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|caption            ="And Yet Another One?" post-credits scene from ''Godzilla vs. Hedorah'', hinting at the unmade sequel
|caption            ="And Yet Another One?" post-credits scene from ''Godzilla vs. Hedorah'', hinting at the unmade sequel
|name                =Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2
|name                =Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2
|alternatetitles    =Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster 2
|planned            =[[1974]]
|planned            =[[1974]]
|intendedrelease    =[[1975]]
|intendedrelease    =[[1975]]
|replaced            =''Godzilla vs. The Mutant Starfish'' → '''''Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2''''' → ''[[Godzilla vs. Red Moon]]'' → ''[[Godzilla vs. the Space Monsters: Earth Defense Directive]]'' → ''[[The Return of King Ghidorah (Showa)|The Return of King Ghidorah]]'' → ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan: The Return of King Ghidorah]]'' → ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]''
|replaced            =''[[Godzilla vs. Gezira]]'' → '''''Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2''''' → [[Terror of Mechagodzilla (First draft)|''Terror of Mechagodzilla'' (first draft)]] → ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''
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'''''Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2''''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ対ヘドラ2|Gojira tai Hedora Tsū}} is an unmade [[1975]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]].
'''''Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2''''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ対ヘドラ2|Gojira tai Hedora Tsū}} is an unmade [[1975]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]].
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==Plot==
==Plot==
Given that this film was to be a direct sequel to ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'', it most likely would have continued from the ending of the last film, where it is hinted at that a second [[Hedorah]] would emerge.
[[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]] battles a second [[Hedorah]] in Africa.
==History==
==History==
[[Yoshimitsu Banno]], the director of ''Godzilla vs. Hedorah'', was planning on making this movie, and had concluded ''Godzilla vs. Hedorah'' in a way that would have allowed a sequel to be made. However, [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]] fired him before production could start because he reportedly hated ''Godzilla vs. Hedorah''.{{citation needed}}
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."<ref name="BigBookLostFilms">{{cite book|title=[[The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films: Mutated Edition]]|author=LeMay, John|date=27 November 2019|publisher=Bicep Books|pages=148-150|isbn=978-1701683945}}</ref> A 1972 trip to [[wikipedia:Mauritania|Mauritania]] inspired Banno to move the setting to Africa, as well as the documentary ''[[wikipedia:Africa Addio|Africa Addio]]''.<ref name="BigBookLostFilms"/> "If those chaotic, dynamic countries developed a little further," he reasoned, "it wouldn't be implausible for Hedorah to show up there."<ref name="BigBookLostFilms"/> 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''.<ref name="Unmade">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1xOOGVoDgc Godzilla Unmade #2: Godzilla vs. Hedorah II]</ref>
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Revision as of 14:24, 29 July 2020

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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