Thread:The King of the Monsters/@comment-831485-20150608143803/@comment-831485-20150613004850

"Godzilla vs The Mutant Starfish" was first mentioned in a published interview with director Yoshimitsu Banno, from the 2001 book "TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion" by by Patrick Macias, 'Happy' Ujihashi, Kinji Fukasaku and Takashi Miike.

The plot was described as another "Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster" follow up Yoshimitsu Banno had in mind, in which the King of the Monsters did battle with a starfish monster either mutated from pollution, or by the cosmic radiation from a fallen meteorite. The film never got far past the initial story idea.

The name 'Hitoda' is a purely fan-made moniker, despite being cooler sounding than the generic Mutant Starfish.

Not many web-sites make mention of the original 2001 interview, though here's some online links:

http://www.angelfire.com/film/unmadekaiju/godzillastarfish.html

http://www.tohokingdom.com/web_pages/lost_projects/godzilla_vs_hitodah.htm