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Godzilla vs. Gigan

Poster for Godzilla vs. Gigan
Released
11 Mar 1972
Runtime
89 min
Japanese title
地球攻撃命令 ゴジラ対ガイガン
Chikyû Kôgeki Meirei Gojira Tai Gaigan
Earth Attack Order Godzilla vs. Gigan
Also known as
Godzilla on Monster Island
American Theatrical Release
Series
No. 12
Godzilla Series
  1. Godzilla (1954)
  2. Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
  3. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
  4. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
  5. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
  6. Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
  7. Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
  8. Son of Godzilla (1967)
  9. Destroy All Monsters (1968)
  10. All Monsters Attack (1969)
  11. Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
  12. Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
  13. Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
  14. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
  15. Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
  16. The Return of Godzilla (1985)
  17. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
  18. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
  19. Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
  20. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
  21. Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
  22. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
  23. Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
  24. Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
  25. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
  26. Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
  27. Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
  28. Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
  29. Shin Godzilla (2016)
  30. Godzilla Minus One (2023)
  31. Godzilla Minus Zero (2026)

Preceded by Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Followed by Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Studio
Toho Co., Ltd.
Staff
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Photography
Hasegawa Kiyoshi
Art
Honda Yoshifumi
Sound
Yanoguchi Fumio
Lighting
Satô Kôjirô
Music
SFX
Editor
Tamura Yoshio
Credits
製作Producer
田中友幸Tanaka Tomoyuki
脚本Screenplay
関沢新一Sekizawa Shin’ichi
撮影Photography
長谷川清Hasegawa Kiyoshi
美術Art
本多好文Honda Yoshifumi
録音Recording
矢野口文雄Yanoguchi Fumio
照明Lighting
佐藤幸次郎Satô Kôjirô
音楽Music
伊福部昭Ifukube Akira
整音Dubbing
東宝録音センターToho Recording Center
効果Effects
東宝効果集団Toho Effects Group
主題歌Theme Song
東宝レコードToho Records
「ゴジラマーチ」“Godzilla March”
作詞Lyrics
関沢新一Sekizawa Shin’ichi
福田純Fukuda Jun
作曲Composition
宮内国郎Miyauchi Kunio
唄Vocals
石川進Ishikawa Susumu
「ゆけ！ ゆけ！ ゴジラ」“Go! Go! Godzilla”
作詞Lyrics
関沢新一Sekizawa Shin’ichi
作曲Composition
萩原哲晶Hagiwara Tetsuaki
唄Vocals
石川進Ishikawa Susumu
特殊技術Special Technology
中野昭慶Nakano Teruyoshi
撮影Photography
富岡素敬Tomioka Mototaka
美術Art
青木利郎Aoki Toshirô
操演Physical Effects
中代文雄Nakadai Fumio
光学撮影Optical Photography
徳政義行Tokumasa Yoshiyuki
合成Composition
土井三郎Doi Saburô
監督助手Assistant Director
岡田文亮Okada Fumiaki
編集Editing
田村嘉男Tamura Yoshio
現像Developing
東京現像所Tokyo Laboratory
製作担当者Production Manager
森知貴秀Morichi Takahide
出演者Performers
石川博Ishikawa Hiroshi
梅田智子Umeda Tomoko
菱見百合子Hishimi Yuriko
高島稔Takashima Minoru
藤田漸Fujita Zan
西沢利明Nishizawa Toshiaki
村井国夫Murai Kunio
清水元Shimizu Gen
葦原邦子Ashihara Kuniko
中村是好Nakamura Koreyoshi
武藤章生Mutô Shôsei
草川直也Kusakawa Naoya
大前亘Ômae Wataru
木村博人Kimura Hiroto
渡辺貞男Watanabe Sadao
西川明Nishikawa Akira
斉藤宣丈Saitô Nobutake
中島春雄Nakajima Haruo
大宮幸悦Ômiya Kôetsu
伊奈貫太Ina Kanta
中山剣吾Nakayama Kengo
監督Director
福田純Fukuda Jun
Cast

Top billed

Ishikawa Hiroshi
Kotaka Gengo
Ishikawa Hiroshi
Umeda Tomoko
Shima Machiko
Umeda Tomoko
Hishimi Yuriko
Tomoe Tomoko
Hishimi Yuriko
Takashima Minoru
Takasugi Shôsaku
Takashima Minoru
Fujita Zan
Sudô Fumio
Fujita Zan
Nishizawa Toshiaki
Kubota
Nishizawa Toshiaki
Murai Kunio
Shima Takeshi
Murai Kunio
Ashihara Kuniko
Sudô's Mother
Ashihara Kuniko
Nakamura Zekô
Priest
Nakamura Zekô
Mutô Shôsei
Kotaka's Editor
Mutô Shôsei

Supporting

Kaiju
Anguirus
Anguirus
Ômiya Kôetsu · Suit Actor
King Ghidorah
King Ghidorah
Ina Kanta · Suit Actor
Gigan
Gigan
Satsuma Kenpachirô · Suit Actor
as Nakayama Kengo
Home Video

VHS

Godzilla vs. Gigan
New World Video · 1988
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Starmaker Entertainment · 1992
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Anchor Bay Entertainment · 1997

DVD

Godzilla vs. Gigan
TriStar Pictures · 2004

Blu-ray

Godzilla on Monster Island! (Godzilla vs. Gigan)
Kraken Releasing · 2014
Godzilla: The Showa Films, 1954-1975
Criterion Collection · 2019
Box set · 15 films
10 special features
  • Audio Commentaries by David Kalat
  • Ishiro Honda Interview
  • Special Effects Featurette
  • Alex Cox Interview
  • Bin Furuya Interview
  • Tsugutoshi Komada Interview
  • Haruo Nakajima Interview
  • Akira Takarada Interview
  • Akira Ifukube Interview
  • "The Unluckiest Dragon" Audio Essay by Greg Pflugfelder