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|producer    =[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]], [[Shogo Tomiyama]]
|director    =[[Takao Okawara]]
|director    =[[Takao Okawara]]
|writer      =[[Wataru Mimura]]
|writer      =[[Wataru Mimura]]
|composer    =[[Akira Ifukube]]
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'''''Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla 2''''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラVSメカゴジラ|Gojira buiesu Mekagojira|lit. ''Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla''}} is a [[1993]] {{daikaiju eiga}} produced by [[Toho Company Ltd.]], and the twentieth installment in the [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla series]], as well as the fifth in the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]]. The film was released to [[Japan]]ese theaters on December 11, [[1993]].
{{Quote|In this battle, everything will end.<br>The Birth of the End of the Century Tyrant. Everyone was waiting for this fight.<br>The greatest battle in history of the three giants over [[Godzilla Junior|Baby G]] is about to begin!<br>|parenthetical=この戦いで、すべてが終わる<br>世紀末覇王誕生。 だれもがこの戦いを待っていた。<br> ベビー{{ruby|G|ゴジラ}}をめぐる、史上最大の三大バトルが始まる!|Taglines}}
'''''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II''''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{tt|VS|たい}}メカゴジラ|Gojira {{tt|tai|alternatively 'buiesu'}} Mekagojira|lit. ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla''}} is a [[1993]] [[tokusatsu]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|kaiju film]] produced by [[Toho]], and the twentieth installment in the [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla series]], as well as the fifth in the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]]. The film was released to [[Japan]]ese theaters on December 11, [[1993]].<ref name="Godzilla.jp">[http://godzilla.jp/work/20/ ゴジラVSメカゴジラ|ゴジラ 東宝公式サイト] (official [[Godzilla.jp]] page)</ref>
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==Plot==
==Plot==
In [[1992]], only several months after the battle between [[Godzilla]] and [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]] in ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'', the [[United Nations]] form the [[United Nations Godzilla Countermeasures Center]] (U.N.G.C.C.). After declaring their first counter-Godzilla weapon, the air-ship Garuda, a failure, the U.N.G.C.C. recover the remains of [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]] from the ocean and convert the 23rd century armor and other components to create the ultimate weapon: [[MechaGodzilla (Heisei)|MechaGodzilla]]. By [[1994]], two years after its construction began, and 40 years after Godzilla first attacked Japan, the giant robot is completed and prepared for action.
In 1992, the [[United Nations]] establishes a special task force to combat the threat posed to mankind by [[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]], the [[United Nations Godzilla Countermeasures Center]] (U.N.G.C.C.), also known as Counter-G. The U.N.G.C.C.'s military branch, [[G-Force]], recruits the world's brightest scientific minds to construct a fighting machine to battle Godzilla. The result of this initiative is an aerial warship known as [[Garuda]], but it is deemed too weak to effectively stand against Godzilla. G-Force salvages the remnants of [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]], a cyborg built in the year [[2204]], and reverse-engineers its components in order to use them to build its own new robot. Constructed with the utmost in modern technology, the machine is designed in Godzilla's own image. G-Force dubs its ultimate weapon [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]]. Construction of Mechagodzilla is nearly completed by 1994, under the direction of [[Leo Asimov|Dr. Leo Asimov]] and G-Force's Commander [[Takaki Aso]]. [[Kazuma Aoki]], a pilot who worked on the construction of Garuda, is ordered to report to [[Takuya Sasaki]], the Captain of the Mechagodzilla team. Sasaki informs Aoki that he has been selected to work as one of Mechagodzilla's pilots, and Aoki is put through a rigorous training protocol.


Meanwhile, on an expedition to an irradiated island called [[Adonoa Island]] in the Bering Sea, a [[Japan]]ese team comes across a gigantic nest containing two large eggs, one hatched and one still intact. They remove the unhatched egg from the nest and bring it to their camp for further study. However, their actions are being observed by the former occupant of the second egg: [[Rodan]], a giant [[Pteranodon]]. The mutated pterosaur attacks the scientific team in an attempt to protect its unborn kin. As the team flee from their destroyed camp, they notice that the sea is beginning to glow blue and, several seconds later, Godzilla rises and lumbers ashore. Rodan violently attacks the King of the Monsters, pecking at him and razing him with his sharp talons and spiked chest. While the two ancient beasts fight, the team quickly secures the intact egg and escape on board a [[Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma|helicopter]]. On the ground, Rodan is defeated by Godzilla and apparently killed. Godzilla then turns his tail and begins to pursue the helicopter, and the egg, back to Japan. Once there, the unhatched egg, presumed to contain another pteranodon, is brought to Kyoto to be monitored and studied. There, a strange vine-like plant found growing on the shell is discovered to contain a strange kind of psychic music. When it is played, the egg begins to hatch, and from out of the fractured shell emerges not a baby pteranodon, but a [[Godzilla Junior#Baby Godzilla|Baby Godzilla]]. Professor Omae, one of the scientists who discovered the egg on Adonoa Island, speculates that the [[Godzillasaurus]], the un-irradiated dinosaur species that gave rise to Godzilla himself, are animals that lay their eggs in the nests of other dinosaurs, thus explaining the presence of a Godzillasaurus egg in the nest of a Pteranodon. Unfortunately, no sooner has the Baby Godzilla pushed itself from it's egg, then the adult Godzilla appears off the coast of Japan, heading toward Kyoto with great speed. At the U.N.G.C.C. headquarters, the G-Force, the military arm of the U.N.G.C.C., scramble and prepare MechaGodzilla for battle. The 120 meter tall mecha is launched from it's underground base and quickly flies towards Godzilla. Once it lands, it begins to unleash a barrage of weapons against its organic counterpart, including a Mega-Buster beam, a powerful Plasma Laser system, and shock cables designed to pierce Godzilla's hide to deliver a powerful electric shock. However, when these are fired into Godzilla during the battle, the monster unleashes a nuclear pulse that sends the energy flying back towards it's source. The violent influx of energy begins to send MechaGodzilla's systems haywire, and the machine's engine room soon erupts into flames. With the robot paralyzed, the crew can only watch helplessly as Godzilla rises and shoves them aside. With his mechanical doppelganger defeated, Godzilla heads once again toward Kyoto, destroying everything in his path. He soon arrives at the science institute where the Baby is located. However, the scientists within had previously realized that Godzilla had come to Japan to find his newborn kin, and had taken the infant to the basement of the building in an attempt to isolate it from the adult monster. The plan works, and Godzilla, sad and angry, is forced to leave, unable to locate the young Godzillasaurus.
Meanwhile, a team of [[Japan]]ese scientists led by Professor Hiroshi Omae arrives on the remote [[Adonoa Island]] in the Bering Sea to investigate a ''[[Pteranodon]]'' fossil unearthed by [[Russia]]n petroleum workers. Omae is impressed by the remarkable condition of the fossil, but is informed that a nest was also found on the island. Upon reaching the nest, the scientists find a seemingly intact ''Pteranodon'' egg and a hatched one. The scientists decide to bring the egg back to Omae's institute in [[Kyoto]], and begin loading it into a helicopter. As the egg is being prepared for transport, a huge ''Pteranodon'' lands on a cliff overlooking the scientists' camp and roars. Omae identifies the creature as [[Rodan/Heisei|Rodan]], a ''Pteranodon'' that grew to gigantic size due to being exposed to the nuclear waste dumped on Adonoa Island by the Russians, similar to how Godzilla was created. Rodan flies over the camp and attacks the scientists, who try to flee to the edge of the island. They arrive on a cliff above the ocean, and witness the water below flashing. Rodan lands on a perch and looks into the water, only for a blue beam to blast out of the sea and nearly strike Rodan. Godzilla then surfaces from the water and roars at Rodan, who flies over the water and roars back. Godzilla comes ashore on the island and initiates battle with Rodan. While the monsters fight, the scientists successfully load the egg onto their chopper and escape the island. Godzilla finally defeats Rodan by stomping him into the ground and then blasting him multiple times with his atomic breath at point-blank range. His foe seemingly dead, Godzilla returns to the ocean and begins following the chopper back to Japan.


Soon after, the U.N.G.C.C. places the Baby Godzilla in a specially-built enclosure at their H.Q., the G-Center, for safe keeping. There, the dinosaur is studied and X-rayed. However, after analyzing the X-rays, the scientists at G-Center discover something unexpected: the Baby has a large muscle-like organ, or "sacral brain", in his hip, presumably used to control lower body functions. The U.N.G.C.C.'s top brass, the Counter G Bureau, assume that the adult Godzilla, being the same species as Baby, albeit much more heavily mutated, must also posses such a "second" brain. Armed with this new information, the Bureau, along with the G-Force Commander Aso, develop a new plan of action. They plan to outfit MechaGodzilla with a new weapon: The G-Crusher System. The system will be designed to fire high-powered cables into Godzilla's sacral brain and deliver an electric shock powerful enough to destroy it. This, it is hoped, will paralyze Godzilla's lower half and make it impossible for him to stand on his own two feet. The conflict, the Bureau decides, will take place on the uninhabited Ogasawara Islands, far from any city. However, in order to lure the nuclear behemoth to the desired location, U.N.G.C.C. Director Segawa and Comander Aso decide to use the Baby Godzilla as a decoy, as Godzilla had previously displayed an ability, and willingness, to pursue and locate the younger monster. Although protests arise from both Baby's human guardian, Asuza Gojo, whom Baby had imprinted on both before and after his hatching, and psychic Miki Saegusa, who had also grown quite attached to the young Godzillasaurus as well, the plan goes ahead and Baby is loaded into a canister to be flown, via helicopter, to the site of the operation. However, the complete success of said operation is not in the books. Unknown to the U.N.G.C.C.'s top brass, an incident had previously occurred that would place the entire plan in jeopardy. A few days earlier, Miki had brought a group of young students from the Psyonics Center, where she had [[Godzilla vs Biollante|previously been a student]], to visit Baby. Once there, the young girls sang a song for him... the same song that had emanated from the mysterious plant that had grown on Baby's eggshell. Upon hearing the melody, Baby suddenly turned very violent, roaring and slamming his body against the fence around his enclosure. Miki surmised that the music from the plant, when played, gives any creature that the plant has effected, in this case, Baby as it had grown on his egg, a boost of power and of energy. Unfortunately, Baby was not the only monster to receive energy from the ancient plant's song. Back on Adanoa Island, under a pile of rocks and debris, the eyes of Rodan flicker open as the creature regains consciousness. Realizing that its "brother" had been taken away, the prehistoric reptile spreads its huge wings and, as the energy granted to it by the plant's music flowed through its body, transforms into a new, crimson-shaded, nuclear-powered, form: [[Rodan#Fire Rodan|Fire Rodan]]. The huge pterosaur then departs the island and flies to the aid of its "sibling".
When Aoki, a self-proclaimed "''Pteranodon'' enthusiast," learns about the egg being held in Kyoto, he immediately travels to the institute to try and get a closer look. Aoki enters the lab where researcher [[Azusa Gojo]] is watching over the egg, and begins taking pictures of it. Azusa is annoyed and tells Aoki she will be forced to call security if he doesn't leave. Aoki tries to persuade Azusa otherwise, but eventually gives in and leaves. Azusa meets with Omae, who shows her a series of photographs taken of the egg at various times. He notes that sometimes the egg glows bright red, which happened as they were taking it from his nest. He believes the red glow indicates that the creature inside the egg is frightened. The egg also glows red whenever Azusa is not present in the lab. Omae believes that the creature inside the egg has been listening to outside sounds in an attempt to recognize its mother's voice, but instead heard Azusa and imprinted on her. Aoki, having managed to steal a plant sample that was taken from the egg, encounters [[Miki Saegusa]] at G-Force's headquarters, who claims she senses a strong psychic energy emanating from the plant. She brings it to the Psychic Development Center and allows her students to try and measure its energy instead. The students feed the plant's energy into a tape, which produces a strange melody. Miki and Aoki bring the tape to Omae at the institute in Kyoto, and play it. The melody has a strange effect on the egg, which begins to hatch while Azusa is on duty. Azusa calls Omae and the others into the lab, and they are all stunned to see that the hatchling is not a ''Pteranodon'', but something different. Miki identifies the hatchling as a [[Godzillasaurus]], the same species which Godzilla originated as before being irradiated. Miki says that unlike Godzilla himself, the Godzillasaurus species is docile and non-aggressive. The hatchling, which Azusa names [[Godzilla Junior|BabyGodzilla]], demonstrates his gentle nature by affectionately nudging his surrogate mother, and eating a flower she feeds him. As the group marvels over the creature, Miki senses Godzilla approaching.


