Yoshimitsu Banno

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Intended to address the crisis levels of pollution in postwar Japan, Godzilla vs. Hedorah finds the King of the Monsters fighting an alien life form that arrives on Earth and steadily grows by feeding on industrial waste. Director Yoshimitsu Banno infuses the film with equal parts ecological horror, humorous monster antics, and sixties psychedelia straight out of San Francisco, making for a truly unique—and divisive—entry in the series.

New cover illustration by Geof Darrow

Film Info

  • Japan
  • 1971
  • 85 minutes
  • Color
  • 2.35:1
  • Japanese

Available In

Collector's Set

Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975

Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975

Blu-ray Box Set

8 Discs

$179.96

Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Cast
Akira Yamauchi
Dr. Toru Yano
Toshie Kimura
Toshie Yano
Hiroyuki Kawase
Ken Yano
Toshio Shiba
Yukio Keuchi
Keiko Mari
Miki Fujiyama
Yoshio Yoshida
Fisherman
Susumu Okabe
TV announcer
Haruo Suzuki
Japan Self-Defense Forces officer
Credits
Director
Yoshimitsu Banno
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay
Kaoru Mabuchi
Screenplay
Yoshimitsu Banno
Director of photography
Yoichi Manoda
Art director
Yasuyuki Inoue
Music
Riichiro Manabe
Editor
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Special-effects director
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special-effects assistant director
Koichi Kawakita

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