Godzilla 1985
Godzilla 1985
Godzilla 1985
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1985
1h 27m
6.8(192 votes)
Action
Science Fiction
Thriller

Overview

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.

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New World Pictures
Toho Pictures

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Cast & Crew

35 members
Acting

Raymond Burr

Steven Martin

Raymond Burr
Acting

小林桂樹

Prime Minister Mitamura

小林桂樹
Acting

田中健

Goro Maki

田中健
Acting

沢口靖子

Naoko Okumura

沢口靖子
Acting

宅麻伸

Hiroshi "Ken" Okumura

宅麻伸
Acting

Warren J. Kemmerling

General Goodhue

Warren J. Kemmerling
Acting

James Scott Hess

Colonel Raschen

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Acting

Travis Swords

Major McDonough

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小沢栄太郎

Finance Minister Kanzaki

小沢栄太郎
Acting

内藤武敏

Takegami, Chief Cabinet Secretary

内藤武敏
Acting

金子信雄

Home Affairs Minister Isomura

金子信雄
Acting

鈴木瑞穂

Foreign Minister Emori

鈴木瑞穂
Acting

加藤武

Internal Trade and Industry Minister Kasaoka

加藤武
Acting

Sho Hashimoto

Captain of Super X

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Acting

織本順吉

Director-General of the Defense Agency

織本順吉
Acting

田島 義文

Environmental Director General Hidaka

田島 義文
Acting

小泉博

Geologist Minami

小泉博
Acting

村井国夫

Secretary Henmi

村井国夫
Acting

加藤茂雄

Ship Captain

加藤茂雄
Acting

佐藤慶

Gondo

佐藤慶
Acting

Takenori Emoto

Kitagawa

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林家珍平

Cameraman Kamijo (as Shinpei Hayashiya)

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Acting

石坂浩二

Member of the Staff of a Nuclear Power Plant

石坂浩二
Acting

武田鉄矢

Tramp

武田鉄矢
Acting

Crawford Binion

Lieutenant

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Acting

Justin Gocke

Kyle

Justin Gocke
Acting

夏木陽介

Biologist Hayashida

夏木陽介
Acting

薩摩剣八郎

Godzilla (uncredited)

薩摩剣八郎
Acting

中島春雄

Original Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)

中島春雄
Writing

鳥山明

Man fleeing from Godzilla (uncredited)

鳥山明
Acting

Tony Plana

Goro Maki (voice) (uncredited)

Tony Plana
Acting

Lara Cody

Naoko Okumura / Tohto Times walla / Pentagon personnel (voice) (uncredited)

Lara Cody
Acting

Andy Goldberg

Hiroshi "Ken" Okumura (voice) (uncredited)

Andy Goldberg
Acting

Gregory Snegoff

Secretary Takegami / Kitagawa / newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

Gregory Snegoff
Acting

Paul Wilson

Biologist Hayashida / Kakurai (voice) (uncredited)

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