All Monsters Attack
Movie, 1969, Showa era, Set in A boy's dreams
All Monsters Attack is #10 of 35 in release order and #9 of 35 in chronological order in the Godzilla.
The story
Ichiro Miki is a child living in the industrial district of Kawasaki, where his parents' constant struggle to make ends meet often leaves the schoolboy alone. Constantly teased by a bully nicknamed Gabara, his only friends are toy consultant Shinpei and fellow classmate Sachiko. Ichiro turns to escapist dreams of Monster Island where he befriends the equally bullied Minilla.
All Monsters Attack recap
Ichiro Miki is a lonely boy in industrial, smog-choked Kawasaki.His mother works late, he comes home every day to an empty apartment, and a gang led by a boy named Sanko picks on him after school. His friends are Sachiko, a girl from his building, and Shinpei, a kindly toymaker who lives nearby. In his daydreams he visits Monster Island, where Godzilla's son Minilla can talk and shrink to his size. Minilla is bullied too, by Gabara, a warty monster that gives him electric shocks, and Godzilla tries to toughen his son up. Ichiro watches Godzilla fight Ebirah, Kumonga and other monsters, scenes largely reused from earlier films. In an abandoned factory, Ichiro finds a wallet belonging to two bank robbers hiding there, and they kidnap him. Waiting in captivity, he dreams again, and helps Minilla fight back against Gabara.
All Monsters Attack ending explained
Minilla beats Gabara, and Ichiro, inspired, outwits the bank robbers until Shinpei brings the police. Minilla flings Gabara with a seesaw log and Godzilla chases it off. Back in Kawasaki, Ichiro stands up to Sanko's gang the next day and wins, then plays a prank on a billboard painter that earns the gang's respect and friendship. Godzilla and Minilla exist only in his dreams in this film.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch All Monsters Attack
All Monsters Attack is streaming on Shout! Factory TV, YouTube (free), HBO Max, and Tubi in the US. You can rent or buy it on Apple TV and Fandango At Home.
Ratings
IMDb 3.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 38%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Destroy All Monsters, before Godzilla vs. Hedorah.
- Chronological order: after Son of Godzilla, before Godzilla vs. Hedorah.
What to watch before All Monsters Attack
In release order, 9 Godzilla essentials come before All Monsters Attack (1969), from Godzilla (1954) to Destroy All Monsters (1968). All Monsters Attack itself is optional in the Godzilla order.
Cast
- Kenji Sahara as Kenkichi Miki
- Machiko Naka as Tamie Miki
- Tomonori Yazaki as Ichirō Miki
- Hideyo Amamoto as Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
- Sachio Sakai as Bank Robber Senbayashi
- Kazuo Suzuki as Bank Robber Okuda
- Ikio Sawamura as Bartender
- Shigeki Ishida as Landlord
- Yutaka Sada as Train Engineer
- Chōtarō Tōgin as Assistant Detective
- Yutaka Nakayama as Billboard Painter
- Yoshibumi Tajima as Detective
Directed by Ishirō Honda.