Thriller ·Horror ·Science Fiction · Japan · 1954 · 1h 36m

Godzilla

ゴジラ

Godzilla poster
Director
Ishirō Honda
Cast
Akira Takarada as Hideto Ogata Momoko Kôchi as Emiko Yamane Akihiko Hirata as Daisuke Serizawa Takashi Shimura as Kyohei Yamane Fuyuki Murakami as Professor Tanabe Sachio Sakai as Newspaper Reporter Hagiwara
Crew
Masao Tamai — Director of Photography Kazuji Taira — Editor Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer Takeo Murata — Screenplay Ishirō Honda — Screenplay Shigeru Kayama — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Godzilla — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
shipislandjapanatomic bombshipwreckgiant monsternuclear radiationtokyo, japandinosaurblack and whitecreature featurekaiju
Key Collaborators
Ishirō Honda Director Masao Tamai Director of Photography Kazuji Taira Editor Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer Takeo Murata Screenplay Ishirō Honda Screenplay Shigeru Kayama Novel Tomoyuki Tanaka Story Eiji Tsuburaya Story Tomoyuki Tanaka Producer Satoru Chūko Production Design Takeo Kita Production Design
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