Destroy All Monsters (1968)
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62% of users liked it
(7,164 ratings)
This colorful, no-holds-barred clash of the titans -- directed by Inoshiro Honda (one of monsterdom's foremost experts) -- features nearly all of Japan's ground-pounding superstars, including Godzilla (and son), Mothra, Rodan and Ghidorah... and even tosses in Anzilla, Baragon, Goro, Wendra,… More This colorful, no-holds-barred clash of the titans -- directed by Inoshiro Honda (one of monsterdom's foremost experts) -- features nearly all of Japan's ground-pounding superstars, including Godzilla (and son), Mothra, Rodan and Ghidorah... and even tosses in Anzilla, Baragon, Goro, Wendra, Spiga and Varan for the explosive climax. The setup involves a race of evil aliens known as Kilaaks, who release the world's population of giant monsters from their quarantine on Monster Island, employing powerful mind-control devices on the monsters as part of their master plan for subjugating humanity. When the secret equipment used for this purpose is discovered beneath Mount Fuji and destroyed, the aliens make a last-ditch attempt at reclaiming their foothold by summoning three-headed Ghidorah from space -- but by then, Godzilla and the other city-stompers have rallied together to defend the Earth from the alien menace. Released in Japan as Kaiju Soshingeki, this is one of Honda's more colorful monster extravaganzas, and a must-see for fans of the genre. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ishirô Honda
- Written By
- Inoshiro Honda, Kaoru Mabuchi
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Anime & Manga, Art House & International, Classics, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- May 23, 1969 Wide
- On DVD
- Feb 3, 2000
Critic Reviews
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, Time Out
In some ways these features are more like sporting events than fantasies.
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Steve Biodrowski, Cinefantastique
For the ten-year-old living inside us all, it is entertainment of the most awesome sort.
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, Film4
That the special effects could have been more realistically concocted by a 12-year-old with a Super 8 camera only adds to the fun.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
All-star monster-fest isn't nearly as fun as I remembered.
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Cast
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Akira Kubo
as SY-3 Captain Katsuo Yamabe
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Jun Tazaki
as Dr. Yoshido
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Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Dr. Otani
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Yukihiko Kobayashi
as Kyoko Manaba
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Kenji Sahara
as Commander Nishikawa
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Kyoko Ai
as Kiraaku Queen
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Andrew Hughes
as Dr. Stevenson
- Itah Sisters
- Hisaya Ito
- Nadao Kirino
- Susumu Kurobe
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Haruo Nakajima
as Military Advisor/Gojira
- Yutaka Sada
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Ikio Sawamura
as Old Farmer
- Yoshifumi Tajima
- Kazuo Suzuki
