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Godzilla

Godzilla, a weapon of science, a great battle of wonder and terror!

19547.61h 36m

Overview

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.

Directed by Ishirō Honda
Written by Takeo Murata, Eiji Tsuburaya, Tomoyuki Tanaka
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Box OfficeBudget: $60KRevenue: $2.3M

Top Cast

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Hideto Ogata

Momoko Kôchi

Momoko Kôchi

Emiko Yamane

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Daisuke Serizawa

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Kyohei Yamane

Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

Professor Tanabe

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Newspaper Reporter Hagiwara

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Masaji Yamada

T

Toyoaki Suzuki

Shinkichi Yamada

Toranosuke Ogawa

Toranosuke Ogawa

President of Company

Hiroshi Hayashi

Hiroshi Hayashi

Chairman of Diet Committee

Themes & Keywords

shipislandjapanatomic bombshipwreckgiant monsternuclear radiationtokyo, japandinosaurblack and whitecreature featurekaijupost war japananimal horrorgodzillatokusatsu

About Godzilla

Godzilla is a thriller, horror, science fiction film released in 1954 exploring themes of ship, island, japan, atomic bomb, shipwreck, giant monster. Directed by Ishirō Honda, it stars Akira Takarada, Momoko Kôchi, Akihiko Hirata. Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.

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