Editing Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (section)

{{short description|1994 Japanese science fiction kaiju film directed by Kenshō Yamashita}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
| image          = File:Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla (1994) Japanese theatrical poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| native_name    = {{Infobox Japanese| katakana=ゴジラvsスペースゴジラ | revhep=Gojira tai SupēsuGojira}}
| director       = Kensho Yamashita
| producer       = [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]<br>[[Shōgo Tomiyama]]{{efn|Tanaka is credited as the [[executive producer]] while Tomiyama is credited for "cooperation".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toho.website/movies/21/index.html|title=''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla''|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321002433/https://www.toho.website/movies/21/index.html|archive-date=March 21, 2019|access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>}}
| writer         = Hiroshi Kashiwabara
| starring       = [[Megumi Odaka]]<br>Jun Hashizume<br>Zenkichi Yoneyama<br>[[Akira Emoto]]<br>Towako Yoshikawa
| music          = [[Takayuki Hattori]]
| cinematography = Masahiro Kishimoto
| studio         = [[Toho Pictures]]
| distributor    = [[Toho]]
| released       = {{film date|1994|12|10}} <!-- Do not add the US release date here, please; see WP:FILMRELEASE. -->
| runtime        = 107 minutes
| country        = Japan
| language       = Japanese
| budget         = {{JPY|1 billion}}{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=306}}<br>({{USD|10 million|long=no}})<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 1, 1994 |title=Godzilla Suits Up Again : Low-Tech Dinosaur Is Due for High-Tech Hollywood Make-Over |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-08-01-ca-22396-story.html |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
| gross          = {{¥|1.65 billion}} {{small|(Japan{{nbsp}}rentals)}}<ref name="Japanese Box Office"/>
}}

{{nihongo|'''''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla'''''|ゴジラvsスペースゴジラ|Gojira tai SupēsuGojira}} is a 1994 Japanese [[Kaiju|''kaiju'' film]] directed by Kensho Yamashita, with special effects by [[Kōichi Kawakita]]. Distributed by [[Toho]] and produced under their subsidiary [[Toho Studios|Toho Pictures]], it is the 21st film in the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' franchise]], as well as the sixth film in the franchise's [[Godzilla (franchise)#Heisei era (1984–1995)|Heisei series]]. The film is notable for the introduction of the monster [[SpaceGodzilla]], as well as the re-introduction of the [[mecha]] character [[Moguera|M.O.G.U.E.R.A.]]; its first appearance on-screen since the 1957 film ''[[The Mysterians]]''.

''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla'' stars [[Megumi Odaka]], Jun Hashizume, Zenkichi Yoneyama, [[Akira Emoto]], and Towako Yoshikawa, with [[Kenpachiro Satsuma]] as Godzilla. The film was released theatrically in Japan on December 10, 1994, and earned ¥1.65 billion in Japanese [[distributor rentals]], it received mixed reviews from critics who praised the special effects and some battle scenes but criticized the storyline and pacing. ''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla'' was released [[direct-to-video]] in the United States in 1999 by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Columbia Tristar Home Video]].

It was followed by ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'', which serves as a finale to the Heisei Godzilla films, and was released on December 9, 1995.