
The three-headed space dragon is dispatched to protect the alien stronghold at Mount Fuji, and battles Godzilla, Minilla, Mothra, Rodan, Gorosaurus, Anguirus, and Kumonga. With all of the monsters under the control of the UNSC, the Kilaaks call King Ghidorah. In a desperate battle, the crew of the SY-3 destroys the Kilaak's lunar outpost and returns the alien control system to Earth. The Kilaaks then turn their next major attack onto Tokyo and, without serious opposition, become arrogant in their aims until the UNSC discover, after recovering the Kilaaks' monster mind-control devices from around the world, that they have switched to broadcasting the control signals from their base under the Moon's surface. These attacks were set in to motion to draw attention away from Japan, so that the aliens can establish an underground stronghold near Mount Fuji in Japan.

Godzilla attacks New York City, Rodan invades Moscow, Mothra lays waste to Beijing, Gorosaurus destroys Paris (although Baragon was credited for its destruction), and Manda attacks London. Their leader demands that the human race surrender, or face total annihilation. Otani, have become mind-controlled slaves of a feminine alien race identifying themselves as the Kilaaks, who reveal that they are in control of the monsters. There, they discover that the scientists, led by Dr. Yoshida of the UNSC orders Captain Yamabe and the crew of his spaceship, Moonlight SY-3, to investigate Ogasawara. When communications with Monster Island are suddenly and mysteriously severed, and all of the monsters begin attacking world capitals, Dr. A special control center is constructed underneath the island to ensure that the monsters stay secure and to serve as a research facility to study them. Retrospectively, the film has received more praise, and is considered a favorite among Godzilla fans for its "audacious and simple story", "innovative action sequences", and a "memorably booming" score by Akira Ifukube.Īt the close of the 20th century (1999 in the dub), all of the Earth's kaiju have been collected by the United Nations Science Committee and confined in an area known as Monster Island, located in the Ogasawara island chain. Contemporary American reviews were mixed, with praise mainly held for the climactic monster battle. The film was released by American International Pictures with an English-language dub in the United States on May 23, 1969. When the monsters are freed from the Kilaaks' influence, the aliens send King Ghidorah to challenge the other monsters.ĭestroy All Monsters was released theatrically in Japan on August 1, 1968.

The monsters are freed from the area and are mind-controlled by aliens known as Kilaaks, who send them to attack major cities. In the film, humans have achieved world peace by the year 1999, and various giant monsters are confined to an area known as Monsterland. The film stars Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yukiko Kobayashi and Yoshio Tsuchiya. The film, which was produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd, is the ninth film in the Godzilla franchise, and features eleven monster characters, including Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, King Ghidorah, Anguirus, and Minilla.

' Monster Total Advancement ') is a 1968 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.
