Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (1992)
Gojira vs. Mosura (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 42min
- Action, Adventure
- 12 Dec 1992 (Japan)
- Movie
Japan is caught in the middle of a three way battle between Godzilla, the divine Mothra, and her dark counterpart Battra.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 3 nominations.
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Cast
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Tetsuya Bessho | ... |
Takuya Fujita
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Satomi Kobayashi | ... |
Masako Tezuka
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Takehiro Murata | ... |
Kenji Andoh
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Saburô Shinoda | ... |
Professor Fukazawa
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| Akiji Kobayashi | ... |
Yuzo Tsuchihashi
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| Akira Takarada | ... |
Environmental Planning Board Chief Joji Minamino
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Makoto Ôtake | ... |
Marutomo Head Takeshi Tomokane
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Keiko Imamura | ... |
Cosmos #1
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Sayaka Osawa | ... |
Cosmos #2
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Megumi Odaka | ... |
Miki Saegusa
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| Tetsu Watanabe | ... |
Army Tank Battalion Commander
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Shin'ya Ôwada | ... |
Official
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Shoji Kobashi | ... |
Official
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| Susumu Kurobe | ... |
Official
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Shin Tatsuma | ... |
Official
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Shiori Yonezawa | ... |
Midori
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Kenzo Ogiwara | ... |
Takeo Shimura
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| Yoshiko Tanaka | ... |
Asuka Okouchi
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Kôichi Ueda | ... |
Marutomo Employee
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Andrew Smith | ... |
Nasa Space Observitory Officer
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| Kenpachirô Satsuma | ... |
Godzilla
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'Hurricane Ryu' Hariken | ... |
Battra
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Directed by
| Takao Okawara | ||
Written by
| Wataru Mimura | ... | (story "Gojira tai Gigamosu") |
| Akira Murao | ... | (story "Mosura tai Bagan") |
| Andrew Smith | ... | () |
| Yukiko Takayama | ... | (story "Kingu Gidora no Gyakushu") |
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | ... | (story "Mosura tai Bagan") |
| Minoru Yoshida | ... | (story "Mikuro Supa Batoru Gojira tai Gigamosu") |
| Kazuki Ômori | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | ... | executive producer |
| Shogo Tomiyama | ... | producer |
Music by
| Akira Ifukube | ||
Cinematography by
| Masahiro Kishimoto | ||
Art Direction by
| Tadashi Sakai | ||
Production Management
| Takahide Morichi | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kazuhiko Honma | ... | second assistant director |
| Reijin Kurokawa | ... | second assistant director |
| Masaaki Tezuka | ... | second assistant director |
Sound Department
| Hideyo Sasaki | ... | sound effects |
Special Effects by
| Kôichi Kawakita | ... | director of special effects |
| Keizô Murase | ... | special effects |
| Tetsuzô Ôsawa | ... | special effects production designer |
Visual Effects by
| Fumio Araki | ... | cg |
| Tadao Fujishita | ... | photographic effects |
| Mitsuaki Hashimoto | ... | effects animator |
| Osamu Izumiya | ... | photographic effects |
| Kenji Kagiwara | ... | video effects (as Kenji Hagiwara) |
| Toshiyuki Kimura | ... | matte painter |
| Yoshihito Kinoshita | ... | motion control |
| Yoshiyuki Kishimoto | ... | optical effects |
| Hajime Matsumoto | ... | optical supervisor |
| Akihiro Nishiyama | ... | effects animator |
| Toshihiro Ogawa | ... | optical supervisor |
| Takayuki Oguchi | ... | cg |
| Hiroshi Onodera | ... | optical supervisor |
| Tetuzo Osawa | ... | visual effects designer |
| Yoshimitsu Saito | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Kazunobu Sanpei | ... | matte paint camera |
| Gen Sato | ... | optical effects |
| Takanori Sato | ... | optical effects |
| Takashi Tanaka | ... | effects animator |
| Takashi Yamabe | ... | visual effects producer |
| Kazuhisa Yoshizawa | ... | effects animator |
| Tetsuo Ôya | ... | optical supervisor (as Tetsuo Oya) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toho (1992) (Japan) (theatrical)
- TriStar Pictures (1993) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Astro Distribution (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (United States) (VHS)
- Crystal Pictures (Brazil) (VHS)
- Madman Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
- NTV (1994) (Japan) (tv)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2008) (Japan) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1993) (Argentina) (VHS) (Argentinian Spanish Dub)
- Vértice 360 (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Marbling FineArts (miniatures and models)
- Marine Post (cg production)
- Nippon Effect Center (cg production)
- Shimada Production Co. (cg production)
- Sony PCL (cg production)
Other Companies
- Namco (opening cg)
- Ogawa Modeling (mechanical modeling)
- Ohira Special Effects (special effects production)
- Omni Productions (english voice recording)
- Replica Co. (Battra model making)
- Studio Ox (design work)
- Toho Costume (costume production)
- Toho Music Publishing (music production)
- Toho Sound Creative Studio (sound production)
- Toho Studios (sound stages)
- Toshiba EMI (soundtrack)
- Toyo Sound (sound effects)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The Earth is headed for disaster and when an archeological research team visits Infant Island to find out why, they discover two tiny women who reveal that the Earth is fighting back for all the harm humans have done here and sends out the evil Battra to destroy us. The Cosmos, as the girls are called, offer their help by calling Mothra to battle the creature. Unfortunately, Godzilla also appears and a three way battle begins that threatens to destroy Japan.
Written by Todd A. Bobenrieth |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $35,566,037, 12 Dec 1992 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Mothra stars in the movie because a poll showed that she was the most popular monster among women, who made up the bulk of movie-going audiences. The lighter tone, the family-oriented romance story, and child main character were all put into the movie to appeal more to a crowd of women and children. These factors contributed to the film's box office success, becoming the most successful Heisei film and bring in profits not seen since the the golden age of the 1960s. See more » |
| Goofs | When the larva Mothra bites Godzilla's tail in the ocean, look closely at the base of the tail as it's tossing Mothra upwards. You can clearly see the tail is a separate prop on some kind of support that has distorted it's shape - widening it unnaturally. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Godzilla & Son Exterminators (2020). See more » |
| Quotes |
Miki Saegusa:
[using her psychic powers to locate Cosmos]
Wait, turn off the radio! I can hear it... their song... it's close! See more » |