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Godzilla vs. Hedorah was distributed in Japan on July 24, 1971, as part of the Toho Champion Festival. It was a moderate box office success, grossing ¥290–300 million , and largely ignored by Japanese critics.
In 1971 he was offered the role of the smog monster antagonist Hedorah in Godzilla vs. Hedorah, opposite Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla. He went on to play Gigan in two further Godzilla films. When Nakajima retired from the Godzilla role in 1972, substitutes were hired between 1973 and 1975 until Satsuma took over permanently in 1984. [ 6 ]
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (AKA Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster) [41] AKA Gojira tai Hedora; the first appearance of Hedorah: The Battle of Okinawa: AKA Gekido no showashi: Okinawa kessen: Lake of Dracula: AKA Chi o suu me (Bloodthirsty Eyes), AKA Bloodsucking Eyes; [42] English-dubbed version sold directly to TV in the US in 1980, with three minutes ...
6. Godzilla vs. Hedorah, a.k.a. Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster (1971) Returning to the ecological-parable roots of Ishiro Honda’s 1954 original, Godzilla vs. Hedorah is a Trojan horse of a ...
Haruo Nakajima (Japanese: 中島 春雄, Hepburn: Nakajima Haruo, January 1, 1929 – August 7, 2017) [2] was a Japanese actor and stuntman. A pioneer of suit acting, he is best known for playing Godzilla in 12 consecutive films, starting from the original Godzilla (1954) until Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972).
Hedorah (ヘドラ, Hedora), also known as the Smog Monster, is a fictional monster, or kaiju who first appeared in Toho's 1971 film Godzilla vs. Hedorah. Hedorah was named for Hedoro ( へどろ ) , the Japanese word for sludge , slime, vomit or chemical ooze.
Hirata was born in Seoul, Korea, [2] in 1927, into a wealthy family. He was educated at the prestigious Tokyo University's School of Law. [2] Before joining Shintoho as an assistant director (under his older brother, Yoshiki Onoda), Hirata moved into still photography, and eventually joined Toho in 1953, under the studio's "New Face" program, which would lead to his casting in Godzilla ...
King Kong vs. Godzilla: No Yes 1963 Matango: No Yes Atragon: No Yes 1964 Mothra vs. Godzilla: No Yes Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster: No Yes 1965 Frankenstein Conquers the World: No Yes Invasion of Astro-Monster: No Yes 1966 The War of the Gargantuas: No Yes Ebirah, Horror of the Deep: No Yes 1967 King Kong Escapes: No Yes 1968 Destroy All ...