Godzilla vs. Biollante

Godzilla vs. Biollante

Year: 1989

Runtime: 105 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Kazuki Ōmori

Science FictionFantasyHorrorActionHigh speed and special ops

Following Godzilla’s latest rampage, the Japanese government launches a covert program to harvest his cells and develop a bioweapon called ANEB (Anti‑Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They enlist geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, whose experiments create the monstrous plant‑based creature Biollante, setting up a titanic showdown between the two colossal threats.

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1

Godzilla's 1985 assault and imprisonment

In 1985, Godzilla attacks Tokyo and is subsequently imprisoned atop Mount Mihara. His cells are secretly shipped to the Saradia Institute of Technology and Science as part of a plan to use his biology to transform deserts into fertile land. The goal is to transform Saradia's deserts into fertile land and reduce the country's oil dependency.

1985 Tokyo; Mount Mihara
2

Saradia's cell-plant fusion project begins

The Saradia Institute receives Godzilla's cells and begins merging them with genetically modified plants. Dr. Genshiro Shiragami and his daughter Erika are recruited to help with the project, drawn by the desert-transforming goal. The team hopes the innovation will grant Saradia economic independence from oil.

1985-1986 Saradia Institute of Technology and Science, Saradia
3

Lab bombing destroys the project; Erika dies

A terrorist bombing devastates the institute's laboratory, ruining the cells and killing Erika. Shiragami survives, but the tragedy halts the project and stains the mission with personal loss. The incident marks a turning point for all involved.

1986 Saradia Institute, Saradia
4

Five years later: Erika's cells merged with a rose

Five years after the disaster, Shiragami returns to Japan and secretly fuses Erika's cells with a rose to preserve her soul. The hybrid plant later becomes Biollante, a central figure in the unfolding events.

1990 Japan
5

ANEB project begins; Shiragami refuses

Meanwhile, Kirishima and Lt. Gondo develop ANEB using Godzilla cells, hoping to weaponize them against a possible return. They attempt to recruit Shiragami to join, but he rebuffs their overtures.

1990 JSDF facility
6

Mount Mihara eruption and Biollante's birth

An eruption from Mount Mihara damages Shiragami's roses, prompting him to join the JSDF effort. He secretly merges more Godzilla material with the rose, giving birth to Biollante, who escapes toward Lake Ashi.

1990 Mount Mihara; Lake Ashi
7

Saboteurs strike Shiragami's lab; Biollante appears

Bio-Major and Saradian agents infiltrate Shiragami's lab to seize the cells, but Biollante intervenes, attacking them and escaping toward Lake Ashi.

1990 Shiragami's lab; Lake Ashi
8

Explosives around Mount Mihara release Godzilla

The agents plant explosives around Mount Mihara to force handing over the cells. The detonations free Godzilla, who heads out to replenish his energy.

1990 Mount Mihara
9

Godzilla vs Biollante at Lake Ashi

Godzilla travels to Lake Ashi and engages Biollante in a brutal battle, ultimately defeating the plant creature. Biollante calls out to Godzilla as the fight ends.

1990 Lake Ashi
10

Miki Saegusa diverts Godzilla to Osaka

Psychic Miki Saegusa uses her powers to redirect Godzilla toward Osaka, prompting evacuation of the city and a pause in his pursuit of power plants.

1990 Osaka
11

ANEB rockets fail; Gondo dies; cells returned

A JSDF team led by Gondo fires ANEB-infused rockets at Godzilla in Osaka's central district, but Gondo is killed and Godzilla remains unharmed. Kirishima recovers the cells and returns them to the JSDF for further testing.

1990 Osaka central district
12

Microwave heating and Biollante's return

The JSDF erects microwave-emitting plates during an artificial thunderstorm near Wakasa Bay to heat Godzilla and trigger the ANEB. Biollante reappears, having evolved into a more powerful form.

1990 Wakasa Bay
13

Final clash: Biollante dies and Erika's image rises

Godzilla fires an atomic breath into Biollante's mouth, mortally wounding her. As ANEB takes hold, Biollante's spores rise into space, forming an image of Erika among the stars.

1990 Wakasa Bay; space
14

Shiragami shot; SSS9 killed; Godzilla returns to the ocean

Shiragami is shot by SSS9, and Kirishima pursues as SSS9 is killed by a plate activated by Sho Kuroki. Godzilla reawakens and returns to the ocean.

1990 Near Wakasa Bay

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