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title: 'The Return of Godzilla (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Koji Hashimoto'
released: '1984-12-15'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-return-of-godzilla-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9015178/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Return of Godzilla (1984)

1984 · 103 min · Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller · Japan


## Synopsis

The Return of Godzilla, or simply Godzilla , is a 1984 Japanese kaiju film directed by Koji Hashimoto, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, it is the 16th film in the Godzilla franchise, the last film produced in the Shōwa era, and the first film in the Heisei series. The film serves as both a sequel to the original 1954 film and a reboot of the franchise that ignores the events of every Shōwa era film since the original. The Return of Godzilla stars Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Yosuke Natsuki, and Keiju Kobayashi, with Kenpachiro Satsuma as Godzilla.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Koji Hashimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/koji-hashimoto)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Reijirō Koroku](https://cinepixo.com/people/reijiro-koroku)
- **Producer:** [Tomoyuki Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomoyuki-tanaka)
- **Editor:** [Yoshitami Kuroiwa](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshitami-kuroiwa)

## Cast

- [Yasuko Sawaguchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasuko-sawaguchi)
- [Ken Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-tanaka)
- [Keiju Kobayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/keiju-kobayashi)
- [Yōsuke Natsuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/yosuke-natsuki)
- [Kenpachirō Satsuma](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenpachiro-satsuma)

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