Godzilla vs. Hedorah

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Godzilla vs. Hedorah

PG

1971

1h 25m

Sci-Fi

Action

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Godzilla fights pollution in the form of living sludge found by a scientist (Akira Yamauchi) and his son (Toshie Kimura).

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Pieter-Jan Van Haecke

Psychocinematography

May 18, 2026

While Banno, in our view, made the most of opportunity to make his own Godzilla film, his attempt to bring his cinematic vision to life is nevertheless negativily impacted.

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Pat Padua

Washington City Paper

Aug 8, 2024

Reinvigorated a series that had gotten stodgy—the last thing you can say about this movie.

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

Jul 20, 2023

4/5

Banno’s one and only Godzilla film is nothing short of imagination. Enhanced by creative direction and sensorial imagery, this cinematic and influential experiment has enjoyed a seismic turnaround with fans and critics.

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Erica Ciccarone

Nashville Scene

Sep 10, 2021

This psychotronic freak-out is one of the best (and oddly least successful) offerings in the Godzilla series.

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Bob Chipman

Escapist Magazine

May 23, 2019

While I can't call it good, I also can't call it forgettable.

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Jan 5, 2014

7/10

Treasure every moment of this strange horror-comedy-cartoon attempt to rejuvenate an increasingly formulaic genre.

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Ryan

Jul 14, 2025

A perfect old school campy movie with the most incredible special effects. Loved it!

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Minus Z

@MinusZero 1 day ago

Hedorah is one of my favorite Godzilla villains. I love this monster’s design. The plot is average, and Godzilla’s design keeps getting better and better with every movie after Son of Godzilla. I enjoyed the movie.

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Connor D

@Chills_Thrills_Podcast 3 days ago

Godzilla returns with an environmental message about keeping our Earth clean, and he battles a new monster Hedorah who was created from that very pollution he was trying to stop. Welcome to the first Godzilla film of the 1970s that is like taking an acid trip down Godzilla lane but a very fun and interesting film in the franchise!

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Avery B

@RT36417369 4 days ago

One of my top favorite showa Godzilla films. It’s so weird. It’s so great. It has so many different vibes. It wants to be serious. Then it wants to be hopeful than wants to be sad than it wants to be disturbing. There’s many different ways to experience this film one of my favorite ways is to probably get high and watch this. I love the smog monster It’s so creepy to me and Godzilla really is depicted as the last resort in this film to me. He’s the only hope I really like this film

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Jacob N

@RT90164981 Oct 22, 2026

I honestly like the concept but not the movie as much. Starts off well.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 30, 2026

Godzilla Vs. Hedorah = a *3* star Movie!

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Yoshimitu Banno

Director

Akira Yamauchi

Dr. Toru Yano

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Toshie Yano

Hiroyuki Kawase

Ken Yano

Toshio Shiba

Yukio Keuchi

Keiko Mari

Miki Fujiyama

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Synopsis

Godzilla fights pollution in the form of living sludge found by a scientist (Akira Yamauchi) and his son (Toshie Kimura).

Director: Yoshimitu Banno
Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenwriter: Kaoru Mabuchi, Yoshimitsu Banno
Production Co: Toho Company Ltd.
Rating: PG (Brief Mild Language|Sci-Fi Monster Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 28, 2016
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: Surround

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