Aliases Minya Played by Masao Fukazawa | ||
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Portrayed by Shōwa seriesMasao FukazawaMillennium seriesNaoko Kamio Movies All Monsters Attack, Son of Godzilla, Godzilla: Final Wars, Destroy All Monsters Similar | ||
Is minilla adopted
Minilla (Japanese: ミニラ, Hepburn: Minira) is a kaiju who first appeared in Toho's 1967 film Son of Godzilla. He is the son of Godzilla, and is sometimes referenced as Minya in the American dubbed versions.
Contents
- Is minilla adopted
- Monster island buddies episode 78 minilla
- Conception
- Overview
- Films
- Television
- Video games
- Cultural references
- Other juvenile Godzillas
- References
Monster island buddies episode 78 minilla
Conception
According to director Jun Fukuda, Minilla's creation was not an attempt at appealing to child audiences, but was merely a new approach for the series. After filming Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster, Godzilla creator Tomoyuki Tanaka reportedly approached screenwriter Shinichi Sekizawa and suggested the idea of giving Godzilla a son to commemorate the New Year. According to Godzilla historian Steve Ryfle, the character's creation was likely a response to the contemporary light-hearted Gamera films.
Overview
Introduced in Son of Godzilla, Minilla was born on Sogell Island, when its egg was prematurely cracked open by a group of mutant giant praying mantises called Kamacuras. Godzilla soon arrived, killed two of the Kamacuras, and rescued Minilla. Godzilla proceeded to train Minilla and defended it against further attacks from the final Kamacuras and the giant spider Kumonga. Godzilla and Minilla were placed in hibernation when a group of scientists completed a weather experiment, resulting in the freezing of their island. The mutant dinosaurs revived when the snow melted, and eventually relocated to Monster Island, as seen via stock footage in Godzilla vs. Gigan.
In Destroy All Monsters (which takes place in 1999), Minilla, Godzilla and many other Earth monsters live on a new island called Monsterland. Together they battle the three-headed space dragon King Ghidorah at Mt. Fuji. They kill Ghidorah and saved planet Earth. After that, Minilla and the other monsters returned to Monsterland.