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Godzilla vs. Hedorah is a japonais film of genre Drama directed by Yoshimitsu Banno released in USA on 1 february 1972 with Haruo Nakajima
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Gojira tai Hedorâ
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 february 1972
Length 1h27
Directed by Yoshimitsu Banno
OriginJapon
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, Environmental films, La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Giant monster films, Godzilla films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Rating61%
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (ゴジラ対ヘドラ, Gojira tai Hedora) is a 1971 Japanese science fiction kaiju film produced by Toho. Directed by Yoshimitsu Banno and featuring special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano, the film starred Akira Yamauchi, Toshie Kimura and Hiroyuki Kawase. The eleventh film in the Godzilla series, the film had a strong anti-pollution message with director Banno being inspired after visiting a polluted beach near Yokkaichi.
The film marked director Banno's directorial debut; however, the budget for Godzilla vs. Hedorah was significantly lower than previous Godzilla films. Banno was only given 35 days to shoot the film and only had one team available to shoot both the drama and monster effects scenes. Veteran Godzilla director Ishirō Honda was later tasked by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka to watch Banno's rough cut and provide advice.
The film was released theatrically in the United States in the spring of 1972 by American International Pictures as Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster.
Synopsis
The microscopic alien lifeform Hedorah feeds on Earth's pollution and grows into a poisonous, acid-secreting sea monster. After it sinks an oil tanker and attacks Dr. Toru Yano and his young son Ken Yano, scarring them both, Hedorah's toxic existence is revealed to the public. Ken Yano has visions of Godzilla fighting the world's pollution, and insists Godzilla will come to humankind's aid against Hedorah.Actors
Haruo Nakajima
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