Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (
2002) | IMDb:
6.6
JSDF pilot Akane has a fateful encounter when a new Godzilla emerges in Tateyama. As a countermeasure, a cyborg named Kiryu is constructed from the remains of the original. The machine is discovered to harbor the restless soul of the original monster as Akane must learn to find value in her own life as well.
Godzilla vs. Biollante (
1989) | IMDb:
6.5
After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.
Starring:
Kunihiko Mitamura
,
Yoshiko Tanaka
,
Masanobu Takashima
,
Kōji Takahashi
,
Tōru Minegishi
,
Megumi Odaka
Directed by:
Kazuki Ōmori
Gunhed (
1989) | IMDb:
5.3
High-concept Sci-Fi adventure about an island that actually is a computer called Kyron 5, itself created to design and manufacture super-advanced robots to be used as slaves for the rest of the world. One day Kyron decides that human beings are unnecessary, so it declares war on the world. But Kyron cannot be tamed, and after many lives are lost in the attempt, mankind decides to leave Kyron to its own devices.
Starring:
Masahiro Takashima
,
Brenda Bakke
,
James Brewster Thompson
,
Aya Enjoji
,
Kaori Mizushima
,
Yôsuke Saitô
Directed by:
Masato Harada
The Return of Godzilla (
1984) | IMDb:
6.8
After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.
Starring:
Ken Tanaka
,
Yasuko Sawaguchi
,
Yōsuke Natsuki
,
Keiju Kobayashi
,
Shin Takuma
,
Eitarō Ozawa
Submersion of Japan (
1973) | IMDb:
5.5
A team of geophysicists investigating seismic activity on the seafloor discover that the islands of Japan, after suffering from massive volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, will be pulled into the ocean, killing millions.
Starring:
Keiju Kobayashi
,
Hiroshi Fujioka
,
Ayumi Ishida
,
Tetsurō Tamba
,
Shōgo Shimada
,
John Fujioka
Directed by:
Shirō Moritani