The Return of Godzilla

1984 Japanese action/adventure film by Kōji Yakusho, Koji Hashimoto
Movie film Q1518701
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The Return of Godzilla

Summary

The Return of Godzilla is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (938 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Return of Godzilla's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Return of Godzilla was directed by Koji Hashimoto[4].
  • The Return of Godzilla's composer is recorded as Reijirō Koroku[5].
  • The Return of Godzilla's genre is science fiction film[6].
  • The Return of Godzilla's genre is fantasy film[7].
  • The Return of Godzilla's genre is kaiju[8].
  • The Return of Godzilla's genre is thriller film[9].
  • The Return of Godzilla followed Godzilla, King of the Monsters![10].
  • The Return of Godzilla was followed by Godzilla vs. Biollante[11].
  • A cast member of The Return of Godzilla was Kenpachirō Satsuma[12].
  • A cast member of The Return of Godzilla was Yasuko Sawaguchi[13].
  • A cast member of The Return of Godzilla was Keiju Kobayashi[14].
  • A cast member of The Return of Godzilla was Ken Tanaka[15].
  • A cast member of The Return of Godzilla was Yōsuke Natsuki[16].
  • The Return of Godzilla was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka[17].
  • The Return of Godzilla's production company is recorded as Toho[18].
  • The original language of The Return of Godzilla was Russian[19].
  • The original language of The Return of Godzilla was English[20].
  • The original language of The Return of Godzilla was Japanese[21].
  • The Return of Godzilla's Commons category is recorded as Godzilla[22].
  • The Return of Godzilla's review score is recorded as 3.2/10[23].
  • The Return of Godzilla's review score is recorded as 27%[24].
  • The Return of Godzilla's color is recorded as color[25].
  • The Return of Godzilla's country of origin is recorded as Japan[26].
  • The Return of Godzilla was released on December 15, 1984[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1993-12-22[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 087788ee-e666-31b3-b23a-f8db45e24a8a[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Return of Godzilla was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka[17]. It was directed by Koji Hashimoto[4]. Cast members include Kenpachirō Satsuma[12], Yasuko Sawaguchi[13], Keiju Kobayashi[14], Ken Tanaka[15], and Yōsuke Natsuki[16].

Publication

Publication dates include December 15, 1984[27] and July 26, 1985[32]. Original languages include Russian[19], English[20], and Japanese[21]. Genres include science fiction film[6], fantasy film[7], kaiju[8], and thriller film[9].

Subject and Themes

The Return of Godzilla's main subject is dinosaur[33].

Reception

Reviews include 3.2/10[23] and 27%[24].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Return of Godzilla followed Godzilla, King of the Monsters![10]. It was followed by Godzilla vs. Biollante[11].

Why It Matters

The Return of Godzilla ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (938 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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