Godzilla vs. Hedorah(1971)
1971 · Yoshimitsu Banno · 85 min
An ever evolving alien life-form arrives on a comet from the Dark Gaseous Nebula and proceeds to consume pollution. Spewing mists of sulfuric acid and corrosive sludge, neither humanity nor Godzilla may be able to defeat this toxic menace.
Science Fiction · Action · Horror
6.8257 votes
TMDB score
1/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How scary is Godzilla vs. Hedorah?
Watching this feels more like a trippy, colorful monster show than an actual scary movie, with weird animated sequences and goofy tone breaking up any real dread. The pace jumps between giant-monster smackdowns and strange psychedelic detours, so it never settles into tension for long. Any fear here comes from the gross, sludgy look of the villain rather than suspense or gore, and it's aimed at kids and kaiju fans more than horror fans. Go in expecting weird fun and silly monster action, not anything that will actually unsettle you.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Godzilla vs. Hedorah rates psychological 1/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 1/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 1 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 30 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 30 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 10 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A quirky, uneven ride that drifts between goofy calm stretches and bursts of monster mayhem, building to a chaotic, all-out finish before a quick wind-down.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3.
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