Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

三大怪獣 地球最大の決戦
San Daikaijū Chikyū Saidai No Kessen
Three Giant Monsters: Greatest Battle of Earth
Also known as | Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster |
Director | Ishiro Honda |
Special Effects Director | Eiji Tsuburaya |
Producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
Screenplay | Shinichi Sekizawa |
Photography | Hajime Koizumi |
Art | Takeo Kita |
Sound | Fumio Yanoguchi |
Lighting | Shoshichi Kojima |
Music | Akira Ifukube |
Editor | Ryohei Fujii |
Special Effects Photography | Sadamasa Arikawa |
Special Effects Assistant Director | Teruyoshi Nakano |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | December 20, 1964 |
Runtime | 93 minutes |
Preceded by | Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) |
Followed by | Monster Zero (1965) |
![]() 三大怪獣 地球最大の決戦 San Daikaijū Chikyū Saidai No Kessen Three Giant Monsters: Greatest Battle of Earth |
Director | Ishiro Honda |
Special Effects Director | Eiji Tsuburaya |
Producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
Screenplay | Shinichi Sekizawa |
Photography | Hajime Koizumi |
Art | Takeo Kita |
Sound | Fumio Yanoguchi |
Lighting | Shoshichi Kojima |
Music | Akira Ifukube |
Editor | Ryohei Fujii |
Special Effects Photography | Sadamasa Arikawa |
Special Effects Assistant Director | Teruyoshi Nakano |
Also known as | Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | December 20, 1964 |
Runtime | 93 minutes |
Preceded by | Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) |
Followed by | Monster Zero (1965) |
Princess Selina of Salno plans a state visit to Japan. Her plane is sabotaged by the opposition from her country and she is feared dead. Later a homeless woman appears prophesying that monsters will attack Japan. She accurately predicts the return of Godzilla and Rodan. Detective Shindo realizes that the prophetess is in fact the missing princess, although she has lost her memory. The opposition from Salno also recognize her and dispatch assassins to finish the job.
Shindo takes Selina into protective custody and has her treated at a brain institute. They learn that she is under some form of hypnosis and believes she is from Venus. The Venusian civilization was destroyed thousands of years ago by a fierce monster, King Ghidorah. Ghidorah now threatens the Earth, having arrived encased in a meteor. Ghidorah breaks free and attacks Japan. The Japanese appeal to Mothra, although Mothra is still an infant.
Mothra convinces Godzilla and Rodan to join the fight against King Ghidorah. The assassins attack Shindo and Selina, but they are caught in the monsters’ battle and killed. The combined forces of Godzilla, Rodan and Mothra drive Ghidorah away from Earth. Selina’s memory returns; she thanks Shindo and returns to Salno.
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Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
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Top Billed Cast

