The prologue of the film acknowledges the events of the first Godzilla film (using the 1954 Godzilla monster rather than a successor Godzilla), while inventing its own timeline, explaining that the Oxygen Destroyer was never used here and that the capital of Japan was moved from Tokyo to Osaka. In 1966, Godzilla attacks the first Japanese nuclear plant in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture. After this, the G-Graspers, a section of Japan Self-Defense Forces, is dedicated to combating Godzilla. In 1996, clean plasma energy replaces nuclear energy, but this does not deter Godzilla from attacking the original plasma energy reactor. As a result, plasma energy is banned in the country.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Action, Horror, Sci Fi |
Country: | Japan |
Produced By: | Shogo Tomiyama |
Directed By: | Masaaki Tezuka |
Written By: | Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Wataru Mimura |
Cast: | Misato Tanaka, Rik Thomas, Tsutomu Kitagawa, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Shôsuke Tanihara, Yuriko Hoshi, Masatô Ibu, Kôichi Ueda, Kôji Katô, Yûsaku Yara, Minoru Watanabe, Kôichi Yamadera |
In Theaters: | Dec 16, 2000 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 45 minutes |
Production: | Toho Company |
Budget: | $8,300,000 |
Available On: | Amazon |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |