Japan Synopsis
ゴジラvsデストロイア
“It's a major monster meltdown!”
A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the weapon that killed the original Godzilla.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. 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 vs. Destoroyah itself).
The 1994–1996 Japan Window
Among 143 Japan films we catalog from this window, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah places #20 — near the top of its class.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Godzilla vs. Destoroyah premiered alongside 59 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 43m runtime, production spent $97K per minute on screen and earned $175K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 59 other Japan films in 1995.
The 1041st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
203 audience reviews — more than 86% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 72th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- destroy · 2
- radioaktivity · 1
- godzilla · 30
- disaster · 23
- japan · 454
- fight · 60
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #784 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #355 of 1,714 (top 21%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toho Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | December 9, 1995 |
| IMDb | tt0113187 |