It was an interesting concept, although something that was also under-explained, considering the magnitude of such an occurrence of the creatures merging. The Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens' surgeons recover Katsura's body and revive her by repairing the cybernetics they had installed inside her years before after she was injured in a lab accident. Soon, a pillar of water erupts from the ocean, and a colossal dinosaur surfaces before roaring and jumping onto the submarine. Additionally, an impatient Mafune releases Titanosaurus on Yokosuka without the aliens' permission. Terror of Mechagodzilla, released in Japan as Mekagojira no Gyakushū (メカゴジラの逆襲, lit. The normally calm Titanosaurus turns into an intense terrifying monster, and when Dr. Mafune rebuilds MechaGodzilla, both monsters combine their forces, to begin Mafune's revenge on humanity. Showing 28 comments. Together, Mechagodzilla and Titanosaurus overpower Godzilla and knock him unconscious, then bury him in a ravine. It was released both individually and as part of the Ultimate Godzilla DVD Collection box set, the latter being released on the same day. Rather than any remains, they find the colossal dinosaur Titanosaurus, which destroys their submarine. MechaGodzilla II, similar in appearance to the original, with a few modifications, certainly makes for an impressive mecha-monster, and in most cases, its movements are convincingly mechanical. At Mugal's command, Katsura unleashes both Mechagodzilla and Titanosaurus in Tokyo. Aligned with the Black Hole Aliens, Katsura's life becomes entwined with the resurrected Mechagodzilla. There, he escorts them to a hidden base inside the mountain. Mechagodzilla tried to flee, but the field was too strong and he became stuck to Godzilla. However, their submarine is attacked by a giant, aquatic dinosaur called Titanosaurus and the crew vanishes. It was then re-released by Second Classic Media, this time distributed by Genius Entertainment, on November 20, 2007 both individually and as part of the Godzilla Collection box set on April 29, 2008. Aware that their location will soon be discovered, Mugal tells Mafune that their base of operations will be moved to Mafune's lab, while the base at Mt. He then received permission to lead a group of men to Mt. Following the events of Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, Interpol agents search for Mechagodzilla's remains at the bottom of the Okinawan Sea in the hopes of gathering information on the robot's builders, the alien Simeons. Several scenes with violent content were entirely removed, disrupting the flow of the narrative. A traitorous scientist gives them a second weapon: Titanosaurus. "The Gang"). Amagi will self-destruct. When Murakoshi and his men arrive at Mt. The film was released to Japanese theaters by Toho on March 15, 1975.[1]. Unbeknownst to them, Mafune has aligned himself with the Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens, offering them the services of Titanosaurus, who is under his control, and helping to repair Mechagodzilla. Godzilla vs. Megalon is the only other Godzilla film to sell less than 1,000,000 tickets. 1974 Japanese kaiju film directed by Jun Fukuda, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. Caesar headbutted him multiple times, and Godzilla twisted his head off, causing Mechagodzilla to explode, sending millions of pieces into the ocean. 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This was the first Godzilla film to credit the monster suit actors' roles in an English language version. Mugal and several of his men leave to deal with them, while Ichinose breaks free of his binds and strangles Tsuda to death. This one, however, starts off with a recap of the fights with Mechagodzilla from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (in the American version, anyway, and poor King Caesar is completely but understandably cut out) and even uses the same aliens as the human-sized bad guys as the last film, and even uses the same actor as the leader of those aliens. Agent Jiro Murakoshi is sent to a nearby oceanographic institute along with Ichinose to look into the existence of a giant dinosaur living under the sea. A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus, causing an Interpol investigation where biologist Ichinose uncovers the work of Dr. Mafune and his mysterious daughter Katsura. In the mid-2000s, the television version showed up again on Monsters HD, and in 2007, it made its home video debut as the U.S. version on the Classic Media DVD. Unbeknownst to Interpol, the living Mafune is visited by Tsuda, aide to the Simeon leader Mugal, who is leading a project to rebuild Mechagodzilla. True to Mugal's prediction, Godzilla arrives in Tokyo and knocks Titanosaurus over with his atomic breath. Katsura never turns her laser pistol on herself to shut down Mechagodzilla; the machine shorts out by itself shortly after she is shot in the shoulder by Jiro Murakoshi. With the robot non-functional, Godzilla tosses it into a chasm before blasting it with its atomic breath, causing it to explode and get buried. The most obvious alteration is the removal of the two dinosaurs called the Titans, which merged to become Titanosaurus in the first draft. This “international version” has never seen wide release in the United States, but has been issued on VHS in the United Kingdom by PolyGram Video Ltd.