Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. story
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (ゴジラ×モスラ×メカゴジラ 東京SOS, Gojira x Mosura x Mekagojira Tōkyō Esu Ō Esu, released in Japan as Godzilla × Mothra × Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS) is a 2003 Japanese kaiju film directed by Masaaki Tezuka, written by Tezuka and Masahiro Yokotani, and produced by Shogo Tomiyama. Produced and distributed by Toho Studios, it is the 28th film in the Godzilla franchise, the fifth film in the franchise's Millennium series, the 27th Godzilla film produced by Toho, and a direct sequel to the 2002 film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. Synopsis: Mechagodzilla and Mothra face off against Godzilla as the fate of Tokyo hangs in the balance.
12 total · 5 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| giant monster | major | The titular giant monster Godzilla attacked Tokyo. |
| grandfather and grandson | major | Dr. Shinichi Chujo and his grandson Shun tried desperately to convince the Japanese authorities that it was imperative to return the original Godzilla's skeleton to the sea from whence it came; otherwise the new Godzilla would continue to ravage the country. |
| hubris | major | The message of the film was spelled out in no uncertain terms: Godzilla's coming to Japan was a punishment for humans having "crossed the line between mortals and gods" in the making of first nuclear weapons, and later the bio-mechanical behemoth Mechagodzilla. |
| human vs. monster | major | Tokyo was the scene of death and destruction when Godzilla went on a rampaged in the city. |
| piloted creature-shaped vehicle | major | The human-piloted, giant bio-mechanical robot Mechagodzilla was used by the Japan Xenomorph Self-Defense Forces to defend the Japan from a rampaging Godzilla. |
| biological computer | minor | Mechagodzilla harbored a DNA computer. |
| cyborg | minor | Mechagodzilla was a bio-mechanical robot that incorporated the skeleton of a dead godzilla. |
| fairies | minor | Mothra's two fairies warned Dr. Shinichi Chujo and his grandson that Godzilla would continue to raid Japan until the original Godzilla's bones were returned to the sea. |
| father and daughter | minor | Dr. Shinichi Chujo's adult daughter informed him that his grandson Shun had disappeared. |
| nuclear weapons | minor | It was mentioned that it was nuclear weapons that had attracted the original Godzilla to Japan back in the 1950s. |