Godzilla vs. Biollante

Diving into delirious realms of imagination, this second film of the Godzilla franchise’s 1980s resurgence showcased the towering beast for a new generation of fans. This time, Godzilla’s foe is one of the series’ most wondrously strange kaiju creations: Biollante—a mutant plant genetically engineered from the cells of a rose, a renegade scientist’s dead daughter, and Godzilla itself. With a wild plot encompassing spies, psychic children, and bonkers biotechnology—and some of the coolest special effects in the history of Japanese cinema—GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE stands as a high point in the ever-evolving mythology of the King of the Monsters.

Starring Kunihiko Mitamura, Yoshiko Tanaka, Masanobu Takashima, Megumi Odaka, Tôru Minegishi, Koji Takahashi, Ryunosuke Kaneda, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Yoshiko Kuga, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Masao Takegami, Shigeru Shibasaki, Yoshitaka Kimura