Godzilla was supposed to yank Hedorah’s eyeballs out at the end because they were the source of the Smog Monster’s power. Godzilla vs. Hedorah (ゴジラ対ヘドラ, Gojira tai Hedora) is a 1971 Japanese kaiju film directed by Yoshimitsu Banno, written by Banno and Takeshi Kimura, and produced and distributed by Toho Studios. The humans build a machine to weaken Hedorah and while I do like the idea of them helping to defeat the monster, it does seem off place. Hedorah, also known as the Smog Monster, was one kaiju that first appeared in the 1971 film Godzilla vs Hedorah, before making a cameo in Godzilla: Final Wars.Hedorah was a strong opponent to Godzilla in the Showa era, with acidic attacks and the ability to shoot a laser beam from his eye. Dr. Yano looks at a piece of ground Hedorah eyeball under a microscope and discovers the drably-named Hedorium. The film was released to Japanese theaters on July 24, 1971. Godzilla vs. Hedorah (ゴジラ対ヘドラ Gojira Tai Hedora, lit. Hedorah is an alien pollution kaiju and the main antagonist of Godzilla vs. Hedorah and a supporting antagonist in Godzilla: Final Wars.. The Godzilla vs. Hedorah sequel (ゴジラ対ヘドラ2, Gojira tai Hedora Tsū?) is an unmade 1972 Godzilla film. Godzilla vs. Hedorah is that movie where the franchise zigs instead of zags. Hedorah was named for hedoro, the Japanese word for mud. How did Godzilla know all this? I never heard the end of it. Godzilla, who was once a metaphor for the destructive power of the atomic bomb, ends up fighting Hedorah, a metaphor for the dangers of pollution. Hedorah (ヘドラ Hedora) is an alien pollution kaiju created by Toho that first faced Godzilla in the 1971 Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. Hedorah. My son said: "I would have loved this when I was nine!" In Godzilla: Final Wars, it was portrayed by Kazuhiro Yoshida, who also played Gigan in the same film. This is especially befitting, due to most of Hedorah's attacks involving releasing acid-rich dirt at his opponent. Godzilla, who was once a metaphor for the destructive power of the atomic bomb, ends up fighting Hedorah, a metaphor for the dangers of pollution. Godzilla Vs Hedora walks a very thin line between giant-monster violence and a kid-oriented film. Hedorah (ヘドラ, Hedora) is an alien pollution kaiju who first appeared in the 1971 Toho Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. Hedorah.. A bizarre alien lifeform that arrived on Earth in a comet, Hedorah quickly grew to gigantic size by feeding on humanity's pollution. Godzilla, Earth's Defender senses the Threat and Meets ''the Smog Monster'' in … It's a much darker film than anything … Godzilla vs. Hedorah is that movie where the franchise zigs instead of zags. Our family watched it together. In Godzilla vs. Hedorah, it was portrayed by Kenpachiro Satsuma, who would later play Gigan and then the Heisei Godzilla. It's a much darker film than anything the franchise has turned out since the original, bordering on outright horror at times. Coming to Earth on a fallen meteorite, The microscopic alien life-form Hedorah feeds on Earth's pollution and grows into a Gigantic, ever Evolving, poisonous Gas and acid-secreting monster.