Out of Pollution's Depth's It Slithers! Breathing Poison... Leaving a wake of deadly slime... Destroying all in its path!

Starring: Akira Yamauchi, Toshie Kimura, Hiroyuki Kawase, Keiko Mari, Toshio Shiba, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Toshie Kimura

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"The atomic and hydrogen bombs cast their fallout into the sea. Poison gas and sludge got dumped into the ocean. Even sewage. I bet Godzilla would be mad if he saw this." - Ken Yano, second grader

Why watch this? This Godzilla film has some of the best Kaiju fight scenes in the franchise.

Plot Summary: A young boy and his scientist father discover a strange, pollution-eating monster known as Hedorah, which continuously evolves into increasingly dangerous forms as it consumes the world's waste. Godzilla, as the Earth's protector, rises to confront Hedorah in a desperate attempt to save humanity from the growing environmental threat. The fate of the world hinges on a climactic battle between Godzilla and the smog monster at Mount Fuji, as mankind also strives to find a way to defeat the seemingly invincible creature.

Dad's Preview: This is a Godzilla film that I treasured as a young boy. After several "team-up" films, it was refreshing to have my favorite behemoth square off alone against a new, deadly foe, Hedorah. This shape-shifting space oddity feeds on Earth's pollution. Its main diet is toxic smoke spewed from Japan's many factories. The film's not-so-subtle message is that humans will suffer for polluting our world. As a bonus, we learn that Godzilla can fly... What? This famous (more like infamous) moment is so campy, I know... but hey, I unapologetically love it! ... so sue me! As a ten-year-old, I was cheering!

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