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Godzilla 1985
Prepare yourself: the greatest star of all has returned.
Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Godzilla 1985 opened in theaters August 23, 1985. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.
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More about Godzilla 1985
Cast
Raymond BurrSteven Martin
Keiju KobayashiPrime Minister Mitamura
Ken TanakaGoro Maki
Yasuko SawaguchiNaoko Okumura
Shin TakumaHiroshi "Ken" Okumura
Warren J. KemmerlingGeneral GoodhueCredits
- Directed by
- R.J. Kizer, Koji Hashimoto
- Written by
- Straw Weisman, Hideichi Nagahara, Lisa Tomei, Tomoyuki Tanaka
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Collection
- Americanized Godzilla Collection
- Budget
- $200K
- Box office
- $4.1M
Production
New World PicturesUnited States
Toho PicturesJapan- Toho Eizo BijutsuJapan