Godzilla Island (1997-1998)

Godzilla Island Air date October 6, 1997 - September 30, 1998 Producer(s) Asai Kei Funded by Toho Production company Tsuburaya Eizo (associate) Distributor Toho Channel(s) Nippon Television Genre(s) Tokusatsu Episodes 256 Rate this series! 4.73 (11 votes)

Godzilla Island (ゴジラアイランド,   Gojira Airando) is a Japanese Godzilla television series directed by Shun Mizutani and written by Takahiko Masuda, Mizutani, and Kensei Nangi. Funded by Toho and produced in association with Tsuburaya Eizo, it premiered on October 6, 1997 and ran for a total of 256 three-minute episodes, finishing on September 30, 1998. The series is notable for its almost exclusive use of Bandai action figures to portray the kaiju.

Toho International announced plans to begin posting the series to its GODZILLA OFFICIAL by TOHO YouTube channel beginning in mid-November 2022, though this did not come to pass and the company has yet to announce an updated release frame.

Plot

In 2097, most of the world's monsters have been rounded up and are living on an island in the South Pacific dubbed Godzilla Island. The kaiju are kept content on their island home, and are monitored from the G-Guard base in the center of the island. There, Commander Besuke Jinguji watches and monitors the monsters day after day, with only the spherical robot Lucas by his side. However, the monotony of the job and of the monster's lives comes to an abrupt end when a gigantic UFO arrives on Earth. Inside is the Xilien Zagres, who, under the command of her leader, the Giant Dark Emperor, who is obsessed with taking over the planet, starting with Godzilla Island. However, as her ship begins to attack the island, a smaller ship arrives and defends the island, the monsters, and the base. As the Commander and Lucas scratch their heads, perplexed by this new turn of events, a young woman suddenly appears in the base. She introduces herself as Torema, and says she has come to help defend the island from Zagres' onslaught. However, the three heroes have a long road ahead of them, as the evil Xiliens have an entire army of monsters at their disposal, and more than a few surprises to boot. It will be up to the Commander, his daughter Misato, Torema, Lucas, and the horde of monsters living on Godzilla Island to defend their home, and the world, from the incoming invasion.

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

• Directed by   Shun Mizutani
• Written by   Takahiko Masuda, Shun Mizutani, Kensei Nangi
• Produced by   Asai Kei

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

• Jiro Dan   as   Besuke Jinguji
• Maimi Okuwa   as   Torema
• Kaori Aso   as   Misato Jinguji
• Sho Sawamura   as   Nao Koda
• Kaoru Ukawa   as   Landes
• Kenichiro Shimamura   as   Lucas (voice)
• Chafurin   as   M Space Hunter Alien (voice)
• Kaori Aizawa   as   Zagres
• Yutaka Aoyama   as   Narrator / Giant Dark Emperor (voice) / Cameron (voice)
• Kappei Yamaguchi   as   Dogora (voice)

Episodes

Godzilla Island (series)/Episodes

Appearances

Monsters Godzilla Parent Mothra Child Mothra / Mothra Leo Baby Mothra Mechagodzilla Baragon Gorosaurus Rodan / Fire Rodan Moguera Jet Jaguar SpaceGodzilla (physical form, ghost form) King Caesar Anguirus King Ghidorah Jigora Megalon Battra Fake Godzilla Godzilla Junior Destoroyah Gigan Hedorah Mecha-King Ghidorah Dogora Medical Jet Jaguar Fire Fighter Jet Jaguar Proto-Moguera Black Mechagodzilla Kamacuras Dororin Gororin Super Special SpaceGodzilla High Grade Type 2 Matango Neo Hedorah Hyper Mecha-King Ghidorah

Weapons, vehicles, and races Xiliens M Space Hunter Aliens Gyotengo Monster Vending Machine

Gallery

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Video releases

Toho DVD (2007)

• Region: 2
• Discs: 4
• Audio: Japanese
• Subtitles: None
• Special features: Interviews with director Shun Mizutani, writer Takahiko Masuda, and producer Asai Kei

Trivia

• Many tie-in toys were created for this series by Bandai, because this series was, in fact, created through the use of action figures.
• A CD of the theme music for the series, mostly composed by Akira Ifukube, was released in 1997 by Polygram and titled Welcome to Godzilla Island. Most of the music was provided by U2 guitarist THE EDGE.
• The names of numerous Toho kaiju which do not appear in the series are mentioned in the series' theme song "The Theme of GODZILLA." They include Ebirah, Manda, Gabara, Varan, Maguma, Sanda, Gaira, Gezora, Ganimes, Shockirus, Mechani-Kong, Griffon, and Kumonga.

References

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External links

• Official site
• Godzilla Channel playlist

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