Son of Godzilla
“A great duel against a new monster by a parent-child combination!”
Reporter Goro Maki stumbles upon scientists conducting weather experiments on Sollgel Island in the South Seas. He discovers the island is inhabited by giant mantis and a woman named Saeko who's been cast away since the death of her father. The pair soon find a helpless infant monster that Godzilla must adopt and learn to raise as one of his own.
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Part of Godzilla (Showa) Collection
15 films
Godzilla
Movie · 1954
Godzilla Raids Again
Movie · 1955
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Movie · 1962
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Movie · 1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Movie · 1964
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Movie · 1965
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Movie · 1966
Son of Godzilla
Movie · 1967
Destroy All Monsters
Movie · 1968
All Monsters Attack
Movie · 1969
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Movie · 1971
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Movie · 1972
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Movie · 1973
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Movie · 1974
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Movie · 1975
Cast
18 people
Tadao Takashima
Dr. Tsunezo Kusumi
Known for
Frankenstein Conquers the World
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Bibari Maeda
Saeko Matsumiya
Known for
The Face of Another
Akira Kubo
Goro Maki
Known for
Throne of Blood
Matango
Akihiko Hirata
Fujisaki
Known for
Rodan
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Kenji Sahara
Morio
Known for
Rodan
The War of the Gargantuas
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Furukawa
Known for
Seven Samurai
Funeral Parade of Roses
Susumu Kurobe
Meteorological observation plane captain
Known for
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Ultraman
Kazuo Suzuki
Meteorological observation plane navigator
Known for
King Kong Escapes
Ken'ichirō Maruyama
Ozawa
Also in
Gorath
Let's Go! Young Guy
Seishirō Kuno
Tashiro
Known for
The War of the Gargantuas
Kill!
Yasuhiko Saijō
Suzuki
Known for
Yearning
Chōtarō Tōgin
Meteorological observation plane radio operator
Known for
Space Amoeba
Samurai Assassin
Jun Fukuda Director · Shinichi Sekizawa Screenplay Kazue Kiba Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.4M · United States release December 14, 2004 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,399,280
Production
TOHO
Production
Tokyo Laboratory
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 16, 1967
Theatrical
United States · December 14, 2004
Physical · Columbia TriStar Home Video DVD. Features international dub by Frontier Enterprises, directed by William Ross.
United States
January 1, 1969 · TV · Distributed by the Walter Reade Organization, dubbed by Titan Productions with direction by Peter Fernandez. 84 minutes. Exact date unknown.
October 29, 2019 · Physical · The Criterion Collection "Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954-1975" Blu-ray set. Frontier dub included.
France
June 8, 1978 · Theatrical
Germany
July 15, 1971 · Theatrical · Distributed by Constantin Film, dubbed at Deutsche Synchron Filmgesellschaft mbH & Co. Karlheinz Brunnemann Produktions KG in Berlin. West Germany.
Japan
August 1, 1973 · Theatrical · Toho Champion Festival re-release. Shortened 66-minute cut edited by Ishirō Honda.
Netherlands
April 7, 1971 · Theatrical
Spain
September 24, 1980 · Theatrical · Distributed by Francisco Hierro Sostres (company name unknown). Authorized on 4/11/1979.
March 23, 2023 · Physical · Llamentol Blu-ray. Frontier and Spanish dubs included.
Taiwan
December 30, 1970 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 1, 1969 · Theatrical · Distributed through Orb Films Ltd. by Nat Miller with Frontier dub. 71 minutes. Double feature with Ebirah - Terror of the Deep. Exact date unknown.
June 29, 1990 · TV · International version. Aired on Channel 4 as part of the "Creature Features" season.
November 25, 2019 · Physical · The Criterion Collection "Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954-1975" Blu-ray set. Frontier dub included.
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