Back in Japan, the J.S.D.F. [[Kawasaki CH-47J Chinook|helicopter]] transporting the canister that contains both the Baby Godzilla and his guardian Asuza heads toward the Ogasawara Islands. Suddenly, Fire Rodan drops out of the sky and destroys the helicopter, grabs the canister in its talons, and promptly flies off towards the coast of Japan. In an instant, the U.N.G.C.C.'s plan has completely disintegrated, and the G-Force is forced to launch MechaGodzilla in an attempt to intercept Rodan. Also launched is the U.N.G.C.C.'s first counter-Godzilla mech: Garuda. At the same time the G-Crusher system was being integrated into MechaGodzilla, both the giant robot and it's airship predecessor were upgraded to literally combine into one, powerful machine dubbed [[MechaGodzilla (Heisei)|Super MechaGodzilla]]. By nightfall, Rodan arrives in Tokyo, and MechaGodzilla is not far behind. Not long after the flying reptile lands, it begins to break open the container with it's sharp beak in an attempt to reach the Baby Godzilla inside. Fortunately, MechaGodzilla lands and prepares to confront Rodan. However, the latter had no intention of surrendering it's only family and unleashed it's new Uranium Heat Beam, an energy beam similar to Godzilla's famous Atomic Ray, upon the former. MechaGodzilla quickly retaliates and the two titans exchange energy beams. After a few minutes, Garuda arrives and pursues Fire Rodan through the air above the city. Unfortunately, a flyby and strike from Rodan's chest spikes quickly sends the aerial mech crashing to the ground. MechaGodzilla soon retaliates and blasts Rodan out of the sky and into a building. As the huge robot approaches the downed reptile, Rodan suddenly rises and begins to violently peck at MechaGodzilla's eyes, successfully pecking one out of commission. However, with a blast of the immense machine's Plasma Laser Cannon, Fire Rodan is sent flying backwards into a group of buildings, where it lies with a huge bleeding wound in it's chest, unconscious and both foaming and bleeding from the mouth.
Consistent with Miki's premonition, Godzilla appears at Yokkaichi, and begins heading directly for Kyoto. G-Force scrambles its units and prepares Mechagodzilla for launch. With Aoki in Kyoto, Sasaki is forced to recruit a backup pilot for the machine. Mechagodzilla is launched and lands in front of Godzilla in the countryside outside of Kyoto. Mechagodzilla fires its mega buster ray at Godzilla, who counters with his atomic breath. Godzilla's beam is harmlessly absorbed by Mechagodzilla's synthetic diamond armor, then converted into concentrated plasma energy and fired back through the plasma grenade. This beam knocks Godzilla to the ground and injures him. Mechagodzilla then fires paralyzer missiles at the downed Godzilla, then launches two shock anchor harpoons into his body. Mechagodzilla begins discharging a powerful electrical surge into Godzilla, causing him to roar in pain and foam at the mouth. Suddenly, Godzilla flashes red and the electrical current is reversed back into Mechagodzilla. Mechagodzilla short-circuits and becomes immobilized, allowing Godzilla to get back to his feet and knock Mechagodzilla down. Godzilla roars victoriously, then continues on his way, leaving Mechagodzilla badly damaged. G-Force deploys conventional military units to try and halt Godzilla, but he easily dispatches them with his atomic breath. G-Force is left helpless as Godzilla enters Kyoto and begins tearing through the city. Miki and the others realize that Godzilla is being called there by BabyGodzilla, and decide to try and isolate him by moving him to a secure storage room in the basement. When Godzilla reaches the institute, he is unable to locate BabyGodzilla, then destroys the upper levels of the building in frustration before returning to the ocean.


Away from the battle, a team of soldiers work to free Baby and Asuza from the canister. As they attempt to cut open the door, the sea behind them begins to stir, and a few moments later, Godzilla rises and lumbers into the city. MechaGodzilla turns around and quickly fires it's Mega Buster beam at the creature that, having successfully followed the bait, was now at the robot's mercy. Godzilla, too, fires his beam, and the two energy rays meet between the two monsters. The beams then explode and push the monsters back a little ways. Godzilla then charges and grabs his mechanical clone by the head, picks it up, and throws it down again. As the nuclear leviathan begins to pummel MechaGodzilla with his tail, Garuda finally reenters the fray, firing at Godzilla and distracting it long enough to allow his downed opponent time to escape. With Godzilla distracted, Garuda flies into position behind MechaGodzilla and attaches to its back; Super MechaGodzilla is born. The robot monster, now much more maneuverable than before, fires tranquilizer missiles into it's organic counterpart, and the crew prepares the G-Crusher. On board, Miki Saegusa uses her psychic powers to successfully locate Godzilla's sacral brain. However, she cannot find the strength to fire the electric cables into the creature whom, through her relationship with Baby, she has come to care about. Her orders, however, are clear, and she reluctantly locks on to the brain and fires the cables. They soar through the air and shoot through Godzilla's thick hide. With the cables in place, Miki places her hand on the button, and fires. A powerful electric current shoots through the cable and into Godzilla's second brain. Miki watches as the organ explodes and the King of the Monsters, paralyzed from the waist down, falls to the ground in agony. MechaGodzilla begins to blast Godzilla with beam after beam, and continues to send a current through the cable into the beast.
G-Force assumes custody of BabyGodzilla, and moves him to a secure facility. Azusa is allowed to continue caring for the infant, which G-Force deems to be an important asset. Sasaki confronts Aoki and strips him of his position on the Mechagodzilla team, assigning him to work at the U.N.G.C.C.'s parking garage. Frustrated, Aoki begins working on a way to improve Garuda in his spare time, then corners Dr. Asimov when he is trying to enter the parking garage. Asimov is impressed by Aoki's proposal to improve Garuda's combat power, but asks what they will have to do with Mechagodzilla. Aoki proposes modifying both machines to allow Garuda to dock onto Mechagodzilla's back, combining their offensive capabilities. Asimov approves Aoki's plan, and he is re-promoted to being a pilot. Aoki visits Azusa at the facility holding BabyGodzilla, and shows her the new vehicle he has been working on: the Pteranodon Robot. Aoki allows Azusa to ride on it, but as it flies its engines sputter and it crashes in BabyGodzilla's enclosure. Thankfully, both Aoki and Azusa are unharmed, and Aoki packs up the robots wreckage. As he is doing so, Miki and a group of her students enter the facility to see BabyGodzilla. Miki says the girls have learned to sing a song for Baby, and Azusa asks them to perform it. As they sing, they are heard by Rodan all the way on Adonoa Island. Rodan recovers from the injuries he sustained in his battle with Godzilla, then transforms into [[Rodan/Heisei#Fire Rodan|Fire Rodan]] and begins flying to Japan. The song also has an effect on BabyGodzilla, who begins thrashing violently against the fence and roaring. Azusa is able to calm BabyGodzilla down, but is unsure what caused him to act like this. Miki realizes that the song, the same song produced by the plant found on BabyGodzilla's egg, gives him a huge intake of power.


