Japan Synopsis
ゴジラvsメカゴジラ
“The Birth of the End of the Century Tyrant.”
The U.N.G.C.C. (United Nations Godzilla Countermeasure Center) recovers the remains of Mecha-King Ghidorah and construct Mechagodzilla as a countermeasure against Godzilla. Meanwhile, a giant egg is discovered along with a new monster called Rodan. The egg is soon found to be none other than an infant Godzillasaurus.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toho Pictures
Science Fiction + Action in Japan
324 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Science Fiction and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II itself).
The 1992–1994 Japan Window
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II holds position #36 of 112 Japan films in the 1992–1994 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1Furuhata Ninzaburo
★ 8.8 · 1994
#2Slam Dunk
★ 8.6 · 1993
#3Yu Yu Hakusho
★ 8.6 · 1992
#4Magic Knight Rayearth
★ 8.5 · 1994
#5Sailor Moon
★ 8.4 · 1992
#6Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
#7Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!
★ 8.1 · 1992
#8Sailor Moon R: The Movie
★ 7.9 · 1993
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. Mechagodzilla II premiered alongside 34 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 48m runtime, production spent $88K per minute on screen and earned $167K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 34 other Japan films in 1993.
The 942nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
167 audience reviews — more than 83% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (83th percentile) outruns trending popularity (65th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- psychic · 5
- giant egg · 4
- sibling · 2
- esp · 2
- pteranodon · 2
- container · 1
- robot dinosaur · 1
- godzilla · 30
- giant robot · 24
- dinosaur · 22
- android · 19
- self sacrifice · 8
- creature feature · 7
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,552 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Science Fiction productions specifically: #97 of 566 (top 17%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toho Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | December 11, 1993 |
| IMDb | tt0107027 |