Japan Synopsis
地球攻撃命令 ゴジラ対ガイガン
“Defeat the evil space monsters! You can protect the Earth, Godzilla!”
Manga artist Gengo Odaka lands a job with the World Children's Land amusement park only to become suspicious of the organization when a garbled message is discovered on tapes. As Gengo and his team investigate, Godzilla and Anguirus quickly decipher the message and begin their own plan of action.
The 1971–1973 Japan Window
62 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Godzilla vs. Gigan sits at position #37.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Godzilla vs. Gigan. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Godzilla vs. Gigan premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,425 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,327 of 1,714 (top 77%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Toho Eizo Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 29m |
| Release Date | March 12, 1972 |
| IMDb | tt0068371 |