Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Summary

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,044 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was directed by Ishirō Honda^[4].
• Shinichi Sekizawa wrote the screenplay for Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster^[5].
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster's composer is recorded as Akira Ifukube^[6].
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster's genre is science fiction film^[7].
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster's genre is fantasy film^[8].
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster's genre is kaiju^[9].
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster's genre is crossover fiction^[10].
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster's genre is horror film^[11].
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster's genre is drama film^[12].
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster followed Rodan^[13].
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster followed Mothra vs. Godzilla^[14].
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was followed by Invasion of Astro-Monster^[15].
• A cast member of Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was Haruo Nakajima^[16].
• A cast member of Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was Akiko Wakabayashi^[17].
• A cast member of Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was Takashi Shimura^[18].
• A cast member of Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was Akihiko Hirata^[19].
• A cast member of Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was The Peanuts^[20].
• A cast member of Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was Hiroshi Koizumi^[21].
• A cast member of Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was Kenji Sahara^[22].
• A cast member of Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was Yoshifumi Tajima^[23].
• A cast member of Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was Shoichi Hirose^[24].
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka^[25].
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster's production company is recorded as Toho^[26].
• The original language of Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was Japanese^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 2024-05-29^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 925f1aca-5b47-4fed-b2fd-c72dec29e43e^[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka^[25]. It was directed by Ishirō Honda^[4]. Shinichi Sekizawa wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Haruo Nakajima^[16], Akiko Wakabayashi^[17], Takashi Shimura^[18], Akihiko Hirata^[19], The Peanuts^[20], and Hiroshi Koizumi^[21].

Publication

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was published on December 20, 1964^[32]. The original language of it was Japanese^[27]. Genres include science fiction film^[7], fantasy film^[8], kaiju^[9], crossover fiction^[10], horror film^[11], and drama film^[12]. It was distributed by video on demand^[33].

Subject and Themes

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster's main subject is dinosaur^[34].

Reception

Reviews include 5.8/10^[35] and 77%^[36].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include Rodan^[13] and Mothra vs. Godzilla^[14]. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was followed by Invasion of Astro-Monster^[15].

Why It Matters

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,044 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]