Japan Synopsis
ゴジラ×メカゴジラ
“Startup – Resonance – Smashed Ice.”
JSDF pilot Akane has a fateful encounter when a new Godzilla emerges in Tateyama. As a countermeasure, a cyborg named Kiryu is constructed from the remains of the original. The machine is discovered to harbor the restless soul of the original monster as Akane must learn to find value in her own life as well.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toho Pictures
Action + Science Fiction in Japan
324 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla itself).
The 2001–2003 Japan Window
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla holds position #66 of 247 Japan films in the 2001–2003 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla premiered alongside 81 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 28m runtime, production spent $97K per minute on screen and earned $182K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 81 other Japan films in 2002.
The 1470th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
179 audience reviews — more than 85% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (85th percentile) outruns trending popularity (63th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- bio organic weapon · 1
- godzilla · 30
- giant robot · 24
- gojira · 13
- biological weapon · 7
- creature feature · 7
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,364 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #592 of 1,714 (top 35%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toho Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 28m |
| Release Date | November 2, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0314111 |