Editing Godzilla vs. Biollante (section)

==Reception==
===Box office===
In Japan, the film sold approximately 2 million tickets,{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} grossing {{JPY|1.04 billion}}.<ref name="Nenda Ryuukou">{{cite web|url=https://nendai-ryuukou.com/article/089.html|title=List of Godzilla Movies|work=Nenda Ryuukou|accessdate=5 July 2021}}</ref>

===Critical response===
''Godzilla vs. Biollante'' has received positive reviews, with praise for the story, music and visuals.
Ed Godziszewski of Monster Zero said the film is "by no means a classic" but felt that "for the first time in well over 20 years, a [Godzilla] script is presented with some fresh, original ideas and themes."<ref>[http://monsterzero.us/editorials/editorials.php?catID=&subCatID=3&contentID=85 Review - Ed Godziszewski] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070624105135/http://www.monsterzero.us/editorials/editorials.php?catID=&subCatID=3&contentID=85 |date=2007-06-24 }}. ''[[Monster Zero]]''. June 10, 2002</ref> Joseph Savitski of Beyond Hollywood said the film's music is "a major detraction", but added that it's "not only one of the most imaginative films in the series, but also the most enjoyable to watch."<ref>[http://www.beyondhollywood.com/godzilla-vs-biollante-1989-movie-review/ Review - Joseph Savitski]. ''Beyond Hollywood''. August 2, 2004</ref> Japan Hero said, "[T]his is definitely a Godzilla movie not to be missed."<ref>[http://www.japanhero.com/kaiju/reviews/godzilla_vs_biollante.htm Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211143128/http://www.japanhero.com/kaiju/reviews/godzilla_vs_biollante.htm |date=2008-12-11 }}. ''Japan Hero''</ref>

In their scholarly book on [[kaiju]] cinema, ''Japan's Green Monsters'', Rhoads and McCorkle offer an ecocritical assessment of ''Godzilla vs. Biollante''. The scholars focus on the film's critique of genetic engineering and biotechnology years before the subject appeared in more popular Hollywood blockbusters like [[Steven Spielberg]]'s 1993 blockbuster ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]''. Rhoads and McCorkle counter prior reviews of the film and argue that ''Godzilla vs. Biollante'' possesses far deeper environmental messages than the obvious ones present on the film's surface.<ref>{{cite book |last1= Rhoads|first1= Sean |last2= McCorkle|first2= Brooke |date= 2018|title= Japan's Green Monsters: Environmental Commentary in Kaiju Cinema |publisher= McFarland|isbn= 978-1476663906}}</ref>

In July 2014, in a poll reported by the {{Interlanguage link|Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting Corporation|jp|日本映画放送}}, ''Godzilla vs. Biollante'' was selected as the best ''Godzilla'' film by a group of fans and judges.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting Corp.|title=THE BEST ゴジラ総選挙 詳細レポート!|work=総力特集・ゴジラ|publisher=Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting Corp.|date=2014|url=http://www.nihon-eiga.com/osusume/the-best/result.html|access-date=2014-09-05|language=ja|archive-date=2014-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817140305/http://www.nihon-eiga.com/osusume/the-best/result.html }}</ref>

Composer [[Akira Ifukube]], who had refused to compose the film's score, stated on interview that he disliked the way [[Koichi Sugiyama]] had modernized his Godzilla theme, and defined the Saradia theme as "ridiculous", on account of it sounding more European than Middle Eastern.<ref>{{cite web|author=Milner, David | date=December 1992 | url=http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/ifukub.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035119/http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/ifukub.htm | archive-date=2015-01-23| title=Akira Ifukube Interview I |publisher=Kaiju Conversations |access-date=2021-10-07}}</ref>

On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], approval rating of 75% based on 12 reviews, with a [[average|rating average]] of 6.0/10."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_vs_biollante|title=Godzilla vs Biollante (1989)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>

===Awards===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col"| Result
|-
| 1990
| 44th [[Mainichi Film Concours]]
| [[Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| [[Yoshiko Tanaka]] (shared with [[Black Rain (1989 Japanese film)|Black Rain]])
| {{won}}
|-
| 1991
| 14th Japan Academy Prize
| Newcomer of the Year
| [[Masanobu Takashima]]
| {{won}}
|}