The Return of Godzilla (1984)

Kernel Score: 80% · 324 ratings

Genres: Science Fiction, Action, Thriller, Horror

Released: 1984-12-15

Runtime: 103 minutes

Overview

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.

Director

Koji Hashimoto

Cast

• Keiju Kobayashi as Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura
• Ken Tanaka as Goro Maki
• Yasuko Sawaguchi as Naoko Okumura
• Shin Takuma as Hiroshi Okumura
• Yōsuke Natsuki as Professor Makoto Hayashida
• Eitarō Ozawa as Minister of Finance Kanzaki
• Taketoshi Naitō as Chief Cabinet Secretary Takegami
• Nobuo Kaneko as Home Affairs Minister Isomura
• Mizuho Suzuki as Foreign Minister Emori
• Junkichi Orimoto as Director-General of the Defense Agency