Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Critics like it more than audiences.
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Godzilla vs. Megalon is streaming in Japan on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu.
What the audience says
Godzilla vs. Megalon is a middling Japanese film — fine for a one-time watch but unlikely to stay with you. It holds a 6.2/10 on TMDB from 252 ratings, right around average territory. It's a tight 78-minute watch — easy to fit into a busy night. In Japan you can stream it on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu.
Should you spend 78 minutes on it?
78 minutes of Japanese action with adventure threaded through. Under the two-hour mark — an easy weeknight watch.
- Why
- At 6.2/10 from 252 ratings, audiences are split; the genre fit matters more than the score here.
- Skip if
- you'd rather a story driven by people than by set pieces
- Best for
- A night when you want an early finish
Story
Inventor Goro Ibuki creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar. It is soon seized by an undersea race of people called the Seatopians. Using Jet Jaguar as a guide, the Seatopians send Megalon as vengeance for the nuclear tests that have devastated their society.
Good to know
| Runtime | 1h 18m — short |
| Genre | Action / Adventure |
| Language | Japanese |
| Best screen | Stream at home |
Director
Jun Fukuda
Cast
Where to watch in Japan
Included with a subscription — no extra charge on these platforms.
Availability as of 11 Oct 2026 — platforms may change over time.
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