Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
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Cast & Crew.
Yōsuke Natsuki
Detective Shindo
Yuriko Hoshi
Naoko Shindo
Akiko Wakabayashi
Mas Selina Salno
Hisaya Ito
Malmess, Chief Assassin
Hiroshi Koizumi
Professor Miura
Takashi Shimura
Dr. Tsukamoto
Yumi Ito
Shobijin / Vocals
Emi Ito
Shobijin / Vocals
Akihiko Hirata
Chief Detective Okita
Minoru Takada
Prime Minister (uncredited)
Someshō Matsumoto
Alien Expert (uncredited)
Ikio Sawamura
Honest Fisherman (uncredited)
Kōzō Nomura
Geologist (uncredited)
Kenji Sahara
Editor in Chief Kanamaki
Susumu Kurobe
Assassin with Mustache (uncredited)
Tôru Ibuki
Short-Tie Assassin (uncredited)
Kazuo Suzuki
Door-Opener Assassin (uncredited)
Haruya Katō
Journalist (uncredited)
Shin Ōtomo
Boss of Assassins (uncredited)
Senkichi Ōmura
Would-Be Hat Retriever (uncredited)
Yutaka Nakayama
Tourist with Lost Hat (uncredited)
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Astronomer (uncredited)
Hideyo Amamoto
Princess Salno's aide (uncredited)
Yoshio Kosugi
Chief of Infant Island (uncredited)
Yoshifumi Tajima
Ship Captain (uncredited)
Yutaka Oka
Meteoritic (uncredited)
Kôji Uno
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Shigeki Ishida
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Toshihiko Furuta
Villager (uncredited)
Kotaro Tomita
Villager (uncredited)
Ichiya Aozora
Self / TV Host (uncredited)
Senya Aozora
Self / TV Host (uncredited)
Yuriko Hanabusa
Mother Shindo (uncredited)
Hideo Shibuya
Journalist (uncredited)
Haruo Nakajima
Godzilla (uncredited)
Shōichi Hirose
King Ghidorah (uncredited)
Masaki Shinohara
Rodan (uncredited)
Kōji Uruki
Rodan (uncredited)
Ishirō Honda
Director
Hajime Koizumi
Director of Photography
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects / Visual Effects / Visual Effects Director
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Shinichi Sekizawa
Screenplay
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
Takeo Kita
Production Design / Art Direction
Ryôhei Fujii
Editor
Seishichi Kojima
Lighting Technician
Fumio Yanoguchi
Sound Recordist
Hiroshi Miyagawa
Original Music Composer / Songs
Tokiko Iwatani
Lyricist
Sei Ikeno
Music
Hisashi Shimonaga
Sound Mixer
Ken Sano
First Assistant Director
Koji Hashimoto
First Assistant Director
Osamu Chiku
Sound Effects
Shigeru Nakamura
Production Manager
Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects / VFX Director of Photography
Motoyoshi Tomioka
Special Effects
Yukio Manoda
Visual Effects / Visual Effects Camera
Yoshiyuki Tokumasa
Visual Effects Camera / Visual Effects
Akira Watanabe
Visual Effects Art Director
Kuichirô Kishida
Lighting Technician / VFX Lighting Artist
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Visual Effects / Visual Effects Compositor
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects / Special Effects Assistant / Visual Effects / Visual Effects Director
Tadashi Koike
Visual Effects Production Manager
Sadao Iizuka
Visual Effects
Jiro Shirasaki
Special Effects Assistant / Visual Effects Art Director
Toshiro Aoki
Visual Effects Art Director / Special Effects Assistant
Yasuyuki Inoue
Special Effects Assistant / Visual Effects Art Director
Fuchimu Shimakura
Matte Painter / Background Designer
Eizo Kaimai
Costume Design / Modeling
Kanju Yagi
Costume Design / Modeling / Sculptor
Yasuei Yagi
Costume Design / Modeling / Sculptor
Keizô Murase
Costume Design / Sculptor
Nobuyuki Yasumaru
Costume Design / Modeling / Sculptor
Teizô Toshimitsu
Costume Design / Sculptor / Modeling
Koichi Kawakita
Special Effects / Special Effects Assistant / Visual Effects Camera
Kazukiyo Tanaka
Still Photographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 20, 1964
Original Name三大怪獣 地球最大の決戦
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Content RatingNR
Box Office$3,237,880
Filming LocationsJapan
Genres
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (三大怪獣 地球最大の決戦, San Daikaijū Chikyū Saidai no Kessen, lit. Three Giant Monsters: Earth's Greatest Battle) is a 1964 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the fifth film in the Godzilla franchise, and was the second Godzilla film produced that year, after Mothra vs. Godzilla. The film stars Yosuke Natsuki, Hiroshi Koizumi, Akiko Wakabayashi, with Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla, Masanori Shinohara as Rodan, and Shoichi Hirose as King Ghidorah. In the film, an extraterrestrial from Venus, possessing the body of a princess, warns humanity of the pending destruction by the alien-dragon Ghidorah, with Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra being their last hope for survival.
The film was rushed into production in order to replace Red Beard, which fell behind schedule, in Toho's New Year's holiday slate. The Godzilla suit and Mothra larva prop were recycled from the previous film, with modifications added, while new suits were produced for Rodan and Ghidorah, the latter creating on-set difficulties due to multiples wires attached to the suit. Principal photography began and ended in 1964 in Mount Aso, Yokohama, Gotenba, and Ueno Park.
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was theatrically released in Japan on December 20, 1964, followed by a theatrical release in the United States on September 29, 1965, by Continental Distributing as Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster. It earned ¥375 million (over $1 million) at the Japanese box office and $1.3 million at the American box office. The film received generally positive reviews from early and contemporary American critics.
The film was followed by the sixth film in the Godzilla franchise Invasion of Astro-Monster, released on December 19, 1965.