
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
"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
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1964
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Toho Co.
- Taste scores
- How we score
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