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ゴジラの大進撃 Gojira No Daishingeki or GODZILLA ESCAPES is a 2007 daikaiju eiga created By 15-year old George Roath and 17-year old Jim Goose in the summer of 2007. This movie was based off of the 1984 film, The Return of Godzilla but it has a more, light, comic approach, exept in the scenes representing the destruction and death, which were executed in a respectable manner.

This is the first of the Futura Series Godzilla films and the first not to have any involvement by Tomoyuki Tanaka

PLOT The film takes place 52 years after the 1955 film, Godzilla Raids Again. Godzilla has been buried in the iceberg off the coast of Hokkaido for several decades. The Japanese Government thinks that the cold has killed Godzilla but when a research team goes to the iceberg to retrieve samples of his skin for analysis, he has disappeared.

Meanwhile, the oil tanker (大日丸)Dainichi- Maru is caught in a typhoon 200 miles south of Tokyo. Then, a flash of blue light shoots out of the water, setting the ships deck on fire. As the fire dies down in the rain, The Captain and bridge crew see Godzilla emerging from the water. The ship begins to pull away but Godzilla tears the hull open with his claws. The oil tanks rupture and the entire ship explodes and sinks.

In The Nations capital, Prime Minister Keisukei Tanaka hears the SOS call made from the tanker and has no doubt that Godzilla has returned for a third time to wreak a terrible vengeance. Worried that news of his return would cause nationwide panic, Tanaka orders a media blackout.

Meanwhile, In Chicago, Frank Gaten and Charlie Wilhelm, Two American reporters for the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, read about the disappearance of the tanker and rumors of Godzilla returning. They realize their one chance of fame and quickly buy tickets on Northwest Airlines for Osaka City, bringing cameras and equipment. They plan to capture shots of Godzilla up close and send the photos to the papers. Although their editor has grave misgivings of the pair putting themselves in danger, they still go.

Once in Japan, they journey via bus to the Myoken Peninsula, where the wreckage of the tanker has washed ashore. They talk to the only English speaker in the area, an elderly man named Oji. He tells Frank and Charlie how, in the old days, Godzilla would arise and rampage the island when the fishermen wouldnﾕt leave enough fish for him. Although they remain unbelieving of Ojiﾕs story, The pair still go with Oji and take pictures of the waterlogged tanker wreck, as well as a large footprint. Just then, the village alarm begins to blare and Oji and the rest of the Islandﾕs people take cover. The two reporters stay put and are still skeptical about the story of Godzilla returning until he comes out of the water and roars. His roar is so powerful that it knocks Frank and Charlie down. The two reporters take several pictures of Godzilla roaring and after a few minutes, Godzilla then slides back into the ocean.

Frank and Charlie journey back to Osaka City and stay in the Hilton Hotel in Umeda. They put their precious film in a paper safe and watch television for the rest of the night. An emergency Press conference is held in the Diet Building in Kobe. The Prime Minister is hesitant to launch an attack against the monster due to the fact that North Korea might misinterpret the attacks as war, but when information of Godzilla attacking several other ships in the area is broadcasted, The Prime minister decides to launch an assault. Within the hour, An anti-Godzilla fleet is sent out to defend the bay area. Civilians living in the bay area are evacuated and the Police block off all the streets leading to the shoreline

The Japanese Military is informed of Godzillaﾕs existence and, the next day, A massive, 40 meter high electric fence is hastily constructed around the coastline that will send 500,000 volts through anything it touches. In addition, The JR Freight docks are cleared and a large blockade of tanks, missile batteries and rocket launcher trucks are placed along the fenceline. Frank and Charlie try and get through the Military blockades to take pictures, but the soldiers do not let them through. Disappointed, Frank and Charlie return to the city on the subway and eat dinner at a Ramen restaurant.

Godzilla resurfaces and is drawn to the shore by the searchlights. Unfortunately, Godzilla is unhurt by both the electric fence and the bombardment of missiles and shells. Godzilla emits his Atomic breath and the military blockade is decimated. Godzilla roars and begins a rampage through the city synced with the song Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult. Frank and Charlie are eating when they hear a thumping noise. They exit the Ramen house and see Godzilla charging through the streets, igniting buildings and crushing cars. They follow the monster through the city and take several pictures of Godzilla attacking fish factories and Tuna canneries. Godzilla sniffs through the wreckage and eats the packaged fish whole.

