Editing Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

{{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.

==Plot==
[[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla]]'s cells brought into space by [[Biollante]], in 1990,{{efn|As depicted in ''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989).}} and [[Mothra]], in 1993,{{efn|As depicted in ''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992).}} are exposed to intense radiation from a black hole, resulting in the birth of the extraterrestrial creature, which quickly makes its way to Earth, destroying a [[NASA]] space station along the way.

Meanwhile, members of the United Nations Godzilla Countermeasures Center (UNGCC), Koji Shinjo and Kiyoki Sato, arrive at Baas Island, the home island of Godzilla and his son [[Godzilla Junior|Godzilla Junior]], in order to plant a mind control device on Godzilla. The [[Mothra#Mothra's fairies|Cosmos]], Mothra's twin priestesses, appear to psychic [[Miki Saegusa]] and warn her of the creature's arrival. [[Moguera|M.O.G.U.E.R.A.]] (Mobile Operations G-Force Universal Expert Robot: Aero-type), a mecha built by the [[Japan Self-Defense Forces|JSDF]] to replace [[Mechagodzilla]],{{efn|As depicted in ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993).}} is sent in to intercept the creature, but suffers damage in the process.

The creature lands on Baas Island and attacks Little with its Corona Beam. Godzilla intervenes but finds himself overwhelmed by the creature's other abilities, and is powerless to stop the creature from trapping Little in a crystal prison. The creature, dubbed "[[SpaceGodzilla]]" by UNGCC, leaves for Japan, with Godzilla in pursuit.

Shortly thereafter, the [[yakuza]] abduct Miki and bring her back to their base in [[Fukuoka]] in an attempt to use her psychic abilities to gain control over Godzilla. Miki is rescued by Shinjo, Sato and Akira Yuki before SpaceGodzilla arrives. SpaceGodzilla lands in central Fukuoka and forms a massive fortress of celestial crystals. M.O.G.U.E.R.A., now piloted by Shinjo, Sato and Yuki, arrives to once again battle SpaceGodzilla, but is still no match for it. Godzilla arrives in [[Kagoshima Bay]] and battles SpaceGodzilla, but SpaceGodzilla easily gains the upper hand.

The JSDF discovers that SpaceGodzilla is using [[Fukuoka Tower]] as a power converter, using it to transform the Earth's core into an energy that SpaceGodzilla can absorb, slowly killing the planet through Earth's volcanoes. While Godzilla battles SpaceGodzilla, M.O.G.U.E.R.A. splits into two different mechas: the Star Falcon, a flying battleship piloted by Yuki, and the Land M.O.G.U.E.R.A., a tank with a large drill in front of it piloted by Shinjo and Sato. Both mechas damage the crystal fortress while Godzilla pushes over Fukuoka Tower, cutting off SpaceGodzilla's energy supply. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. quickly reforms and blasts off SpaceGodzilla's crystal-like shoulder formations, weakening it. SpaceGodzilla then critically damages M.O.G.U.E.R.A. but is subsequently incinerated and destroyed by Godzilla's supercharged atomic breath. After SpaceGodzilla's destruction, the JSDF claims that if humanity continues to pollute space, another SpaceGodzilla may appear someday.

As Godzilla makes his way back to Baas Island, Miki uses her psychic powers to remove the mind control device from Godzilla's neck. Godzilla turns to her and nods in gratitude. In the end at Baas Island, Little is freed from the crystal prison and begins blowing his atomic bubbles.

