History Film / AllMonstersAttack

* AlternateHistory: Unlike the rest of the Showa era which are connected to each other in some way, this film plays out as if Godzilla, Minya and his monster allies were fictional characters that Ichiro looks up to and enjoys.

'''''All Monsters Attack''''' (''Gojira Minira Gabara Ōru Kaijū Daishingeki''), or '''''Godzilla's Revenge''''' as it's more commonly known, is the tenth film in the ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' series.

Rather than focusing on Godzilla, the film is the story of latchkey kid Ichiro, that between his parents being busy, school bullies, the bad neighborhood he lives near, chooses to escape his troubles by imagining himself going on adventures with Godzilla's son Minya on Monster Island. Through these journeys into imagination and watching Godzilla fight his battles and try to help his son figure out how to deal with his own bully, a warty ogre called Gabara, Ichiro learns how to stand up for himself and fight, which comes in handy when he's kidnapped by bank robbers. After outwitting them and beating his bully, the film ends with Ichiro's childhood possibly going into a better direction by having gained the respect of his peers.

Disputably, this film is self-contained as Godzilla is a fictional character here, but it is followed by ''Film/GodzillaVsHedorah'' where it resumes Showa Godzilla's storyline.

* AlternateHistory: Unlike the rest of the Showa era which are connected to each other in one way, this film plays out as if Godzilla, Minya and his monster allies were fictional characters that Ichiro looks up to and enjoys.

* BrokenAesop: The movie attempts to tell an anti-bullying message by having Ichiro stand up for himself after being bullied relentlessly throughout the film, and while it does a decent job at first in delivering its message, it immediately falls flat when at the end Ichiro decides to win over his bullies by pranking an innocent man just painting a sign by scaring him off his ladder. A man who had nothing to do with his bullying to begin with, and in any other movie would’ve likely gotten him either seriously injured or killed.

* ClipShow: the bulk of the movie's monster scenes are lifted directly from the [[Film/EbirahHorrorOfTheDeep previous]] [[Film/SonOfGodzilla three]] [[Film/DestroyAllMonsters films]], with no effort put into disguising this (for example, each of those films used a different Godzilla suit, so his appearance constantly changes with no explanation when footage from all three is edited together).

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The main storyline only takes place within less than a day of Ichiro's life.

* NeverTrustATrailer: "''Godzilla's Revenge'' knows no limit, no end, no stopping!" The U.S. theatrical trailer promises Godzilla's supposed revenge, but...this type of advertising happened after the film's failed East Coast run as ''Minya - Son of Godzilla,'' which was all too honest about the content of the film.

** The original Japanese title "All Monsters Attack" is nonsense, considering that even with the use of the previous films' footage, only a handful of monsters are actually featured in the movie.
** At no point does Godzilla seek any sort of revenge, making the "Godzilla's Revenge" title for the American version confusing.
* OddballInTheSeries: See BreatherEpisode above. It is shortest film of the entire franchise, running a brisk 70 minutes, and the only one set outside a universe in which Godzilla or some other monster exists.
* PostClimaxConfrontation: Just after Minilla finally defeats Gabara for good within Ichiro's Monster Island dream, the latter-most's bullies come and confront him again one final time, only for him to soon ward them off using a fire extinguisher to do so.

* SoreLoser: Gabara becomes this after he loses to Minilla and [[spoiler:spitefully bites Godzilla's leg during a father-son moment]].
* TooDumbToLive: Sure, Gabara, attack the giant dinosaur that has [[BreathWeapon atomic breath]], has defeated monsters far more powerful than you, and is pretty much synonymous with [[PhysicalGod a godlike being]], and his name literally means "God Incarnate".. [[SarcasmMode This won't end poorly...]]

* BullyingADragon: Really Gabara? You're gonna attack the father of the kid monster who just handed you your ass, when said father is a capable fighter and judo throws you over his shoulder? This action also fits as TooDumbToLive. What's more is previous scenes show Gabara is completely aware of how dangerous Godzilla is compared to him and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere runs rather than fighting him]].

* CurbStompBattle: After being outsmarted by Minya, Gabara shows that he's a [[SoreLoser sore loser]] by starting a fight with Godzilla. Unsurprisingly, it's a mostly one-sided scrap.

* ShockAndAwe: Gabara's primary powers.

* NonIndicativeName: At no point does Godzilla seek any sort of revenge, making the "Godzilla's Revenge" title a little confusing.
** None of the official titles paint a very accurate picture of the film in general.

* SoreLoser: Gabara becomes this after he loses to Minya and [[spoiler:spitefully bites Godzilla's leg during a father-son moment]].

* LighterAndSofter: Probably the most light-hearted of all the Godzilla films, [[UpToEleven even among the Showa movies]]. A series that started as a grim allegory for a nuclear holocaust made flesh is now a coming-of-age story of a young boy learning to overcome bullying and all the kaiju sequences are relegated to [[AllJustADream dream sequences]].

* AdultFear: Your child has been kidnapped by two robbers, and you and your spouse are at work when this happens. Thankfully, Ichiro's mother decided to stay home when that incident was over with.

* BullyingADragon: Really Gabara? You're gonna attack the father of the kid monster you just got your ass handed to, when said father is a capable fighter and judo throws you over his shoulder? This action also fits as TooDumbToLive. What's more is previous scenes show Gabara is completely aware of how dangerous Godzilla is compared to him and runs rather than fighting him.

* SuddenlyVoiced: Minya, who sounds like some mix of WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} and [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Barney Rubble]] in the English dub. He was voiced by a woman in the original Japanese.

* FreeRangeChildren: Ichiro wanders around a lot around the city, going into places a kid like him has no business being in. Justified in that both his parents lead busy work lives, which leaves him on his own most of the time.

It uses extensive stock footage of various previous movies. Because of its mostly irrelevant nature, it remains one of the easiest targets for criticism and sometimes hatred from the fanbase at large. It is the last Godzilla movie that Creator/EijiTsuburaya, special effects master of the series would be involved in before his death.

* TooDumbToLive: Sure, Gabara, attack the giant dinosaur that has [[BreathWeapon atomic breath]], has defeated monsters far more powerful than you, and is pretty much synonymous with [[PhysicalGod a godlike being]]. [[SarcasmMode This won't end poorly...]]

* SuddenlyVoiced: Minya, who sounds like some mix of {{Goofy}} and [[TheFlintstones Barney Rubble]] in the English dub. He was voiced by a woman in the original Japanese.

* AdultFear: Your child has been kidnapped by two robbers, and you and your spouse is at work when this happens. Thankfully, Ichiro's mother decided to stay home when that incident was over with.

* ShockAndAwe: Gabara's primary powers

* BullyingADragon: Really Gabara? You're gonna attack the father of the kid monster you just got your ass handed to, when said father is a capable fighter and judo throws you over his shoulder? This action also fits as TooDumbToLive.

The start of the ''Matsuri'' sub-period that lasted until 1975, this film was fully aimed at a youth demographic. Instead of playing in first run theaters, it instead played at the Toho Champion Festival, an biannual summer/winter matinee program intended for schoolchildren.

* CelebrityParadox: Young Ichiro is a fan of Godzilla, ''as a character''. This is evident of being one of Creator/IshiroHonda's entries, meaning Honda is one himself.

* NeverTrustATrailer: "''Godzilla's Revenge'' knows no limit, no end, no stopping!" The U.S. theatrical trailer promises Godzilla's supposed revenge, but... This type of advertising happened after the film's failed east coast run as ''Minya - Son of Godzilla'', which was all too honest about the content of the film.