Godzilla, Mothra, Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
- Godzilla vs. Mothra vs. Mechagodzilla: Tokio SOS (more)
Directed by:
Masâki TezukaComposer:
Michiru OhshimaCast:
Noboru Kaneko, Miho Yoshioka, Katsuya Onizuka, 長澤まさみ, 釈由美子, Chihiro Ōtsuka, 上田耕一, Mitsuki Koga, 六平直政, Kô Takasugi, 中原丈雄, Tôru Minegishi, Robert BaldwinVOD (1)
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Mothra’s twin fairies appear with a warning to Japan…Kiryu (aka Mechagodzilla) must be put to rest at the bottom of the ocean or face the wrath of Mothra. When Godzilla returns once again, will humanity heed the warning or will Kiryu be forced to fight against two monsters? (Fathom Events)
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28) GODZILLA, MOTHRA, MECHAGODZILLA: TOKYO S.O.S. – NEW GENERATION SERIES 2002-2004. A straightforward episode with a hint of nostalgia. This nostalgia is provided by the character of the uncle, who in a flashback of a few seconds goes back 43 years, to the time when he met Mothra. It’s nice that the filmmakers don’t forget their former heroes. Otherwise, this penultimate episode doesn't bring anything substantial, the storyline is bogged down by side-plots, everything really revolves around a 55-minute(!) duel between Mothra, the government project Mechagodzilla and Godzilla, in Tokyo. As a little twist, Mothra finally dies in the Godzilla series and gives birth to twin larvae that join the fight by squirting sticky secretion and biting Godzilla's tail. It must be said that the filmmakers have come a long way in terms of execution and effects, some of the pyrotechnic sequences were really excellent. In an explosive conclusion, Mecha Godzilla spirals out of human control and decides to drown himself and Godzilla in the Japanese trench. The grand finale will come next year. ()
Godzilla, Mothra, Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. is just a new generation of kaiju, and I have to get used to the fact that it also means that films are relatively cheap at first glance and not so grandiose. It’s a bit of a return to the roots, perhaps out of necessity. But I enjoy that about these films and I enjoy their simplicity because the filmmakers still put quite a lot of effort into the fights. ()