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Godzilla
Godzilla

Godzilla (1954)

76% User Rating
1h 36min
Thriller
Horror
Science Fiction

"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.

Ishirō HondaDirector

Cast

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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

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Toyoaki Suzuki

Shinkichi Yamada

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Toranosuke Ogawa

President of Company

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Hiroshi Hayashi

Chairman of Diet Committee

Seijirô Onda

Seijirô Onda

Parliamentarian Oyama

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Ozawa-san

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

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Tsuruko Mano

Mrs. Yamada

Kokuten Kōdō

Kokuten Kōdō

The Old Fisherman (uncredited)

Tadashi Okabe

Tadashi Okabe

Prof. Tababe's Assistant (uncredited)

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Jirô Mitsuaki

Employee of Nankai Salvage Company (uncredited)

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Ren Imaizumi

Radio Operator (uncredited)

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Sôkichi Maki

Chief of Maritime Safety Agency (uncredited)

Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Young Lover on Ship (uncredited)

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Soldier (uncredited)

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Takeo Oikawa

Chief of Emergency Headquarters (uncredited)

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Junpei Natsuki

Power Station Engineer (uncredited)

Katsumi Tezuka

Katsumi Tezuka

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Saburô Iketani

News Reporter (uncredited)

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Shizuko Azuma

Woman with Children (uncredited)

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Shizuko Higashi

Partygoer (uncredited)

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Kiyoshi Kamata

Partygoer's Escort (uncredited)

Keiji Sakakida

Keiji Sakakida

Mayor Inada (uncredited)

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Tamae Sengo

Mother (uncredited)

Reviews (1)

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John Chard
John Chard
Rating 80%

November 29, 2015

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

Media

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Kiyoshi Kurosawa: GODZILLA Transformed My World | TIFF

Kiyoshi Kurosawa: GODZILLA Transformed My World | TIFF

Godzilla (1954) Trailer #1

Godzilla (1954) Trailer #1

Attack on Tokyo clip

Attack on Tokyo clip

Three Reasons: Godzilla

Three Reasons: Godzilla

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Collection

Godzilla (Showa) Collection

Part of

Godzilla (Showa) Collection

Includes: Godzilla, Godzilla Raids Again, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Invasion of Astro-Monster, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, Son of Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters, All Monsters Attack, Godzilla vs. Hedorah, Godzilla vs. Gigan, Godzilla vs. Megalon, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, Terror of Mechagodzilla