Director: Ishiro Honda
Written
by: Shin’ichi Sekizawa
This Jules Vernian tale takes us to the mysterious Planet X as astronauts Fuji and Glenn (the most chilled out man in existence) discover the mysterious Xiliens. These strange humanoids have been forced underground by the rampaging King Ghidorah living beneath the surface. With promises of a cure for cancer, the two men return to Earth to convince their bosses to loan Godzilla and Rodan to the alien's cause.
After a titanic clash which sees Godzilla and Rodan victorious the Xiliens betray Earth and with the three Kaiju under their sinister mind control, they threaten to conquer the Earth!
Meanwhile, Glenn discovers that his wife-to-be is actually a Xilien spy, and after betraying her people to help him she is ruthlessly executed in front of him. A normal man would be somewhat traumatized by this but Glenn gives absolutely zero fucks and enlists the aid of a local inventor to thwart the invading Xiliens once and for all.
Godzilla continues evolving into a hero, his almost childish antics forced into the film against Honda’s wishes. In fact, it would be half a decade before the legendary director would step back into the chair.
This new DaisensoGoji suit boasted a head slightly larger than that of the MosuGoji design, characterized by a round face and jaws. Its torso appeared thinner and relatively smaller in proportion to the rest of the body compared to earlier iterations. Unlike the MosuGoji suit, the fingers were grouped together rather than held apart, and the claws were less sharp and prominent—a feature consistent in subsequent Godzilla suits until the 84Goji suit. The dorsal plates and tail of the DaisensoGoji were intricately detailed, and its eyes were movable.
Godzilla himself seems much more nimble and agile in this one, perhaps Planet X has lower gravity, but it’s fun to see a more expressive Godzilla doing what he does best.
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