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Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Poster for Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Released
23 Jul 1971
Runtime
85 min
Japanese title
ゴジラ対ヘドラ
Gojira Tai Hedora
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Also known as
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster
American Theatrical Release
Series
No. 11
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 All Monsters Attack (1969)
Followed by Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Studio
Toho Co., Ltd.
Staff
Director
Banno Yoshimitsu
Producer
Screenplay
Mabuchi Kaoru
Banno Yoshimitsu
Photography
Manoda Yôichi
Art
Sound
Fujiyoshi Masao
Lighting
Hara Fun'yoshi
Music
Manabe Riichirô
SFX
Editor
Kuroiwa Yoshitami
Credits
製作Producer
田中友幸Tanaka Tomoyuki
脚本Screenplay
馬淵薫Mabuchi Kaoru
坂野義光Banno Yoshimitsu
撮影Photography
真野田陽一Manoda Yôichi
美術Art
井上泰幸Inoue Yasuyuki
録音Recording
藤好昌生Fujiyoshi Masao
照明Lighting
原文良Hara Fumiyoshi
音楽Music
真鍋理一郎Manabe Riichirô
整音Dubbing
東宝録音センターToho Recording Center
特殊技術Special Technology
中野昭慶Nakano Teruyoshi
操演Physical Effects
小川昭二Ogawa Shôji
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
津島平吉Tsushima Heikichi
編集Editing
黒岩義民Kuroiwa Yoshitami
現像Developing
東京現像所Tokyo Laboratory
製作担当者Production Manager
森本朴Morimoto Paku
出演者Performers
山内明Yamauchi Akira
川瀬裕之Kawase Hiroyuki
木村俊恵Kimura Toshie
麻里圭子（ビクター）Mari Keiko (Victor)
柴本俊夫Shibamoto Toshio
吉田義夫Yoshida Yoshio
中山剣吾Nakayama Kengo
中島春雄Nakajima Haruo
鈴木治夫Suzuki Haruo
勝部義夫Katsube Yoshio
岡部正Okabe Tadashi
小川安三Ogawa Yasuzô
大前亘Ômae Wataru
小松英三郎Komatsu Eizaburô
宇留木康二Uruki Kôji
由起卓也Yuki Takuya
権藤幸彦Gondô Yukihiko
中沢治夫Nakazawa Haruo
渡辺謙太郎Watanabe Kentarô
岡部達Okabe Tatsu
監督Director
坂野義光Banno Yoshimitsu
Cast

Top billed

Yamauchi Akira
Doctor Yano Tôru
Yamauchi Akira
Kawase Hiroyuki
Yano Ken
Kawase Hiroyuki
Kimura Toshie
Yano Toshie
Kimura Toshie
Mari Keiko
Fujinomiya Miki
Mari Keiko
Shibamoto Toshio
Môchi Yukio
Shibamoto Toshio
Yoshida Yoshio
Gohei
Yoshida Yoshio
Watanabe Kentarô
TV Interviewer
Watanabe Kentarô

Supporting

Kaiju
Hedorah
Hedorah
Satsuma Kenpachirô · Suit Actor
as Nakayama Kengo
Home Video

VHS

Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster
Orion Home Video · 1989
  • US Version

DVD

Godzilla vs. Hedorah
TriStar Pictures · 2004

Blu-ray

Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster! (Godzilla vs. Hedorah)
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