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Also known as Destroy All Monsters!, All Monsters Attack, Attack of the Marching Monsters, Monster Attack March

1968 Japanese Horror/Sci-Fi film directed by Ishirō Honda

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Destroy All Monsters is a 1968 Japanese science fiction kaiju film directed and written by Ishirō Honda. Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka and distributed by Toho, the movie features music by Akira Ifukube. The cast includes Haruo Nakajima, Jun Tazaki, Andrew Hughes, and Kenji Sahara. The narrative takes place in New York City, Moscow, Tokyo, and Paris, focusing on an alien invasion involving monsters such as Rodan.

The film follows Son of Godzilla and is followed by All Monsters Attack. It is part of the Godzilla media franchise and the Godzilla (Showa) Collection. Filming occurred in Japan, with additional production by Tokyo Laboratory. The runtime is listed as 89 minutes in some records and 88 minutes in others. The title is 怪獣総進撃.

Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores are recorded as 6.4 out of 10 and 82%, with a TMDb vote average of 6.9. The film was released on August 1, 1968, with other dates including October 6, 1968, and 1969. It is categorized under action, sci-fi, and thriller genres, with keywords including mind control and giant monster.

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Film · TMDB

6.9

At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.

Released: 1968-08-0189 minDir: Ishirō HondaScience Fiction, ActionBox office: $1.6MPart of: Godzilla (Showa) Collection

Cast

  • Akira Kubo as Katsuo Yamabe
  • Jun Tazaki as Dr. Yoshido
  • Yukiko Kobayashi as Kyoko Manabe
  • Yoshio Tsuchiya as Dr. Otani
  • Chōtarō Tōgin as Ogata
  • Yoshibumi Tajima as General

Themes

  • mind control
  • japan
  • monster
  • giant monster
  • sequel
  • alien
  • moon base
  • alien invasion
  • rodan
  • kaiju

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Ratings

IMDb

6.4/10

8,741 votes

Year
1968
Runtime
88 min
Genres
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

via IMDb

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Japan
Original language
Japanese
Main subject
alien invasion
Screenwriter
Ishirō Honda
Cast member
Hal Linden
Production company
Toho
Narrative location
Moon
Filming location
Japan
Duration
89
FilmAffinity ID
166778
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publication date
1978-06-30
title
怪獣総進撃
distributed by
Toho
media franchise
Godzilla
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
82%
characters
Rodan
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