All Monsters Attack

Plot[edit | edit source] Ichiro Miki is a highly imaginative but lonely latchkey boy growing up in urban and polluted Kawasaki. Every day he comes home to his family's empty apartment. His only friends are a toymaker named Shinpei Minami and a young girl named Sachiko. Every day after school, Ichiro is tormented by a gang of bullies led by a child named Sanko Gabara. To escape his loneliness, Ichiro sleeps and dreams about visiting Monster Island. During his visit, he witnesses Godzilla battle three Kamacuras —a form of giant mantis— brutally outpowering the three. Ichiro is then chased by a rogue Kamacuras and falls into a deep cave, but luckily avoids being caught by Kamacuras. Shortly afterwards, Ichiro is rescued from the cave by Godzilla's son Minilla. Coincidentally, Ichiro quickly learns that Minilla has bully problems too, as he is bullied by a mutant amphibian monster known as Gabara. Ichiro is then awoken by Shinpei who informs him that his mother Tamiko must work late again. Ichiro goes out to play, but is then frightened by the bullies and finds and explores an abandoned factory. After finding some souvenirs (tubes, a headset, and a wallet with someone's [necessarily the suspect's] license), Ichiro leaves the factory after hearing some sirens close by. After Ichiro leaves, two bank robbers who were hiding out in the factory learn that Ichiro has found one of their driver's licenses and follow him in order to kidnap him. Later, after his dinner with Shinpei, Ichiro dreams again and reunites with Minilla. Together they both watch as Godzilla battles other monsters such as Ebirah, Kumonga, Giant Condor and some invading jets. Then in the middle of Godzilla's fights, Gabara appears and Minilla is forced to battle it, and after a short and one-on-one battle, Minilla runs away in fear. Godzilla returns to train Minilla how to fight and use its atomic breath. However, Ichiro is woken up this time by the bank robbers and is taken hostage as a means of protection from the authorities. Out of fear and being watched by the bank robbers, Ichiro calls for Minilla's help and falls asleep again where he witnesses Minilla being beaten up by Gabara again. Finally, Ichiro helps Minilla fight back at Gabara and eventually, Minilla emerges victorious by catapulting Gabara through the air with a seesaw-like log. Godzilla, who was in the area watching comes to congratulate Minilla for his victory but is ambushed by a vengeful Gabara. Godzilla easily defeats and sends Gabara into retreat, never to bother Minilla again. Now from his experiences in his dreams, Ichiro learns how to face his fears and fight back, gaining the courage to outwit the bank robbers just in time for the police, called by Shinpei, to arrive and arrest them. The next day, Ichiro stands up to Sanko and his gang and emerges victorious, regaining his pride and confidence in the process. He also gains their friendship when he plays a prank on a billboard painter.