# Godzilla contre Hedorah (1971)

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**Original title**: *ゴジラ対ヘドラ*
**Runtime**: 85 min
**Genres**: Science Fiction, Action, Horror
**Directed by**: Yoshimitsu Banno
**Written by**: Takeshi Kimura, Yoshimitsu Banno
**Starring**: Akira Yamanouchi, Hiroyuki Kawase, Toshie Kimura, Keiko Mari, Toshio Shiba, Yoshio Yoshida

> *The Smog Monster Hedorah arrives in a shooting star!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Tokyo. Sunset. A child's sketch of a lizard. Smog rises from the ocean as a monster takes form, growing stronger with each belch of factory smoke. Godzilla emerges to fight the menace.

One of Toho's darkest kaiju entries.

**Mood tags**: 3am-cult, raw, unhinged

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