The iconic kaiju Godzilla (or Gojira) is obviously known for stomping through cities and destroying everything in its path in the Godzilla movies, but the film Godzilla vs. Hedorah suggests that all of this needless destruction could easily have been avoided, because, apparently, Godzilla can fly. is a monster from the 1971 film Godzilla vs. Hedorah (titled Godzilla vs the Smog Monster in the U.S.). Imagine how much better it would be if Ifukube had scored it. [3] Flying Ebirah (フライングエビラ, Furaingu Ebira?) Hedorah (ヘドラ Hedora) is an alien pollution kaiju created by Toho that first faced Godzilla in the 1971 Godzilla film, Godzilla vs Hedorah. is a modified giant lobster daikaiju who first appeared in the 1992 Kodansya manga, Godzilla, King of the Monsters. Despite Banno's really odd style choices, Godzilla vs. Hedorah nevertheless could have been one of the very best Godzilla films. The film was released to Japanese theaters on July 24, 1971. Still, Godzilla vs. Hedorah was an improvement over Godzilla's Revenge. Hedorah, an alien from the Dark Gas Nebula, landed on Earth began feeding on pollution. Hedorah (ヘドラ, 'Hedora'), also known as the Smog Monster, and also known as Deathla. THE SMOG MONSTER), recorded by Frontier Enterprises Godzilla vs. Hedorah (ゴジラ対ヘドラ, Gojira tai Hedora) is a 1971 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Toho, and the eleventh installment in the Godzilla series as well as the Showa series. On July 24, 1971 the Toho Motion Picture Company released Godzilla Vs Hedorah.This movie was later released in April of 1972, by AIP(American International Pictures), as Godzilla Vs The Smog Monster.The story: an anamorphic alien arrives on Earth via a meteorite and proceeds to consume the various seaborne and airborne pollution along Japan's coast. Imagine putting 70's psychedelic, kiddie antics, eco-thriller, horror, surreal art-house, and Godzilla into a blender. Here's the international English dubbed version of GODZILLA VS. HEDORAH (aka GODZILLA VS. Hedorah. The monster was named for hedoro, the Japanese word for sludge, vomit, slime or chemical ooze. Yes... fly.