Chief Cabinet Secretary Takegami

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Home Affairs Minister Isomura

Mizuho Suzuki

Mizuho Suzuki

Foreign Minister Emori

Junkichi Orimoto

Junkichi Orimoto

Director-General of the Defense Agency

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Professor Minami

Kunio Murai

Kunio Murai

Secretary Henmi

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Chief Editor Gondo

Shigeo Katô

Shigeo Katô

Captain of the Yahata Maru

Walter Nichols

Walter Nichols

Rosenburg, Special Envoy for the President of the United States

Alexander Kilis

Alexander Kilis

Chefsky, Special Envoy for the Soviet Union

Takenori Emoto

Takenori Emoto

Desk Editor Kitagawa

Koji Ishizaka

Koji Ishizaka

Power plant guard

Tetsuya Takeda

Tetsuya Takeda

Homeless man

Joe Raznack

Joe Raznack

Kramer, American Ambassador (uncredited)

Joseph Grace

Joseph Grace

Zazimov, Soviet Ambassador (uncredited)

Kenpachirō Satsuma

Kenpachirō Satsuma

Godzilla

Akira Toriyama

Akira Toriyama

Man fleeing from Godzilla (uncredited)

Yuji Horii

Yuji Horii

Man fleeing from Godzilla (uncredited)

Akira Sakuma

Akira Sakuma

Man fleeing from Godzilla (uncredited)

Directed By

Koji Hashimoto

Koji Hashimoto

Director

Takao Okawara

Takao Okawara

First Assistant Director

Kunio Miyoshi

Kunio Miyoshi

First Assistant Director

Kensho Yamashita

Kensho Yamashita

Assistant Director

Hitoshi Hoshino

Hitoshi Hoshino

Second Assistant Director

Hiroko Kajiyama

Hiroko Kajiyama

Continuity

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Takahide Morichi

Takahide Morichi

Production Manager

Fumio Tanaka

Fumio Tanaka

Associate Producer

Norio Hayashi

Norio Hayashi

Producer

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Executive Producer

Tadao Tanaka

Tadao Tanaka

Casting

Kiyomi Kanazawa

Kiyomi Kanazawa

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Prosthetics

Kenji Kawasaki

Kenji Kawasaki

Costume Design

Fumiko Umezawa

Fumiko Umezawa

Makeup Artist

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Costume Design

Sound

Reijirō Koroku

Reijirō Koroku

Original Music Composer

Nobuyuki Tanaka

Nobuyuki Tanaka

Sound Recordist

Noboru Ikeda

Noboru Ikeda

Assistant Sound Engineer

Mikio Mori

Mikio Mori

Dolby Consultant

Visual Effects

Toshimitsu Oneda

Toshimitsu Oneda

VFX Director of Photography

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Visual Effects Director

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Visual Effects

Takeshi Miyanishi

Takeshi Miyanishi

Visual Effects

Takeaki Tsukada

Takeaki Tsukada

Visual Effects Camera

Takeaki Tsukada

Takeaki Tsukada

Visual Effects

Takeshi Miyanishi

Takeshi Miyanishi

Visual Effects Camera

Yoshio Ishii

Yoshio Ishii

Visual Effects

Yoshikazu Manoda

Yoshikazu Manoda

Visual Effects Camera

Yoshio Ishii

Yoshio Ishii

Visual Effects Camera

Yoshikazu Manoda

Yoshikazu Manoda

Visual Effects

Masayuki Ikeda

Masayuki Ikeda

Visual Effects Production Manager

Kohhei Mikami

Kohhei Mikami

VFX Lighting Artist

Takeshi Yamamoto

Takeshi Yamamoto

VFX Director of Photography

Yutaka Tsuchiya

Yutaka Tsuchiya

Visual Effects

Camera

Kazutami Hara

Kazutami Hara

Director of Photography

Takashi Nakao

Takashi Nakao

Still Photographer

Yoshinori Ishizuki

Yoshinori Ishizuki

Still Photographer

Shunji Yokota

Shunji Yokota

Grip

Lighting

Shinji Kojima

Shinji Kojima

Lighting Technician

Hideo Inagaki

Hideo Inagaki

Electrician

Akira Oba

Akira Oba

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Akira Sakuragi

Akira Sakuragi

Production Design

Yasuyuki Inoue

Yasuyuki Inoue

Production Design

Akio Tashiro

Akio Tashiro

Set Decoration

Mutsumi Toyoshima

Mutsumi Toyoshima

Production Design

Yoshiki Kasahara

Yoshiki Kasahara

Construction Coordinator

Other Crew

Shinji Higuchi

Shinji Higuchi

Special Effects

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Special Effects

Kiyotaka Matsumoto

Kiyotaka Matsumoto

Special Effects

Eiichi Asada

Eiichi Asada

Special Effects

Hideo Aoki

Hideo Aoki

Military Consultant

Mitsuo Miyakawa

Mitsuo Miyakawa

Special Effects

Kohhei Mikami

Kohhei Mikami

Special Effects

Mamoru Kume

Mamoru Kume

Pyrotechnician

Koji Matsumoto

Koji Matsumoto

Special Effects

Tadaaki Watanabe

Tadaaki Watanabe

Pyrotechnician

Sôichirô Tahara

Sôichirô Tahara

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