Godzilla vs. Gigan

PG

1972

1h 29m

Sci-Fi

List

67%

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6 Reviews

48%

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250+ Ratings

Godzilla and Angorus fight three-headed dragon Ghidrah and huge bird Gigan at a cartoonist's theme park.

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Scott Meek

Time Out

Although Godzilla doesn't really cut it in the special effects department, he does have a certain lumbering charm. So does the script.

May 24, 2019

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Witney Seibold

Nerdist

The overall tone of Godzilla vs. Gigan skews a little more childish than usual. It has the same sugar-buzz 9-year-old-boy energy that makes the series so appealing, but it seems a little less focused.

May 24, 2019

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Rob Humanick

Projection Booth

Among the most efficient and exciting of the series since the 1954 original.

Rated: B+

May 24, 2019

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Bob Chipman

Escapist Magazine

This one takes awhile to get going, but as payoff you get Godzilla and Anguiras fighting new enemy Gigan and Ghidorah on one of the series' most unique battlefields: a Godzilla-themed amusement park.

May 23, 2019

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

For a film that's awfully busy and awfully manic, it turns out to be quite a dreadful slog.

Rated: 4/10

Feb 1, 2014

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TV Guide Staff

TV Guide

A substantial improvement over its predecessor, Godzilla vs. the smog monster (1971), this twelfth Godzilla movie is typically silly but features a rousing, extended monster battle to save the Earth from evil aliens.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 27, 2013

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Audience Member

This is peak showa era Godzilla! Is the action is great! Is the practical effects are near perfect, And the pyrotechnics are Spot on! And also Is debuse godzilla's most interesting foe, gigan, Is the robotic chicken with a buzzsaw in its chest!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/28/24

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Horror fan 4

A very good story with terrific fight scenes. A top 10 entry for sure in the Godzilla franchise. Tim Treakle

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/28/24

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Justin T

This has become my second favourite Godzilla movie so far after Destroy All Monsters (1968). There is a lot of city smashing and it goes on for ages which is great. There are also lots of monster fights and we get an awesome new space monster called Gigan! Some of the shots/scenes are repeated from previous films which is a shame but doesn’t detract too much. Some people might not even notice. The non-monster scenes have a story and it’s engaging. The music is normal, not too crazy. Apart from the stock footage my only gripes are that they didn’t give the aliens a cool name like Xiliens or The Kilaaks and we got translations when Godzilla and Anguirus were talking to each other.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/03/24

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Rich A

I watch this once a year usually takes me two to three months to watch my favorite movies this is one of them!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/23/24

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Taylor W

Okay okay, I know this one is bad… but it's the first one I saw and… sigh… i know every line in the dubbed version, yet I still watch it at least once a year

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Chanr3y k

What else do you expect from a '70s Godzilla movie? It's cheesey, its tedious, it's cheap, Godzilla's suit is falling apart in this movie, and the characters are boring.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Fukuda Jun

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Hiroshi Ishikawa

Gengo Kotaka

Yuriko Hishimi

Tomoko Tomoe

Tomoko Umeda

Machiko Shima

Minoru Takashima

Shosaku Takasugi

Zan Fujita

Fumio Sudo

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Synopsis

Godzilla and Angorus fight three-headed dragon Ghidrah and huge bird Gigan at a cartoonist's theme park.

Director: Fukuda Jun
Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenwriter: Shin'ichi Sekizawa
Production Co: Toho Company Ltd.
Rating: PG (Sci-Fi Monster Violence|Some Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 28, 2016
Runtime: 1h 29m

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