Godzilla 1985
Released: August 23, 1985Runtime: 87 minLanguage: JA
Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.
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Raymond Burr
as Steve Martin
Keiju Kobayashi
as Prime Minister Mitamura
Ken Tanaka
as Goro Maki
Yasuko Sawaguchi
as Naoko Okumura
Shin Takuma
as Hiroshi Okumura
Warren J Kemmerling
as General Goodhue
James Hess
as Colonel Raschen
Travis Swords
as Major McDonough
Eitaro Ozawa
as Finance Minister Kanzaki
Taketoshi Naito
as Takegami, Chief Cabinet Secretary
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