Godzilla, Mothra, Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
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Godzilla vs. Mothra vs. Mechagodzilla: Tokio SOS
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Godzilla vs. Mothra vs. Mechagodzilla: Tokio SOS
Directed by:
Masâki TezukaComposer:
Michiru OhshimaPlots(1)
Mechagodzilla, the superior-armed, state-of-the-art, all-robot version of Godzilla, is undergoing repairs after his devastating battle against the world's monsters. A pair of psychic fairies appear and warn scientists to stop rebuilding Mechagodzilla but their warning goes unheeded. As the great robot nears completion, a series of mysterious incidents rock the world and awaken Godzilla, who unleashes a reign of terror against Tokyo. Mothra joins him and Japan's desperate Prime Minister has no choice but to launch the unfinished Mechagodzilla against Mothra and Godzilla. But who will fight for whom? And in the end -- will the survivor be monster, robot or man? (official distributor synopsis)
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28) GODZILLA, MOTHRA, MECHAGODZILLA: TOKYO S.O.S. – NEW GENERATION SERIES 2002-2004. A straightforward episode with a hint of nostalgia. This nostalgia is provided by the character of the uncle, who in a flashback of a few seconds goes back 43 years, to the time when he met Mothra. It’s nice that the filmmakers don’t forget their former heroes. Otherwise, this penultimate episode doesn't bring anything substantial, the storyline is bogged down by side-plots, everything really revolves around a 55-minute(!) duel between Mothra, the government project Mechagodzilla and Godzilla, in Tokyo. As a little twist, Mothra finally dies in the Godzilla series and gives birth to twin larvae that join the fight by squirting sticky secretion and biting Godzilla's tail. It must be said that the filmmakers have come a long way in terms of execution and effects, some of the pyrotechnic sequences were really excellent. In an explosive conclusion, Mecha Godzilla spirals out of human control and decides to drown himself and Godzilla in the Japanese trench. The grand finale will come next year.
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The film "Gojira vs. Mothra vs. Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S." is simply the new generation of kaiju and I have to get used to the fact that it also means that the films are relatively cheap at first glance and not as grandiose. A little return to the roots, maybe a virtue out of necessity. But I enjoy it in these films and I enjoy their simplicity because the creators still put a lot of effort into the battles.
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