The Return of Godzilla, or simply Godzilla (ゴジラ, Gojira), [a] is a 1984 Japanese kaiju film directed by Koji Hashimoto, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano.

Jan 2, 2026 · The Return of Godzilla (ゴジラ, Gojira, lit. "Godzilla") is a 1984 tokusatsu kaiju film directed by Koji Hashimoto and written by Hideichi Nagahara from a story by Tomoyuki Tanaka, with …

It's a reboot that basically follows on from the original Gojira film of 1954. Plot has Godzilla back as a destroyer of mankind, setting its eyes on stomping Tokyo into oblivion.

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After a long era of peace and prosperity, the horrors of the past return to haunt the Japanese people. A fishing boat, swept adrift in a typhoon, passes the volcanic Izu-Oshima Islands, which suddenly erupt …

Thirty years after the original Godzilla and nine years after the final Showa-era film, the King of the Monsters was resurrected with this impressive reboot, which successfully inaugurated a new era in …

The Return of Godzilla was directed by Koji Hashimoto, produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, and written by Shuichi Nagahara, and details a new Godzilla's arrival to Japanese shores, and the human response …

The Japanese government suppresses news of Godzilla's return as political tensions increase between the US and USSR, both of whom are willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster. Rentals include 30 …