Godzilla: Final Wars
Movie, 2004, Millennium era, Set in The 50th anniversary
Godzilla: Final Wars is #29 of 35 in release order and #29 of 35 in chronological order in the Godzilla.
The story
Humanity finally rids themselves of Godzilla, imprisoning him in an icy tomb in the South Pole. All is peaceful until various monsters emerge to lay waste to Earth's cities. Overwhelmed, humanity is seemingly saved by a race of benevolent aliens known as Xiliens. But not all is what it seems with these bizarre visitors. If humanity wishes to survive, they must reluctantly resurrect their most hated enemy, Godzilla.
Godzilla: Final Wars recap
After decades of monster attacks, the Earth Defense Force uses mutants, humans with special powers, to fight them, and Godzilla has been frozen in Antarctica by Captain Douglas Gordon's warship Gotengo. Monsters including Rodan, Zilla, Anguirus and Kamacuras suddenly attack cities worldwide, then vanish, taken by the Xiliens, aliens who arrive in a huge mothership and claim to come in peace. The mutant Shinichi Ozaki and the biologist Miyuki Otonashi expose them: they plan to farm humans and control the monsters and the mutants, who share Xilien DNA. Their leader, the Controller, releases Gigan and the monsters again. Gordon's crew escapes in the Gotengo, frees Godzilla from the ice, since it has no Xilien DNA and cannot be controlled, and leads it on a path through the monsters to Tokyo.
Godzilla: Final Wars ending explained
Godzilla kills the Xiliens' monster, Keizer Ghidorah, and leaves the humans in peace after Minilla talks it down. Godzilla beats Zilla, Kumonga, Kamacuras, Rodan, Anguirus and King Caesar on the way, then destroys a falling meteor. Ozaki defeats the Controller and passes his energy to Godzilla to finish Ghidorah. Godzilla turns on the humans until Minilla begs it to stop, and they swim away together. Godzilla then rested for 12 years.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Godzilla: Final Wars
Godzilla: Final Wars is streaming on YouTube (free) and Tubi in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 54%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., before Shin Godzilla.
- Chronological order: after Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., before Shin Godzilla.
What to watch before Godzilla: Final Wars
In release order, the essentials before Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) are Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999), Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000), Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002), and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003).
Cast
- Masahiro Matsuoka as Shin'ichi Ôzaki
- Rei Kikukawa as Miyuki Otonashi
- Don Frye as Captain Douglas Gordon
- Maki Mizuno as Anna Otonashi
- Kazuki Kitamura as The controller of Planet X
- Kane Kosugi as Katsunori Kazama
- Kumi Mizuno as Commander Akiko Namikawa
- Akira Takarada as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
- Masatô Ibu as Xilian General
- Masanobu Takashima as Major Kita
- Shigeru Izumiya as Samon Taguchi
- Jun Kunimura as Major Kumoro
Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura.