Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Name: Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Fantasy
Released: 1964-12-20
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Yōsuke Natsuki, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Takashi Shimura, Emi Ito

1964·Movie·NR·92 min·★ 7.0(289)

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About Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster is a 1964 Japanese-language science fiction, action and fantasy film directed by Ishirō Honda. The cast is led by Yōsuke Natsuki, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi. It has a runtime of 1h 32m. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel.

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was produced by TOHO and Tokyo Laboratory and made in Japan. It was released on December 20, 1964, and carries a NR certification. At the box office it grossed around $3 million worldwide.

Director: Ishirō Honda
Writers: Shinichi Sekizawa
Release date: December 20, 1964
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Box office: $3 million
Production: TOHO, Tokyo Laboratory

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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster cast & crew

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was directed by Ishirō Honda and written by Shinichi Sekizawa.

The cast features Yōsuke Natsuki as Detective Shindo, Yuriko Hoshi as Naoko Shindo, Hiroshi Koizumi as Professor Murai, Takashi Shimura as Dr. Tsukamoto, Emi Ito as Shobijin, and Yumi Ito as Shobijin.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Akira Ifukube, cinematography is by Hajime Koizumi, and it was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka.

Is Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster worth watching?

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster holds an audience score of 7.0/10 from 289 ratings, a solidly received science fiction films.

At 1h 32m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy science fiction, action, and fantasy, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster is worth a place on your watchlist.

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