Godzilla vs. Gigan

Summary

Godzilla vs. Gigan is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (551 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Godzilla vs. Gigan's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Godzilla vs. Gigan was directed by Jun Fukuda^[4].
• Shinichi Sekizawa wrote the screenplay for Godzilla vs. Gigan^[5].
• Godzilla vs. Gigan's composer is recorded as Akira Ifukube^[6].
• Godzilla vs. Gigan's genre is science fiction film^[7].
• Godzilla vs. Gigan's genre is alien invasion^[8].
• Godzilla vs. Gigan's genre is kaiju^[9].
• Godzilla vs. Gigan's genre is horror film^[10].
• Godzilla vs. Gigan's genre is action film^[11].
• Godzilla vs. Gigan followed Godzilla vs. Hedorah^[12].
• Godzilla vs. Gigan was followed by Godzilla vs. Megalon^[13].
• A cast member of Godzilla vs. Gigan was Haruo Nakajima^[14].
• A cast member of Godzilla vs. Gigan was Kenpachirō Satsuma^[15].
• A cast member of Godzilla vs. Gigan was Yuriko Hishimi^[16].
• A cast member of Godzilla vs. Gigan was Kunio Murai^[17].
• A cast member of Godzilla vs. Gigan was Tomoko Umeda^[18].
• Godzilla vs. Gigan was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka^[19].
• Godzilla vs. Gigan's production company is recorded as Toho^[20].
• Godzilla vs. Gigan's director of photography is recorded as Kiyoshi Hasegawa^[21].
• The original language of Godzilla vs. Gigan was Japanese^[22].
• Godzilla vs. Gigan was distributed by video on demand^[23].
• Godzilla vs. Gigan's review score is recorded as 67%^[24].
• Godzilla vs. Gigan's color is recorded as color^[25].
• Godzilla vs. Gigan's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[26].
• Godzilla vs. Gigan was released on March 12, 1972^[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: 406c706f-7757-45b2-8b84-038355aa674c^[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Godzilla vs. Gigan was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka^[19]. It was directed by Jun Fukuda^[4]. Shinichi Sekizawa wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Haruo Nakajima^[14], Kenpachirō Satsuma^[15], Yuriko Hishimi^[16], Kunio Murai^[17], and Tomoko Umeda^[18].

Publication

Publication dates include March 12, 1972^[27], April 4, 1972^[32], October 12, 1972^[33], January 11, 1973^[34], November 1973^[35], and March 19, 1975^[36]. The original language of Godzilla vs. Gigan was Japanese^[22]. Genres include science fiction film^[7], alien invasion^[8], kaiju^[9], horror film^[10], and action film^[11]. It was distributed by video on demand^[23].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include dinosaur^[37] and alien invasion^[38].

Reception

Godzilla vs. Gigan's review score is recorded as 67%^[24].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Godzilla vs. Gigan followed Godzilla vs. Hedorah^[12]. It was followed by Godzilla vs. Megalon^[13].

Why It Matters

Godzilla vs. Gigan ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (551 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]