Godzilla vs. Gigan

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Godzilla vs. Gigan

PG

1972

1h 29m

Sci-Fi

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Godzilla and Anguirus fight three-headed dragon Ghidorah and huge bird Gigan at a cartoonist's theme park.

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Scott Meek

Time Out

05/24/2019

Although Godzilla doesn't really cut it in the special effects department, he does have a certain lumbering charm. So does the script.

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Witney Seibold

Nerdist

05/24/2019

The overall tone of Godzilla vs. Gigan skews a little more childish than usual. It has the same sugar-buzz 9-year-old-boy energy that makes the series so appealing, but it seems a little less focused.

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Rob Humanick

Projection Booth

05/24/2019

B+

Among the most efficient and exciting of the series since the 1954 original.

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Bob Chipman

Escapist Magazine

05/23/2019

This one takes awhile to get going, but as payoff you get Godzilla and Anguiras fighting new enemy Gigan and Ghidorah on one of the series' most unique battlefields: a Godzilla-themed amusement park.

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

02/01/2014

4/10

For a film that's awfully busy and awfully manic, it turns out to be quite a dreadful slog.

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TV Guide Staff

TV Guide

01/27/2013

3/5

A substantial improvement over its predecessor, Godzilla vs. the smog monster (1971), this twelfth Godzilla movie is typically silly but features a rousing, extended monster battle to save the Earth from evil aliens.

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Conor T

@RT72920782 Jun 9

Very Boring, usage of stock footage, and King Ghidorah doesn’t need to be in the film. I get that Toho was not doing well the but still, it introduced Higan, and has good human characters tho.

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Mikendrick G

@GodzillaFOREVER May 8

It is a pretty decent movie honestly

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Ilyas Z

@Zellai Dec 30

Godzilla vs Gigan Is a Funny Action Packed Film That Deserves WAY More Love. It Has Very Good Fight Scenes And The Fact That Anguirus And Ghidorah Return Is Just GOATED.

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Vincent W

@Gojirilla5419 Sep 21

Its sequel is better

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Khaliel P

@RT59339161 Aug 19

Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) marks a return to a more mainstream but low-budget formula, recycling stock footage and music while leaning on the familiar mix of aliens, King Ghidorah, and a new monster. The plot is thin and often illogical—complete with a Godzilla-shaped laser tower and a battered costume—but the film earns cult status for introducing the fan-favorite Gigan and for giving Anguirus a stronger role as Godzilla’s ally. Messy, kitschy, yet oddly entertaining, it captures both the worst excesses and the quirky charm of the franchise’s 1970s era.

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Laura B

@RT37706409 05/25/2025

This movie is the worst Godzilla film, but also has a pretty awesome villain. Even the bad Godzilla films have SOMETHING good about them.

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Hiroshi Ishikawa

Gengo Kotaka

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Tomoko Tomoe

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Minoru Takashima

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Synopsis

Godzilla and Anguirus fight three-headed dragon Ghidorah and huge bird Gigan at a cartoonist's theme park.

Director: Fukuda Jun
Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenwriter: Shin'ichi Sekizawa
Production Co: Toho Company Ltd.
Rating: PG (Sci-Fi Monster Violence|Some Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 28, 2016
Runtime: 1h 29m