Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster
1964 · Movie · NR · 92 min · ★ 7.0 · 70% critics
A mysterious object from space brings a powerful three-headed monster to Earth, putting cities in danger. As panic spreads, a giant moth creature tries to convince two rival monsters to stop fighting each other and join forces against the new threat before the destruction gets worse.
Also known as Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster · Three Giant Monsters: The Greatest Battle on Earth · Godzilla 5 - Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster · GTTHM
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Details
- Original title
- 三大怪獣 地球最大の決戦
- Years
- 1964
- Release date
- 1964-12-20
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (289 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic, goofy monster team-up with lots of mayhem and a lighter tone, especially if you liked Mothra; Not for you if you need tight plotting and nonstop action.
Pros: fun multi-monster showdown; playful, campy tone; memorable city destruction | Cons: slow human subplot; long wait for monsters; finale feels too quick
Themes
- princess
- helicopter
- amnesia
- monster
- gangster
- giant monster
- volcano
- sequel
- alien
- dragon
- dinosaur
- hypnotism
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Yōsuke Natsuki
as Detective Shindo
Yuriko Hoshi
as Naoko Shindo
Hiroshi Koizumi
as Professor Murai
Takashi Shimura
as Dr. Tsukamoto
Emi Ito
as Shobijin
Yumi Ito
as Shobijin
Akiko Wakabayashi
as Princess Maas Doulina Salno of Selgina
Hisaya Ito
as Chief Assassin Malmess
Akihiko Hirata
as Chief Detective Okita
Minoru Takada
as Prime Minister
Directed by Ishirō Honda