Godzilla vs. Biollante

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Director: Kazuki Ōmori Year: 1989 Runtime: 104 min IMDb: ⭐ 6.5
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Synopsis

After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.

Plot[edit | edit source] In the aftermath of Godzilla's attack on Tokyo and later imprisonment at Mount Mihara, in 1985, Godzilla's cells are secretly delivered to the Saradia Institute of Technology and Science in Saradia, where they are to be merged with genetically modified plants in the hope of transforming Saradian deserts into fertile land and ending the country's economic dependence on oil wells. Dr. Genshiro Shiragami and his daughter, Erika, are enlisted to aid with the project, but a terrorist bombing destroys the institute's laboratory, ruining the cells and killing Erika. Five years later, in 1990, Shiragami has returned to Japan and merged some of Erika's cells with those of a rose in an attempt to preserve her soul. Meanwhile, scientist Kazuhito Kirishima and Lieutenant Goro Gondo of the JSDF are using the Godzilla cells they collected to create "Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria" (ANEB), hoping it can serve as a weapon against Godzilla should he return. They attempt to recruit Shiragami to aid them, but are rebuffed. International tensions increase over the Godzilla cells, as they are coveted by both the Saradia Institute of Technology and Science and the American rival Bio-Major organization. An eruption from Mount Mihara causes tremors across the area, including Shiragami's home, badly damaging the roses. Shiragami agrees to join the JSDF's effort and is given access to the Godzilla cells, which he secretly merges with one of the roses. A night later, Bio-Major and Saradian agents break into Shiragami's lab, but are attacked by a large plant-like monster, named "Biollante" by Shiragami, which later escapes to Lake Ashi. Bio-Major agents plant explosives around Mount Mihara and blackmail the National Diet, warning the explosives will be detonated and thus free Godzilla if the cells are not handed over. Kirishima and Gondo attempt to trade, but Saradian agent SSS9 thwarts the attempt and escapes with the cells. The explosives are detonated, and Godzilla is released. Godzilla attempts to reach the nearest power plant to replenish his supply of nuclear energy, but Biollante calls out to Godzilla. Godzilla arrives at the lake to engage Biollante in a vicious battle, and emerges as the victor. Godzilla then proceeds toward the power plant at Tsuruga, but psychic Miki Saegusa uses her powers to divert Godzilla toward Osaka instead. The city is quickly evacuated before Godzilla makes landfall. A team led by Gondo meet Godzilla at the central district and fire rockets infused with the ANEB into his body, but Gondo is killed in the process, leaving Godzilla unharmed. Kirishima recovers the cells and returns them to the JSDF. Shiragami theorizes that if Godzilla's body temperature is increased, the ANEB should work against him. The JSDF erects microwave-emitting plates during an artificial thunderstorm, hitting Godzilla with lightning and heating up his body temperature during a battle near the shores of Wakasa Bay. Godzilla is only moderately affected, but Biollante, having evolved into a more powerful form, arrives to engage Godzilla in battle once again. After a long battle, Godzilla fires an atomic breath inside Biollante's mouth, mortally wounding Biollante. Godzilla is exhausted by the effects of the ANEB and faints. Biollante escapes by splitting apart into glowing spores, rising into space. As the spores ascend, they form an image of Erika. As Shiragami watches the scene, he is shot by SSS9. Kirishima chases and briefly fights with SSS9, with the agent being killed when Sho Kuroki activates a microwave plate he was standing on. Afterwards, Godzilla reawakens and returns to the ocean to recover.

Summary adapted from TMDb and Wikipedia sources.