[6] and on DVD in Taiwan by Power Multimedia. There, Mafune witnesses Mechagodzilla being repaired, and realizes that his "financial backers" are actually the Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens. The opening titles to the UK theatrical version of Terror Of Mechagodzilla, retitled Monsters From An Unknown Planet. Amagi. Our goal is to save you time and money by sharing our thoughts and recommendations on which movies to race to theaters for, which to watch at home and those to actively avoid. A scientist named Shinji Mafune had become obsessed with studying the brain patterns of marine animals and was cast out of the scientific community. While Interpol discovers the dinosaur is vulnerable to supersonic waves, Katsura destroys their supersonic wave oscillator. https://screenrant.com/godzilla-fight-monsters-not-alone-help-kaiju Both UPA TV versions have since been released on VHS and DVD in the United States.[5]. The original concept is similar to the finished version of Terror of Mechagodzilla, with many of the changes being budgetary in nature. Thankfully, Ichinose is rescued by Murakoshi, who shoots several of the assailants and brings Ichinose back to INTERPOL HQ. LOST PROJECT HISTORY: The original screenplay that Yukiko Takayama created after winning Toho's story contest for the next establishment in the Godzilla series, which was picked by assistant producer Kenji Tokoro and was submitted for approval on July 1st, 1974, less than four months after Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) was released.. As Mechagodzilla repeatedly blasts Godzilla, INTERPOL assembles outside Mafune's lab. When the two men ask to speak with Dr. Mafune, she tells them that he died five years ago, and that she burned all of his notes after his death. Tsuda tells Mafune that he and the rest of his organization have the perfect instrument for Mafune to complete his revenge, and brings Mafune and Katsura to Mount Amagi. The wounded Katsura shoots herself to destroy Mechagodzilla 2's control device and dies in Ichinose's arms. Inside, Dr. Mafune is alive and well and toasting with one of his financial backers, Tsuda, to the successful completion of his Titanosaurus control device. Titanosaurus was an amphibious dinosaur living in the Pacific Ocean. Both Ichinose and Murakoshi are convinced that Katsura is hiding something as they depart. The second release, by First Classic Media and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment, was on September 17, 2002. The only deleted footage in this cut was the shot of Katsura's breasts. With the help of marine biologist Akira Ichinose, they trace Titanosaurus to a reclusive, mad scientist named Shinzô Mafune, who wants to destroy mankind. Mafune was fired from the institute, and retreated to his home at Manazuru. In Godzilla’s last gasp of the Showa era, aliens retrieve Mechagodzilla’s remains and rebuild it with the aid of an unhinged biologist (a scenery-chewing Akihiko Hirata), in hopes of defeating Godzilla for possession of planet Earth. He also reveals that the control device for Mechagodzilla has been installed inside Katsura, as Mafune himself claimed Mechagodzilla required living brain tissue to be truly perfect. She was previously a semi-regular in the TV series, This is the first Godzilla film to feature an original score by. Godzilla sees the saucers fly overhead, and destroys them all with a single blast of his atomic breath, putting an end to the Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens. Meanwhile, INTERPOL completes construction of the Akatsuki II, and prepares to launch the craft to search for Titanosaurus. The head of the institute, Professor Ota, tells them about Shinzo Mafune, a brilliant marine biologist who worked at the institute 15 years ago. Just one year after Godzilla's battle with Mechagodzilla, the INTERPOL submarine Akatsuki searches the ocean floor for the wreckage of Mechagodzilla. They also have a human ally who can control a sea monster named Titanosaurus. Ichinose sets Katsura's body down on a hill as he watches Godzilla wade back out to sea. Terror of Mechagodzilla (メカゴジラの逆襲,   Mekagojira no Gyakushū, lit. For some reason, the title was also changed to Terror of Mechagodzilla. She rebuilds Mechagodzilla and unleashes it … [16] It was not until 1984 and Godzilla's 30th anniversary that Toho would start production on a new Godzilla movie. Furthermore, INTERPOL chief Tagawa reports that eyewitnesses saw flying saucers enter and leave the waters where the Akatsuki was destroyed. Another noticeable change to the script is that of the final battle, which does not move to the countryside but instead would have reduced Tokyo to rubble during the ensuing conflict between the three monsters. Although the added prologue was originally framed for fullscreen television, it was cropped and shown in widescreen on the disc. With Katsuhiko Sasaki, Tomoko Ai, Akihiko Hirata, Katsumasa Uchida. Terror of Mechagodzilla stars Katsuhiko Sasaki, Tomoko Ai, Akihiko Hirata, and Gorō Mutsumi, and features Toru