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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Space Super Monster King Ghidorah attacks the Earth!

19646.91h 32m

Overview

After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat.

Directed by Ishirō Honda
Written by Shinichi Sekizawa, Tokiko Iwatani
Box Office0Revenue: $3.2M

Top Cast

Yōsuke Natsuki

Yōsuke Natsuki

Detective Shindo

Yuriko Hoshi

Yuriko Hoshi

Naoko Shindo

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Professor Murai

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Dr. Tsukamoto

Emi Ito

Emi Ito

Shobijin

Yumi Ito

Yumi Ito

Shobijin

Akiko Wakabayashi

Akiko Wakabayashi

Princess Maas Doulina Salno of Selgina

Hisaya Ito

Hisaya Ito

Chief Assassin Malmess

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Chief Detective Okita

Minoru Takada

Minoru Takada

Prime Minister

Themes & Keywords

princesshelicopteramnesiamonstergangstergiant monstervolcanosequelaliendragondinosaurhypnotismkaijualien possessionthree headed creaturetokusatsu

About Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster is a science fiction, action, fantasy, thriller film released in 1964 exploring themes of princess, helicopter, amnesia, monster, gangster, giant monster. Directed by Ishirō Honda, it stars Yōsuke Natsuki, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi. After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat.

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