Back near the canister, the soldiers are still attempting to cut out Asuza and the Baby Godzilla. However, after Godzilla is paralyzed and apparently defeated, Baby begins to slam himself against the door, eventually breaking through it completely. The young Baby Godzilla then lets out the loudest roar it can make, and the sound travels across the battle field to a fallen ally. From under a pile of rubble, Fire Rodan calls back feebly and lifts it's self from the ground, attempting to fly to it's distressed "brother". MechaGodzilla, however, has no intention of letting the pterosaur escape and quickly and easily shoots it down. Rodan lands on top of the paralyzed Godzilla, and it appears that the two monsters will soon lie dead together. However, the flying monster has one last trick to play. As it lays its head on Godzilla's spines, a glowing powder-like substance begins to fall around the fallen Monster King. Inside MechaGodzilla, Miki realizes that Rodan is transferring his life energy to Godzilla. She watches her screen in amazement as Godzilla's sacral brain begins to heal itself. Outside, Rodan's body disappears as it sacrifices itself so that its "sibling" might live. Several seconds later, Godzilla's eyes open, and the creature rises again. With energy swarming around him, he lets out a roar of triumph. MechaGodzilla, however, is in trouble. The unbelievable amount of energy released by Rodan has started to melt the metal monster's beam-proof diamond shield. With the robot now defenseless, Godzilla unleashes a new weapon: Spiral Fire Ray, a special gift from Fire Rodan, upon MechaGodzilla. The machine falls to the ground and, after a few more hits from the new ray, erupts into flames. Godzilla roars in victory; MechaGodzilla has been defeated. Real life has triumphed over artificial life.
G-Force assembles several of its highest-ranking members along with Miki to discuss the latest anti-Godzilla plan. Studies of BabyGodzilla's anatomy reveal that he possesses a secondary brain in his hip area that controls all motor function in his lower body. Because Godzilla and Baby are of the same species, logic would dictate that he must possess the same structure. G-Force's plan is to use BabyGodzilla to lure Godzilla to the Ogasawara Islands, then use Mechagodzilla to target and destroy his second brain, crippling him and allowing Mechagodzilla to finally destroy him. Commander Aso says that this plan has been codenamed "G-Crusher," and should finally result in Godzilla's death. Miki objects to using BabyGodzilla as a decoy, but Aso informs her that she will be watching over Baby, as she will be onboard Mechagodzilla during the operation. Miki's psychic abilities will allow her to more easily locate Godzilla's second brain so Mechagodzilla can target and destroy it. When Azusa learns of the plan, she appeals to Minister [[Takayuki Segawa]] and asks him to cancel the plan, but he tells her there is no room for sentimentality and that Baby must be used in the plan. As BabyGodzilla is being loaded onto a canister for transport to Ogasawara, his eyes begin glowing red in fear. Azusa runs up to Baby to comfort him, then insists on accompanying him inside the canister. G-Force obliges and closes the doors on the canister, which is airlifted by a helicopter toward the Ogasawara Islands. Just as the chopper is leaving, Fire Rodan is spotted in Japanese airspace. Fire Rodan passes over Sendai and intercepts the helicopter, destroying it and grabbing the canister. Fire Rodan touches down in Makuhari and begins trying to break open the container with his beak. G-Force deploys Mechagodzilla to battle Fire Rodan and reclaim the canister, while Aoki takes command of Garuda and accompanies Mechagodzilla into battle. Mechagodzilla arrives at Makuhari and confronts Fire Rodan, who blasts it with his newly-acquired uranium heat beam. Sasaki tells Aoki to distract Fire Rodan and get him clear of the container so Mechagodzilla can safely use its plasma grenade against him. Garuda flies overhead and begins blasting Fire Rodan with its lasers until he takes flight and begins chasing after it. Fire Rodan slams into Garuda with his chest spikes, causing the craft to spin out of control and crash into a building. Fire Rodan turns his attention to Mechagodzilla and begins firing his heat beam, but Mechagodzilla fires its plasma grenade at Rodan, sending him slamming into a skyscraper, which collapses on top of him. Mechagodzilla approaches the rubble, but Fire Rodan breaks free and attacks Mechagodzilla up close, pecking out its right eye with his beak. Mechagodzilla fires the plasma grenade again up close, shredding Fire Rodan's chest and blasting him away. Rodan lies on his back, bleeding heavily from the chest and mouth and seemingly dying.


Meanwhile, a helicopter has arrived to take the soldiers and Asuza to safety. Baby, however, cannot come along. Asuza knows that Godzilla will never stop seeking the young dinosaur, and that as long as he remains with people, he will be used like an asset, a decoy in another plot to kill Godzilla. She apologizes to him and says goodbye as she leaves him on the ground. A few minutes later, the adult Godzilla finally locates the Baby and stands before him, towering above the tiny creature. Baby, his eyes glowing red with fear, runs behind the canister to hide. Back at MechaGodzilla's wreckage, the crew has survived and escaped the burning robot. Miki receives a call from Asuza, who pleads with her to somehow help Baby realize that he must go with Godzilla. Miki accepts and uses her powers to send the plant music to Baby, whom calms down and finally comes out of hiding to stand before his new "father", who has a very gentle look in his normally hostile eyes. With that, both monsters turn and head out to sea, their future grow is beyond anyone's guess.
Before G-Force can celebrate its victory, Godzilla emerges from the ocean and begins coming ashore. Mechagodzilla turns to face Godzilla and fires its mega buster ray as Godzilla fires his atomic breath. [[Energy Beam Lock|The beams lock in midair]], then burst in a flash of light, knocking Godzilla to the ground and causing Mechagodzilla to overheat. Godzilla gets back to his feet and charges at Mechagodzilla, grabbing his mechanical doppelganger by the head and throwing him. Godzilla begins stomping on Mechagodzilla's head and slamming the machine with his tail, as Mechagodzilla is left helpless on the ground. Sasaki manages to reestablish contact with Aoki, and tells him to distract Godzilla. Aoki successfully restarts Garuda and flies back into combat, firing laser beams at Godzilla and drawing him away from Mechagodzilla. Mechagodzilla successfully stands back up and Garuda docks onto its back, forming [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei#Super Mechagodzilla|Super Mechagodzilla]]. Super Mechagodzilla begins hovering and opens fire on Godzilla with its staggering array of weaponry, which now includes Garuda's laser cannons. The onslaught knocks Godzilla to the ground, and Super Mechagodzilla takes the opportunity to fire tranquilizer missiles at him. As Godzilla weakly staggers back to his feet, Super Mechagodzilla fires its shock anchor harpoons into his lower body, then begins discharging electricity. Miki uses a targeting computer to pinpoint the location of Godzilla's second brain, and once she finds it Super Mechagodzilla releases an electrical surge into the brain that ruptures it. Godzilla is immediately crippled and falls face-first to the ground. Aoki exclaims that they have finally beaten Godzilla, then exits Garuda inside his Pteranodon Robot. Aoki lands near the container holding Azusa and BabyGodzilla, where Professor Omae and some soldiers are working to try and free them, and immediately runs up to it to make sure Azusa is alright. Sasaki gives the order to finish Godzilla, and Super Mechagodzilla begins unleashing all of its weapons on the helpless Godzilla. At this moment, BabyGodzilla becomes distressed and breaks free of the container, calling out to Fire Rodan. Though mortally wounded, Fire Rodan hears his surrogate brother's call and takes flight. Super Mechagodzilla shoots Fire Rodan down with its mega buster, and he falls on top of Godzilla. Suddenly, Fire Rodan begins glowing brightly and transfers his energy into Godzilla. Miki sees that Fire Rodan's energy has restored Godzilla's second brain, which Sasaki cannot believe. As Fire Rodan dissipates into nothing, Godzilla's eyes open and he roars furiously. Godzilla gets back up to his feet and gives off a powerful nuclear pulse, which is too hot for Super Mechagodzilla's diamond armor to withstand. Super Mechagodzilla's armor plate begins to melt, and Godzilla blasts it with an extremely powerful red version of his atomic breath wrapped in a golden spiral. The beam badly damages Super Mechagodzilla and causes it to stagger backward. Super Mechagodzilla fires its mega buster, which again locks with Godzilla's atomic breath. When the beams explode, Super Mechagodzilla falls backward onto a building while Godzilla is unharmed. Godzilla again blasts Super Mechagodzilla with his red spiral heat beam, which blows off Mechagodzilla's head and finally triggers the machine to explode. As Godzilla roars victoriously, Sasaki and the rest of Mechagodzilla's crew emerge unharmed from the cockpit, despite the computer claiming there are no survivors.
 
With Godzilla approaching their location, Aoki and Omae board a helicopter and tell Azusa to do the same. Azusa realizes she cannot care for BabyGodzilla anymore, and tearfully embraces him and says goodbye. As Azusa boards the helicopter, she looks back to see Baby desperately tugging on her shirt with tears welling in his eyes. Azusa apologizes to Baby, but begs him to understand that she can't care for him anymore. She embraces Baby one last time, then closes the chopper door and departs, leaving BabyGodzilla alone in a field as Godzilla approaches. Godzilla roars at BabyGodzilla, which frightens him and sends him running behind the canister. Azusa contacts Miki and asks her to use her telepathy to convince Baby to go away with Godzilla, to live with his own kind. Miki says she will try, and stands on top of Mechagodzilla's cockpit, transmitting psychic messages to both Godzilla and Baby. Baby finally understands, and slowly approaches Godzilla. Godzilla roars softly at the infant, a look of gentleness on his normally hostile face. Baby roars back, and begins following Godzilla out to sea. As Godzilla and Baby depart, Mechagodzilla's crew look on, remarking that life always triumphs against artificial life. Azusa and Aoki climb to the top of a hill to watch Godzilla and Baby leave, and ponder the possibility of a new dinosaur age beginning long after man's time on Earth has ended. Azusa says that whenever that time comes, both Godzilla and his newly-adopted son will be waiting for it.
==Staff==
==Staff==
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|Directed by=[[Takao Okawara]]
|Directed by=[[Takao Okawara]]
|Written by=Wataru Mimura
|Written by=[[Wataru Mimura]]
|Produced by=[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]], [[Shogo Tomiyama]]
|Produced by=[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]], [[Shogo Tomiyama]]
|Music by=[[Akira Ifukube]]
|Music by=[[Akira Ifukube]]
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|Production Design by = Ken Sakai}}
|Production Design by = Ken Sakai}}
==Cast==
==Cast==
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|[[Masahiro Takashima]]|[[Kazuma Aoki]]
|[[Masahiro Takashima]]|[[Kazuma Aoki]], [[United Nations Godzilla Countermeasures Center]] Robotics Engineer
|Ryoko Sano|National Institute of Biotechnics Researcher [[Azusa Gojo]]
|Ryoko Sano|[[Azusa Gojo]], researcher at the Kyoto National Institute of Biotechnics
|[[Megumi Odaka]]|[[Miki Saegusa]]
|[[Megumi Odaka]]|[[Miki Saegusa]]
|Yusuke Kawazu|National Institute of Biotechnics Professor [[Hiroshi Omae]]
|Daijiro Harada|[[G-Force]] Captain [[Takuya Sasaki]]
|[[Kenji Sahara]]|Minister [[Takayuki Segawa]]
|Ichirota Miyagawa|G-Force Lieutenant Jun Sonezaki
|Akira Nakao|Commander [[Takaki Aso]]
|LaSalle Ishii|Kunio Katsuragi, Russo-Japanese Joint oilfield researcher
|[[Koichi Ueda]]|General Iwao Hyodo
|[[Shinobu Nakayama]]|Yuri Katagiri, U.N.G.C.C. robotics technician
|Daijiro Harada|G-Force Captain [[Takuya Sasaki]]
|Takeno Isao|Hiroshi Imai, U.N.G.C.C. Robotics Engineer
|Ichirota Miyagawa|MechaGodzilla Gunner Atsushi Sonezaki
|[[Kenji Sahara]]|U.N.G.C.C. Secretary [[Takayuki Segawa]]
|Shelley Sweeney|MechaGodzilla Co-pilot and Operator Catherine Berger
|[[Koichi Ueda]]|Colonel Iwao Hyodo, G-Force Head of Weapons Development
|LaSalle Ishii|Oilfield Researcher Kunio Katsuragi
|[[Tadao Takashima]]|Hosono, chief of the Center for Psychic Development (special guest appearance)
|Leo Meneghetti|Robotics PhD [[Leo Asimov]]
|[[Akira Nakao]]|Colonel [[Takaki Aso]], G-Force Commander
|Takeno Isao|Robot Engineer Hiroshi Imai
|Yusuke Kawazu|Professor Hiroshi Omae, paleontologist at the Kyoto National Institute of Biotechnics
|Shinobu Nakayama|Robot Engineer Yuri Katagiri
|[[Shelley Sweeney]]|Catherine Berger, [[United States]] Marine and [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]] co-pilot and operator
|Tadao Takashima|Center for Psychic Development Chief Hosono
|Leo Meneghetti|Dr. [[Leo Asimov]], robotics engineer
|Sayaka Osawa|Psychic Schoolteacher
|Vitali Issayev|Ivanovic, [[Russia]]n oilfield researcher
|Keiko Imamura|Psychic Schoolteacher
|Johnny Archer|Johnny Owen, Mechagodzilla maintenance personnel
|Andy Smith|Original Garuda Pilot Andy Johnson
|Andy Smith|Andy Johnson, original [[Garuda]] pilot
|Ooki Fujioka|Tom Ozawa
|Tom Dolan|John Conner
|Riujiro Oki|Mamoru Fujita
|Yasuhiro Takeuchi|Michiya Kato
|Shigeru Yuwanaga|Takafumi Kaga
|Yoshiyuki Takaichi|Takashi Ogawara
|Sonie Imafidon|Sonie Scott
|Nobuyuki Obikane|Nakano
|Kimio Yamada|Hideo Tsuburaya
|Tsuneji Masujima|Kawakita
|Ran Takasugi|Yoshiko Banno
|Yuki Iwashita|Kyoka Hashimoto
|Nana Ooki|Eri Omori
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|Keiko Imamura|Miki's assistant
|Sayaka Osawa|Miki's assistant
|Masaru Sakurai|Professor Omae's assistant
|Kenji Ezure|Professor Omae's assistant
|Goshu|G-Force member
|Motohiro Toriki|G-Force Commander's personnel
|Takaji Kaneko|G-Force Commander's personnel
|Kageya Tabuchi|G-Force member
|Toshisachi Takada|G-Force member
|Kazuya Yamazaki|G-Force member
|Riyota Niki|G-Force member
|Yoshiji Kamata|G-Force member
|Kan Ootsuka|G-Force member
|Kagehisa Honda|G-Force member
|Daiyu Yamagishi|G-Force member
|Keisuke Sampei|G-Force member
|Ryuji Nagabuchi|G-Force member
|Tatsuya Horiguchi|G-Force member
|Hiroji Iwamoto|Command Room personnel
|Kazuhisa Okada|Command Room personnel
|Joanne Gahan|Lisa Roberts, G-Force Commander's personnel
|Marisa Piouesan|Marisa Roll, G-Force member
|Hisa Kunihiko|G-Force leader
|Yorinobu Kodana|G-Force leader
|Noritoshi Masuda|G-Force leader
|Yuki Sato|Reporter at the National Institute of Biotechnics (television in cafeteria)
|Mio Hirata|Child at Center for Psychic Development
|Yu Masuoka|Child at Center for Psychic Development
|Yuriko Nakamura|Child at Center for Psychic Development
|[[Kenpachiro Satsuma]]|[[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]]
|[[Wataru Fukuda]]|[[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla / Super Mechagodzilla]]
|[[Hurricane Ryu Hariken]]|[[Godzilla Junior|BabyGodzilla]] / G-Force mechanic
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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===Monsters===
===Monsters===
*[[Godzilla]] ([[RadoGoji]])
*[[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]] ([[RadoGoji]])
*[[MechaGodzilla (Heisei)|MechaGodzilla/Super MechaGodzilla]] ([[MechaGodzilla (Heisei)|HeiseiMekagoji]])
*[[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla / Super Mechagodzilla]]
*[[Rodan]]/[[Rodan#Fire Rodan|Fire Rodan]] ([[HeiseiRado]])
*[[Rodan/Heisei|Rodan / Fire Rodan]]
*[[Godzilla Junior|Baby Godzilla]]
*[[Godzilla Junior|BabyGodzilla]]
*[[Mecha-King Ghidorah]]
*[[Mecha-King Ghidorah]]
*[[Mothra]] ([[HeiseiMosuImago|Stock Footage]])
*[[Mothra/Heisei|Mothra]] (stock footage)
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===Weapons, Vehicles, and Races===
===Weapons, Vehicles, and Races===
*[[Garuda]]
*[[Garuda]]
*[[Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma]]
*[[wikipedia:Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma|Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma]]
*[[MBT-92]]
*[[MBT-MB92]]
*[[MBAW-93]]
*[[MBAW-93]]
*[[Type 74 Tank]]
*[[Type 74 Tank]]
*[[Type 90 Tank]]
*[[Type 90 Tank]]
*[[Type 75 MSSR]]
*[[Type 75 130 mm Multiple Rocket Launcher]]
*[[F-16 Fighting Falcon]]
*[[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon]]
*[[Pteranodon Robot]]
*[[Pteranodon Robot]]
*[[Kawasaki CH-47J Chinook]]
*[[Kawasaki CH-47J Chinook]]
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main|Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla 2/Gallery}}
{{Main|Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II/Gallery}}
==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
{{Main|Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla 2 (Soundtrack)}}
{{Main|Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (Soundtrack)}}
==Alternate Titles==
==Alternate Titles==
*'''''Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla''''' (Literal Japanese Title)
*'''''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla''''' (literal Japanese title)
*'''''Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla II''''' (United States)
*'''''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II''''' (United States)
*'''''Godzilla 5''''' (Advance Title)
*'''''Godzilla 5''''' (advance title)
==Theatrical Releases==
==Theatrical Releases==
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{{All Posters}}
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==[[United States|U.S.]] Release==
[[File:Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla II VHS.jpg|thumb|right|200px|American ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'' VHS cover]]
''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'' was released directly to VHS in the [[United States]] in August of [[1999]] by [[TriStar Pictures]]. It was the last [[Heisei era|Heisei]] movie to receive a U.S. release. Like it did for the other Heisei releases before it, TriStar chose to simply use the international English dub of the film. However, the dub included in this release was actually the second international English dub recorded for the film. This dub is notable for referring to [[Rodan]] only by his [[Japan]]ese name, "Radon," throughout the entire film.
 
This second dub is known to have been recorded sometime in April or May 1998, as voice actor Craig Allen mentions performing "repairs" to the film's dub at that time.<ref name="G dubbers want your opinion (to Jim in Seattle)">[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.movies.monster/e_grr7yrFpo/Q4YGwSVmTr8J]</ref> Although much of the principal cast has been re-dubbed, about 11 minutes of voice work from the original dub survives as incidental voice work, listed as following:
*Opening narration
*Grunts and exclamations during [[Kazuma Aoki|Kazuma's]] [[G-Force]] martial arts training
*Male intercom voice throughout the film
*Female telecaster covering the events on [[Adonoa Island]]
*[[Azusa Gojo|Azusa]] exclaiming as [[Godzilla Junior|BabyGodzilla]] hatches
*Various large crowd panicking scenes throughout the film
*Background chatter in G-Force war room
*Background chatter as [[Takuya Sasaki|Sasaki]] and his co-pilots board [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]]
*[[Leo Asimov|Dr. Asimov's]] original voice actor is retained throughout the entire film, sans the line "It is impossible for them to fight in that condition! They'll be lucky if they make it back!," which was redubbed
*Voice actor Simon Broad's reading of the the lines "This is Lizard One. Course 167." and "Roger. Returning to base. Over."
*The line "Sir, [[Rodan/Heisei|Radon's]] landed!"
*Azusa screaming as Rodan breaks open the container


==[[United States|U.S.]] Release==
TriStar did not cut any footage from the film aside from the end credits, which were replaced by a black screen with copyright information. TriStar did not give the film a DVD release until [[2005]]; unlike their previous Heisei releases, it was not packaged with another movie and included the original Japanese language track, though the English subtitles for this track were simply derived from the script of the English dub. When [[Sony]] released the film on Blu-ray in 2014 in a double feature with ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'', it left the end credits uncut.
[[File:Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla II VHS.jpg|thumb|right|200px|American ''Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla II'' VHS cover]]
''Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla 2'' was released directly to VHS in the [[United States]] in August of [[1999]] by {{Tristar}}. It was the last Heisei movie to receive a U.S. release. As with all of the movies before, TriStar utilized Toho's international English dub for the film recorded by [[Hong Kong]]-based [[Omni Productions]]. This dub is notable for referring to [[Rodan]] only by his [[Japan]]ese name, "Radon," throughout the entire film. TriStar did not cut any footage from the film aside from the end credits, which were replaced by a black screen with copyright information. TriStar did not give the film a DVD release until [[2005]], however when they did the film was given a solo release rather than a double feature and included the original Japanese audio track. When [[Sony]] released the film on Blu-ray in 2014 in a double feature with ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'', it left the end credits uncut.
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==Box Office==
==Box Office==
''Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla 2'' had a budget of ¥1,000,000,000, or roughly $9,500,000. When the film was released on December 11, 1993, it sold 3,800,000 tickets and earned ¥1,870,000,000, or $18,000,000.
''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'' had a budget of ¥1,000,000,000, or roughly $9,500,000. When the film was released on December 11, 1993, it sold 3,800,000 tickets and earned ¥1,870,000,000, or $18,000,000, becoming the second-highest grossing Japanese film of 1994.<ref name="Galbraith">{{cite book|title=The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography |author=Stuart Galbraith IV |date=2008 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page= |isbn=}}</ref>
==Reception==
==Reception==
''Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla 2'' is generally well-received by Godzilla fans, for several reasons, including introducing what some consider the best incarnation of MechaGodzilla.
''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'' is generally well-received by Godzilla fans, for several reasons, including introducing what some consider the best incarnation of Mechagodzilla.
 
