The Return of Godzilla

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The Return of Godzilla is a 1984 Japanese kaiju film that rebooted the Godzilla franchise with a darker, more serious tone and ignored the continuity of the earlier sequels.

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Label	Occurrences
The Return of Godzilla canonical	9
Godzilla Resurgence	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16547306 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Return of Godzilla
Context triple: [Godzilla universe, notableWork, The Return of Godzilla]

A. Godzilla: Aftershock
Godzilla: Aftershock is a graphic novel set in Legendary’s MonsterVerse that serves as a prequel to the 2019 film Godzilla: King of the Monsters, expanding the franchise’s lore and kaiju mythology.
B. Godzilla: Awakening
Godzilla: Awakening is a graphic novel prequel that explores the origins and early history of Godzilla within Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse continuity.
C. Godzilla: Final Wars
Godzilla: Final Wars is a 2004 Japanese kaiju film from Toho that serves as a celebratory, action-packed crossover featuring Godzilla and numerous classic monsters in an all-out battle.
D. Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla Raids Again is a 1955 Japanese kaiju film and the second installment in the Godzilla franchise, featuring Godzilla battling the monster Anguirus.
E. Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla is a 1994 Japanese kaiju film in the Godzilla franchise that features Godzilla battling a powerful extraterrestrial clone called SpaceGodzilla.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Return of Godzilla
Target entity description: The Return of Godzilla is a 1984 Japanese kaiju film that rebooted the Godzilla franchise with a darker, more serious tone and ignored the continuity of the earlier sequels.

A. Godzilla: Aftershock
Godzilla: Aftershock is a graphic novel set in Legendary’s MonsterVerse that serves as a prequel to the 2019 film Godzilla: King of the Monsters, expanding the franchise’s lore and kaiju mythology.
B. Godzilla: Awakening
Godzilla: Awakening is a graphic novel prequel that explores the origins and early history of Godzilla within Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse continuity.
C. Godzilla: Final Wars
Godzilla: Final Wars is a 2004 Japanese kaiju film from Toho that serves as a celebratory, action-packed crossover featuring Godzilla and numerous classic monsters in an all-out battle.
D. Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla Raids Again is a 1955 Japanese kaiju film and the second installment in the Godzilla franchise, featuring Godzilla battling the monster Anguirus.
E. Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla is a 1994 Japanese kaiju film in the Godzilla franchise that features Godzilla battling a powerful extraterrestrial clone called SpaceGodzilla.
F. None of above. chosen