Godzilla gradually gets tired of attacking and wades out into the water to depart. As he does, A squadron of jets fire missiles at Godzilla but, again, the monster is unscathed. The Next morning, the city is in absolute ruins, Hospitals are overrun with victims, most suffering from radiation-associated diseases. The Prime Minister is in a panic. ﾒIf Godzilla can survive all those ways man has tried to destroy himﾓ, he ponders, ﾒThen how can we at least get him out of our way?ﾓ

The Osaka Prefecture police come and take Frank and Charlie to the Diet Building in Kobe. NCDF Commander Daisuke Fukuchi reviews the photos taken by the pair of Godzilla attacking the Fish factories and they realize that Godzilla can be baited with a large amount of Fish. Commander Fukuchi thanks the pair, gives them uniforms and walks away. Frank and Charlie realize that they have been drafted for the time being as Sergeants in the NCDF.

The Military returns to a half-destroyed Osaka and prepares a massive pile of Fish laced with Cadmium. Eventually, Godzilla comes ashore and eats the poisoned fish. The poison is slow to take affect and Godzilla is angered massively for an unknown reason. He Rampages along the coastline towards Kyoto and the NCDF continues to fire shells at him, but to no avail. Frank and Charlie are still not allowed to get close, even as Sergeants.

The pair improvise and steal a billboard truck with brightly colored pictures of Fish on the side. They drive circles around Godzilla trying to attract his attention to take more pictures. Godzilla is hypnotized by the pictures and follows the truck back to the destroyed ruins of the JR freight docks. After a while, the poison takes affect and Godzilla stumbles back into the water. Although the poison does not kill Godzilla, It weakens his immune system to the point where regular shells and rockets can penetrate his skin. Godzilla Is besieged and quickly swims away from the City and back out to the ocean. Frank and Charlie develop their photos and make a small fortune in cash upon returning to Chicago

CAST Genzo Shimizu- Godzilla George Roath- Narrator Shinichi Watanabe- Research Team Leader Ishiro Tadakoro Jimmie Iseshima Shane Ito- Geiger Counter Crew Lloyd Takamoto- Takoda Maru captain Fumio Sudo- Takoda Maru 1st mate Sato Mochizuki- Prime Minister Keisukei Tanaka George Roath- Frank Gaten Jim Goose- Charlie Wilhelm Nathan Ebert- Editor Fred Howe- Man on plane Julia Fisher- Flight Attendant Ken Mitamura- Bus Driver Hyun-Tak Yoon- Oji Sumino John Ikari- Myoken Police Officer Aro Okame- Man on subway Kento Saito- Guard #1 Joon-Hyuk Kwon- Guard #2 Joji Bashime- Ramen house waiter Tomoya Imura- Police Officer Koji Yamada- Commander Fukuchi Masahiro Yamada- Fukuchiﾕs Lieutenant Eiji Tsutaya- Truck Driver Steve Takahashi Bob Dunham Akusuko Daiji- Soldiers Bob Sacameno- Foreign Guy Agito Makishima- Subway Driver Jim Hoshuda- Janitor Miki Tanabe- Hysterical Subway Passenger Jorg Klien- German Subway Passenger

ADDITIONAL CREDITS Director- George Roath Producer- Jim Goose

CAMERA OPERATORS Tess Werku Emil Antonowski Goro Kuboda

TRIVIA -The shot of the Northwest Airlines plane flying through the sunset is from the    1989 movie Black Rain -The shots of the Military vehicles firing, lining up and being destroyed are from the 1984 Godzilla -Fred Howe, the actor who played the man sitting in the isle next to Frank and Charlie was a movie extra from the movie Live free or Die Hard -The Osaka Prefecture Police cars used in the movie were 1985 Chevrolet Impalaﾕs painted in Japan Police colors -The billboard truck that is drivin by frank and Charlie is a 1964 Isuzu TX-W flatbed. These are rare nowadays. -The Movie that Frank and Charlie watch in the Hilton Hotel is Walk Donﾕt Run. -While filming, Genzo Shimizu suffered from a burst appendix while in the Godzilla suit. He groaned and fell into the concrete bowl filled with water used as the ocean. George Roath decided to use the footage as Godzilla being poisoned and falling into the ocean. -George Roath wanted the film to be made on location in Tokyo, but the films low budget made it essential for the setting to be in Osaka. - This film marks the first instalment in the Futura Series. The Futura Series is another direct Sequel to Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again. - Due to copyright laws, Roath decided not to submit the film to Toho Pictures, instead, he copied it onto a DVD and VHS and watches it with his friends. - Hiroshi Koizumi, a famous actor in Japanese monster movies, was going to be asked to play the role of Oji Sumino, but after visiting his son, asking where he was, George Roath learned that Koizumi had died of stomach cancer several years ago.