Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Movie, 1991, Heisei era, Set in Time travellers from 2204
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah is #18 of 35 in release order and #18 of 35 in chronological order in the Godzilla.
The story
The Futurians, time-travelers from the 23rd century, arrive in Japan to warn them of the nation's destruction under Godzilla. They offer to help erase Godzilla from history by preventing his creation. With Godzilla seemingly gone, a new monster emerges as the Futurians' true intentions are revealed.
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah recap
A UFO lands near Mount Fuji, carrying people who say they come from 2204, when Godzilla has destroyed Japan. With the writer Kenichiro Terasawa, they travel back to 1944, where a dinosaur on Lagos Island saved Japanese soldiers from American troops; that dinosaur later became Godzilla through nuclear testing. They move it to the Bering Sea to stop Godzilla from ever existing. But they leave three small creatures, the Dorats, on the island, and the bomb tests fuse them into King Ghidorah, which they use to devastate Japan. Their member Emmy Kano reveals the real motive: in the future, Japan rules the world, and they want to cripple it now. Meanwhile, Godzilla still exists, because a sunken nuclear submarine in the Bering Sea irradiated the dinosaur, now bigger than before.
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah ending explained
Godzilla destroys King Ghidorah and the time travellers, then is carried out to sea by a cyborg Mecha-King Ghidorah. Godzilla blasts off one of Ghidorah's heads and drowns it, then crushes Tokyo and kills Shindo, the soldier it once saved. Emmy returns from 2204 with Mecha-King Ghidorah, which drags Godzilla into the sea. Emmy reveals to Terasawa that she is his descendant, and Godzilla wakes on the seabed.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah is streaming on HBO Max in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 56%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Godzilla vs. Biollante, before Godzilla vs. Mothra.
- Chronological order: after Godzilla vs. Biollante, before Godzilla vs. Mothra.
What to watch before Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
In release order, the essentials before Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) are The Return of Godzilla (1984) and Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989).
Cast
- Katsuhiko Sasaki as Professor Mazaki
- Kosuke Toyohara as Kenichiro Terasawa
- Anna Nakagawa as Emmy Kano
- Megumi Odaka as Miki Saegusa
- Akiji Kobayashi as Yuzo Tsuchiashi
- Tokuma Nishioka as Takehito Fujio
- Yoshio Tsuchiya as Businessman Yasuaki Shindo
- Kenji Sahara as Minister Takayuki Segawa
- Koichi Ueda as Former Lagos Island Soldier Ikehata
- So Yamamura as Prime Minister
- Yasunori Yuge as Army Chief
- Kiwako Harada as Chiaki Moriyuma
Directed by Kazuki Ōmori.