Japan Release: 1969
Running Time: 70 minutes

All Monsters Attack

ゴジラ・ミニラ・ガバラ: オール怪獣大進撃
[Gojira, Minira, Gabara: Oru Kaiju Daishingeki]

In an industrial district of Tokyo, Ichiro Miki lives with his family. The small boy is a self-identified monster fan. He gleefully imitates monster roars for what seems to be his sole childhood friend, a girl named Saichiko. Unfortunately, Ichiro is often subject to bullying from Gabara and his gang. Gabara, another school kid, bullies the smaller boy over items Ichiro finds. These items fuel the child's limitless imagination in sometimes surprising ways. Sadly, both of Ichiro's parents frequently work long hours. This results in the boy spending time with a local toy consultant, Shinpei Inami. Despite Shinpei's kindness, Ichiro still longs for his family, and loses himself in his imagination. Using a small radio and the vivid spectrum of his imagination, Ichiro decides to take off for Monster Island. Soaring to the island by jet, the boy witnesses Godzilla fight a menagerie of monsters. During the course of his adventure, he befriends Minilla, the son of Godzilla. The creature is able to alter it's size, choosing to take a human-like size to communicate with Ichiro. The boy soon discovers that Minilla is suffering from his own bully, a creature that is also called Gabara. As Minilla tries to build up courage to face his bully, Ichiro drifts in and out of reality and his imagination...

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Attack All Monsters*

Godzilla's Revenge
US Distributor: Maron Films (1971) / Time: 69 Minutes

Godzilla, Minilla and Gabara: All Monsters Giant Attack
[Literal translation]

Minya: Son of Godzilla
[Alternate US Title]

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Background and Trivia

• Toho submitted the film to the US copyright office on December 8th, 1986 with the registration number of PA0000317010. The movie was submitted under a shortened Romaji title, which interestingly has the first word spelled in English: All Kaiju Daishingeki. The other name on the application is All Monsters Attack, Toho's preferred English title for the movie. On April 29th, 1991, Toho submitted a supplement to the orginal copyright filing which included Godzilla's Revenge as an "alternative title".
• Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka was the one the who came up with the idea to create a movie that heavily utilized parts from previous Godzilla films. From this idea, he requested writer Shinichi Sekizawa to submit a concept. Sekizawa replied that he could "of course do this" jokingly noting he was a "good editor". However, the writer was growing tired of Toho's increasing "focus on economy over quality." This information is found in the 1997 book Age of the Gods (self-published).
• Eiji Tsuburaya's physical condition worsened during filming to the point that his doctor ordered him to stop working. As a result, Ishiro Honda took over the special effects with help from the film's assistant special effects director, Teruyoshi Nakano. This fact is found in the book Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo (ISBN: 0922915474).
• In a 1993 interview Ishiro Honda noted that Eiji Tsuburaya "was given credit [as the special effects supervisor] simply out of respect." However, Honda claims that he actually directed almost all of the special effects. The main reasons why were "the budget and time constraints." Teruyoshi Nakano, who was the first assistant director of special effects on the production, notes that Honda would often look to him for aid when he wasn't sure how to approach something. Nakano mentions that he had a very involved role in the film, including drawing the storyboards for the special effects sequences. Noted in Japan's Favorite Mon-Star (ISBN: 1550223488). In a much later interview, Nakano gave a different account that he was actually in charge of most of the special effects instead of Honda. He mentioned that Honda felt this was too unfamiliar, and if he could manage it. According to Nakano, Honda was mostly involved if the special effects featured the actor Tomonori Yazaki, who played Ichiro Miki. This different account is found in the Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection (ISBN: 4048669990).
• Unlike earlier Godzilla films which would often take up multiple studios for the live action and effects sequences, All Monsters Attack was filmed on the same studio in the Toho lot. This allowed Honda to easily direct both the actors and special effects sequences as needed. This detail is cited in Age of the Gods (self-published).
• Actor Hideyo Amamoto has later noted that he felt his role as the toy maker, which was cast against the norm for the actor, was the "weakest part" of his career. This account is found in Age of the Gods (self-published).

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