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| Credits | |
| Title: | Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters |
| Director: | Hiroyuki Seshita; Kôbun Shizuno |
| Writers: | Gen Urobuchi |
| Producers: | Yoshihiro Furusawa Takashi Yoshizawa |
| Composer: | Takayuki Hattori |
| Editors: | Aya Hida |
| Production | |
| Production company: | Toho Company Polygon Pictures |
| Distributed by: | Netflix |
| Released: | November 17th, 2017 |
| Rating: | TV-14 |
| Running time: | 89 min. |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
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| Next: | Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle |
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters is a Japanese animated feature film of the daikaiju or "giant monster" sub-genre of action and science fiction. It was directed by Hiroyuki Seshita and Kôbun Shizuno with a screenplay written by Gen Urobuchi based on an original story by Urobuchi. It was produced by the Toho Company and Polygon Pictures. It was released theatrically in Japan on November 17th, 2017.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mamuoru Miyano | Haruo Sakaki |
| Takahiro Sakuri | Metphies |
| Kana Hanazawa | Yuko Tani |
| Tomokazu Sugita | Martin Lazzari |
| Yuki Kaji | Adam Bindewald |
| Daisuke Ono | Eliott Leland |
| Kenta Miyake | Rilu-Elu Belu-be |
| Ken'yu Horiuchi | Unberto Mori |
| Kazuya Nakai | Halu-Elu Dolu-do |
| Kazuhiro Yamaji | Endurph |
| Kanehira Yamamoto | Takeshi J. Hamamoto |
| Shinya Takahashi | Jack O'Sullivan |
| Tomisaburo Horikoshi | Daichi Tani |
| Junichi Yanagita | Marco Ghione |
| Haruki Ishiya | Josh Emerson |
| Shiegeyuki Susaki | Benjamin Smith |
| Nana Hamasaki | Female reporter |
| Masayoshi Sugawara | Male reporter |
| Takaaki Uchino | Male newscaster |
| Naoko Komatsu | Controller |
| Aya Suzaki | Controller/Young Haruo |
| Riki Kagami | Old person |
| Masumi Taira | Old person |
| Michiko Kaiden | Landing ship pilot |
| Haruka Watanabe | Landing ship pilot |
| Daiki Hamano | Hover pilot |
| Ari Ozawa | Miana |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Japanese title for this film is Gojira: Kaijû Wakusei, which directly translates to Godzilla: Monster Planet.
- This is the first installment in a three film trilogy that continues in Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle in 2018, and Godzilla: The Planet Eater, also in 2018.
- Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters became available for instant streaming on most subscription platforms, including Netflix, on January 17th, 2018.
- Composer Takayuki Hattori also scored the music for 1994's Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla.
- In terms of franchise release, this movie premiered after Shin Godzilla in 2016. The next installment in the franchise is Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle in 2018. Following the animated trilogy, the next film is the American movie, Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 2019.
- This is the second appearance of Orga. Orga is an alien/kaiju hybrid that fought Godzilla in Godzilla 2000.
- This is the fourth film appearance of Kamacuras, the praying mantis kaiju. It previously appeared in Son of Godzilla, All Monsters Attack, Godzilla vs. Gigan in the Shōwa period, and in Godzilla: Final Wars during the Millennium era.
- Over in the United States, Justice League premieres on the same day as the Japanese release of Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters.
Recommendations[]
See also[]
Media
The World of Godzilla
Godzilla miscellaneous
External Links[]
- Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters at IMDB
- Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters at Letterboxd.com
- Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters at Themoviedb.org
- Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters at the Godzilla Wiki
References[]
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