Kazuo Miyauchi earned a Japanese Academy Prize nomination for Best Sound for his work on the film.<ref name="IMDB">[http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000372/1994 Awards of the Japanese Academy, 1994]</ref>
==Video Releases==
==Video Releases==
'''[[Toho Company Ltd.|Toho]]''' (2002)
'''[[Toho]]''' DVD (2002)
*Released: 2002
*Region: 2
*Region: Region 2
*Audio: Japanese
*Language: Japanese
'''[[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]]''' DVD (2005)<ref name="TriStar">[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0006SGYLK Amazon.com: Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla II (1993)]</ref>
'''{{Tristar}}''' (2005)<ref name="TriStar">[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0006SGYLK Amazon.com: Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla II (1993)]</ref>
*Region: 1
*Released: February 8, 2005
*Discs: 1
*Region: Region 1
*Audio: Japanese (2.0 Mono), English (2.0 Mono)
*Language: Japanese, English
*Special Features: Trailers
*Format: Multiple Formats, Color, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
*Notes: Subtitles correspond to the script of the English dub. Also included in ''The Toho Godzilla Collection, Vol. 2''.
*Other Details: 1.78:1 aspect ratio, 105 minutes run time, 1 disc, Japanese version
'''Madman''' DVD (2006)
'''Madman''' (2006)
*Region: 4
*Released: 2006
*Discs: 1
*Region: Region 4
*Audio: Japanese (2.0 Mono, 5.1 Surround), English (2.0 Mono)
'''[[Toho Company Ltd.|Toho]]''' (2009)
*Special Features: Three teaser trailers, a trailer, and a TV spot for ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II''; trailers for ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' and ''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]''; photo galleries
*Blu-ray
'''[[Toho]]''' Blu-ray (2009)
*Released: 2009
*Region: A/1
*Language: Japanese
*Audio: Japanese
'''Sony''' (2014)<ref name="Sony">[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00IQAUO5C Amazon.com: Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II / Godzilla Vs. Spacegodzilla - Set (Blu-ray)]</ref>
'''[[Sony]]''' Blu-ray (2014)<ref name="Sony">[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00IQAUO5C Amazon.com: Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II / Godzilla Vs. Spacegodzilla - Set (Blu-ray)]</ref>
*Blu-ray
*Region: A/1
*Release Date: May 6, 2014
*Discs: 2
*Language: Japanese, English
*Audio: Japanese (5.1 Surround), English (2.0 Mono, 5.1 Surround)
*Format: Multiple Formats, AC-3, Blu-ray, Closed-captioned, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
*Special Features: Four ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'' trailers and three ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' trailers.
*Other Details: 1.85:1 aspect ratio, 215 minutes run time, 2 discs, Japanese version, double feature with ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]''.
*Notes: Packaged with ''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla''. Subtitles correspond to the script of the English dub, with a few exceptions.
==Manga adaptations==
{{Main|Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (Kodansha manga)|Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (Shogakukan manga)}}
''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'' received two different manga adaptations. [[Kodansha]]'s adaptation omits the character of [[Azusa Gojo]], with [[Miki Saegusa]] more or less playing her role. It also includes an extended simulation sequence where [[Kazuma Aoki]] beheads a [[fake Godzilla]] while piloting [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]], revealing the head of the [[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Showa Mechagodzilla]] underneath. [[Godzilla Junior|BabyGodzilla's]] design is very different in this adaptation, while he is also small enough to be carried by humans.
 
The [[Shogakukan]] adaptation handles the female leads in the opposite way, omitting Miki instead. It also omits [[Takaki Aso|Commander Aso]] and most of the high-ranking [[G-Force]] personnel, replacing them with the character [[Sho Kuroki]] from ''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]''. This adaptation makes many departures from the film, including a three-way battle between [[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]], [[Rodan/Heisei|Rodan]], and the [[Garuda]] on [[Adonoa Island]] and an underwater confrontation between Godzilla and Mechagodzilla. BabyGodzilla does not hatch until the climax, after Rodan retrieves his egg and hatches it on a rooftop. The most drastic change in this adaptation occurs during the final battle. After destroying Godzilla's secondary brain, the Mechagodzilla crew decide to capture the helpless monster rather than kill him. However, [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]]'s programming takes over Mechagodzilla and attempts to carry out its original purpose: to destroy Godzilla. After mutilating Godzilla, Mechagodzilla detects BabyGodzilla and attempts to kill him as well with Garuda's cannons, but Godzilla uses the last of his strength to jump in front of the blast, which decapitates him. Once Fire Rodan revives Godzilla, the badly damaged Mechagodzilla attempts to attach itself to Godzilla and self-destruct in a last-ditch effort to kill Godzilla.
==Videos==
==Videos==
===Trailers===
===Trailers===
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===Miscellaneous===
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">TAn1QVkbjdg</youtube>|Hitachi VHS player commercial}}
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This film's version of [[MechaGodzilla (Heisei)|MechaGodzilla]] is arguably the strongest, as it came closer to killing Godzilla than any other mecha by completely paralyzing him from the waist down, though very briefly, as [[Rodan|Fire Rodan]] transferred his energy to Godzilla, reconstituting his secondary brain and giving him a power boost making him able to defeat Super MechaGodzilla.
*This film's English title is ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'', despite it not being a sequel to [[1974]]'s ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' and being the third film to feature [[Mechagodzilla]]. This title was presumably chosen to avoid confusion with the aforementioned 1974 film, as the two films' Japanese titles both literally translate to ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla''. Because of this titling, the [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|incarnation of Mechagodzilla]] introduced in this film is often called "Mechagodzilla 2" outside of [[Japan]], even though the version of the [[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Showa Mechagodzilla]] featured in ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' is officially labeled "Mechagodzilla 2" by [[Toho]].
*Keiko Imamura and Sayaka Osawa, who portrayed the [[Shobijin|Cosmos]] in the previous year's ''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'', appear in this film as the teachers at the Psyonics Institute. Director [[Takao Okawara]] included an in-joke by having the two speak in unison like the Cosmos, but this confused many people when they saw the movie.
*Keiko Imamura and Sayaka Osawa, who portrayed the [[Shobijin|Cosmos]] in the previous year's ''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'', appear in this film as the teachers at the Psyonics Institute. As an in-joke, director [[Takao Okawara]] had the two speak in unison like the Cosmos.
*The Godzilla suit used predominantly in this film has been nicknamed the "[[RadoGoji]]," and is a different suit from the previous year's [[BatoGoji]].
**Another inside joke with the cast occurs in a scene where [[Miki Saegusa]] and [[Kazuma Aoki]] visit the character Hosono at the Psyonics Institute, who after learning Aoki works for [[G-Force]] tells Aoki that he "doesn't trust him one bit." Hosono is portrayed by actor [[Tadao Takashima]], the father of [[Masahiro Takashima]], who plays Aoki.
*There are minor characters in this film named [[Teruyoshi Nakano|Nakano]], Hideo [[Eiji Tsuburaya|Tsuburaya]], [[Koichi Kawakita|Kawakita]], Yoshiko [[Yoshimitsu Banno|Banno]], Kyoka [[Koji Hashimoto|Hashimoto]], and Eri [[Kazuki Omori|Omori]], all of whose names reference a staff member from the Godzilla series.
*This is the first film to portray [[Rodan]] without suitmation, instead portraying him with various props and puppets.
*[[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]]'s attack on [[Japan]] in this film begins at the Yokkaichi oil refinery, which he previously targeted in ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]''.
*As in ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'', in this film Godzilla and [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]] engage in a [[Energy Beam Lock|beam lock]] which knocks the former over and severely damages the latter.
*The international English dub for this film available on home video is the second recorded for the film. Fragments of the first dub, which was rejected for unknown reasons, are present in the Hindi dub.<ref name="Toho Kingdom forums">[http://www.tohokingdom.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20309 Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla - The "Rejected" Original Dub]</ref>
*In an early version of this film, called ''[[Godzilla vs. Berserk]]'', Mechagodzilla would have been a metallic alien organism that arrived on [[Earth]] with the intent of making itself the most powerful lifeform on the planet. The mechanical creature, dubbed [[Berserk]], would absorb machinery into itself before taking the form of Godzilla, believing him to be the dominant organism on the planet.
*Two of [[Wataru Mimura]]'s [[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (early drafts)|early drafts]] of the film's script featured a [[Transforming Mechagodzilla|version of Mechagodzilla]] capable of splitting apart into multiple vehicles. In the second of these drafts, one of Mechagodzilla's vehicle forms would have battled two ''[[Pteranodon]]s'' on [[Adonoa Island]], killing one and knocking the other into the ocean, where it would be mutated by nuclear waste into [[White Rodan]]. In the final battle, Godzilla would have been revived after the [[Garuda]] exploded and released nuclear radiation into the air. [[Koichi Kawakita]] decided to have Rodan save Godzilla instead to tie in with the film's theme of life triumphing over artificial life. Mechagodzilla's transforming ability was removed and ultimately reused for [[MOGUERA]] in the following film.
**[[Noriyoshi Ohrai]]'s advance poster artwork for the film actually features [[Shinji Nishikawa]]'s Mechagodzilla design from this draft of the film on it along with his unused female Rodan design. Tamashii Nations would later produce a figure of this version of Mechagodzilla, under the name "Mechagodzilla (Poster Ver.)," as part of its [[S.H. MonsterArts#Tamashii MIX|Tamashii MIX]] line in 2017.
*Stock footage of [[King Ghidorah/Heisei|King Ghidorah]] from ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' was meant to be included in a training simulation in this film, but the scene was cut. However, stock footage of his Gravity Beams striking Godzilla still appears in this scene, apparently coming from the mech the pilots are meant to be operating.
*Stock footage from the [[1989]] Toho film ''[[Gunhed]]'' is included in the early "newsflash" teaser trailer for this film.
*Godzilla is on camera for 27 minutes in this film, a series record.<ref name="Kinja">[http://dszmigiel.kinja.com/60-years-of-the-godzilla-franchise-in-infographics-1689162413 60 Years of the Godzilla Franchise in Infographics]</ref>
*According to an interview with director [[Takao Okawara]], because ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'' was originally planned to be the final entry in the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]], he wanted the film to act as sort of an anthology of past Godzilla films. As such, there are some scenes that are homages to previous Godzilla films,<ref name="Interview with David Milner">[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/okawar.htm Takao Okawara Interview 1 by David Milner]</ref> including a battle between Godzilla and Rodan in homage to ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'', Godzilla attacking a factory in Yokkaichi in homage to ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'', and Godzilla and Mechagodzilla engaging in a [[Energy Beam Lock|beam lock]] as an homage to the original ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''. [[Akira Ifukube]]'s score reincorporates themes from past films as well, such as Godzilla's theme from ''Mothra vs. Godzilla'' and Rodan's theme from the Showa series.
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Alternate titles
Flagicon Japan.png Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1993)
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Directed by Takao Okawara
Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka, Shogo Tomiyama
Written by Wataru Mimura
Music by Akira Ifukube
Distributor TohoJP
TriStar PicturesUS
Rating PGUS
Budget ¥1,000,000,000
Box office ¥1,870,000,000
Running time 108 minutesJP
(1 hour, 48 minutes)
106 minutesUS
(1 hour, 46 minutes)
Aspect ratio 1.85:1
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In this battle, everything will end.
The Birth of the End of the Century Tyrant. Everyone was waiting for this fight.
The greatest battle in history of the three giants over Baby G is about to begin!
(この戦いで、すべてが終わる
世紀末覇王誕生。 だれもがこの戦いを待っていた。
ベビーG (ゴジラ)をめぐる、史上最大の三大バトルが始まる!)
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— Taglines

