Movie Name: Son of Godzilla
Rank: 2 1/2 godzillas
 

Review:
The title character is just so incredibly goofy-looking I have to believe that this movie was intended purely for laughs. I refuse to accept that this could possibly be an accident. I mean, he makes cooing noises and blows smoke rings! Once you accept this, the movie is actually quite enjoyable. Again, there are some fun special effects with giant praying mantises galore and a huge spider thrown in to boot. I'm not entirely sure just why, but I've always liked this movie. It's certainly not a great movie by any means, even compared to other Godzilla movies, but it's a lot of fun. Just don't try reading too much into it....


CREDITS

Kaiju to no Kessen-Gojira no Musuko
[Battle of Monster Island - Godzilla's Son] (1967)
Released in U.S. as Son of Godzilla (1969)

CAST
Goro Shinjo (reporter)...................Akira Kubo
Dr. Kusumi..........................Tadao Takashima
Saeko..................................Bibari Maeda
Fujisaki.............................Akihiko Hirata
Furukawa............................Yoshio Tsuchiya
Morio..................................Kenji Sahara

CREW
Director.................................Jun Fukuda
Screenplay..........Shinichi Sekizawa & Kazue Shiba
Special Effects......................Teisho Arikawa
Music...................................Masaru Sato

Running Time: 86 Minutes

U.S. VERSION:
Released direct to television by Walter Reade-Sterling
Running Time: 86 Minutes