Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (ゴジラ × メガギラス G消滅作戦, Gojira tai Megagirasu: Jī Shōmetsu Sakusen, lit. Godzilla vs. Megaguirus: The G Extermination Strategy and Godzilla vs. Megaguirus: The G Annihilation Strategy) is a 2000 Japanese kaiju film directed by Masaaki Tezuka, with special effects by Kenji Suzuki. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, it is the 25th film in the Godzilla franchise and the second film in the franchise's Millennium series, as well as the 24th Godzilla film produced by Toho. The film stars Misato Tanaka, Shōsuke Tanihara, Yuriko Hoshi, Masatoh Eve, and Toshiyuki Nagashima; it also features the fictional monster characters Godzilla and Megaguirus, portrayed by Tsutomu Kitagawa and Minoru Watanabe, respectively.

Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Theatrical release poster by Noriyoshi Ohrai
Japanese name
Katakanaゴジラ対メガギラス
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnGojira tai Megagirasu
Directed byMasaaki Tezuka
Written byWataru Mimura
Hiroshi Kashiwabara
Produced byShogo Tomiyama
StarringMisato Tanaka
Shōsuke Tanihara
Yuriko Hoshi
Masatoh Eve
Toshiyuki Nagashima
CinematographyMasahiro Kishimoto
Edited byYoshiyuki Okuhara
Music byMichiru Ōshima
Production
company
Toho Pictures
Distributed byToho
Release dates
  • November 3, 2000 (2000-11-03) (Tokyo International Film Festival)
  • December 16, 2000 (2000-12-16) (Japan)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget¥700-800 million
Box office¥1.2 billion

Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, despite featuring the same Godzilla suit that was used in its immediate predecessor, Godzilla 2000, ignores the events of the previous installment, as well as every other entry in the franchise aside from the original 1954 film Godzilla. Godzilla vs. Megaguirus premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival on November 3, 2000, and was released theatrically in Japan on December 16, 2000.

The film was followed by Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack which was released on December 15, 2001.

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