Toho Studios followed the enormous success of the original Godzilla with this sequel, efficiently directed by Motoyoshi Oda as a straight-ahead monsters-on-the-loose drama. An underrated standout among the Showa Godzilla films, Godzilla Raids Again introduces the monster-versus-monster format that would dominate the remainder of the series, pitting Godzilla against the ferocious, spiny Anguirus as the kaijuwreak havoc in the streets of Osaka in a series of elaborate set pieces that succeed in upping the ante for destruction.

Screening as part of Godzilla-A-Go-Go 3 alongside three other films. You can buy a pass to see all four at a discount at this page.

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