Godzilla 1985 (1985)

Plot Summary

Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.

Full Cast & Characters

Raymond Burr

Steven Martin

Keiju Kobayashi

Prime Minister Mitamura

Ken Tanaka

Goro Maki

Yasuko Sawaguchi

Naoko Okumura

Shin Takuma

Hiroshi "Ken" Okumura

Warren J. Kemmerling

General Goodhue

James Scott Hess

Colonel Raschen

Travis Swords

Major McDonough

Eitarō Ozawa

Finance Minister Kanzaki

Taketoshi Naitō

Takegami, Chief Cabinet Secretary

Nobuo Kaneko

Home Affairs Minister Isomura

Mizuho Suzuki

Foreign Minister Emori

Director & Crew

Official Trailer

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