Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

Plot[edit | edit source] In 1954, repeated nuclear testing revives the creature called Godzilla, who proceeds to decimate Tokyo in retaliation. Afterwards, the capital of Japan is moved from Tokyo to Osaka during Tokyo's reconstruction. In 1966, Japan abandons the use of nuclear power after Godzilla attacks Tōkai Nuclear Power Plant to feed on its energy. In 1996, Japan develops a new form of "clean" plasma energy to replace nuclear energy, but Godzilla returns once more and attacks a plasma energy reactor in Osaka. As a result, plasma energy is also banned due to fears that it will continue to attract Godzilla, while the Japanese government establishes a special unit of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, known as the "G-Graspers", dedicated to combating Godzilla if he returns again. In 2001, the G-Graspers, led by Major Kiriko Tsujimori and assisted by rebellious scientist Hajime Kudo, have developed an experimental satellite-based weapon that fires miniature black holes, codenamed Dimension Tide, in hopes of killing Godzilla. A test firing of the weapon temporarily opens a wormhole, through which a giant prehistoric dragonfly known as a Meganula briefly enters the present time and deposits an egg sac, before returning through the wormhole. A boy named Jun Hayasaka finds the Meganula's egg sac, and takes it with him when he moves to Tokyo. When the egg sac starts oozing a strange liquid, Jun dumps it in the sewer, where the egg sac splits into a mass of eggs and hatches into giant dragonfly nymphs called Meganulon. At night, a Meganulon kills a couple and molts into a new Meganula. Many more soon emerge, while their underground activity causes flooding across large areas of Tokyo. Meanwhile, Godzilla appears again in the ocean near Japan, despite the country's bans on both nuclear and plasma energy. While Godzilla battles the G-Graspers, who manage to lure him ashore on Kikaijima Island using their advanced Griffon aircraft so Dimension Tide can target him, the swarm of Meganulon have all metamorphosed into their Meganula forms, and are attracted to Godzilla's energy. The swarm arrive on the island and attack Godzilla, but he manages to kill most of them. During the battle, the Dimension Tide is fired, but the strike misses and Godzilla survives. The surviving Meganula fly back to the flooded Shibuya, with Godzilla seemingly following them. With the last of their strength, the Meganula inject some of Godzilla's energy into the nymph form of their massive queen, Megaguirus, allowing her to molt into her adult form. After destroying part of Shibuya, Megaguirus flies to Odaiba and faces Godzilla. The two monsters engage in a lengthy battle, but Godzilla ultimately kills Megaguirus by breaking her stinger and then blasting her with his atomic breath. It is revealed that Godzilla has been attracted to a secret plasma energy project housed at Tokyo's Science Institute, in violation of the ban. As the Dimension Tide satellite begins falling out of orbit, Tsujimori pilots the Griffon directly above Godzilla, allowing the Dimension Tide to lock on to her craft and fire just before burning up on reentry. Tsujimori ejects before the Griffon crashes into Godzilla, who fires his atomic breath at the descending black hole, but seemingly vanishes. Later, Tsujimori again enlists Kudo to investigate unusual seismic activity, suspecting that Godzilla might have survived. In a post-credits scene, Jun hears Godzilla's roar as an earthquake strikes Tokyo.