==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [[Megumi Odaka]] as [[Miki Saegusa]]
* [[Jun Hashizume]] as Lt. Koji Shinjo
* Zenkichi Yoneyama as Lt. Kiyoki Sato
* [[Akira Emoto]] as Major Akira Yuki
* Towako Yoshikawa as Professor Chinatsu Gondo, sister of late [[Godzilla vs. Biollante#Cast|Goro Gondo]].
* {{ill|Yôsuke Saitô (actor)|ja|lt=Yôsuke Saitô|斎藤洋介}} as Dr. Susumu Okubo
* [[Kenji Sahara]] as Minister Takayuki Segawa
* [[Akira Nakao]] as Commander Takaki Aso
* Koichi Ueda as General Iyao Hyodo
* Sayako Osawa and Keiko Imamura as the [[Mothra#Mothra's fairies|Cosmos]]
* Ronald Hoerr as Professor Alexander Mammilov / voice of NASA announcer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Homenick |first=Brett |date=2018-06-09 |title=GODZILLA GETS TENURE! Actor Ronald Hoerr on His Professorial Roles in the Heisei Series! |url=https://vantagepointinterviews.com/2018/06/09/godzilla-gets-tenure-actor-ronald-hoerr-on-his-professorial-roles-in-the-heisei-series/ |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=Vantage Point Interviews |language=en}}</ref>
* Tom Durran as McKay, the [[yakuza]] boss
* [[Kenpachiro Satsuma]] as [[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla]]
* Little Frankie as [[Godzilla Junior|Little Godzilla]], Godzilla's son. Little previously portrayed as Baby Godzilla by [[Hurricane Ryu]] from [[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II|the previous film]].
* Ryō Haritani as [[SpaceGodzilla]], the extraterrestrial creature created from Godzilla's cells and the film's main antagonist.
* [[Wataru Fukuda]] as [[Moguera|M.O.G.U.E.R.A.]] (Mobile Operations G-Force Universal Expert Robot: Aero-type), a mecha created by JSDF. Fukuda previously portrayed [[Mechagodzilla]] from the previous film.
}}

==Production==
[[File:GvSG - concept art.gif|thumb|Early concept art of SpaceGodzilla]]
Although director Kensho Yamashita and screenwriter Hiroshi Kashiwabara had more experience in producing [[teen idol]] movies, they were not newcomers to the [[kaiju]] genre, having both assumed minor roles in the making of ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''. The two decided early in production to make the film more lighthearted than its predecessors and more focused on character development, centering it on [[Megumi Odaka]]'s recurring character [[Miki Saegusa]], who had previously played marginal roles in the series. The emphasis on lightheartedness was such that a scene depicting Godzilla desperately trying to rescue his son from SpaceGodzilla's crystal prison was deleted on account of its seriousness, a move disapproved of by Godzilla suit actor [[Kenpachiro Satsuma]].<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=202–09|edition=2nd}}</ref>

The idea of a "Space Godzilla" was first conceived in 1978, and was designed as a homage to the monster's hinted progenitor [[Biollante]] by incorporating tusks and a hissing roar reminiscent of the latter monster.<ref name="kalat2010"/> Creature designer Shinji Nishikawa had initially envisioned SpaceGodzilla as a much more [[western dragon]]-like creature with large fin-like wings on the back. The final design bore greater resemblance to Godzilla's final form from the video game ''[[Super Godzilla]]'', itself also designed by Nishikawa.<ref name="nishikawa">David Milne, [http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/nishikaw.htm "Shinji Nishikawa Interview"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005063113/http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/nishikaw.htm |date=2016-10-05 }}, ''Kaiju Conversations'' (December 1995)</ref> Effects artist [[Koichi Kawakita]] redesigned Godzilla's son as a more cartoonish-looking character, having disliked the more dinosaurian-looking version in ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]].'' It was rumoured that Kawakita intended to use the new design in a children's spinoff TV special entitled ''Little Godzilla's Underground Adventure''.<ref name="kalat2010.2">{{cite book|title=A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series|last1=Kalat|first1=David|date=2010|publisher=McFarland & Co.|isbn=978-0-7864-47-49-7|edition=2nd|location=Jefferson, N.C.|pages=206}}</ref> However, this was nothing more than a myth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Takao Okawara Interview III |url=http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/okawar3.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202170604/http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/okawar3.htm |archive-date=2020-02-02 |access-date=2019-10-09 |website=www.davmil.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-02-11 |title=Toho Busters: Debunking Misconceptions |url=https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/toho-busters-debunking-misconceptions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220316003910/https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/toho-busters-debunking-misconceptions/ |archive-date=2022-03-16 |access-date=2019-10-09 |website=Toho Kingdom |language=en}}</ref> The M.O.G.U.E.R.A. suit was worn by [[Mechagodzilla]] performer [[Wataru Fukuda]], and consisted of three pieces applied separately.<ref name="kalat2010"/> The new Godzilla suit used for the majority of the film combined aspects of the suits used in ''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]''/''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'', having a stocky, triangular build, wide shoulders and much less pronounced ribbing on the neck. The face bore similarities to those used in the previous two films, though the eyes were increased in size and given more prominent [[Sclera|white]]s, thus making it relatively less menacing looking than its predecessors. Innovations included the head's ability to fully rotate around the body,<ref name="biondi">Robert Biondi, "The Evolution of Godzilla – G-Suit Variations Throughout the Monster King’s Twenty One Films", ''G-FAN'' #16 (July/August 1995)</ref> and the incorporation of an air duct which solved the chronic ventilation problems present in previous suits.<ref name="ryfle1998">{{cite book |title=Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of the Big G |last=Ryfle |first=Steve |year=1998 |publisher=Toronto: ECW Press |isbn=1550223488 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/298 298] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/298 }}</ref> The suit from ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'' was reused for Godzilla's entrance and exit from Baas Island and during the scene where he is telekinetically tossed by SpaceGodzilla.<ref name="biondi"/>

