Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Film196492 min

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalfantasyvehiclesmusic/danceanimalsmafia/gangsterfastunsavourylightimaginaryglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Space Super Monster (King Ghidorah) attacks the Earth!"

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, sweeping sci-fi film: emotionally cool and polished. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.2 /10

TMDB · 155 votes

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

A meteor lands in Kurobe Valley as detective Shindo is assigned to protect Princess Salno from assassination. She emerges under the guise of a Venusian prophetess and catches the attention of journalist Naoko and Mothra's fairies by predicting a powerful space monster's arrival. The infant Mothra must convince Godzilla and Rodan to set aside their hatred of humanity or face the monster alone.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questdeep rivalryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Yōsuke NatsukiYuriko HoshiAkiko WakabayashiHisaya ItôHiroshi Koizumi

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1964
Runtime
92 min
Status
Released
Studio
Toho Co.
Taste scores
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