Godzilla the Ride: Great Clash

Godzilla the Ride: Great Clash
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Takashi Yamazaki
Written by	Takashi Yamazaki
Based on	Godzilla, and Mechagodzilla by Toho Co., Ltd.
Production company	Shirogumi
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	1 August 2025 (2025-08-01) (Japan)
Running time	15 min
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Godzilla the Ride: Great Clash (Japanese: ゴジラ・ザ・ライド 大激突, Hepburn: Gojira za raido dai gekitotsu) is a Flying theater simulator attraction that was directed, written, and created with VFX by Takashi Yamazaki, who had worked on its predecessor, Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle (2021).[1] This film would bring back Mechagodzilla but renamed it in this film as the "G Breaker".

It was released on August 1, 2025 at the Seibuen Amusement Park by Toho Co., Ltd.. Ride manufacturer Brogent Technologies announced plans to feature it at multiple locations, though this has yet to materialize.[2]

The Emergency Defense against Gargantuan Encounter (EDGE) goes out on a mission to locate and battle a giant monster, known as Godzilla, with a "GOOSE Nest" carrier ship being dispatched to track down the monster, bringing two smaller ships, both designated "GOOSE One" and "GOOSE Two", on the mission, GOOSE One is launched into the sea and is chased by Godzilla and is nearly destroyed by Godzilla in his mouth, who nearly capsizes the ship before circling around for another attack, GOOSE Two intervenes and distracts Godzilla, but is destroyed by Godzilla when he catches the drone in his mouth, crushes it with his jaws.

GOOSE One retreats back to the "GOOSE Nest", but Godzilla disrupts the retrieval, by destroying the carrier, sending GOOSE One flying into the ocean, Godzilla chases GOOSE One underwater until it reaches the surface of the bay, where it activates flight mode and lures Godzilla into a battle with the G Breaker. GOOSE One malfunctions and crashes on Godzilla’s shoulder, while G Breaker and Godzilla begin fighting each other, the force of G Breaker's powers manages to free a damaged GOOSE One from Godzilla's shoulder and leading GOOSE One to fly away up to the top of a building.

Godzilla gets overpowered by G Breaker and retaliates with his atomic breath, while G Breaker responds with its own beam, the two beams clash each other until exploding, burning some of Godzilla's chest and knocking G Breaker back. GOOSE One flies in to distract Godzilla, but he is overpowered by G Breaker, who retaliates with a chest ray, leaving severe burns on Godzilla. He grabs on G Breaker's head, and pulls its head clean off of its shoulders, and throws it towards GOOSE One.

GOOSE One spectates the destroyed G Breaker and watches the battered but victorious Godzilla, walking back into the bay.

On May 7, 2025, Takashi Yamazaki would announce that he would return for the VFX work, writing and directing for a new Godzilla ride film, he posted this statement on the official Godzilla website saying "I'm thrilled to return to Godzilla's world from the passenger seat. What powerful foes will emerge? Where will this ride take us next? As a ride enthusiast myself, I can't wait for my first spin—and I'm working day and night with our team to make this the most terrifying ride in the world".[3][4] On May 8, 2025, Hiroyasu Matsuoka, of Toho Co., Ltd. would announce they would distribute the film and help produce the film.[1][5] When production began, the title was initially named New Godzilla: The Ride (Japanese: 新・ゴジラ・ザ・ライド, Hepburn: Shin Gojira za Raido).[5]

On July 1, 2025, one month before the film's release, Toho and Yamazaki had revealed the official design for Mechagodzilla in the film, and confirmed that the name of this iteration of Mechagodzilla was the Kiju type 0‐G Breaker (Japanese: Kiju型0Gブレーカー, Hepburn: Kiju-gata 0 G burēkā).[1][6][7] Godzilla's design was reused from the previous film, Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle (2021).

The ride film was released on August 1, 2025 at the Seibuen Amusement Park.[5] On August 29, 2025, Godzilla Battle Line would collaborate with the Godzilla the Ride: Great Clash to use the G Breaker for the game.[8]

Riko Fukumoto, who was in a discussion session with Takashi Yamazaki at the Yuhi-kan Pavilion, made a statement about the experience in the Seibuen Amusement Park's pre-ride showroom, stating "The entertainer's explanations left me feeling a sense of the mission and excitement that wouldn't stop".[7]