===Filming===
The scenes taking place on Baas Island were filmed on Okinoerabu-Shima Island. The actors were unable to return to Japan to film scenes in the studio after a storm suspended air traffic, so they needed to return via ferry so that the filming schedule would not be delayed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tohokingdom.com/movies/godzilla_vs_spacegodzilla.htm|title=Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla|publisher=TohoKingdom.com|access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref>

===Music===
Composer [[Akira Ifukube]] refused to be involved in the film after reading the script, which reminded him too much of a teen idol film and included rap music.<ref>David Milner, [http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/ifukub3.htm "Akira Ifukube Interview III"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006014204/http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/ifukub3.htm |date=2016-10-06 }}, ''Kaiju Conversations'' (December 1995)</ref> The film's theme song, "Echoes of Love", was made by Fukuoka-based indietronica pop band [[Date of Birth (band)|Date of Birth]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Super Complete Works |date=1994-12-20 |publisher=[[Shogakukan]] |isbn=978-4-09-101444-3 |editor-last=Abe |editor-first=Katsu |pages= |language=ja}}</ref>

===Nudity===
''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla'' is the second film to feature brief nudity (following ''Terror of Mechagodzilla''). This occurs when the character Akira Yuki (portrayed by [[Akira Emoto]]) is taking a shower on Baas Island in the evening and his buttocks are briefly seen.

==Release==
===English version===
After the film was released in Japan, Toho commissioned a Hong Kong company to dub the film into English. In this international version of the movie, an English title card was superimposed over the Japanese title, as had been done with the previous 1990s Godzilla films.

[[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment]] released ''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' on home video on January 19, 1999. This was the first time either film had been officially released in the United States. TriStar used the Toho dubs, but cut the end credits and created new titles and opening credits for both films. Toho's complete international version of ''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla'' (sans any onscreen text besides the English title) has been broadcast on several premium movie channels since the early 2000s, as well as the 2014 Blu-Ray release.

==Reception==
===Box office===
Released on December 10, 1994, the film sold {{nowrap|3.4 million}} tickets in Japan<ref name="getnews">{{cite news |title=ゴジラが皇居を襲わなかった本当の理由～何もわかっちゃいない産経コラム |url=https://getnews.jp/archives/285262 |access-date=11 February 2019 |work=[[:ja:GetNews|GetNews]] |date=27 January 2013 |language=ja}}</ref> and earned ¥1,650,000,000 in Japanese [[distributor rentals]].<ref name="Japanese Box Office">{{cite web|url=https://nendai-ryuukou.com/article/089.html|title=歴代ゴジラ映画作品一覧／年代流行|work=Nendai Ryuukou|access-date=December 2, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203000250/https://nendai-ryuukou.com/article/089.html}}</ref> As the film's release coincided with the [[Great Hanshin earthquake|Kobe earthquake]], Toho feared that the event would put off audiences due to the film's main battle sequence taking place in the same area, and thus sought to remedy this by lowering ticket prices.<ref name="kalat2010"/>

