Godzilla 1985 (1985)
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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.
Directors:
R.J. Kizer, Koji Hashimoto.
Writers:
Hideichi Nagahara, Lisa Tomei.
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Ken Tanaka Goro Maki |
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Yasuko Sawaguchi Naoko Okumura |
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Keiju Kobayashi Prime Minister Mitamura |
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Shin Takuma Hiroshi Okumura |
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Eitarō Ozawa Finance Minister Kanzaki |
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Taketoshi Naitô Takegami, Chief Cabinet Secretary |
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Mizuho Suzuki Foreign Minister Emori |
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Junkichi Orimoto Director-General of the Defense Agency |
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Hiroshi Koizumi Geologist Minami |
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Kei Satō Chief Editor Gondo |
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Takenori Emoto Desk Editor Kitagawa |
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Sho Hashimoto Captain of Super X |
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Nobuo Kaneko Home Affairs Minister Isomura |
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Kunio Murai Secretary Henmi |
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Yoshifumi Tajima Environmental Director General Hidaka |
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Shigeo Katô Ship Captain |
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Tetsuya Takeda Bum |
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Kôji Ishizaka Power Plant Guard |
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Kenpachirō Satsuma Godzilla |
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Raymond Burr Steve Martin |
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Warren J. Kemmerling General Goodhoe |
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James Scott Hess Colonel Raschen |
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Travis Swords Major McDonough |
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Yōsuke Natsuki Dr Hayashida |
Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Executive Producer |
Writing | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Story |
Directing | R.J. Kizer | Director |
Production | Tony Randel | Producer |
Production | Tadao Tanaka | Casting |
Art | Akio Tashiro | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | Kenji Kawasaki | Costume Design |
Production | Danny Goldman | Casting |
Sound | Reijirō Koroku | Original Music Composer |
Editing | Yoshitami Kuroiwa | Editor |
Crew | Teruyoshi Nakano | Special Effects |
Writing | Hideichi Nagahara | Screenplay |
Directing | Koji Hashimoto | Director |
Production | Norio Hayashi | Producer |
Production | Kiyomi Kanazawa | Producer |
Camera | Kazutami Hara | Director of Photography |
Production | Fumio Tanaka | Associate Producer |
Writing | Lisa Tomei | Screenplay |
Art | Akira Sakuragi | Production Design |
Art | Akira Sakuragi | Art Direction |