Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (Gojira vs. Desutoroia, lit. Godzilla vs. Destroyer) is a film where Godzilla fights Destoroyah, a creature that was created by the Oxygen Destroyer weapon that killed the first Godzilla back in 1954. It was released in Japan on December 9, 1995. It was produced by Shogo Tomiyama, under executave producer Tomoyuki Tanaka, the man who had created Godzilla the 1950's. This would be his last Godzilla film. Takeo Okawara directed and Kazuki Omori returned to pen the screenplay. Kohich Kawakita directs the special effects once again (although this would be his final Godzilla film as well). Akira Ifukube, the composer of many Godzilla films (including the original), returns to provide his final score for the series. This film was originally intended to be the last Godzilla film until 2005, but due to the worldwide fan disappointment of the 1998 American Godzilla film, Toho decided to release another one of their own films in 1999.