- Directed by: Kensho Yamashita, Takao Okawara, Kazuki Omori
- Written by: Kanji Kashiwa, Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Shinichiro Kobayashi
- Stars: Jun Hashizume, Megumi Odaka, Zenkichi Yoneyama
- Run Time: 1 Hour, 46 Minutes
- Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0LTRmEoTjM
Spoiler-Free Judgment Zone
This was the 40th anniversary Godzilla film. Mothra is back as well as the big G, plus the humans have a new giant robot Moguera. But most of all, there’s Space Godzilla who formed from some of Godzilla’s cells and wants to destroy Earth for some reason. There’s battles galore and lots of stuff that the people do in this one as well in this outing that leans into the science fiction. It was entertaining.
Spoilery Synopsis
We see a spiky glowing thing flying through space, eventually crashing on an island on Earth. We then hear Godzilla roar.
We cut to a huge underground where Moguera is being built; it’s another giant kaiju-fighting machine. Star Falcon is there as well; it all looks very modular.
We cut to the telepathic institute, where they plan to mentally control Godzilla. Miki and the telepathic children from previous films are learning to do all this. She remembers back when Mothra flew off into space and released many little baby “moths.”
Two men land on an island and start climbing the mountain. They’re Shinjo and Sato. When they get to the top, they run into Yuki, another guy they weren’t expecting. They all run into Baby Godzilla from the previous film and set up camp.
The scientists and military talk to NASA, who explains that a kaiju has attacked and destroyed the space station.
Miki’s magic earrings glow, and one of the mini-Mothras appears. It brings the two fairies, who warn that Earth is facing a terrible crisis. There’s a space monster coming to kill Godzilla and conquer the Earth. She decides to help the institute with their telepathic weapon thing.
The three men on the island are digging holes. They’re planting tear gas mines for Godzilla. Yuki has a special coagulant-filled bullet that he thinks could kill Godzilla. The two newcomers are here for Project T, the telepathy project, and they don’t want to kill Big G.
Miki, Dr. Okubo, and Gondo arrive at the island to prepare for Godzilla’s return. He comes back every so often to tend to the baby. Meanwhile, the military launches Moguera to prepare to fight the space invader. When the Baby steps on a tear gas landmine, Miki senses that the big Godzilla is on the move.
He soon arrives. Koji shoots him with a bazooka that implants a device that will amplify Miki’s telepathy and allow her to control him. Yuki still has his poison bullet, but he just can’t get the right shot.
Moguera and the thing in space have a battle among the asteroids. We soon see that the alien creature looks an awful lot like Godzilla. Moguera flies off, out of control, as the monster proceeds toward Earth.
Something goes wrong with the machinery and feedback nearly kills Miki. When she wakes up, she knows about the space monster.
Just as Yuki is about to kill Godzilla, the big space monster lands on the island. He’s SPACEGODZILLA, and the baby doesn’t like him. SpaceGodzilla looks like the regular version, but with more embedded crystals and shoulder pads.
SpaceGodzilla attacks the baby, and it’s no contest. Godzilla shows up right away, and uses his atomic blast on the alien, who has the ability to fly and shoot as well. SpaceGodzilla knocks down Godzilla and then kidnaps the baby. Afterwards, even Yuki thinks it’s had enough of a bad day.
Godzilla leaves the island, and the humans all pack up. Miki decides to stay behind. Experts analyze the DNA and decide that the space monster is essentially Godzilla, but with bits of Mothra and Biollante’s genetics mixed in with some crystal organisms.
Yuki is assigned to be the new pilot for Moguera.
Baby Mothra tells Miki that she can solve all this if she works hard enough. Shinjo wants to talk about romance, but Miki only has eyes for Godzilla. That night, ninjas kidnap Miki.
Yuki leads Shinko and Sato into a building controlled by the Japanese Mafia to rescue Miki. Dr. Okubo has turned traitor and wants to lure Godzilla to where they are. There’s a gunfight, and they rescue Miki just as SpaceGodzilla attacks Tokyo and destroys the bad guys’ building.
Yuki, Shinjo, and Sato board Moguera. SpaceGodzilla makes big crystal spikes grow out of the ground, destroying the buildings and creating his own Fortress of Solitude. Moguera, under Yuki’s control, goes after Godzilla instead of the space invader, annoying everyone. Shinjo knocks him out and takes over.
Moguera arrives near SpaceGodzilla and starts shooting. It goes pretty well until the guys inside it decide to use the big drill weapon, which requires close contact and goes poorly for Moguera. But they take off, and Godzilla finally makes it there.
The two living monsters start their battle, and before long, SpaceGodzilla lifts up Godzilla using his tractor beams and throws him across town. SpaceGodzilla then shoots ice crystals at Godzilla.
Moguera splits in two; a land-based portion and a flying piece. They need to destroy the power tower that SpaceGodzilla is draining. Miki and Gondo steal a boat to go over to where the battle is taking place.
Yuki and Godzilla destroy the tower, reducing SpaceGodzilla’s powers. The two halves of Moguera then rejoin, and everyone is pleased with Yuki again. Moguera and Godazilla continue to pound on the space monster and blow up his shoulder pads.
Moguera gets knocked out of the sky and Shinjo and Sato abandon ship; Yuki demands to stay behind and use his special bullet on Godzilla as per his original vendetta. That doesn’t work, so Yuki flies the machine into SpaceGodzilla, kamikaze-style. Shinjo rushes to the crash site to rescue Yuki, who explains that SpaceGodzilla is dying and will explode real soon now.
SpaceGodzilla does explode, taking what looks to be half the city with it. Godzilla roars in victory and heads off back to the ocean. Yuki gives up his special bullet. Fairy Mothra tells Miki that she’s saved planet Earth.
Brian’s Commentary
The music is pure 80s superhero stuff; overblown, loud, and very energetic. It’s got a giant robot, two monsters, ninjas, mafiosos, a mad scientist, and a vengeance-crazed soldier. What more could a movie want?
Kevin’s Commentary
That presentation the expert gives explaining the scientific origin of Space Godzilla is a short, but pretty impressive, stream of technobabble. It’s really best not to think about the science and science fiction here. But I thought this one was above average for entertainment. It’s lively and fast moving with lots going on.
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