Godzilla vs. Biollante

Dec 16, 1989

1h 45m

★ 7.4

The winner of this battle would be the most enormous enemy against human beings.

Overview

After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.

Genres

Action

Horror

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Toho Pictures

Godzilla vs. Biollante Trailers

Cast

Kazuhito Kirishima

Kunihiko Mitamura

Asuka Okouchi

Yoshiko Tanaka

Major Sho Kuroki

Masanobu Takashima

Genshiro Shiragami

Kōji Takahashi

Lieutenant Goro Gondo

Toru Minegishi

Miki Saegusa

Megumi Odaka

Director Seiichi Yamamoto

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Azuka's Father

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

Self Defense Forces Officer

Kazuma Matsubara

Prime Minister

Yasunori Yuge

Prime Minister's Wife

Yoshiko Kuga

Erika Shiragami

Yasuko Sawaguchi

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