Detective Shindo

Naoko Shindo

Dr. Murai

Dr. Tsukamoto

The Shobijin

Princess Salno

Malmess

Assassin

Chief Okita

Newspaper Editor

Assassin

Geologist

Cruise Ship Captain

Salno's Manservant

Infant Island Chief

Defense Minister

Mrs. Shindo

Reporter

Fisherman

General

Parliamentarian

Sergina Opposition Leader

Mt. Aso Tourist

Mt. Aso Tourist

UFO Club President

Assassin

TV Presenter

TV Presenter

UFO Club Member

Parliamentarian

Village Policeman

Godzilla

Hotel Clerk

Parliamentarian

Parliamentarian

Reporter

Sailor

Dam Worker

Godzilla

Rodan

King Ghidorah
Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically

Reporter

Mt. Aso Tourist

Waiter

Parliamentarian

UFO Club Member

Tsukamoto's Assistant

Serginan Official

Bystander

Reporter

Parliamentarian

Prime Minister
製作 Producer |
田中友幸 Tomoyuki Tanaka |
脚本 Screenplay |
関沢新一 Shinichi Sekizawa |
撮影 Photography |
小泉一 Hajime Koizumi |
美術 Art |
北猛夫 Takeo Kita |
録音 Sound |
矢野口文雄 Fumio Yanoguchi |
照明 Lighting |
小島正七 Shoshichi Kojima |
音楽 Music |
伊福部昭 Akira Ifukube |
挿入歌 Insert Song |
『幸せを呼ぼう』 “Call Happiness” |
作詞 Lyrics |
岩谷時子 Tokiko Iwatani |
作曲 Composition |
宮川泰 Yasushi Miyagawa |
整音 Dubbing |
下永尚 Hisashi Shimonaga |
監督助手 Assistant Director |
佐野健 Takeshi Sano |
編集 Editor |
藤井良平 Ryohei Fujii |
音響効果 Sound Effects |
知久長 Cho Chiku |
現像 Developing |
東京現像所 Tokyo Laboratory |
製作担当者 Production Manager |
中村茂 Shigeru Nakamura |
特殊技術 Special Effects |
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撮影 Photography |
有川貞昌 Sadamasa Arikawa |
富岡素敬 Motoyoshi Tomioka |
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光学撮影 Optical Photography |
真野田幸雄 Yukio Manoda |
徳政義行 Yoshiyuki Tokumasa |
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美術 Art |
渡辺明 Akira Watanabe |
照明 Lighting |
岸田九一郎 Kuichiro Kishida |
合成 Synthesis |
向山宏 Hiroshi Mukoyama |
監督助手 Assistant Director |
中野昭慶 Teruyoshi Nakano |
製作担当者 Production Manager |
小池忠司 Tadashi Koike |
出演者 Performers |
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夏木陽介 Yosuke Natsuki |
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星由里子 Yuriko Hoshi |
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小泉博 Hiroshi Koizumi |
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志村喬 Takashi Shimura |
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ザ・ピーナッツ The Peanuts |
伊藤エミ Emi Ito |
伊藤ユミ Yumi Ito |
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若林映子 Akiko Wakabayashi |
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伊藤久哉 Hisaya Ito |
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黒部進 Susumu Kurobe |
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平田昭彦 Akihiko Hirata |
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佐原健二 Kenji Sahara |
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伊吹徹 Toru Ibuki |
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野村浩三 Kozo Nomura |
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田島義文 Yoshibumi Tajima |
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天本英世 Hideyo Amamoto |
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小杉義男 Yoshio Kosugi |
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高田稔 Minoru Takada |
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英百合子 Yuriko Hanabusa |
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加藤春哉 Haruya Kato |
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沢村いき雄 Ikio Sawamura |
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富田仲次郎 Nakajiro Tomita |
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石田茂樹 Shigeki Ishida |
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大友伸 Shin Otomo |
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中山豊 Yutaka Nakayama |
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大村千吉 Senkichi Omura |
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松本染升 Somesho Matsumoto |
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鈴木和夫 Kazuo Suzuki |
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青空千夜 Senya Aozora |
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青空一夜 Ichiya Aozora |
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広瀬正一 Shoichi Hirose |
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ヘンリー・大川 Henry Okawa |
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向井淳一郎 Junichiro Mukai |
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古田俊彦 Toshihiko Furuta |
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池田生二 Seiji Ikeda |
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澁谷英男 Hideo Shibuya |
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勝本圭一郎 Keiichiro Katsumoto |
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手塚勝巳 Katsumi Tezuka |
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宇野晃司 Koji Uno |
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井上大助 Daisuke Inoue |
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三浦敏男 Toshio Miura |
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浦山珠実 Shimomi Urayama |
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熊谷卓三 Takuzo Kumagai |
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津田光男 Mitsuo Tsuda |
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勝部義夫 Yoshio Katsube |
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坪野鎌之 Kamayuki Tsubono |
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今井和雄 Kazuo Imai |
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門脇三郎 Saburo Kadowaki |
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越後憲三 Kenzo Echigo |
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伊原徳 Toku Ihara |
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古谷敏 Bin Furuya |
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黒木順 Jun Kuroki |
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岡豊 Yutaka Oka |
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中島春雄 Haruo Nakajima |
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宇畄木耕嗣 Koji Uruki |
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坂本晴哉 Haruya Sakamoto |
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特技監督 Special Effects Director |
円谷英二 Eiji Tsuburaya |
監督 Director |
本多猪四郎 Ishiro Honda |