Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

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Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

PG

Released Mar 22, 2023

1h 37m

Sci-Fi

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Mothra's twin fairies appear with a warning to Japan... Kiryu (aka Mechagodzilla) must be put to rest at the bottom of the ocean or face the wrath of Mothra. When Godzilla returns once again, will humanity heed the warning or will Kiryu be forced to fight against two monsters?

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Ken Eisner

Variety

Monster effects for Godzy and Mothra are as cheesy as ever, while Mecha gets more hi-tech lensing. Still, helmer Masaaki Tezuka, who has made a few of these before, does an above-average job of pulling the disparate elements together.

May 22, 2019

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Witney Seibold

Nerdist

Masaaki Tezuka directed this film and the last one, and they are the best in the era.

May 22, 2019

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

A dumb, empty popcorn movie that delivers on all of its promises, while boasting the best computer-generated effects of any Godzilla movie made up to that point.

Rated: 7/10

May 9, 2014

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Bob Chipman

Escapist Magazine

The second film of what's dubbed the "Kiryu Series"... It's not as good as the first one.

Jul 6, 2010

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David Cornelius

eFilmCritic.com

This modern series is one that's improving with each entry, and all of them are big ol' heaps of rubber suit glee.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 14, 2004

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Daniel V

I love having Godzilla back on the silver screen in one of his best films along with Mothra and MechaGodzilla.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/23/23

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emorym

Great Godzilla movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/23/23

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Ranen

I really enjoyed this movie! It solidified the idea of “humans are the real monsters” that the whole series tells. The action and effects were awesome, especially for 2003!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/23/23

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Laura B

While lacking in the story department, the film more than makes up for it with its spectacular special effects that rival effects even from today.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/09/25

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Justin T

This has a pretty slow start but it’s nice to have a Godzilla film following on directly from the previous film as that hasn’t happened for a while. This has the same serious tone of the previous film. It is a direct sequel to Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) which was a re-sequel to Godzilla (1954) but it is also a sequel to Mothra (1961) and Space Amoeba (1970), well kind of anyway. This is a complicated timeline. It was great having Mothra back in a Godzilla movie and Mothra looks the best so far. Also thankfully the twin Shobijin/Elias return with Mothra. The special effects are also looking good, especially on the twins. Even their song is the best it has ever sounded! Overall this film is not as entertaining as the previous one and it is basically just more of the same but with a slower pace. Still the kaiju action is fantastic.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/03/24

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josh d

Not the best Godzilla movie, but not the worst.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Masaaki Tezuka

Director

Noboru Kaneko

Yoshito Chûjô

Miho Yoshioka

Pilot Azusa Kisaragi

Masami Nagasawa

Shobijin

Chihiro Otsuka

Shobijin

Kô Takasugi

JSDF Lieutenant Togashi

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Synopsis

Mothra's twin fairies appear with a warning to Japan... Kiryu (aka Mechagodzilla) must be put to rest at the bottom of the ocean or face the wrath of Mothra. When Godzilla returns once again, will humanity heed the warning or will Kiryu be forced to fight against two monsters?

Director: Masaaki Tezuka
Screenwriter: Masahiro Yokotani, Masaaki Tezuka
Distributor: Fathom Events
Production Co: Toho Company Ltd.
Rating: PG
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 22, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Runtime: 1h 37m

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