Talk:The Return of Godzilla

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Showa era

From the English Wikipedia article for the Showa era:

"The Shōwa era (昭和, Shōwa) refers to the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) from December 25, 1926 until his death on January 7, 1989."

From the book Godzilla 1984 Completion:

"The last Godzilla movie of the Showa era leading to the Heisei era.

This is the fourth installment in the HJ Books and Tokusatsu Completions series, featuring the Godzilla series. This time, we will focus on "Godzilla" (released in 1984), the last film of the Showa era. As in the past series, the book will focus on materials that have never been made public before, such as photos from the collection and treasured materials, and will include new interviews with the cast and many of the film's staff, making for a dense and varied content."

From the Japanese wikipedia page for this movie:

"This is the last Godzilla film released during the Showa era, as the next film "Godzilla vs. Biollante" and later films were released during the Heisei era."

Sydney Perkins (talk) 19:31, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling

Made a minor edit to correct a spelling. "Nuclear power plant" was misspelled twice with the unintentionally funny "planet" instead of "plant." Toroca 18:32, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The section on "US version" looks like an attack on the US. Can we please rewrite it so it's not so hateful? Scorpionman 23:24, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see a need for a rewrite. It looks accurate to me. If it's "hateful" to tell the truth about something, then sure, it's hateful. But I see it as honest, instead. Toroca (talk) 02:56, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article says the movie was called Godzilla (Gojira) in Japan and Godzilla 1985 in USA, yet doesn't say where the bleep it's called the Return of Godzilla or why this article is called that instead of one of the other two better known titles. Without such info it makes the article seem like someone just pulled this name out of their buttocks.76.226.209.222 (talk) 05:14, 17 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hoping for a clarification on the mysterious reference to the "Sealuss" - is that a typo? StrontiumDogs (talk) 18:41, 12 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Synopsis

Plot synopsis appears to be based on the 1985 American edit, "Godzilla," rather than the original 1984 Japanese Film "The Return of Godzilla." 68.38.29.93 (talk) 14:11, 26 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Citations needed

When Godzilla 1985 failed at the box office, it was the last Godzilla film produced by Toho to receive any major release in North American theaters until Godzilla 2000 fifteen years later.^{[citation needed]}

Critical reception

The New World version of the film was almost universally criticized by North American critics.'^{[citation needed]} However, the Japanese version was received better, mainly by fans; many praised it for being very close to the original Godzilla film.^{[citation needed]}

Home video

The international version was released on VHS (dubbed in English) in the UK in 1998. The running time matches that of the Japanese version, and the only notable difference is the English text and dubbing. This version of the film has remained unreleased in both the USA and Canada.

This film was distributed to DVD in Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Thailand, Spain, Italy and France, but never officially in the United States and Canada due to legal issues. Since the release of Godzilla vs. Biollante in 2012, The Return of Godzilla remains the only Godzilla film to not have been officially released on DVD in the United States.

Adaptations

In 1988 Dark Horse Comics released a six-issue limited series, Godzilla, which was an American adaptation of the Japanese manga adaptation of The Return of Godzilla.^{[citation needed]}