Terror of Mechagodzilla
“Ogres from a black hole in space use monsters to seize Earth!”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 64, rated by 1 admin.
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A mad scientist, alien schemers and a rebuilt mechanical monster create a thoroughly overstaffed threat to Japan. The human story reaches for tragedy while the helmets and monster battles pull toward pulp excess. Enjoy the clash of tones and the very busy demolition schedule.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 6.5/10
- Plot
- 7.5/10
- Effects
- 4.5/10
- Dialogue
- 6/10
- Rewatchability
- 7.5/10
“The villain meeting has too many departments and two giant monsters.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 64
Synopsis and movie facts
A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus. An Interpol investigation leads biologist Ichinose to uncover the work of Dr. Mafune and his mysterious daughter Katsura. Aligned with the Black Hole Aliens, Katsura's life becomes entwined with the resurrected machine.
- Released
- 1975
- Directed by
- Ishirō Honda
- Running time
- 83 min
- Original title
- メカゴジラの逆襲
Starring
- Katsuhiko Sasaki as Biologist Akira Ichinose
- Tomoko Ai as Katsura Mafune
- Akihiko Hirata as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
- Tadao Nakamaru as INTERPOL Chief Tagawa
- Gorō Mutsumi as Commander Mugal
- Masaaki Daimon as Captain Kusakari
- Katsumasa Uchida as Jiro Murakoshi
- Shin Roppongi as Yûuchi Wakayama
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975), directed by Ishirō Honda. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · millionmonkeytheater.com
The review finds the tragic character material underdeveloped and the aliens cartoony, but considers the monster fights worthwhile despite a weak Titanosaurus puppet. Full review text consulted on 2026-11-10.
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