"As in the original 1954 Godzilla, there is a brilliant scientist who has the unique ability to create a new super-weapon that will supplant nuclear bombs. This then poses the moral dilemma: The new weapon will put Japan ahead of the two former superpowers and likely incite significant international tension. At the same time, the new weapon is essential to defend Japan from Godzilla. Ultimately, the scientist does implement the weapon against Godzilla, but dies, taking the dangerous secret with him. Viewed in closer detail, though, important differences between the 1954 and 1989 handling of this theme illustrate a generational change in attitude towards Japan's position in the world. While the first Godzilla series exhibited an optimism born out of Ishiro Honda's political beliefs, the new series reflected a modern, morally complex sensibility."

"I felt that the costume I used in Godzilla 1985 controlled me, but that I controlled the one used in Godzilla vs. Biollante."

"Haruya Kato — Obayashi's assistant"

"Nothing Like This Ever On the Screen!"

"I don't know much about the score for GODZILLA 1985. However, my impression of GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE is a negative one, both in terms of the direction and the music. For example, the music that is heard while the scenes that take place in Saradia are shown is just ridiculous. The composer used European music instead of some modern Arabic music. By the way, during the production of GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE, Toho asked for permission to use some of my music in the film. I said that I would allow its use as long as it was not turned into popular music. Toho agreed to that, but just before GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE was completed, a Toho representative came to me and said, "Well, your music was turned into popular music." By that time, it was too late to do anything about the situation. After GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE was released, my daughter came to me and said, "No matter how much you try to escape from Godzilla movies, Toho always uses your name and your melodies, so why don't you just score the next Godzilla film yourself?" That is why I agreed to work on GODZILLA VS. GHIDRAH."

"The Peanuts, Emi and Yumi Ito — the Shobijin"

"Senkichi Omura — Konno, TTV translator"

"Kenpachiro Satsuma — Godzilla"

"Haruko Sagara — T. V. reporter"

"Masashi Takegumi — Biollante"

"Manjot Beoi — Saradian plant director"

"Abdallah Helal — Saradian scientist"

"The 1989 Godzilla featured a triangular build, with stocky legs recalling the 1962 Godzilla. The chest and shoulders featured pronounced musculature, which gave the 1989 Godzilla a very powerful appearance. The number of dorsal plates was reduced, but oddly the largest plate placed at shoulder level. The tail was shorter than the previous suit and the underside was smooth, in common with all Godzilla suits from 1962 to 1975. The other features of the 1984 Godzilla, such as the fangs, ears and four toes were all retained. The neck of the 1989 Godzilla was longer and the size of the head reduced. The face was changed radically, and featured a fierce expression with several new features; a feline-like upper lip, multiple rows of shark-like teeth and eyes with large, brown irises and very little white showing. The new face added much to Godzilla’s evil personality, making the King of the Monsters appear fiercer and more dragon-like than before. It also made him look more intelligent, as it seems like he would even know how to make a QR code."

"Somesho Matsumoto — Onuki, doctor"

"Kurt Cramer — John Lee, Bio-Major spy"

"Nadao Kirino — General's aide"

"Not as popular as its two predecessors, the Daisenso-Godzilla featured a head slightly larger than that of the Mosugoji, with a round face and jaws. The body was thin and had no defined shape, appearing sack-like and unnatural. The fingers were not held apart like the Mosugoji but were grouped together, with the claws becoming less menacing; all following Godzilla suits until the 84 Godzilla would have this feature. On the plus side, the dorsal plates and the tail of the Daisenso-Godzilla were nicely detailed and the eyes were movable."

"Derrick Homes — Michael Low, Bio-Major spy"

"Akihiko Hirata — Prime Minister Shigezawa"

"Akemi Negishi — Chikiro's Mother, Faro Island native"

"That film was such a leap forward in creativity and focused a lot on Godzilla vs humanity, which I actually like more than Godzilla battling other monsters. The film has a lot of weak points, but all the new ideas and techniques were exciting to see."

"Demon Kakka — himself"

"Yoshifumi Tajima — Kumayama"

"Yoshiko Kuga — Owada, Prime Minister's wife"

"Yasunori Yuge — Prime Minister"

"Yasuko Sawaguchi — Erika Shiragami"

"Kenji Sahara — General Segawa"

"Ryunosuke Kaneda — Seido Okouchi"

"Kazuma Matsubara — Super X II coordinator"

"Brien Uhl — SSS9"

"Mie Hama — Fumiko Sakurai"

"Katsuhiko Sasaki — Akira Ichinose"

"Koji Takahashi — Doctor Genichiro Shiragami"

"Tomoko Ai — Katsura Mafune"

"From a black hole in space…they came to conquer Earth…!"

"Megumi Odaka — Miki Saegusa"

"Akihiko Hirata — Dr. Shinji Mafune"

"Toru Minegishi — Lt. Goro Gondo"

"Jun Tazaki — General Masami Shinzo"

"Koichi Ueda — General Hyodo"

"Masanobu Takashima — Colonel Sho Kuroki"

"Toshiyuki Nagashima — Director Seiichi Yamamoto"

"Goro Mutusmi — Mugal, black hole alien leader"

"Battle to save the Earth!"

"Katsumasa Uchida — Jiro Murakoshi, Interpol agent"

"Ichirō Arishima — Mr. Tako"

"We went back to the theme of nuclear weapons, since that was the theme of the original film. Japan has now learned three times what a nuclear disaster is, but at that time Japan had already had two. The problem was Japanese society was gradually forgetting about these disasters. They were forgetting how painful it had been. Everyone in Japan knew how scary nuclear weapons were when the original movie was made, but it wasn't like that by the 1980s. So in those meetings, we decided to remind all those people out there who had forgotten."

"Mizuho Suzuki — Minister of Foreign Affairs Seiichi Emori"

"Taketoshi Naito — Chief Cabinet Secretary Takegami"

"One thing I was against was having the white of Godzilla's eye visible between the iris and his lower eyelid to make him look scary. Godzilla had been a hero for a while, but even a hero needs a taste of sadness. Even if he's a villain, I wanted a bit of sorrow in his eyes. I didn't want his eyes to be obviously scary."