Kawai, Kazunari Mori, and Tatsumi Nikamoto as the fictional monster characters Godzilla, Mechagodzilla 2, and Titanosaurus, respectively. Despite being considered a bomb at the Japanese box office, Terror of Mechagodzilla is often looked upon as a strong fan favorite. Mafune is fatally wounded and Mugal escapes. The first article about the movie's storyline was published in Japanese Giants #4 [1] in 1977, edited and published by Bradford G. Boyle, and was written by Richard H. Campbell, creator of The Godzilla Fan News Letter (a.k.a. Godzilla fires his atomic breath into the ditch, causing Mechagodzilla to explode and destroying his mechanical double once and for all. Determined to prove Titanosaurus' strength, Mafune unleashes the dinosaur in Tokyo against Mugal's orders while Katsura and Mafune's butler sabotage the sonic wave oscillator. Mafune is greeted by Mugal, the leader of the invasion force, who asks for Mafune's assistance. Mafune agrees, and begins helping the aliens perfect Mechagodzilla's control device. Unaware that Titanosaurus is no longer under the aliens' control, Godzilla blasts Titanosaurus with his atomic breath, then grabs him. Mechagodzilla immediately short-circuits, allowing Godzilla to grab the mechanical monster and throw him into the same ravine where he was buried moments ago. Mafune is grateful for the aliens again saving his daughter's life, and promises Mugal he will obey all his commands. Comments which violate these guidelines may be removed by administrators. Tsuda forces Katsura to unleash Titanosaurus against the sub, but before the dinosaur can destroy it, he is incapacitated by the sub's sonar. 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Katsura grabs a gun and prepares to shoot Ichinose, but is shot in the arm by Murakoshi. Tied up, Ichinose can only watch as Mafune and the aliens unleash Mechagodzilla and Titanosaurus on Yokosuka, while Interpol struggles to repair their sonic wave machine and the Japanese armed forces struggle to keep the two monsters … While the group is visiting the scientist's old home, they meet Mafune's daughter, Katsura, who claims her father is dead and that she burned his notes about Titanosaurus at his request. This was the last Godzilla film directed by, This was Tomoko Ai's film debut. The space men wants Tokyo to be their New base of operations. 14th film of the Godzilla franchise, and features the fictional monster characters Godzilla, Anguirus, and King Caesar, along with the mecha character Mechagodzilla. He is brought inside Mafune's lab, where he comes face-to-face with Mafune himself. This showing was uncut, including the Katsura nudity scene, but it did not have the Western-made prologue. As she lays in Ichinose's arms, Katsura is horrified at what she has done and begins to sob before she realizes Mechagodzilla's controller is still inside her. Katsura tells her father about the two men who came by, causing him to scoff and declare they came 15 years too late to ask for his opinion. [15] Toho had no intention of permanently ending the Godzilla series. Hoping to learn why Titanosaurus reacted the way he did, Katsura contacts Ichinose and gains his confidence by giving him some of her father's notebooks. Mugal asks for Mafune to teach the aliens his control method, then they can unleash both the repaired Mechagodzilla 2 and Titanosaurus on Tokyo. This film is one of two Godzilla films with brief nudity (the other being 1994's Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla). The film remains the least financially successful entry in the Godzilla franchise to this day. As the submarine continues its fruitless search, a whirlpool forms seemingly out of nowhere and brings the Akatsuki to the surface. The original screenplay that Yukiko Takayama created after winning Toho's story contest for the next installment in the Godzilla series was picked by assistant producer Kenji Tokoro and was submitted for approval on July 1, 1974, less than four months after Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla was released. Mechagodzilla's Counterattack) is a 1975 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Toho Eizo, and the fifteenth installment in the Godzilla series as well as the Showa series. The normally peaceful Titanosaurus becomes a frightening, intense monster, and when Dr. Mafune rebuilds Mechagodzilla, both monsters combine their forces, to begin Mafune's revenge on humanity. Titanosaurus is unleashed on Tokyo, where he begins to menace buildings and create large fires that begin to consume the city. Mugal evades INTERPOL and boards one of the aliens' flying saucers before they try to escape. Ichinose tells Katsura about the sonic wave oscillator they are constructing, and she reports this information to her father. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]. Apr 19, 2021 - - Inspired by the 1975 film Terror of Mechagodzilla - Fine art giclee on archival matte finish paper - Limited edition of 150 In Godzilla’s last gasp of the Showa era, aliens retrieve Mechagodzilla’s remains and rebuild it with the aid of an unhinged biologist (a scenery-chewing Akihiko Hirata), in hopes of defeating Godzilla for possession of planet Earth. Godzilla comes to the rescue when an alien race rebuilds Mechagodzilla to destroy Earth's cities. As the destruction mounts, INTERPOL races to complete the sonic wave oscillator before Tokyo is wiped from existence. However, Godzilla arrives and easily defeats Titanosaurus, causing the latter to retreat. Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right. However, their submarine is attacked by a giant, aquatic dinosaur called Titanosaurus and the crew vanishes. Humanity celebrates as Titanosaurus strikes the water and leaves Godzilla victorious. Finally, Katsura grabs her gun and fatally shoots herself in the chest. Mafune was researching ways to construct vast undersea ranches and scientifically control marine life before he claimed to have discovered a huge dinosaur living underwater, which he named Titanosaurus. The Terror of Godzilla was heavily edited to obtain a "G" rating from the MPAA. None of these films, however, were ultimately made. The film has been released several times on DVD in the United States. Just one year after Godzilla's battle with Mechagodzilla, the Titanosaurus was an aquatic dinosaur-like monster that is one of the monsters under the control of Dr. Mafune. TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA (1975) Japanese version - Criterion Collection BDRip (HD) Movies Preview Tsuda tells Mugal that Mafune could spoil their plans, but Mugal calmly says that Godzilla will arrive and fight Titanosaurus, leaving him too weak to stop Mechagodzilla. He begs Mafune and Katsura to stop, but Mafune says they have come too far to come back now. Directed by Ishirô Honda, Jun Fukuda. This was part of a decline in attendance for monster movies as a whole and Toho put the production of monster movies on hold. Free from Mafune's control, Titanosaurus quickly retreats to the ocean, leaving Godzilla confused. He notes, though, that Honda never actually assigned any of the shooting to him, possibly because he was happy to be directing again after a long gap in his career and wanted to do the work himself. She apologizes and tells the men she cannot help them, and shuts the door. His daughter, Katsura, aide to the simian alien leader called Mugal. Ichinose contacts Katsura and asks her to come along with them, saying it will help vindicate her father's reputation, but she begs him not to go. After Tagawa orders his men to finish repairing the sonic wave oscillator within a day, Murakoshi tells him about the strange men who attacked him and Ichinose near Mt. In the mid-1980s, the U.S. television version, Terror of Mechagodzilla, was replaced by the theatrical edit, The Terror of Godzilla, on television and home video. He swears that he will soon unleash Titanosaurus on mankind, showing all those who mocked him that he was right all along and allowing him to have his long-awaited revenge on society. Mechagodzilla fires a powerful laser from this brain that knocks Godzilla to the ground. Though Toho never formally put Godzilla on hiatus, with multiple projects developed over the following years, he did not star in another film until The Return of Godzilla in 1984. She is also revealed to be a cyborg, having undergone cybernetic surgery after she was nearly killed during one of her father's experiments as a child, and implanted with Mechagodzilla's control device. Mugal offers the Simeons' services to Mafune so that their respective monsters can wipe out mankind and allow them to rebuild the world for themselves. [7], The film was given a North American theatrical release in March 1978 by independent distributor Bob Conn Enterprises under the title The Terror of Godzilla. Ichinose ignores her pleas, and boards the Akatsuki II on its maiden voyage. To everyone's shock, the tape contains audio of Kusakari exclaiming that he sees a giant dinosaur just before it cuts out. Meanwhile, Ichinose returns to Mafune's home to investigate further, but is knocked out by some of the aliens' guards. Mafune said he would gain complete control over the dinosaur, which caused his colleagues to dismiss him as insane and cost him his scientific career. Finally a young woman opens the door and introduces herself as Katsura Mafune, Dr. Mafune's daughter. The scene occurs when Katsura undergoes an operation to have Mechagodzilla 2's control device placed inside her body, at which point her breasts are exposed. Mechagodzilla prepares to shoot down the chopper, but Godzilla bursts free from the ground and blasts him with his atomic breath. To ensure a G rating, several minutes of violence and nudity were cut from the film. Ichinose follows the car, but is ambushed by a group of armed men, who reveal they had baited him there. Following the events of Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, Interpol agents search for Mechagodzilla's remains at the bottom of the Okinawan Sea in the hopes of gathering information on the robot's builders, the alien Simeons. When Ichinose visits Katsura, the Simeons capture him and force him to watch as they unleash Mechagodzilla 2 and Titanosaurus on Tokyo while Interpol struggles to repair their wave oscillator and the Japanese armed forces struggle to fend off the monsters. Amagi to investigate further. Godzilla arrives, but is initially outmatched until Interpol