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Mechagodzilla (Japanese: メカゴジラ, Hepburn: Mekagojira) is a fictional mecha character, or monster, that first appeared in the 1974 film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.In its debut appearance, Mechagodzilla is depicted as an extraterrestrial villain, a robot created by alien invaders to confront and destroy Godzilla.
In the anime, Ghidorah is the deity worshipped by the Exif under the titles of "Wings of Death", "Golden Demise", and "God of Destruction". It is summoned to Earth by the cult set up by Metphies in order to destroy Godzilla and devour Earth just as they fed him other planets they visited and converted to the Exif faith.
Distributed by Toho and produced under their effects subsidiary Toho–Eizo, it is the 15th film in the Godzilla franchise, serving as a direct sequel to the 1974 film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla and the final entry of the franchise's Shōwa era and the last to be directed by series co-creator Ishirō Honda before his death in 1993.
Godzilla arrives in Japan and is met by Ghidorah. They fight at equal strength, each immune to the other's attacks. With M-11 and Terasawa's aid, Emmy sabotages the UFO's control over Ghidorah, causing Ghidorah to lose focus during the battle. Godzilla eventually ends the battle by blasting off Ghidorah's middle head.
The monsters are freed from the area and are mind-controlled by aliens known as Kilaaks, who send them to attack major cities. When the monsters are freed from the Kilaaks' influence, the aliens send Ghidorah to challenge the other monsters. Destroy All Monsters was released theatrically in Japan on August 1, 1968.
Mechagodzilla 2, Titanosaurus Heisei era (1984–1995) 16 The Return of Godzilla. 1984 Kōji Hashimoto: Teruyoshi Nakano Shockirus [f] (Giant Sea Lice) [106] 17 Godzilla vs. Biollante: 1989 Kazuki Ōmori: Kōichi Kawakita: Biollante: 18 Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah: 1991 King Ghidorah, Mecha-King Ghidorah, the Dorats, Godzillasaurus 19 Godzilla ...
The Kilaaks' mind control is ultimately broken and Mothra joins the other monsters in the final battle against King Ghidorah. [40] This was the character's final starring role in the Showa era, although Mothra would later be seen in stock footage from Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster and Destroy All Monsters for Godzilla vs. Gigan in 1972.
Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster was released theatrically in Japan on December 20, 1964, by Toho, [1] on a double-bill with Samurai Joker. [17] The film earned ¥375 million (over $1 million) in distributor rentals at the Japanese box office, [ 12 ] and became the fourth highest-grossing film between 1964 and 1965. [ 22 ]