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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
(1964),
Director: Ishirō Honda, Not Rated (Dad's guess:
G)
The
Three-Headed Monster battles Godzilla, Mothra and Rodan
for the world!
  Starring:
Yôsuke Natsuki, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Akiko
Wakabayashi, Emi and Yumi Itô, Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata,
Kenji Sahara
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
- good
"The entire human race
will perish from the Earth. When the monster Ghidorah passes,
only flaming ruins are left." – Princess Mas Selina
Salno
Why watch this? This
is Ghidorah's memorable film debut - three heads are better than
one!
Plot Summary:
Police detective Shindo is assigned to protect Princess Salno of
Selgina, who has become possessed by a Venusian spirit after a
plane explosion. This spirit, claiming to be a prophetess, warns
of Earth's impending destruction by the alien dragon King
Ghidorah. As assassins pursue the princess, Earth monsters
Godzilla and Rodan awaken and resume their destructive feud. The
prophetess, along with Mothra and her twin fairies, must
convince the fighting monsters to unite against Ghidorah before
it's too late.
Dad's Preview:
As popularity of giant monster films from Japan's Toho Studios grew,
Godzilla changed from mankind's destructor to its protector. Ghidorah, a
golden tri-headed dragon from space,
attacks Earth, and is all but indestructible. In
fact, Godzilla is forced to ally with other earth-based monsters to
take on the other-worldly threat. For an imaginative 10-year-old, I was elated to watch Big
G battle alongside Mothra and Rodan.
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