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is a 1992 Japanese Science Fiction Kaiju film produced by Toho.

Directed by Takao Okawara with special effects by Koichi Kawakita, the film starred Tetsuya Bessho, Satomi Kobayashi and Akiji Kobayashi.

The 19th installment in the Godzilla series of films, the film remains the highest grossing film of the entire Godzilla series ( unadjusted for inflation ).

After the success of the previous year's Godzilla vs King Ghidorah, Toho decided to bring back their second most famous creation Mothra into the new series.

Composer Akira Ifukube's score won a Japanese Academy Award.

The film was the second highest grossing film in Japan in 1993, second only to the Hollywood film Jurassic Park.