Ghidrah: The Three Headed Monster

From The Grindhouse Cinema Database

Main Details

  • Released in 1964 | Color
  • Running Time: 92 min | Japan:73 min (1971 reissue) | USA:85 min
  • Production Co: Toho Company
  • Distribution Co: Toho Company (1964) (Japan) (theatrical) | Continental Distributing (1965) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
  • Directed by Ishirō Honda
  • Written by Shinichi Sekizawa
  • Starring Yosuke Natsuki, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi
  • Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
  • Original Music by Akira Ifukube
  • Cinematography by Hajime Koizumi
  • Film Editing by Ryohei Fujii

Plot Summary

  • A detective is assigned to protect a princess who prophecies the Earth's end with the arrival of a powerful space monster. Mothra and her fairies must persuade Godzilla and Rodan to set aside their differences or face the invader alone.


Also Known As

  • Earth's Greatest Battle
  • Ghidora, the Three-Headed Monster
  • Ghidrah
  • Godzilla contra Ghidorah, el dragón de tres cabezas (Spain)
  • Godzilla vs. Ghidorah the Three Headed Monster (Sweden) (video title
  • Gojira Mosura Kingu Gidora: Chikyu saidai no kessen (Japan) (reissue title)
  • Monster of Monsters: Ghidorah (International) (English title)
  • The Biggest Battle on Earth
  • The Biggest Fight on Earth
  • The Greatest Battle on Earth
  • The Greatest Fight on Earth
  • Three Giant Monsters: The Greatest Battle on Earth (International) (English title)

Tagline

  • The Three-Headed Monster battles Godzilla, Mothra and Rodan for the world!
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