distracts Titanosaurus with the repaired wave oscillator, allowing Godzilla to focus on Mechagodzilla 2. [14] Despite earning positive reviews, it would be the least-attended Godzilla film in Japan and also one of only two Godzilla films to sell less than 1 million tickets. [6], That same year, UPA began to air the film on American television, using its international title, Terror of Mechagodzilla. Interpol agents, led by Inspector Kusaka, search for the wreck of Mechagodzilla at the bottom of the Okinawan Sea. Godzilla pummels Mechagodzilla, then tears its head off just as he did before, only to find that Mechagodzilla possesses a mechanical "brain" underneath his head. Godzilla lets go of Titanosaurus then blasts him directly in the chest with his atomic breath, causing him to go limp and fall over a cliff into the ocean. This went through a third revision on December 4, and then yet another on December 28 of that same year before it was met with approval and filming began. One of the thing I really liked from Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla is that Interpol is aware of the aliens prior to the main characters finding out about them.Not only that, but Interpol is essentially responsible for taking them down. As Titanosaurus destroys the JSDF units attacking him, it seems Tokyo has no defense against the creature. She begs Ichinose to destroy her, but he says he can't. Both are finally defeated by Godzilla. However, despite giving it his all, even the King of the Monsters finds himself in dire straights as MechaG and Titanosaurus wear him down. Directed by Ishiro Honda • 1975 • Japan In Godzilla’s last gasp of the Showa era, aliens retrieve Mechagodzilla’s remains and rebuild it with the aid of an unhinged biologist (a scenery-chewing Akihiko Hirata), in hopes of defeating Godzilla for possession of planet Earth. Toho titled its English version of the film Terror of Mechagodzilla and had it dubbed into English in Hong Kong. Titanosaurus is, in turn, being controlled by a mad scientist who looks like a Japanese Colonel Sanders and who is in cahoots with the bad guys from the Third Planet of the Black Hole. [8], Henry G. Saperstein, who sold the theatrical rights to Bob Conn Enterprises, also released the film to television in late 1978, this time under Toho's international title, Terror of Mechagodzilla. After her initial draft, Takayama submitted a revised version on October 14, 1974. The rest of the movie featured the audio from Saperstein's television version synced to video from the Japanese version.[13]. Mad scientist, Shinzo Mafune, wants to destroy all mankind. May 6, 2020 - - Inspired by the 1975 film Terror of Mechagodzilla - Fine art giclee on archival matte finish paper - Limited edition of 150 Director Ishiro Honda laments not being able to work with the story's writer, Yukiko Takayama, on other films, enjoying that a "woman's perspective was especially fresh" for the genre. Interpol launches an investigation into the incident. Complicating matters, Ichinose falls in love with Katsura and unwittingly gives her Interpol's information on the Simeons, Mechagodzilla, and Titanosaurus. The two monsters begin to fight, but Mafune deactivates the Titanosaurus controller after Katsura is shot by INTERPOL and falls off a cliff. After INTERPOL investigates the incident, they come to the conclusion that Titanosaurus cannot stand supersonic waves, and prepare to weaponize this weakness as a defense against Titanosaurus. Encyclopedia.com gives you the ability to cite reference entries and articles according to common styles from the Modern Language Association (MLA), The Chicago Manual of Style, and the American Psychological Association (APA). Interpol agents infiltrate the aliens' hideout, rescue Ichinose, and kill Mafune and many of the aliens. To the surprise of the sub's captain Kusakari, their scanner detects not a single trace of Space Titanium. Godzilla arrives and attacks Titanosaurus, but finds himself outmatched once Mechagodzilla begins opening fire on him. Terror of Mechagodzilla was distributed theatrically in the United States by Bob Conn Enterprises in 1978, under the title The Terror of Godzilla. The remaining Simeons attempt to escape, but Godzilla shoots down their ships with its atomic breath. Mechagodzilla's Counterattack) is a 1975 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, written by Yukiko Takayama, and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka and Henry G. Saperstein, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. [5] An uncut version was released at the same time. Saperstein's editors also added a 10-minute prologue that served as a brief history of Godzilla, with footage from Saperstein's English versions of Invasion of Astro-Monster and All Monsters Attack (the latter of which utilized stock footage from both Ebirah, Horror of the Deep and Son of Godzilla).[9]. With help from Interpol, Godzilla then defeats Titanosaurus, who returns to the sea. When both the rebuilt Mechagodzilla and Titanosaurus are unleashed in Tokyo by the aliens, Godzilla faces an uphill battle against two powerful foes, and humanity must find a way to help even the odds. 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