Godzilla

(Gojira)

Synopsis

The ocean's surface boils white-hot and a Japanese freighter mysteriously vanishes in the Pacific. Rescue boats meets the same fate, and the superstitious villagers of Odo Island fear an ancient legend has come true: the legend of Godzilla! Reawakened from eons-long sleep by an H-bomb test, the behemoth seeks revenge on the civilized world, turning Tokyo into a wasteland of atomic fire and rubble. Caught in the monster's path of destruction are young lovers Emiko and Ogata, who must betray their friend Dr. Serizawa, a brilliant but tormented scientist, in order to save the world...

A movie directed by Ishirô Honda

1954 - 96 minutes - Black & White - Mono - 1.37

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Main Cast

  • Hideto Ogata
  • Emiko Yamane
  • Daisuke Serizawa-hakase
  • Kyohei Yamane-hakase
  • Professor Tanabe
  • Newspaper Reporter Hagiwara
  • President of Company
  • Masaji Sieji
  • Chairman of Diet Committee
  • Parliamentarian Oyama
  • Mrs. Sieji
  • Chief of Emergency Headquarters
  • Shinkichi Sieji
  • The Old Fisherman
  • Prof. Tanabe's Assistant

Production

Distributors

Also Known As

  • Годзилла (inc)
  • Kaitei ni-man mairu kara kita daikaijû (jp)
  • Kaihatsu keikaku G (jp)

Release dates

  • November 03, 1954
  • October 14, 2005
  • May 07, 2004
  • November 03, 1954
  • June 07, 2014
  • September 20, 2015 (Miyazaki Film Festival)
  • October 14, 2005
  • May 07, 2004
  • April 18, 2014 (New York City, New York, re-release)
  • September 13, 2014 (LA EigaFest)