Editing Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (section)

{{short description|1993 film by Takao Okawara}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
| image          = GVMGII.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| native_name    = {{Infobox Japanese| katakana=ゴジラvsメカゴジラ| revhep=Gojira tai Mekagojira}}
| director       = [[Takao Okawara]]
| producer       = [[Shōgo Tomiyama]]
| writer         = [[Wataru Mimura]]
| starring       = [[Masahiro Takashima]]<br/>Ryoko Sano<br/>[[Megumi Odaka]]<br/>[[Yûsuke Kawazu]] <br/>Daijiro Harada
| music          = [[Akira Ifukube]]
| cinematography = Yoshinori Sekiguchi
| editing        = Miho Yoneda
| studio         = [[Toho Pictures]]
| distributor    = [[Toho]]
| released       = {{film date|1993|12|11}}  <!-- Do not add the US release date here, please; see WP:FILMRELEASE. -->
| runtime        = 107 minutes
| country        = Japan
| language       = Japanese<br/>English
| budget         = {{¥|1 billion}} ({{US$|9.5 million|long=no}})<ref name="tohokingdom"/>
| gross          = {{US$|36 million|long=no}}<ref name=":0"/>
}}

{{Nihongo|'''''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'''''|ゴジラvsメカゴジラ|Gojira tai Mekagojira|released in Japan as '''''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'''''}}, is a 1993 Japanese ''[[kaiju]]'' film directed by [[Takao Okawara]], with special effects by [[Kōichi Kawakita]]. Distributed by [[Toho]] and produced under their subsidiary [[Toho Studios|Toho Pictures]], it is the 20th film in the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' franchise]], as well as the fifth film to be released during the franchise's [[Godzilla (franchise)#Heisei era (1984–1995)|Heisei era]]. The film features the fictional monster character [[Godzilla]], along with [[Godzilla Junior|Baby Godzilla]], [[Rodan]] and the [[mecha]] character [[Mechagodzilla]]. Despite its English title, the film is not a sequel to the 1974 film ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''.

''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'' was released theatrically in Japan on December 11, 1993, to generally positive reviews from critics. The film was a commercial success, generating a combined {{US$|194,000,000|1993|round=-6|long=no}} from the box office, book sales and merchandise sales by 1994.<ref name=":0"/> It was the first Japanese film to use [[Dolby Digital]] sound format. It was released directly to [[pay-per-view]] [[satellite television]] in the United States in 1998 by [[Sony Pictures Television]]. The film was promoted as the last film in the franchise's Heisei series, and was also promoted by a children's television program called ''[[Godzilland|Adventure! Godzilland 2]]''. Although ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'' was not the final entry in the Heisei series, as it was followed by ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' in 1994, Toho producers initially wished to avoid competing with [[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]]'s then-upcoming [[Godzilla (1998 film)|''Godzilla'' reboot]].<ref name="kalat2010">{{cite book|last1=Kalat|first1=David|title=A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series|date=2010|publisher=McFarland & Co.|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-47-49-7|pages=196–201|edition=2nd}}</ref>