Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Yōsuke Natsuki
Detective Shindo
Yuriko Hoshi
Naoko Shindo
Hiroshi Koizumi
Professor Miura
Akiko Wakabayashi
Princess Selina Salno of Sergina
Emi Ito
Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
Yumi Ito
Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
Takashi Shimura
Dr. Tsukamoto
Akihiko Hirata
Chief Detective Okita
Hisaya Ito
Malmess, Chief Assassin
Minoru Takada
Prime Minister
Someshō Matsumoto
Alien Expert (uncredited)
Ikio Sawamura
Honest Fisherman (uncredited)
Ishirō Honda
Director
Kōzō Nomura
Geologist (uncredited)
Shinichi Sekizawa
Writer
Akira Ifukube
Composer
Kenji Sahara
Editor in Chief Kanamaki
Hajime Koizumi
Cinematographer
Susumu Kurobe
Assassin with Mustache (uncredited)
Ryôhei Fujii
Editor
Tôru Ibuki
Short-Tie Assassin (uncredited)
Kazuo Suzuki
Door-Opener Assassin (uncredited)
Haruya Katō
Journalist (uncredited)
Takeo Kita
ProductionDesigner
Shin Ōtomo
Boss of Assassins (uncredited)
Senkichi Ōmura
Would-Be Hat Retriever (uncredited)
Yutaka Nakayama
Tourist with Lost Hat (uncredited)
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Astronomer (uncredited)
Hideyo Amamoto
Princess Salno's aide (uncredited)
Yoshio Kosugi
Chief of Infant Island (uncredited)
Yoshifumi Tajima
Ship Captain (uncredited)
Yutaka Oka
Meteoritic (uncredited)
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Details.
Release DateDecember 20, 1964
Original Name三大怪獣 地球最大の決戦
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Content RatingNR
Box Office$3,237,880
Filming LocationsJapan
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Wiki.
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (三大怪獣 地球最大の決戦, San Daikaijū Chikyū Saidai no Kessen, lit. Three Giant Monsters: Earth's Greatest Battle) is a 1964 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the fifth film in the Godzilla franchise, and was the second Godzilla film produced that year, after Mothra vs. Godzilla. The film stars Yosuke Natsuki, Hiroshi Koizumi, Akiko Wakabayashi, with Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla, Masanori Shinohara as Rodan, and Shoichi Hirose as King Ghidorah. In the film, an extraterrestrial from Venus, possessing the body of a princess, warns humanity of the pending destruction by the alien-dragon King Ghidorah, with Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra being their last hope for survival.
The film was rushed into production in order to replace Red Beard, which fell behind schedule, in Toho's New Year's holiday slate. The Godzilla suit and Mothra larva prop were recycled from the previous film, with modifications added, while new suits were produced for Rodan and Ghidorah, the latter which created on-set difficulties due to multiples wires attached to the suit. Principal photography began and ended in 1964 in Mount Aso, Yokohama, Gotenba, and Ueno Park.
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was theatrically released in Japan on December 20, 1964, followed by a theatrical release in the United States on September 29, 1965, by Continental Distributing as Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster. It earned ¥375 million (over $1 million) at the Japanese box office and $1.3 million at the American box office. The film received generally positive reviews from early and contemporary American critics.
The film was followed by the sixth film in the Godzilla franchise Invasion of Astro-Monster, released on December 19, 1965.