Godzilla Contra o Monstro do Mal

This became one of the most controversial Godzilla movies. Shortly after the film's release in Japan, CNN ran a lengthy story about the film being anti-American, showing the scenes of the US soldiers being killed and the plot featuring Westerners antagonists being debated. The original Godzilla director, Ishirô Honda, was also critical of Kazuki Ômori's choices, stating he had gone too far. Omori, defended his artistic decision on camera, arguing that the film was not meant to be anti-American stating," "The movie is not especially anti-U.S., I just thought I'd try to picture the identity of the Japanese people." Economic tensions between East and West were high at this time, and the negative publicity was very much a sign of the times.

The time-travel mechanics of this movie are infamously confusing. The plot involves the characters traveling back in time to stop Godzilla from coming into being. Yet when they come back to the present, everyone still remembers Godzilla, even though he's been presumably erased from history.

The end credits (deleted from the American version) play over footage of Godzilla at the bottom of the ocean.

The US version cuts the majority of the ending credits, shortening the runtime from 103 minutes to 100 minutes.

Edited into Godzilla Tales: G-90REX (2020)