Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2

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Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2
"And Yet Another One?" post-credits scene from Godzilla vs. Hedorah, hinting at the unmade sequel
Planned 1974
Intended release 1975
Concept history Godzilla vs. GeziraGodzilla vs. Hedorah 2Terror of Mechagodzilla (first draft)Terror of Mechagodzilla

Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2 (ゴジラ対ヘドラ2,   Gojira tai Hedora Tsū) is an unmade 1975 Godzilla film.

Plot

Godzilla battles a second Hedorah in Africa.

History

After producer Tomoyuki Tanaka decided that Yoshimitsu Banno's Godzilla vs. Gezira idea would be too expensive, the director proposed a direct sequel to Godzilla vs. Hedorah. The ending of his film had already set up the return of Hedorah, with the shooting script even calling for text that read "Godzilla vs. Hedorah Part 1: The End."[1] A 1972 trip to Mauritania inspired Banno to move the setting to Africa, as well as the documentary Africa Addio.[1] "If those chaotic, dynamic countries developed a little further," he reasoned, "it wouldn't be implausible for Hedorah to show up there."[1] Ultimately, Tanaka chose to bring back Mechagodzilla instead.

Trivia

  • In 2020, Raffael Coronelli adapted Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2 for the second episode of the fan audio drama series Godzilla Unmade.[2]

References

This is a list of references for Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 LeMay, John (27 November 2019). The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films: Mutated Edition. Bicep Books. pp. 148–150. ISBN 978-1701683945.
  2. Godzilla Unmade #2: Godzilla vs. Hedorah II

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