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (ゴジラVSメカゴジラ,   Gojira tai Mekagojira, lit. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla) is a 1993 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Toho, and the twentieth installment in the Godzilla series, as well as the fifth in the Heisei series. The film was released to Japanese theaters on December 11, 1993.[1]

Plot

In 1992, the United Nations establishes a special task force to combat the threat posed to mankind by Godzilla, the United Nations Godzilla Countermeasures Center (U.N.G.C.C.), also known as Counter-G. The U.N.G.C.C.'s military branch, G-Force, recruits the world's brightest scientific minds to construct a fighting machine to battle Godzilla. The result of this initiative is an aerial warship known as Garuda, but it is deemed too weak to effectively stand against Godzilla. G-Force salvages the remnants of Mecha-King Ghidorah, a cyborg built in the year 2204, and reverse-engineers its components in order to use them to build its own new robot. Constructed with the utmost in modern technology, the machine is designed in Godzilla's own image. G-Force dubs its ultimate weapon Mechagodzilla. Construction of Mechagodzilla is nearly completed by 1994, under the direction of Dr. Leo Asimov and G-Force's Commander Takaki Aso. Kazuma Aoki, a pilot who worked on the construction of Garuda, is ordered to report to Takuya Sasaki, the Captain of the Mechagodzilla team. Sasaki informs Aoki that he has been selected to work as one of Mechagodzilla's pilots, and Aoki is put through a rigorous training protocol.

Meanwhile, a team of Japanese scientists led by Professor Hiroshi Omae arrives on the remote Adonoa Island in the Bering Sea to investigate a Pteranodon fossil unearthed by Russian petroleum workers. Omae is impressed by the remarkable condition of the fossil, but is informed that a nest was also found on the island. Upon reaching the nest, the scientists find a seemingly intact Pteranodon egg and a hatched one. The scientists decide to bring the egg back to Omae's institute in Kyoto, and begin loading it into a helicopter. As the egg is being prepared for transport, a huge Pteranodon lands on a cliff overlooking the scientists' camp and roars. Omae identifies the creature as Rodan, a Pteranodon that grew to gigantic size due to being exposed to the nuclear waste dumped on Adonoa Island by the Russians, similar to how Godzilla was created. Rodan flies over the camp and attacks the scientists, who try to flee to the edge of the island. They arrive on a cliff above the ocean, and witness the water below flashing. Rodan lands on a perch and looks into the water, only for a blue beam to blast out of the sea and nearly strike Rodan. Godzilla then surfaces from the water and roars at Rodan, who flies over the water and roars back. Godzilla comes ashore on the island and initiates battle with Rodan. While the monsters fight, the scientists successfully load the egg onto their chopper and escape the island. Godzilla finally defeats Rodan by stomping him into the ground and then blasting him multiple times with his atomic breath at point-blank range. His foe seemingly dead, Godzilla returns to the ocean and begins following the chopper back to Japan.

When Aoki, a self-proclaimed "Pteranodon enthusiast," learns about the egg being held in Kyoto, he immediately travels to the institute to try and get a closer look. Aoki enters the lab where researcher Azusa Gojo is watching over the egg, and begins taking pictures of it. Azusa is annoyed and tells Aoki she will be forced to call security if he doesn't leave. Aoki tries to persuade Azusa otherwise, but eventually gives in and leaves. Azusa meets with Omae, who shows her a series of photographs taken of the egg at various times. He notes that sometimes the egg glows bright red, which happened as they were taking it from his nest. He believes the red glow indicates that the creature inside the egg is frightened. The egg also glows red whenever Azusa is not present in the lab. Omae believes that the creature inside the egg has been listening to outside sounds in an attempt to recognize its mother's voice, but instead heard Azusa and imprinted on her. Aoki, having managed to steal a plant sample that was taken from the egg, encounters Miki Saegusa at G-Force's headquarters, who claims she senses a strong psychic energy emanating from the plant. She brings it to the Psychic Development Center and allows her students to try and measure its energy instead. The students feed the plant's energy into a tape, which produces a strange melody. Miki and Aoki bring the tape to Omae at the institute in Kyoto, and play it. The melody has a strange effect on the egg, which begins to hatch while Azusa is on duty. Azusa calls Omae and the others into the lab, and they are all stunned to see that the hatchling is not a Pteranodon, but something different. Miki identifies the hatchling as a Godzillasaurus, the same species which Godzilla originated as before being irradiated. Miki says that unlike Godzilla himself, the Godzillasaurus species is docile and non-aggressive. The hatchling, which Azusa names BabyGodzilla, demonstrates his gentle nature by affectionately nudging his surrogate mother, and eating a flower she feeds him. As the group marvels over the creature, Miki senses Godzilla approaching.

Consistent with Miki's premonition, Godzilla appears at Yokkaichi, and begins heading directly for Kyoto. G-Force scrambles its units and prepares Mechagodzilla for launch. With Aoki in Kyoto, Sasaki is forced to recruit a backup pilot for the machine. Mechagodzilla is launched and lands in front of Godzilla in the countryside outside of Kyoto. Mechagodzilla fires its mega buster ray at Godzilla, who counters with his atomic breath. Godzilla's beam is harmlessly absorbed by Mechagodzilla's synthetic diamond armor, then converted into concentrated plasma energy and fired back through the plasma grenade. This beam knocks Godzilla to the ground and injures him. Mechagodzilla then fires paralyzer missiles at the downed Godzilla, then launches two shock anchor harpoons into his body. Mechagodzilla begins discharging a powerful electrical surge into Godzilla, causing him to roar in pain and foam at the mouth. Suddenly, Godzilla flashes red and the electrical current is reversed back into Mechagodzilla. Mechagodzilla short-circuits and becomes immobilized, allowing Godzilla to get back to his feet and knock Mechagodzilla down. Godzilla roars victoriously, then continues on his way, leaving Mechagodzilla badly damaged. G-Force deploys conventional military units to try and halt Godzilla, but he easily dispatches them with his atomic breath. G-Force is left helpless as Godzilla enters Kyoto and begins tearing through the city. Miki and the others realize that Godzilla is being called there by BabyGodzilla, and decide to try and isolate him by moving him to a secure storage room in the basement. When Godzilla reaches the institute, he is unable to locate BabyGodzilla, then destroys the upper levels of the building in frustration before returning to the ocean.

G-Force assumes custody of BabyGodzilla, and moves him to a secure facility. Azusa is allowed to continue caring for the infant, which G-Force deems to be an important asset. Sasaki confronts Aoki and strips him of his position on the Mechagodzilla team, assigning him to work at the U.N.G.C.C.'s parking garage. Frustrated, Aoki begins working on a way to improve Garuda in his spare time, then corners Dr. Asimov when he is trying to enter the parking garage. Asimov is impressed by Aoki's proposal to improve Garuda's combat power, but asks what they will have to do with Mechagodzilla. Aoki proposes modifying both machines to allow Garuda to dock onto Mechagodzilla's back, combining their offensive capabilities. Asimov approves Aoki's plan, and he is re-promoted to being a pilot. Aoki visits Azusa at the facility holding BabyGodzilla, and shows her the new vehicle he has been working on: the Pteranodon Robot. Aoki allows Azusa to ride on it, but as it flies its engines sputter and it crashes in BabyGodzilla's enclosure. Thankfully, both Aoki and Azusa are unharmed, and Aoki packs up the robots wreckage. As he is doing so, Miki and a group of her students enter the facility to see BabyGodzilla. Miki says the girls have learned to sing a song for Baby, and Azusa asks them to perform it. As they sing, they are heard by Rodan all the way on Adonoa Island. Rodan recovers from the injuries he sustained in his battle with Godzilla, then transforms into Fire Rodan and begins flying to Japan. The song also has an effect on BabyGodzilla, who begins thrashing violently against the fence and roaring. Azusa is able to calm BabyGodzilla down, but is unsure what caused him to act like this. Miki realizes that the song, the same song produced by the plant found on BabyGodzilla's egg, gives him a huge intake of power.

