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The twenty-fourth of Toho Studios' Godzilla series, Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (ゴジラ×メガギラス G消滅作戦 - "Godzilla x Megaguirus: G Extermination Command") was the second and last of the Shinsei Series to feature an original daikaiju, Megaguirus. It was the first of three Godzilla films directed by Masaaki Tezuka and the last of two with special effects by Kenji Suzuki. It debuted at the Tokyo International Film Festival on December 3, the 46th anniversary of the release of the original Godzilla
. Like other Shinsei Series entries, Godzilla vs. Megaguirus ignores previous film continuity: in its universe, Godzilla has previously appeared only in Godzilla, Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
, and Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
. Additionally, it features minor kaiju seen previously only in Rodan
(1956).

Plot

An experimental weapon that fires miniature black holes, called the Dimension Tide, opens a wormhole and through which a giant prehistoric dragonfly enters the present. It deposits a single egg and before exiting through the wormhole. A boy finds the egg and takes it with him when he moves to Tokyo. The egg starts oozing a strange liquid, so the boy throws the egg in the sewer. The egg, actually a mass of hundreds of eggs, splits up and starts growing. The eggs hatch into giant dragonfly nymphs called Meganurons that come out of the sewer to feed. They flood a portion of the city and moult on the sides of buildings, becoming adult Meganuera.

The swarm of Meganuera attack Godzilla, who is in battle with the G-Graspers, the anti-Godzilla section of the JSDF. Most Meganuera are killed, but a few drain some of Godzilla's blood and return to the sewer. With the last of their strength, the Meganuera inject Godzilla's blood into a huge, sleeping nymph. It molts and appears from the water as Megaguirus, the huge Meganuera queen.

After destroying part of the city with shock waves generated by her beating wings, Megaguirus heads to the waterfront and faces Godzilla. Being territorial, Megaguirus considers the city to be her hunting ground. She uses her speed to avoid Godzilla's attacks, but Godzilla eventually uses her speed against her. As she flies toward Godzilla, he lunges forward with his dorsal spines in her path. She flies into the spines, and one of her arms is severed.

During the battle, a special ability of Megaguirus is revealed: Having grown on blood from Godzilla, she can generate a blast similar to his atomic ray. She fires a huge ball of radiation, knocking Godzilla down. He gets back up, and Megaguirus goes in for the kill. She speeds forward with the stinger on her long tail lowered, trying to stab Godzilla between the eyes. But Godzilla catches the stinger in his mouth! He bites down, crushing the stinger. Megaguirus rears up in pain, and Godzilla takes the chance to finally blast her with his atomic ray. She bursts into flame, and after being hit a second time falls to the ground and explodes, ending her savage life.

Cast

The cast of Godzilla vs. Megaguirus are predominantly new faces to kaiju eiga, but the film began a tradition in the Shinsei Series of casting veteran genre cast members, especially from the Shōwa era, in older, authoritarian roles: Yuriko Hoshi, who played photographer Junko in Mothra vs. Godzilla
and reporter Naoko in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
, cameos as Professor Yoshizawa, director of the Dimension Tide project.

Misato Tanaka - Kiriko Tsujimori
Shosuke Tanihara - Hajime Kudo
Masatō Ibu - Motohiko Sugiura
Yuriko Hoshi - Prof. Yoshino Yoshizawa
Toshiyuki Nagashima - Takuji Miyagawa
Tsutomu Kitagawa - Godzilla
Minoru Watanabe - Megaguirus

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