Monster Planet of Godzilla

1994 film directed by Koichi Kawakita

Megumi Odaka
Iemasa Kayumi
Megumi Hayashibara
Kaneto Shiozawa
Kenpachiro Satsuma

CinematographyKenichi EguchiEdited bySae TojimaMusic byAkira Ifukube (stock)

Release date

March 18, 1994

Running time

6 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese

Monster Planet of Godzilla (Japanese: 怪獣プラネットゴジラ, Hepburn: Kaijū Puranetto Gojira) is a 1994 Japanese kaiju short film directed by Kōichi Kawakita. The film served as a theme park attraction that was screened at Sanrio Puroland and Harmony Land^[1] from March 18, 1994^[2] to July 1, 1998.^[3] It is a 3-D motion simulator featuring specially filmed sequences of Godzilla battling the monsters Mothra and Rodan.^[4] All the monsters were portrayed using the costumes and props from the early 1990s Godzilla films. In addition, a new super-plane named Earth is introduced to thwart the monsters' destructive rampage.

Cast

Megumi Odaka as Miki Saegusa^[5]
Iemasa Kayumi as Professor Dreamon (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara as Hello Kitty (voice)
Kaneto Shiozawa as Planet pilot (voice) / G-Force soldier (voice)
Kenpachiro Satsuma as Godzilla^[1]

Home media

The footage from the attraction was released as a bonus feature for the Japan-only Godzilla Final Box (with the Hello Kitty footage removed, possibly due to legal issues and the short's depiction of her as a general not particularly appropriate for the character).^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Godzilla 1954-1999 Super Complete Works. Shogakukan. 1 January 2000. pp. 174–177. ISBN 978-4091014702.
^ Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia. Shogakukan. 23 July 2014. p. 91. ISBN 978-4-096-82090-2.
^ Sanrio Puroland Guidebook '98 -'99. pp. 32–33.
^ "The Time Machine of Dreams". Sanrio. 1997. Archived from the original on January 29, 1998.
^ ^a ^b Hill, Jim (14 May 2014). "Remembering "Monster Planet of Godzilla," that theme park attraction which put you toe-to-toe with the Tokyo terror". jimhillmedia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.

External links

Kaijû puranetto: Gojira at IMDb
Photos and info from simulator ride creator
Watch Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994) (Japanese with English subtitles)

Godzilla

Films

Japanese

Shōwa era

Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
Son of Godzilla (1967)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
All Monsters Attack (1969)
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

Heisei era

Millennium era

Godzilla 2000 (1999)
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
Final Wars (2004)

Reiwa era

Live-action	Shin Godzilla (2016) Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Animated	Planet of the Monsters (2017) City on the Edge of Battle (2018) The Planet Eater (2018)

American

Jewell Enterprises, Inc.	Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
New World Pictures	Godzilla 1985 (1985)
TriStar Pictures	Godzilla (1998)
Legendary Pictures	Godzilla (2014) Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

Television

Japanese	Zone Fighter (1973) Godzilland (1992–1996) Godzilla Island (1997–1998) episodes Godzilla Singular Point (2021) Chibi Godzilla Raids Again (2023)
American	Godzilla (1978–1979) Godzilla: The Series (1998–2000) Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023)

Music

Soundtracks	"Godzilla (Main Theme)" Godzilla: The Album (1998) Final Wars Godzilla (2014) King of the Monsters Godzilla vs. Kong Godzilla Minus One Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Related	"Godzilla" (Blue Öyster Cult) "Godzilla" (Eminem)

Miscellaneous

Films	The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms Bambi Meets Godzilla Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3D Godzilla vs. Charles Barkley Monster Planet of Godzilla Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 Ready Player One Shin Ultraman
Kaiju	Godzilla (MonsterVerse incarnation) Anguirus Rodan Varan Mothra King Kong King Ghidorah Baragon Minilla Hedorah Gigan Megalon Mechagodzilla Biollante Godzilla Junior SpaceGodzilla Megaguirus Zilla MUTO
Other	Godzilla in popular culture -zilla Comics Video games The Movie Monster Game Battle Soccer: Field no Hasha Godzilla Game Godzilla (Ciencin novel series) Godzilla (Cerasini novel series) Godzilla & Godzilla Raids Again G-Fest Rhedosaurus Jirahs Gotengo Miki Saegusa Super X Toho SciFi Japan TV MonsterVerse King Kong franchise Hibiya Godzilla Square Shin Japan Heroes Universe Kamen Rider franchise Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise Ultraman franchise

Category

Mothra

Films

Solo	Mothra (1961) Rebirth of Mothra (1996) Rebirth of Mothra II (1997) Rebirth of Mothra III (1998)
with Godzilla	Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) Destroy All Monsters (1968) Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)