G-Force assembles several of its highest-ranking members along with Miki to discuss the latest anti-Godzilla plan. Studies of BabyGodzilla's anatomy reveal that he possesses a secondary brain in his hip area that controls all motor function in his lower body. Because Godzilla and Baby are of the same species, logic would dictate that he must possess the same structure. G-Force's plan is to use BabyGodzilla to lure Godzilla to the Ogasawara Islands, then use Mechagodzilla to target and destroy his second brain, crippling him and allowing Mechagodzilla to finally destroy him. Commander Aso says that this plan has been codenamed "G-Crusher," and should finally result in Godzilla's death. Miki objects to using BabyGodzilla as a decoy, but Aso informs her that she will be watching over Baby, as she will be onboard Mechagodzilla during the operation. Miki's psychic abilities will allow her to more easily locate Godzilla's second brain so Mechagodzilla can target and destroy it. When Azusa learns of the plan, she appeals to Minister Takayuki Segawa and asks him to cancel the plan, but he tells her there is no room for sentimentality and that Baby must be used in the plan. As BabyGodzilla is being loaded onto a canister for transport to Ogasawara, his eyes begin glowing red in fear. Azusa runs up to Baby to comfort him, then insists on accompanying him inside the canister. G-Force obliges and closes the doors on the canister, which is airlifted by a helicopter toward the Ogasawara Islands. Just as the chopper is leaving, Fire Rodan is spotted in Japanese airspace. Fire Rodan passes over Sendai and intercepts the helicopter, destroying it and grabbing the canister. Fire Rodan touches down in Makuhari and begins trying to break open the container with his beak. G-Force deploys Mechagodzilla to battle Fire Rodan and reclaim the canister, while Aoki takes command of Garuda and accompanies Mechagodzilla into battle. Mechagodzilla arrives at Makuhari and confronts Fire Rodan, who blasts it with his newly-acquired uranium heat beam. Sasaki tells Aoki to distract Fire Rodan and get him clear of the container so Mechagodzilla can safely use its plasma grenade against him. Garuda flies overhead and begins blasting Fire Rodan with its lasers until he takes flight and begins chasing after it. Fire Rodan slams into Garuda with his chest spikes, causing the craft to spin out of control and crash into a building. Fire Rodan turns his attention to Mechagodzilla and begins firing his heat beam, but Mechagodzilla fires its plasma grenade at Rodan, sending him slamming into a skyscraper, which collapses on top of him. Mechagodzilla approaches the rubble, but Fire Rodan breaks free and attacks Mechagodzilla up close, pecking out its right eye with his beak. Mechagodzilla fires the plasma grenade again up close, shredding Fire Rodan's chest and blasting him away. Rodan lies on his back, bleeding heavily from the chest and mouth and seemingly dying.

Before G-Force can celebrate its victory, Godzilla emerges from the ocean and begins coming ashore. Mechagodzilla turns to face Godzilla and fires its mega buster ray as Godzilla fires his atomic breath. The beams lock in midair, then burst in a flash of light, knocking Godzilla to the ground and causing Mechagodzilla to overheat. Godzilla gets back to his feet and charges at Mechagodzilla, grabbing his mechanical doppelganger by the head and throwing him. Godzilla begins stomping on Mechagodzilla's head and slamming the machine with his tail, as Mechagodzilla is left helpless on the ground. Sasaki manages to reestablish contact with Aoki, and tells him to distract Godzilla. Aoki successfully restarts Garuda and flies back into combat, firing laser beams at Godzilla and drawing him away from Mechagodzilla. Mechagodzilla successfully stands back up and Garuda docks onto its back, forming Super Mechagodzilla. Super Mechagodzilla begins hovering and opens fire on Godzilla with its staggering array of weaponry, which now includes Garuda's laser cannons. The onslaught knocks Godzilla to the ground, and Super Mechagodzilla takes the opportunity to fire tranquilizer missiles at him. As Godzilla weakly staggers back to his feet, Super Mechagodzilla fires its shock anchor harpoons into his lower body, then begins discharging electricity. Miki uses a targeting computer to pinpoint the location of Godzilla's second brain, and once she finds it Super Mechagodzilla releases an electrical surge into the brain that ruptures it. Godzilla is immediately crippled and falls face-first to the ground. Aoki exclaims that they have finally beaten Godzilla, then exits Garuda inside his Pteranodon Robot. Aoki lands near the container holding Azusa and BabyGodzilla, where Professor Omae and some soldiers are working to try and free them, and immediately runs up to it to make sure Azusa is alright. Sasaki gives the order to finish Godzilla, and Super Mechagodzilla begins unleashing all of its weapons on the helpless Godzilla. At this moment, BabyGodzilla becomes distressed and breaks free of the container, calling out to Fire Rodan. Though mortally wounded, Fire Rodan hears his surrogate brother's call and takes flight. Super Mechagodzilla shoots Fire Rodan down with its mega buster, and he falls on top of Godzilla. Suddenly, Fire Rodan begins glowing brightly and transfers his energy into Godzilla. Miki sees that Fire Rodan's energy has restored Godzilla's second brain, which Sasaki cannot believe. As Fire Rodan dissipates into nothing, Godzilla's eyes open and he roars furiously. Godzilla gets back up to his feet and gives off a powerful nuclear pulse, which is too hot for Super Mechagodzilla's diamond armor to withstand. Super Mechagodzilla's armor plate begins to melt, and Godzilla blasts it with an extremely powerful red version of his atomic breath wrapped in a golden spiral. The beam badly damages Super Mechagodzilla and causes it to stagger backward. Super Mechagodzilla fires its mega buster, which again locks with Godzilla's atomic breath. When the beams explode, Super Mechagodzilla falls backward onto a building while Godzilla is unharmed. Godzilla again blasts Super Mechagodzilla with his red spiral heat beam, which blows off Mechagodzilla's head and finally triggers the machine to explode. As Godzilla roars victoriously, Sasaki and the rest of Mechagodzilla's crew emerge unharmed from the cockpit, despite the computer claiming there are no survivors.

With Godzilla approaching their location, Aoki and Omae board a helicopter and tell Azusa to do the same. Azusa realizes she cannot care for BabyGodzilla anymore, and tearfully embraces him and says goodbye. As Azusa boards the helicopter, she looks back to see Baby desperately tugging on her shirt with tears welling in his eyes. Azusa apologizes to Baby, but begs him to understand that she can't care for him anymore. She embraces Baby one last time, then closes the chopper door and departs, leaving BabyGodzilla alone in a field as Godzilla approaches. Godzilla roars at BabyGodzilla, which frightens him and sends him running behind the canister. Azusa contacts Miki and asks her to use her telepathy to convince Baby to go away with Godzilla, to live with his own kind. Miki says she will try, and stands on top of Mechagodzilla's cockpit, transmitting psychic messages to both Godzilla and Baby. Baby finally understands, and slowly approaches Godzilla. Godzilla roars softly at the infant, a look of gentleness on his normally hostile face. Baby roars back, and begins following Godzilla out to sea. As Godzilla and Baby depart, Mechagodzilla's crew look on, remarking that life always triumphs against artificial life. Azusa and Aoki climb to the top of a hill to watch Godzilla and Baby leave, and ponder the possibility of a new dinosaur age beginning long after man's time on Earth has ended. Azusa says that whenever that time comes, both Godzilla and his newly-adopted son will be waiting for it.

Staff

Main article: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II/Credits.

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

Cast

Main article: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II/Credits.

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

  • Masahiro Takashima   as   Kazuma Aoki, United Nations Godzilla Countermeasures Center Robotics Engineer
  • Ryoko Sano   as   Azusa Gojo, researcher at the Kyoto National Institute of Biotechnics
  • Megumi Odaka   as   Miki Saegusa
  • Daijiro Harada   as   G-Force Captain Takuya Sasaki
  • Ichirota Miyagawa   as   G-Force Lieutenant Jun Sonezaki
  • LaSalle Ishii   as   Kunio Katsuragi, Russo-Japanese Joint oilfield researcher
  • Shinobu Nakayama   as   Yuri Katagiri, U.N.G.C.C. robotics technician
  • Takeno Isao   as   Hiroshi Imai, U.N.G.C.C. Robotics Engineer
  • Kenji Sahara   as   U.N.G.C.C. Secretary Takayuki Segawa
  • Koichi Ueda   as   Colonel Iwao Hyodo, G-Force Head of Weapons Development
  • Tadao Takashima   as   Hosono, chief of the Center for Psychic Development (special guest appearance)
  • Akira Nakao   as   Colonel Takaki Aso, G-Force Commander
  • Yusuke Kawazu   as   Professor Hiroshi Omae, paleontologist at the Kyoto National Institute of Biotechnics
  • Shelley Sweeney   as   Catherine Berger, United States Marine and Mechagodzilla co-pilot and operator
  • Leo Meneghetti   as   Dr. Leo Asimov, robotics engineer
  • Vitali Issayev   as   Ivanovic, Russian oilfield researcher
  • Johnny Archer   as   Johnny Owen, Mechagodzilla maintenance personnel
  • Andy Smith   as   Andy Johnson, original Garuda pilot
  • Ooki Fujioka   as   Tom Ozawa
  • Tom Dolan   as   John Conner
  • Riujiro Oki   as   Mamoru Fujita
  • Yasuhiro Takeuchi   as   Michiya Kato
  • Shigeru Yuwanaga   as   Takafumi Kaga
  • Yoshiyuki Takaichi   as   Takashi Ogawara
  • Sonie Imafidon   as   Sonie Scott
  • Nobuyuki Obikane   as   Nakano
  • Kimio Yamada   as   Hideo Tsuburaya
  • Tsuneji Masujima   as   Kawakita
  • Ran Takasugi   as   Yoshiko Banno
  • Yuki Iwashita   as   Kyoka Hashimoto
  • Nana Ooki   as   Eri Omori
  • Keiko Imamura   as   Miki's assistant
  • Sayaka Osawa   as   Miki's assistant
  • Masaru Sakurai   as   Professor Omae's assistant
  • Kenji Ezure   as   Professor Omae's assistant
  • Goshu   as   G-Force member
  • Motohiro Toriki   as   G-Force Commander's personnel
  • Takaji Kaneko   as   G-Force Commander's personnel
  • Kageya Tabuchi   as   G-Force member
  • Toshisachi Takada   as   G-Force member
  • Kazuya Yamazaki   as   G-Force member
  • Riyota Niki   as   G-Force member
  • Yoshiji Kamata   as   G-Force member
  • Kan Ootsuka   as   G-Force member
  • Kagehisa Honda   as   G-Force member
  • Daiyu Yamagishi   as   G-Force member
  • Keisuke Sampei   as   G-Force member
  • Ryuji Nagabuchi   as   G-Force member
  • Tatsuya Horiguchi   as   G-Force member
  • Hiroji Iwamoto   as   Command Room personnel
  • Kazuhisa Okada   as   Command Room personnel
  • Joanne Gahan   as   Lisa Roberts, G-Force Commander's personnel
  • Marisa Piouesan   as   Marisa Roll, G-Force member
  • Hisa Kunihiko   as   G-Force leader
  • Yorinobu Kodana   as   G-Force leader
  • Noritoshi Masuda   as   G-Force leader
  • Yuki Sato   as   Reporter at the National Institute of Biotechnics (television in cafeteria)
  • Mio Hirata   as   Child at Center for Psychic Development
  • Yu Masuoka   as   Child at Center for Psychic Development
  • Yuriko Nakamura   as   Child at Center for Psychic Development
  • Kenpachiro Satsuma   as   Godzilla
  • Wataru Fukuda   as   Mechagodzilla / Super Mechagodzilla
  • Hurricane Ryu Hariken   as   BabyGodzilla / G-Force mechanic

Appearances

Monsters

Weapons, Vehicles, and Races

Gallery

Main article: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II/Gallery.

