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title: 'Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Masaaki Tezuka'
released: '2002-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/godzilla-against-mechagodzilla-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314111/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)

2002 · 85 min · Fantasy, Science Fiction · Japan

Original title: ゴジラ×メカゴジラ

## Synopsis

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla  is a 2002 Japanese kaiju film directed by Masaaki Tezuka, with special effects by Yūichi Kikuchi. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, it is the 27th film in the Godzilla franchise and the fourth film in the franchise's Millennium period, and is also Toho's 26th Godzilla film. The film features Godzilla, along with an updated version of the mecha character Mechagodzilla, who is referred to in the film by its codename MFS-3 Kiryu. The film stars Yumiko Shaku, Shin Takuma, Kou Takasugi, Yuusuke Tomoi, Kumi Mizuno, and Akira Nakao, with Tsutomu Kitagawa as Godzilla and Hirofumi Ishigaki as Kiryu. The film follows Akane Yashiro, who must pilot the cyborg mecha created from the skeleton of the first Godzilla in the attempt to prevent Godzilla from attacking Japan.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Masaaki Tezuka](https://cinepixo.com/people/masaaki-tezuka)
- **Screenplay:** [Wataru Mimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/wataru-mimura)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michiru Oshima](https://cinepixo.com/people/michiru-oshima)
- **Producer:** [Shōgo Tomiyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/shogo-tomiyama)
- **Director of Photography:** [Masahiro Kishimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/masahiro-kishimoto)
- **Editor:** [Shin'ichi Fushima](https://cinepixo.com/people/shin-ichi-fushima), [Shinichi Natori](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinichi-natori)

## Cast

- [Yūsuke Tomoi](https://cinepixo.com/people/yusuke-tomoi)
- [Tsutomu Kitagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsutomu-kitagawa)
- [Hirofumi Ishigaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/hirofumi-ishigaki)
- [Hideki Matsui](https://cinepixo.com/people/hideki-matsui)
- [Yumiko Shaku](https://cinepixo.com/people/yumiko-shaku)
- [Akira Nakao](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-nakao)
- [Shinji Morisue](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinji-morisue)
- [Kumi Mizuno](https://cinepixo.com/people/kumi-mizuno)

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