===Critical response===
The film received mixed reviews. ''Monster Zero'' called the film "a curiously uninvolving effort" that "disappoints in nearly all aspects of the production".<ref>[http://monsterzero.us/editorials/editorials.php?catID=&subCatID=3&contentID=89 Review – Ed Godziszewski] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623175152/http://www.monsterzero.us/editorials/editorials.php?catID=&subCatID=3&contentID=89 |date=2007-06-23 }}. ''[[Monster Zero]]''. June 10, 2002</ref> ''American Kaiju'' criticized the "wildly uneven pacing", "uneven special effects", and "exceedingly lumpy story", but added that "most of the special effects are pretty fair" and "the monster battles are mostly fun."<ref>[http://americankaiju.kaijuphile.com/articles/gvsspaceg.shtml Review - Mike Bogue] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913114206/http://americankaiju.kaijuphile.com/articles/gvsspaceg.shtml |date=2009-09-13 }}. ''American Kaiju''</ref> ''DVD Cult'' said, "It does have some great destruction scenes and monster battles; two things that make these films worthwhile to begin with. The monster SpaceGodzilla is excellently designed, and is certainly far more menacing than anything Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich ever dreamed up."<ref>[http://www.dvdcult.com/rev_GvsSG.htm Godzilla Double Feature DVD] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222115345/http://dvdcult.com/rev_GvsSG.htm |date=2008-12-22 }}. ''dvdcult.com''</ref> ''Toho Kingdom'' said the film is "far from terrible" and "an underrated movie" but felt it suffered from an "overly complicated story", "underdeveloped characters", and "forgettable" music.<ref>[http://tohokingdom.com/reviews/romero/godzilla_vs_spacegodzilla.htm Review – Anthony Romero].''Toho Kingdom''. February 6th, 2003</ref> 

On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has an approval rating of 57% based on 7 reviews, with a [[average|rating average]] of 4.3/10."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_vs_space_godzilla|title=Godzilla vs Space Godzilla (1994)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>

==Home media==
'''''Sony - ''Blu-ray (Toho Godzilla Collection)''''' <ref>[http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/64126/godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla-ii-godzilla-vs-spacegodzilla-set/ "Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla - Set"]. ''[[dvdtalk.com]]''</ref>
* '''Released''': May 6, 2014
* '''Picture''': AVC-1080P 
* '''Sound''': Japanese and English (5.1 DTS)
* '''Subtitles:''' English (Dubtitles) and French
* '''Extras''': Teasers and Theatrical Trailers (7 minutes) [1080i 30fps]
* '''Notes''': This is a 2-Disc double feature with ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]''.

'''DVD'''

'''''Columbia/Tristar Home Entertainment'''''
* '''Released''': February 1, 2000
* '''Aspect Ratio''': Widescreen (1.85:1) Anamorphic [NTSC]
* '''Sound''': English (2.0)
* '''Region''' 1
* '''Note''': A double feature with ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]''. On the U.S. DVD release, the final scene in which Godzilla is in the water while "Echoes of Love" plays is cut; however, it is left in the TV, on demand, and Japanese DVD versions.

'''''Universe Laser'''''
* '''Released''': November 24, 2006
* '''Aspect Ratio''': Widescreen
* '''Sound''': (Japanese, Cantonese) Dolby Digital Stereo
* '''Subtitles''' English, Chinese (Traditional/Simplified)
* '''Region''' 3

==Other media==
A [[manga]] adaptation was produced shortly before the film's release, it was written by Kanji Kashiwabara and illustrated by Takayuki Sakai, published by [[Shogakukan]]'s ''Ladybug Comics'' line.<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%B4%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A9vs%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9A%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B4%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A9-%E3%81%A6%E3%82%93%E3%81%A8%E3%81%86%E8%99%AB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9A%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AB-%E5%9D%82%E4%BA%95-%E5%AD%9D%E8%A1%8C/dp/4091490751/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1412953255&sr=8-12&keywords=%E3%82%B4%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A9v%EF%BD%93%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9A%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B4%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A9 Product Listing]. ''[[Amazon.co.jp]]''</ref> SpaceGodzilla appeared in the [[Magic the Gathering]] set Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths as an alternate card version, which had its subtitle changed from 'Space Corona' to 'Void Invader' mid-release in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/statement-spacegodzilla-2020-04-02|access-date=2021-03-06|title=Statement on SpaceGodzilla}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb title|id=0109916|title=Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla}}
* {{Rotten-tomatoes|id=godzilla_vs_space_godzilla|title=Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1994/dr002640.htm|title=ゴジラvsスペースゴジラ (''Gojira tai SupēsuGojira'')|access-date=2007-07-19|language=ja|publisher=[[Japanese Movie Database]]}}
* {{cite web |url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/statement-spacegodzilla-2020-04-02|title=Statement on SpaceGodzilla |website=Wizards of the Coast}}
* [[iarchive:1994gvsg|Watch two behind-the-scenes documentaries (Japanese with English subtitles)]]

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