Godzilla vs. Gigan - videos, teasers and stills from filming

All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "Godzilla vs. Gigan"

地球攻撃命令ゴジラ対ガイガン (1972)

Timing: 1:29 (89 min)

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This is the last film since 1954 in which the role of Godzilla was played by actor Haruo Nakajima.
This is the twelfth film about Godzilla, the fourth about Anguirus and King Ghidorah, and the first about Gigan. It is also the last film from the Showa era featuring Ghidorah; this monster does not appear again until another series of films (1984–1998).
The film was released on DVD in October 2004.
Following the atypical film for the genre, “Godzilla vs. Hedorah” (1971), Toho began work on a more spectacular film featuring space monsters. Initially, according to producer Tomoyuki Tanaka’s vision, the film was to feature six monsters, including three new ones: Gigan, Megalon, and Majin Twol, resembling the statue Daimajin. However, the idea of these monsters was not well-received, and two of the last creatures were abandoned (although Megalon appeared in a sequel), and the film was titled “Return of King Ghidorah.” The plot involved Godzilla, Rodan, and Varan facing off against Gigan and Ghidorah, but due to budget constraints, Varan and Rodan were replaced by Anguirus, who last appeared fully in “Godzilla: All Monsters Attack” (1968). Ghidorah’s name was removed from the title, and the film became known as “Godzilla vs. Gigan”.
Following the release of the international version of "Godzilla vs. Gigan", the film was released in the United States in 1978 under the title "Godzilla on Monster Island", despite the island appearing only briefly in the film. The poster for this version resembles the film "Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster" (1964).
By the time the film was released, Godzilla had already achieved worldwide popularity, as few cinematic monsters had survived the transition from the 1960s to the 1970s. In honor of this fame, composer Akira Ifukube, who created the musical score for Toho's most famous films, released a collection of songs and melodies from Expo '70. A new song, "Godzilla March," performed by Kunio Miyashi, was included at the end of the film. The album also featured some new songs: "Go! Go! Godzilla!" and "Defeat Gigan."
In Japan, the film was seen in theaters by 1,780,000 viewers.
This film features cameo appearances by monsters that have previously appeared on screen: Gorosaurus, Mothra, Minilla, and Kamacuras.
Godzilla is depicted here as he was last seen in "Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster" (1964).
In the United Kingdom, the film was released under the title "War of the Monsters".
After the international version of "Godzilla vs. Gigan" was released, the film came out in the US in 1978 under the title "Godzilla on Monster Island," despite the fact that this island only appears briefly in the film. The poster for this version of the film resembles the poster for "Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster" (1964).
Godzilla is shown here as he was in the film “Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster” (1964).

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