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Godzilla

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

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.

Release Date : 1954-11-03

Language :Japanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : TOHOToho Laboratory

Production Country : Japan

Alternative Titles : Gojira: The Original Japanese MasterpieceGojiraGodzilla, King of the Monsters!Godzilla 1 - Godzilla

Cast

Akira Takarada

Character Name : Hideto Ogata

Original Name : 宝田明

Gender : Male

Momoko Kôchi

Character Name : Emiko Yamane

Original Name : 河内桃子

Gender : Female

Akihiko Hirata

Character Name : Daisuke Serizawa

Original Name : 平田昭彦

Gender : Male

Takashi Shimura

Character Name : Kyohei Yamane

Original Name : 志村喬

Gender : Male

Fuyuki Murakami

Character Name : Professor Tanabe

Original Name : 村上冬樹

Gender : Male

Sachio Sakai

Character Name : Newspaper Reporter Hagiwara

Original Name : 堺左千夫

Gender : Male

Ren Yamamoto

Character Name : Masaji Yamada

Original Name : 山本廉

Gender : Male

Toyoaki Suzuki

Character Name : Shinkichi Yamada

Original Name : Toyoaki Suzuki

Gender : Male

Toranosuke Ogawa

Character Name : President of Company

Original Name : 小川虎之助

Gender : Male

Hiroshi Hayashi

Character Name : Chairman of Diet Committee

Original Name : 林寛

Gender : Male

Seijirô Onda

Character Name : Parliamentarian Oyama

Original Name : 恩田清二郎

Gender : Male

Kin Sugai

Character Name : Ozawa-san

Original Name : 菅井きん

Gender : Female

Haruo Nakajima

Character Name : Godzilla

Original Name : 中島春雄

Gender : Male

Tsuruko Mano

Character Name : Mrs. Yamada

Original Name : 馬野都留子

Gender : Female

Kokuten Kōdō

Character Name : The Old Fisherman (uncredited)

Original Name : 高堂国典

Gender : Male

Tadashi Okabe

Character Name : Prof. Tababe's Assistant (uncredited)

Original Name : 岡部正

Gender : Male

Jirô Mitsuaki

Character Name : Employee of Nankai Salvage Company (uncredited)

Original Name : Jirô Mitsuaki

Gender : Male

Ren Imaizumi

Character Name : Radio Operator (uncredited)

Original Name : 今泉廉

Gender : Male

Sôkichi Maki

Character Name : Chief of Maritime Safety Agency (uncredited)

Original Name : Sôkichi Maki

Gender : Male

Kenji Sahara

Character Name : Young Lover on Ship (uncredited)

Original Name : 佐原健二

Gender : Male

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : 堤康久

Gender : Male

Takeo Oikawa

Character Name : Chief of Emergency Headquarters (uncredited)

Original Name : 笈川武夫

Gender : Male

Junpei Natsuki

Character Name : Power Station Engineer (uncredited)

Original Name : 夏木順平

Gender : Male

Katsumi Tezuka

Character Name : Godzilla

Original Name : 手塚勝巳

Gender : Male

Saburô Iketani

Character Name : News Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : 池谷三郎

Gender : Male

Shizuko Azuma

Character Name : Woman with Children (uncredited)

Original Name : 東静子

Gender : Female

Shizuko Higashi

Character Name : Partygoer (uncredited)

Original Name : Shizuko Higashi

Gender : Male

Kiyoshi Kamata

Character Name : Partygoer's Escort (uncredited)

Original Name : Kiyoshi Kamata

Gender : Male

Keiji Sakakida

Character Name : Mayor Inada (uncredited)

Original Name : 榊田敬二

Gender : Male

Tamae Sengo

Character Name : Mother (uncredited)

Original Name : Tamae Sengo

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

The big political atomic lizard is cheesed off! After H bomb testing in the pacific, ships start to go missing and a remote island is apparently under attack from a prehistoric monster. Japanese scientists hasten to find out just what is going on, what they find is Gojira, and he is mightily hell bent on destruction...next stop Tokyo. Gojira is such an influential film, it has spawned many sequels, remakes, copyists, and numerous homages, and of course there is two versions of this film for the viewer to choose from. The American version is a decent enough watch, it has integrated Raymond Burr into this original versions plot, and although it's unintentionally funny at times, it holds up pretty well as a no brainer piece of fluff. But it fails to compare to this original Ishirô Honda classic because this has a wonderful ambiance of fear at its heart, coming some 10 years after the Hiroshima bomb, the Japanese audiences of the time would surely have noted the heavy aura of destruction seaming through the picture. Watching it today, now that it's restored in all its original glory, is still a memorable and exhilarating experience, the build up is perfect, we are practically on the edge of our seats waiting to glimpse the giant atomic creature, and when he/it/she shows up for the first time, it gives us a truly memorable classic piece of cinema. Sadly the film is hampered a touch by a meandering romantic sub-plot, but the performances (notably Takeshi Shimura) are very engaging, while Akira Ifkube's score is poignantly perfect. As man in a rubber suit movies go, Gojira has no peers, it's smart, fun, and above all else, memorable. 8/10