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someone is stalked
spoiler At the beginning of the movie, two Americans are spying on the main scientist. Another character is also stalking the scientist and the Americans for the same reason throughout the movie.
an animal dies
spoiler Kinda, the only organism to perish is a (spoiler alert) mostly plant with Godzilla DNA and the soul of a woman trapped within. Is it sad? Yes. Is it sad in the same way it would be if it were a pet? No However, in later movies in the franchise, the life essence of that creature forms the villain of that film (they do die in that movie though)
a dragon dies
spoiler Part plant part godzilla thing dies
there are snakes
spoiler Biollante's vines are some what snake like
there's finger/toe mutilation
spoiler [1:33:25 - 1:33:50] Godzilla gets stabbed in the hand and later pulls it out.
someone is drugged
spoiler [Spoilers] Godzilla does get injected with bacteria but not a drug.
someone is restrained
spoiler Biollante commonly uses her vines to attack and restrain Godzilla [29:15] as well as some humans.
a kid dies
spoiler [9:10] The daughter of the main scientist dies.
a non-human character dies
Yes
someone sacrifices themselves
spoiler [1:16:32] I believe that is how they want the scene portrayed, as a soldier gets killed while fighting Godzilla. He stays in the building and attacks Godzilla again instead of attempting to run away.
a parent dies
spoiler [1:36:45] The head scientist gets shot and killed.
there's ghosts
spoiler Spirit of a woman trapped in a plant. Not like a horror movie but it would be inaccurate to say that there are no ghosts
someone vomits
spoiler A monster spits out slime.
There's audio gore
spoiler When Biollante is on screen there is some audio gore.
there's spitting
spoiler Biollante commonly spits/vomits acid as an attack.
there's eye mutilation
spoiler [54:40 & 1:33:35] Godzilla gets sprayed in the face and eyes with Biollante's acid.
heads get squashed
spoiler [1:33:40] Godzilla gets bit in the head by Biollante, it's ultimately fine.
needles/syringes are used
spoiler [24:10] A microscopic needle is used on a cell.
there's a hospital scene
spoiler There are some labs shown but no hosptials.
someone struggles to breathe
spoiler A character is strangled by a plant and briefly struggles before their neck is broken.
there's flashing lights or images
spoiler There is an abundance of flashing lights throughout this movie, [1:04:35] has some serious strobing for about 10 seconds.
a minority is misrepresented
spoiler In the film, there is a fictional desert country, Saradia, in the middle east. They fall into stereotypes, as they deal with oil and one man is stated to be excited to make Americans jealous. [1:07:45] When attacking a Saradian, a Japanese character states "There is only one way to deal with his kind"
the black guy dies first
spoiler The first people to die are Japanese and the first named character to die is a Japanese woman.
someone is sexually objectified
spoiler [11:30] Some dudes in a van spying make a comment about how pretty the woman is.
the ending is sad
spoiler A fairly bittersweet ending with several characters dying and a tragic monster death.
a car crashes
spoiler [37:40] A truck rolls over and a body is shown, but I belive he dies from a gun shot and not the crash. [1:37:00 - 1:37:47] There is a car chase scene that ends in a car crash.
a plane crashes
spoiler [50:00 & 1:15:22] Super X2 crashes.
a car honks or tires screech
Yes
there's blood/gore
spoiler Some human, some monster.
there's gun violence
spoiler There is a lot of people shooting each other at the start of the movie and a few more scenes later on. Also Godzilla is, as always, shot at.
someone drowns
spoiler [45:05] Godzilla falls/dives into the water [54:10] Godzilla gets tripped into water [1:34:45] Godzilla falls into the ocean
there's a nuclear explosion
spoiler There are no nuclear explosions, but nuclear radiation and imagery is commonplace in most Godzilla movies
there's body horror
spoiler Nothing human, but Biollante has a weird organ that beats like a heart and is very veiny.
someone is burned alive
spoiler The titular Biollante is but this is shown later to be non-lethal
someone is crushed to death
spoiler [1:16:32] A character falls through the floor of a collapsing building.
someone is buried alive
spoiler Godzilla destroys buildings and it can be assumed people are inside. There is one case where a person is explicitly killed in a collapsing building.
someone falls to their death
spoiler Godzilla collapses a building and a person inside is shown falling through the broken floor.
Someone becomes unconscious
spoiler [1:04:45] Miki falls unconscious. [1:07:40] A guy gets hit in the head and falls unconscious.

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