“ | One for all, All for one! | „ |
~ Tagline |
“ | In Memory of Ishiro Honda, Haruo Nakajima, Akira Ifukube, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Eiji Tsuburaya, and all of the others who dedicated their time to defining the King of the Monsters. | „ |
~ Opening message |
Monster Wars | |
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Directed by | Mahiro Maeda |
Produced by | {{{Row 2 info}}} |
Written by | {{{Row 3 info}}} |
Starring | {{{Row 4 info}}} |
Music by | Yasuharu Takanashi |
Production company | Toho Animation TMS Entertainment |
Distributed by | Toho Warner Bros. Pictures (North America) Netflix (Worldwide) |
Release date | November 3, 20** |
Running time | 200 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Monster Wars (also known as Kaiju Wars 怪獣大戦 Kaijū taisen) is a Japanese animated monster crossover film co-produced by Toho Animation, Bones and TMS Entertainment.
Plot[]
In the year 2099, all Earth's kaiju have been rounded up and confined in an island known as Monster Island, located in the South Pacific.
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Characters[]
- Captain Andreas Armstrong - A British JSDF captain and the main protagonist of the film. He initially despises monsters due to Godzilla killing his friend.
- Miki Saegusa -
- Dr. Haruo Serizawa -
- Lt. Charles Okoye -
- Quentin Thomas -
- Gabriella Lee -
- Controller X -
- Kilaak Queen -
- Prime Minister Nakajima -
- General Koizumi -
- Colonel Helena Guttera -
- Shobijin -
- Chujo - Andreas' pet dog
Voice Cast[]
Japanese cast[]
- Akira Nakao - Prime Minister Nakajima
- Akira Takarada - Dr. Haruo Serizawa
- Koichi Ueda - General Koizumi
English cast[]
- Ben Diskin
- Cristina Vee - Shobijin #2
- Debby Ryan - Gabriella Lee
- Irene Bedard - Colonel Helena Guttera
- Janice Kawaye - Shobijin #1
- JK Simmons - General Koizumi
- Karen Fukuhara - Miki Saegusa
- Ken Watanabe - Dr. Haruo Serizawa
- Keone Young - Prime Minister Nakajima
- Matthew Broderick - Dr. John Tatopoulos
- Michael B. Jordan - Quentin Thomas
- Michael Dorn - Commander Charles Okoye
- Michael Fassbender - Controller X
- Stephanie Sheh
- Tom Hardy - Captain Andreas Armstrong
- Veronica Taylor - Kilaak Queen
Appearances[]
Monsters[]
- Anguirus
- Baragon
- Ebirah
- Gaira
- Gezora
- Gigan
- Godzilla
- Gorosaurus
- Hedorah
- Kamacuras
- King Ghidorah
- Kumonga
- Maguma
- Manda
- Mechagodzilla
- Megalon
- Minya
- Moguera
- Mothra
- Orga
- Rodan
- Sanda
- Titanosaurus
- Varan
- Zilla
Weapons, Vehicles, and Races[]
- Kilaaks
- Shobijin
- Xiliens
Locations[]
- Arizona
- Beijing
- Brazil
- Cairo
- Kyushu
- Las Vegas
- London
- Los Angeles
- Mexico
- Moscow
- New Delhi
- New York City
- Okinawa
- Paris
- Philippines
- Rio De Janeiro
- Rome
- Siberia
- South Korea
- Sydney
- Taiwan
- Tibet
- Tokai
- Tokyo
- Toronto
- Venice
- Vietnam
Production[]
Influences[]
The major influences are Destroy All Monsters, Godzilla: Final Wars, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Pacific Rim, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Attack on Titan. The art style of the film is influenced by Neon Genesis Evangelion and AKIRA. The tone of the story will be on par of the tone of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.
Soundtrack[]
The score for the film will be composed by Yasuharu Takanashi.
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Reception[]
Transcript[]
- Monster Wars/Transcript
Trivia[]
- According to the creators of Monster Wars, the events of Godzilla (1954), Rodan, Varan, Mothra, Atragon, Dogora, Frankenstein vs. Baragon, The War of the Gargantuas, King Kong Escapes, Space Amoeba, Gorath, and Godzilla (1998) are part of the continuity timeline of the film.
- The suits that the Mechagodzilla pilots wear are based on the plug suits from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- The film opens with a dedication to Ishiro Honda, Haruo Nakajima, Akira Ifukube, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Eiji Tsuburaya, and all who dedicated their time to defining the King of the Monsters.
- The film's opening emulates the opening of the original Godzilla film from 1954, beginning with the sound of Godzilla's footsteps followed by his roar.
- The King Caesar statue makes a cameo as a paperweight on ???'s desk.