Soundtrack

Main article: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (Soundtrack).

Alternate Titles

  • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (literal Japanese title)
  • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (United States)
  • Godzilla 5 (advance title)

Theatrical Releases

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U.S. Release

American Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II VHS cover

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II was released directly to VHS in the United States in August of 1999 by TriStar Pictures. It was the last Heisei movie to receive a U.S. release. Like it did for the other Heisei releases before it, TriStar chose to simply use the international English dub of the film. However, the dub included in this release was actually the second international English dub recorded for the film. This dub is notable for referring to Rodan only by his Japanese name, "Radon," throughout the entire film.

This second dub is known to have been recorded sometime in April or May 1998, as voice actor Craig Allen mentions performing "repairs" to the film's dub at that time.[2] Although much of the principal cast has been re-dubbed, about 11 minutes of voice work from the original dub survives as incidental voice work, listed as following:

  • Opening narration
  • Grunts and exclamations during Kazuma's G-Force martial arts training
  • Male intercom voice throughout the film
  • Female telecaster covering the events on Adonoa Island
  • Azusa exclaiming as BabyGodzilla hatches
  • Various large crowd panicking scenes throughout the film
  • Background chatter in G-Force war room
  • Background chatter as Sasaki and his co-pilots board Mechagodzilla
  • Dr. Asimov's original voice actor is retained throughout the entire film, sans the line "It is impossible for them to fight in that condition! They'll be lucky if they make it back!," which was redubbed
  • Voice actor Simon Broad's reading of the the lines "This is Lizard One. Course 167." and "Roger. Returning to base. Over."
  • The line "Sir, Radon's landed!"
  • Azusa screaming as Rodan breaks open the container

TriStar did not cut any footage from the film aside from the end credits, which were replaced by a black screen with copyright information. TriStar did not give the film a DVD release until 2005; unlike their previous Heisei releases, it was not packaged with another movie and included the original Japanese language track, though the English subtitles for this track were simply derived from the script of the English dub. When Sony released the film on Blu-ray in 2014 in a double feature with Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, it left the end credits uncut.

Box Office

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II had a budget of ¥1,000,000,000, or roughly $9,500,000. When the film was released on December 11, 1993, it sold 3,800,000 tickets and earned ¥1,870,000,000, or $18,000,000, becoming the second-highest grossing Japanese film of 1994.[3]

Reception

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II is generally well-received by Godzilla fans, for several reasons, including introducing what some consider the best incarnation of Mechagodzilla.

Kazuo Miyauchi earned a Japanese Academy Prize nomination for Best Sound for his work on the film.[4]

Video Releases

Toho DVD (2002)

  • Region: 2
  • Audio: Japanese

TriStar DVD (2005)[5]

  • Region: 1
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Japanese (2.0 Mono), English (2.0 Mono)
  • Special Features: Trailers
  • Notes: Subtitles correspond to the script of the English dub. Also included in The Toho Godzilla Collection, Vol. 2.

Madman DVD (2006)

  • Region: 4
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Japanese (2.0 Mono, 5.1 Surround), English (2.0 Mono)
  • Special Features: Three teaser trailers, a trailer, and a TV spot for Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II; trailers for Godzilla vs. Destoroyah and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.; photo galleries

Toho Blu-ray (2009)

  • Region: A/1
  • Audio: Japanese

Sony Blu-ray (2014)[6]

  • Region: A/1
  • Discs: 2
  • Audio: Japanese (5.1 Surround), English (2.0 Mono, 5.1 Surround)
  • Special Features: Four Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II trailers and three Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla trailers.
  • Notes: Packaged with Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla. Subtitles correspond to the script of the English dub, with a few exceptions.

Manga adaptations

Main articles: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (Kodansha manga), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (Shogakukan manga).

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II received two different manga adaptations. Kodansha's adaptation omits the character of Azusa Gojo, with Miki Saegusa more or less playing her role. It also includes an extended simulation sequence where Kazuma Aoki beheads a fake Godzilla while piloting Mechagodzilla, revealing the head of the Showa Mechagodzilla underneath. BabyGodzilla's design is very different in this adaptation, while he is also small enough to be carried by humans.

The Shogakukan adaptation handles the female leads in the opposite way, omitting Miki instead. It also omits Commander Aso and most of the high-ranking G-Force personnel, replacing them with the character Sho Kuroki from Godzilla vs. Biollante. This adaptation makes many departures from the film, including a three-way battle between Godzilla, Rodan, and the Garuda on Adonoa Island and an underwater confrontation between Godzilla and Mechagodzilla. BabyGodzilla does not hatch until the climax, after Rodan retrieves his egg and hatches it on a rooftop. The most drastic change in this adaptation occurs during the final battle. After destroying Godzilla's secondary brain, the Mechagodzilla crew decide to capture the helpless monster rather than kill him. However, Mecha-King Ghidorah's programming takes over Mechagodzilla and attempts to carry out its original purpose: to destroy Godzilla. After mutilating Godzilla, Mechagodzilla detects BabyGodzilla and attempts to kill him as well with Garuda's cannons, but Godzilla uses the last of his strength to jump in front of the blast, which decapitates him. Once Fire Rodan revives Godzilla, the badly damaged Mechagodzilla attempts to attach itself to Godzilla and self-destruct in a last-ditch effort to kill Godzilla.

Videos

Trailers

Japanese trailer
Japanese "Godzilla 5" teaser
Japanese "newsflash/special
announcement" trailer #1
Japanese "newsflash/special
announcement" trailer #2
Japanese "newsflash/special
announcement" trailer #3
Japanese TV spot

Miscellaneous

English visuals from
the international version
Hitachi VHS player commercial

Trivia

  • This film's English title is Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, despite it not being a sequel to 1974's Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla and being the third film to feature Mechagodzilla. This title was presumably chosen to avoid confusion with the aforementioned 1974 film, as the two films' Japanese titles both literally translate to Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. Because of this titling, the incarnation of Mechagodzilla introduced in this film is often called "Mechagodzilla 2" outside of Japan, even though the version of the Showa Mechagodzilla featured in Terror of Mechagodzilla is officially labeled "Mechagodzilla 2" by Toho.
  • Keiko Imamura and Sayaka Osawa, who portrayed the Cosmos in the previous year's Godzilla vs. Mothra, appear in this film as the teachers at the Psyonics Institute. As an in-joke, director Takao Okawara had the two speak in unison like the Cosmos.
    • Another inside joke with the cast occurs in a scene where Miki Saegusa and Kazuma Aoki visit the character Hosono at the Psyonics Institute, who after learning Aoki works for G-Force tells Aoki that he "doesn't trust him one bit." Hosono is portrayed by actor Tadao Takashima, the father of Masahiro Takashima, who plays Aoki.
  • There are minor characters in this film named Nakano, Hideo Tsuburaya, Kawakita, Yoshiko Banno, Kyoka Hashimoto, and Eri Omori, all of whose names reference a staff member from the Godzilla series.
  • This is the first film to portray Rodan without suitmation, instead portraying him with various props and puppets.
  • Godzilla's attack on Japan in this film begins at the Yokkaichi oil refinery, which he previously targeted in Mothra vs. Godzilla.
  • As in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, in this film Godzilla and Mechagodzilla engage in a beam lock which knocks the former over and severely damages the latter.
  • The international English dub for this film available on home video is the second recorded for the film. Fragments of the first dub, which was rejected for unknown reasons, are present in the Hindi dub.[7]
  • In an early version of this film, called Godzilla vs. Berserk, Mechagodzilla would have been a metallic alien organism that arrived on Earth with the intent of making itself the most powerful lifeform on the planet. The mechanical creature, dubbed Berserk, would absorb machinery into itself before taking the form of Godzilla, believing him to be the dominant organism on the planet.
  • Two of Wataru Mimura's early drafts of the film's script featured a version of Mechagodzilla capable of splitting apart into multiple vehicles. In the second of these drafts, one of Mechagodzilla's vehicle forms would have battled two Pteranodons on Adonoa Island, killing one and knocking the other into the ocean, where it would be mutated by nuclear waste into White Rodan. In the final battle, Godzilla would have been revived after the Garuda exploded and released nuclear radiation into the air. Koichi Kawakita decided to have Rodan save Godzilla instead to tie in with the film's theme of life triumphing over artificial life. Mechagodzilla's transforming ability was removed and ultimately reused for MOGUERA in the following film.
    • Noriyoshi Ohrai's advance poster artwork for the film actually features Shinji Nishikawa's Mechagodzilla design from this draft of the film on it along with his unused female Rodan design. Tamashii Nations would later produce a figure of this version of Mechagodzilla, under the name "Mechagodzilla (Poster Ver.)," as part of its Tamashii MIX line in 2017.
  • Stock footage of King Ghidorah from Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah was meant to be included in a training simulation in this film, but the scene was cut. However, stock footage of his Gravity Beams striking Godzilla still appears in this scene, apparently coming from the mech the pilots are meant to be operating.
  • Stock footage from the 1989 Toho film Gunhed is included in the early "newsflash" teaser trailer for this film.
  • Godzilla is on camera for 27 minutes in this film, a series record.[8]
  • According to an interview with director Takao Okawara, because Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II was originally planned to be the final entry in the Heisei series, he wanted the film to act as sort of an anthology of past Godzilla films. As such, there are some scenes that are homages to previous Godzilla films,[9] including a battle between Godzilla and Rodan in homage to Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Godzilla attacking a factory in Yokkaichi in homage to Mothra vs. Godzilla, and Godzilla and Mechagodzilla engaging in a beam lock as an homage to the original Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. Akira Ifukube's score reincorporates themes from past films as well, such as Godzilla's theme from Mothra vs. Godzilla and Rodan's theme from the Showa series.

References

This is a list of references for Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II. 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 ゴジラVSメカゴジラ|ゴジラ 東宝公式サイト (official Godzilla.jp page)
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  3. Stuart Galbraith IV (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press.
  4. Awards of the Japanese Academy, 1994
  5. Amazon.com: Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla II (1993)
  6. Amazon.com: Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II / Godzilla Vs. Spacegodzilla - Set (Blu-ray)
  7. Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla - The "Rejected" Original Dub
  8. 60 Years of the Godzilla Franchise in Infographics
  9. Takao Okawara Interview 1 by David Milner

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