Japan Synopsis
ゴジラ対メカゴジラ
“Flying through space and firing missiles! A dreadful Godzilla, whose whole body is a weapon, appears!”
An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it seems after Godzilla breaks his ally Anguirus's jaw. Matters are further complicated when a second Godzilla emerges, revealing the doppelgänger as a mechanical weapon.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
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. Mechagodzilla itself).
The 1973–1975 Japan Window
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla holds position #17 of 71 Japan films in the 1973–1975 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
1974 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 27 titles released, including Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. Bars below show how the 1970s stacked up year by year (197 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 26 other Japan films in 1974.
The 414th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
204 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. Mechagodzilla, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- statue · 4
- mechagodzilla · 3
- anguirus · 3
- godzilla · 30
- cyborg · 28
- giant robot · 24
- alien invasion · 24
- gojira · 13
- sequel · 143
- monster · 91
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
- alien · 51
- robot · 45
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,104 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #856 of 1,714 (top 50%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Toho Eizo Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 24m |
| Release Date | March 20, 1974 |
| IMDb | tt0071565 |