Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla (1954)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Takashi Shimura
Dr. Kyohei Yamane
Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Daisuke Serizawa
Akira Takarada
Hideto Ogata
Momoko Kôchi
Emiko Yamane
Fuyuki Murakami
Professor Tanabe
Sachio Sakai
Newspaper Reporter Hagiwara
Toranosuke Ogawa
Nankai Ferry President
Toyoaki Suzuki
Shinkichi Yamada
Ren Yamamoto
Masaji Yamada
Ren Yamamoto
Masaji Yamada
Hiroshi Hayashi
Chairman of Diet Committee
Seijirô Onda
Parliamentarian Oyama
Kin Sugai
Ozawa-san
Ishirō Honda
Director
Takeo Murata
Writer
Haruo Nakajima
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Tsuruko Mano
Mrs. Yamada
Kokuten Kōdō
The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
Shigeru Kayama
Writer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Writer
Tadashi Okabe
Prof. Tababe's Assistant (uncredited)
Jirô Mitsuaki
Employee of Nankai Salvage Company (uncredited)
Ren Imaizumi
Radio Operator (uncredited)
Akira Ifukube
Composer
Sôkichi Maki
Chief of Maritime Safety Agency (uncredited)
Masao Tamai
Cinematographer
Kenji Sahara
Young Lover on Ship (uncredited)
Kazuji Taira
Editor
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Soldier (uncredited)
Satoru Chûko
ProductionDesigner
Takeo Kita
ProductionDesigner
Takeo Oikawa
Chief of Emergency Headquarters (uncredited)
Junpei Natsuki
Power Station Engineer (uncredited)
Katsumi Tezuka
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Saburô Iketani
News Reporter (uncredited)
Shizuko Azuma
Woman with Children (uncredited)
Shizuko Higashi
Partygoer (uncredited)
Kiyoshi Kamata
Partygoer's Escort (uncredited)
Keiji Sakakida
Mayor Inada (uncredited)
Tamae Sengo
Mother (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 3, 1954
Original Nameゴジラ
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingNR
Budget$900,000
Box Office$2,250,000
Filming LocationsJapan
Genres
Wiki.
Godzilla (Japanese: ゴジラ, Hepburn: Gojira) is a 1954 Japanese epic kaiju film directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the first film in the Godzilla franchise. The film stars Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Akihiko Hirata, and Takashi Shimura, with Haruo Nakajima and Katsumi Tezuka as Godzilla. In the film, Japan's authorities deal with the sudden appearance of a giant monster, whose attacks trigger fears of nuclear holocaust in post-war Japan.
Godzilla entered production after a Japanese-Indonesian co-production collapsed. Tsuburaya originally proposed for a giant octopus before the filmmakers decided on a dinosaur-inspired creature. Godzilla pioneered a form of special effects called suitmation in which a stunt performer wearing a suit interacts with miniature sets. Principal photography ran 51 days, and special effects photography ran 71 days.
Godzilla premiered in Nagoya on October 27, 1954 and received a wide release in Japan on November 3. It was met with mixed reviews upon release but was a box-office success, winning the Japanese Movie Association Award for Best Special Effects. The film earned ¥183 million in distributor rentals, making it the eighth-highest-grossing Japanese film of that year. In 1956, a heavily-re-edited "Americanized" version, titled Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, was released in the United States.
The film spawned a multimedia franchise that was recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest-running film franchise in history. The character Godzilla has since become an international popular culture icon. The film and Tsuburaya have been largely credited for establishing the template for tokusatsu media. The film received reappraisal in later years and has since been regarded as one of the best monster films ever made.
The film was followed by the sequel Godzilla Raids Again, released on April 24, 1955.