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Godzilla 1985 (1985) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 3.73/10
IMDB: ☆ 6.1/10
Metascore: ☆ 3.1/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 2.0/10
Godzilla 1985 Plot Synopsis:
Synopsis / Plot Summary: A reporter investigates the disappearance of a ship. He finds the ship and discovers that all the hands have been killed by a giant sea louse except for one. The lone survivor then tells the reporter that the ship was attacked by Godzilla (Gojira). Fearing a panic, the Japanese government then takes the survivor into custody to keep him from revealing that Godzilla has returned. However, a Soviet nuclear submarine is destroyed and the situation puts them and the United States on the brink of nuclear war, until the Japanese decide to come clean and admit that it was Godzilla. Soon the Japan and the rest of the world are on red alert as they wait for Godzilla to begin his rampage anew.
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Godzilla 1985 Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1985 (more 1985 movies)
Box Office: $4,116,395
Awards: 2
Nominations: 3
Production Co.: Toho Company
Language: Japanese, Russian, English
Country: Japan, United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Godzilla 1985 Release Dates In Theaters: Aug 23, 1985, DVD: May 22, 2017
Writers: Reuben Bercovitch, Fred Dekker, Akira Murao
Producers: Norio Hayashi, Kiyomi Kanazawa, Tony Randel, Andrea Barshova Stern, Fumio Tanaka, Tomoyuki Tanaka
Musicians: Reijirô Koroku
Cinematographers: Kazutami Hara
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Godzilla 1985 (1985) Cast (Click to Expand)
Godzilla 1985 Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Raymond Burr | ... | Steve Martin |
| Ken Tanaka | ... | Goro Maki |
| Yasuko Sawaguchi | ... | Naoko Okumura |
| Yôsuke Natsuki | ... | Dr. Hayashida |
| Shin Takuma | ... | Hiroshi Okumura |
| Keiju Kobayashi | ... | Prime Minister Mitamura |
| Eitarô Ozawa | ... | Finance Minister Kanzaki |
| Taketoshi Naitô | ... | Takegami, Chief Cabinet Secretary |
| Mizuho Suzuki | ... | Foreign Minister Emori |
| Junkichi Orimoto | ... | Director-General of the Defense Agency |
| Hiroshi Koizumi | ... | Geologist Minami |
| Kei Satô | ... | Chief Editor Gondo |
| Takenori Emoto | ... | Desk Editor Kitagawa |
| Sho Hashimoto | ... | Captain of Super X |
| Nobuo Kaneko | ... | Home Affairs Minister Isomura |
| Kunio Murai | ... | Secretary Henmi |
| Yoshifumi Tajima | ... | Environemental Director General Hidaka |
| Shigeo Katô | ... | Ship Captain |
| Koji Ishizaka | ... | Power Plant Guard (as Kôji Ishizaka) |
| Tetsuya Takeda | ... | Bum |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Raymond Burr, as Steve Martin, passed away at age 76 in Geyserville, California, USA.
Sign: Gemini, Height: 6' 1½" (1.87 m)
Also known as: Ray Burr - Ken Tanaka (b. March 6, 1951) – Goro Maki
Sign: Pisces - Yasuko Sawaguchi (b. June 11, 1965) – Naoko Okumura
Sign: Gemini, Height: 5' 2½" (1.59 m) - Yôsuke Natsuki, as Dr. Hayashida, passed away at age 81 in Tokyo, Japan.
Sign: Pisces
Also known as: Yôsuke Natsuke - Shin Takuma – Hiroshi Okumura
- Keiju Kobayashi – Prime Minister Mitamura
- Eitarô Ozawa – Finance Minister Kanzaki
- Taketoshi Naitô – Takegami, Chief Cabinet Secretary
- Mizuho Suzuki (b. October 23, 1927) – Foreign Minister Emori
Sign: Scorpio - Junkichi Orimoto (b. February 9, 1927) – Director-General of the Defense Agency
Sign: Aquarius, Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) - Hiroshi Koizumi, as Geologist Minami, passed away at age 88 in Tokyo, Japan.
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) - Kei Satô, as Chief Editor Gondo, passed away at age 81 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
Sign: Sagittarius - Takenori Emoto – Desk Editor Kitagawa
- Sho Hashimoto – Captain of Super X
- Nobuo Kaneko – Home Affairs Minister Isomura
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