Godzilla reactivates and energises the electrodes with its atomic heat ray, dehydrating Hedorah's outer body. While Godzilla and Hedorah fought, the JSDF swiftly constructed two gigantic electrodes for this purpose, and attempted to fire them, giving Godzilla the chance to return to the fight.Īll of a sudden the electrodes short out, the power cut off by Godzilla and Hedorah's violent battle. Toru Yano and his wife Toshie Yano has determined that drying out Hedorah's body may destroy the otherwise unkillable monster. Finally, Godzilla is almost killed by Hedorah after Hedorah hurls Godzilla into a giant pit, then proceeds to attempt to drown Godzilla in a deluge of chemical sludge.ĭr. During the battle, Godzilla fights valiantly against Hedorah, but is outmatched against Hedorah's impressive durability and fearsome strength, losing an eye and sustaining a full thickness chemical burn to a hand - right down to the bone - by Hedorah's acidic body, which corrodes anything that comes into contact with it. Fuji as well for a decisive confrontation. Ken Yano, Yukio Keuchi, Miki Fujinomiya, and the other partygoers realize that Godzilla and Hedorah have come to Mt. Fuji to celebrate one last day of life before the country - and then, the rest of the world - succumbs to Hedorah. Thousands of people across Japan die in Hedorah's raids. It returns shortly thereafter in a flying saucer-like shape, then assuming its strongest form of all, its 'Perfect Form', which demonstrates some of the strongest powers it has access to yet. During the fight, however, several pieces of its new body are flung nearby, which then crawl back into the sea to grow anew and allow the monster to become even more powerful. Hedorah is easily overpowered by Godzilla and retreats into the sea. The alien makes its way to a power station where it begins consuming the smoke from its chimneys, but is confronted by Godzilla. Hedorah metamorphoses into an amphibious form, allowing it to move onto land to feed on additional sources of pollution.

Ken Yano has visions of Godzilla fighting the world's pollution and insists Godzilla will come to mankind's aid against Hedorah. Toru Yano and his young son Ken Yano, scarring the doctor, Hedorah's toxic existence is revealed to the public. After it sinks an oil tanker and attacks Dr. Once on Earth, it feeds on Earth's pollution and grows into a poisonous, acid-secreting sea monster. Hedorah, an amorphous species of alien from the Horsehead Nebula, is transported to Earth by a comet.

The film was followed by the 12th film in the Godzilla franchise, Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster in July 1972 by American International Pictures. The film received a theatrical release in the United States under the title Godzilla vs. The film received mixed reviews, which were more positive compared to its predecessor, All Monsters Attack (1969). The film was released theatrically in Japan on July 24, 1971. Hedorah features an environmentalist message, with the malevolent Hedorah being spawned from pollution. Satsuma would go on to portray Godzilla in later Godzilla films. The film stars Akira Yamauchi, Toshie Kimura, and Hiroyuki Kawase, and features Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla and Kenpachiro Satsuma as Hedorah.

Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the 11th film in the Godzilla franchise, and features the fictional monster characters Godzilla and Hedorah. Hedorah ( ゴジラ対ヘドラ, Gojira tai Hedora) is a 1971 Japanese kaiju film directed by Yoshimitsu Banno, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano.

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