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Mechagodzilla (Japanese: メカゴジラ, Hepburn: Mekagojira) is a fictional mecha character, that first appeared in the 1974 film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. In its debut appearance, Mechagodzilla is depicted as an extraterrestrial villain, a robot created by alien invaders to confront and destroy Godzilla .
Most notably, Anguirus helps Godzilla fight King Ghidorah and Gigan and attempts to fight Mechagodzilla on its own before the robot breaks its jaw in a bloody display, forcing it to retreat underground. The Showa Anguirus was 60 meters (197 feet) tall, 100 meters (328 feet) long and weighed 30,000 metric tons.
In 1995, a statue of the Heisei Godzilla was built and displayed at the Hibiya Godzilla Square, but in 2016, it was replaced by a 3-metre (9.8-foot; 300-centimetre; 120-inch) tall statue of Shin Godzilla. The Heisei Godzilla statue was moved inside the Toho Cinemas Hibiya building. [9]
In 2004, TriStar released the film on DVD as Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, with both English and Japanese audio included. [11] In 2019, both the Japanese version and export English version were included in a Blu-ray box set released by the Criterion Collection, which included all 15 films from the franchise's Shōwa era. [12]
Godzilla (/ ɡ ɒ d ˈ z ɪ l ə / ɡod-ZIL-ə) [c] is a fictional monster, or kaiju, that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. [2] The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films produced by Toho Co., Ltd., five American films, and numerous video games, novels, comic books, and television ...
Its placement on the Hotel Gracery terrace matches Godzilla's 50 meter height seen during the Showa era films in the franchise. [3] [4] The sculpture was placed as part of the ad campaign for the 2016 film Shin Godzilla. The sculpture was revealed on April 17 2015, where Godzilla was given the title of Shinjuku Tourism Ambassador.
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II was released theatrically in Japan on December 11, 1993, to generally positive reviews from critics. The film was a commercial success, generating a combined $194,000,000 (equivalent to $409,000,000 in 2023) from the box office, book sales and merchandise sales by 1994. [ 2 ]
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (ゴジラ×メカゴジラ, Gojira tai Mekagojira) [4] is a 2002 Japanese kaiju film directed by Masaaki Tezuka, with special effects by Yūichi Kikuchi. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures , it is the 27th film in the Godzilla franchise and the fourth film in the franchise's ...