Japan Synopsis
ゴジラ対メガロ
“Dreaded Megalon from the undersea kingdom!”
Inventor Goro Ibuki creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar. It is soon seized by an undersea race of people called the Seatopians. Using Jet Jaguar as a guide, the Seatopians send Megalon as vengeance for the nuclear tests that have devastated their society.
The 1972–1974 Japan Window
69 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Godzilla vs. Megalon sits at position #49.
#1Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
★ 8.5 · 1972
#2Great Mazinger
★ 8.1 · 1974
#3Mazinger Z
★ 7.9 · 1972
#4The Last Samurai
★ 7.8 · 1974
#5Lady Snowblood
★ 7.6 · 1973
#6Pastoral: To Die in the Country
★ 7.6 · 1974
#7Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
★ 7.5 · 1972
#8Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
★ 7.5 · 1972
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Godzilla vs. Megalon. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
6 sharedGodzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
★ 7.0 · Japan
5 sharedKing Kong vs. Godzilla
★ 6.8 · Japan
5 sharedGodzilla vs. Hedorah
★ 6.8 · Japan
5 sharedGodzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
★ 7.5 · Japan
5 sharedGodzilla 1985
★ 6.6 · Japan
5 sharedGodzilla Against MechaGodzilla
★ 7.4 · Japan
Other Titles From TOHO
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Godzilla vs. Megalon premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 22m runtime, production spent $9K per minute on screen and earned $12K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,566 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,387 of 1,714 (top 81%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Toho Eizo Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 22m |
| Release Date | March 17, 1973 |
| IMDb | tt0070122 |