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The Return of Godzilla (1984)

Breaking 30 years of silence comes the anticipated-worldwide latest "Godzilla" work!

Genre : Science Fiction, Action, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 43M

Director : Koji Hashimoto
Writer : Hideichi Nagahara

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Ken Tanaka
Ken Tanaka
Goro Maki
Yasuko Sawaguchi
Yasuko Sawaguchi
Naoko Okumura
Yōsuke Natsuki
Yōsuke Natsuki
Professor Makoto Hayashida
Keiju Kobayashi
Keiju Kobayashi
Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura
Shin Takuma
Shin Takuma
Hiroshi Okumura
Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
Minister of Finance Kanzaki
Hiroshi Koizumi
Hiroshi Koizumi
Professor Minami
Taketoshi Naitô
Taketoshi Naitô
Chief Cabinet Secretary Takegami
Kenpachirō Satsuma
Kenpachirō Satsuma
Godzilla
Mizuho Suzuki
Mizuho Suzuki
Foreign Minister Emori
Junkichi Orimoto
Junkichi Orimoto
Director-General of the Defense Agency
Kei Satō
Kei Satō
Chief Editor Gondo
Tetsuya Takeda
Tetsuya Takeda
Homeless man
Nobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko
Home Affairs Minister Isomura
Takenori Emoto
Takenori Emoto
Desk Editor Kitagawa
Kunio Murai
Kunio Murai
Secretary Henmi
Shigeo Katô
Shigeo Katô
Captain of the Yahata Maru
Koji Ishizaka
Koji Ishizaka
Power plant guard
Joe Raznack
Joe Raznack
Kramer, American Ambassador (uncredited)
Joseph Grace
Joseph Grace
Zazimov, Soviet Ambassador (uncredited)
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
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)

Crews

Koji Hashimoto
Koji Hashimoto
Director
Hideichi Nagahara
Hideichi Nagahara
Screenplay
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Editor
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Teruyoshi Nakano
Teruyoshi Nakano
Assistant Director
Teruyoshi Nakano
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects Supervisor
Kazutami Hara
Kazutami Hara
Director of Photography
Reijirō Koroku
Reijirō Koroku
Original Music Composer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Story
Nobuyuki Tanaka
Nobuyuki Tanaka
Sound
Akira Sakuragi
Akira Sakuragi
Production Design
Takeshi Yamamoto
Takeshi Yamamoto
VFX Director of Photography
Toshimitsu Oneda
Toshimitsu Oneda
VFX Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

Godzilla 1985 SFX  Detras de escenas
EXTRA: The Return of Godzilla 30th / ゴジラ('84) 30周年スペシャル〜EXTRA〜 (SciFi JAPAN TV #36)
THE RETURN OF GODZILLA (ゴジラ) - Official Japanese Trailer [HQ]

Posters and backgrounds

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