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

The Return of Godzilla (1984)

December 15, 19841h 43mJA
7.2

331 votes

Overview

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.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$6.0M

Revenue

$11.0M

Production Companies

Toho Pictures

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John Chard

John Chard

7.0

It's good to have the moody atomic beast back! After an extended break, Godzilla as a movie force made its comeback with this the 16th Godzilla film and the first of what would be the Heisei series. It's a reboot that basically follows on from the original Gojira film of 1954. Plot has Godzilla back as a destroyer of mankind, setting its eyes on stomping Tokyo into oblivion. As Zilla goes about its destructive way, and Tokyo attempts to repel the onslaught, there's a backdrop of a diplomatic crisis reaching boiling point as the Soviets and the Americans get ready for nuclear war. Thankfully…

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Jstewart2007

7.0

After the campier films of the 1960s and 1970s, this was a great return to form for the Godzilla franchise.

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