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.
Practical Effects
Suitmation that somehow still feels more real than pixels
Score
Akira Ifukube's roar and theme — iconic for 70 years
Direction
Honda's newsreel aesthetic makes destruction feel documentary-real
Director
Ishirō Honda
Akira Takarada
Hideto Ogata
Momoko Kôchi
Emiko Yamane
Akihiko Hirata
Daisuke Serizawa
Takashi Shimura
Kyohei Yamane
Fuyuki Murakami
Professor Tanabe
Sachio Sakai
Newspaper Reporter Hagiwara
Ren Yamamoto
Masaji Yamada
Toranosuke Ogawa
President of Company
Hiroshi Hayashi
Chairman of Diet Committee
Seijirô Onda
Parliamentarian Oyama
Kin Sugai
Ozawa-san
Haruo Nakajima
Godzilla
Tsuruko Mano
Mrs. Yamada
Kokuten Kōdō
The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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