- The US cut version of the film is missing a great deal of footage, which changes the story. The uncut version shows why Mechagodzilla suddenly shorts out, etc. It also features the only example of nudity in a Godzilla film, albeit fake, prosthetic breasts while the spacemen are operating on cyborg Katsura.
- Sony Classic Media released Terror of Mechagodzilla in 2008 on Region 1 DVD, which contains the original uncut Japanese version of the film, as well as restoring the opening prologue created by the US distributors on the English version.
- The British version has a prologue which contains footage from Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965), among others.
- The older (and no longer used) US television version was completely uncut, with the exception of the "breast" scene towards the end. In addition, this version also also featured a six min prologue, which was made by the US distributors, explaining Godzilla's origin and how the aliens made the various monsters attempt to take over the Earth (using clips from a ton of Godzilla films). In this version, the credits are listed differently as well. Towards the mid 80's, this version was no longer aired and when Paramount released their newer TV/video version, it was cut down and featured a slightly different credit intro, had a few scenes removed, and no longer had the great six min prologue. Long time rumors have it that the switch was supposedly an error that was never fixed. All US versions on all formats of this film were the cut down one for years until Sony/Classic Media released both the original uncut Japanese version and the uncut US version (with the exception of the "breast" scene) of the film on DVD in 2008.
- One scene in the original Japanese version features a shot of two curious young boys watching Titanosaurus as he attacks Tokyo. The monster then nearly tramples the boys as they cry out Godzilla's name. In the US version, the scene only shows the boys cry out to Godzilla, but not the shot of Titanosaurus' foot almost stepping on them.
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