Gojira VS Mekagojira / Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla IIGodzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, released in the U
Gojira VS Mekagojira / Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla IIGodzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, released in the UK as Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1993 and released in Japan as Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (ゴジラvsメカゴジラ Gojira tai Mekagojira), is a 1993 Japanese science fiction kaiju film directed by Takao Okawara. It is the 20th film in the Godzilla franchise and the fifth film in the Heisei series. Although it shares its Japanese title with 1974’s Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, the film is neither a remake nor a re-imagining of the 1974 film. Despite its North American title, the film is not a sequel to the 1974 film. The film was released in Japan on December 11, 1993 and released straight to pay-per-view satellite television in the United States in 1998 by Sony Pictures Television.The film was initially heavily promoted through advertising and a spinoff children’s TV program as the last movie in the Heisei Godzilla series, as Toho producers wished to avoid competing with TriStar’s then upcoming Godzilla reboot—————————————————————-Initial release: December 11, 1993 Type: Movie—————————————————————- In response to Japan’s request for a countermeasure against Godzilla, UN engineers construct Mechagodzilla, a giant robotic version of Godzilla. Nonetheless, Godzilla proves himself a force to be reckoned with against this monstrosity and battle ensues. -- source link
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