Son of Godzilla
Seen it?1967 | 86 min | Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved Kong: Skull Island, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 26 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: scary moments. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1967: an older pace and style.
Reporter Goro Maki stumbles upon scientists conducting weather experiments on Sollgel Island in the South Seas. He discovers the island is inhabited by giant mantis and a woman named Saeko who's been cast away since the death of her father. The pair soon find a helpless infant monster that Godzilla must adopt and learn to raise as one of his own.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
63% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 44K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jun Fukuda
- Tadao TakashimaDr. Tsunezo Kusumi
- Bibari MaedaSaeko Matsumiya
- Akira KuboGoro Maki
- Akihiko HirataFujisaki
- Kenji SaharaMorio
- Yoshio TsuchiyaFurukawa
- Susumu KurobeMeteorological observation plane captain
- Kazuo SuzukiMeteorological observation plane navigator
- Ken'ichirō MaruyamaOzawa
- Seishirō KunoTashiro