A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kôchi
Written by:
Shigeru Kayama
Takeo Murata
Ishirô Honda
Directed by:
Ishirô Honda, Terry O. Morse
Release Date:
May 18, 1956
Original Title:
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Alternate Titles:
Godzilla
Godzilla 3 - Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Godzilla, König der Monster
Godzilla, le Monstre de L'Océan Pacifique
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
Godzilla: O Rei dos Monstros
Kaijû-ô Gojira
Monster King Godzilla
O Monstro do Oceano Pacífico
Γκοτζίλα: Ο Βασιλιάς των Τεράτων!
Γκοτζίλα: Το Τέρας του Αιώνος
Ґодзілла, король монстрів!
怪獣王ゴジラ
怪獣王ゴジラ(海外版)
Genres:
Horror | Science Fiction
Production Companies:
Embassy Pictures
Jewell Enterprises Inc.
TOHO
Toho Laboratory
TransWorld Releasing Corporation
Production Countries:
Japan | United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 12 CA: PG DE: 12 US: NR
Runtime: 81
During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.
When American reporter Steve Martin investigates a series of mysterious disasters off the coast of Japan, he comes face to face with an ancient creature so powerful and so terrifying, it can reduce Tokyo to a smoldering graveyard. Nuclear weapon testing resurrected this relic from the Jurassic age, and now it's rampaging across Japan. At night, Godzilla wades through Tokyo leaving death and destruction in his wake, disappearing into Tokyo Bay when his rage subsides. Coventional weapons are useless against him; but renowned scientist Dr. Serizawa has discovered a weapon that could destroy all life in the bay -- including Godzilla. But which disaster is worse, Godzilla's fury, or the death of Tokyo Bay?
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Internet Movie Database | 6.3/10 |
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Rotten Tomatoes | 85% |
Metacritic | 60/100 |
Awards Won: | 1 nomination |
ADR Supervisor:
Terry O. Morse
Additional Music:
Sei Ikeno
Art Direction:
Satoru Chûko
Takeo Kita
Assistant Camera:
Yuzuru Aizawa
Assistant Costume Designer:
Masao Yagi
Yoshio Suzuki
Assistant Director:
Ira Webb
Assistant Editor:
Terry Morse Jr.
Assistant Gaffer:
Shinji Kojima
Seishichi Kojima
Assistant Sound Editor:
Terry Morse Jr.
Costume Consultant:
Fuminori Ōhashi
Costume Designer:
Kanju Yagi
Yasuei Yagi
Fuminori Ōhashi
Teizô Toshimitsu
Masao Yagi
Yoshio Suzuki
Eizo Kaimai
Director:
Ishirō Honda
Terry O. Morse
Director of Photography:
Guy Roe
Masao Tamai
Editor:
Kazuji Taira
Executive Producer:
Joseph E. Levine
Terry Turner
Edmund Goldman
Iwao Mori
First Assistant Director:
Koji Kajita
Lighting Technician:
Kuichirô Kishida
Chōshirō Ishii
Lyricist:
Shigeru Kayama
Modeling:
Teizô Toshimitsu
Kanju Yagi
Yasuei Yagi
Masao Yagi
Yoshio Suzuki
Eizo Kaimai
Novel:
Shigeru Kayama
Original Music Composer:
Akira Ifukube
Original Story:
Shigeru Kayama
Producer:
Harry Rybnick
Richard Kay
Edward B. Barison
Harold Ross
Paul Schreibman
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Production Design:
Satoru Chûko
Takeo Kita
Production Manager:
Teruo Maki
Property Master:
Kyuzo Yamamoto
Screenplay:
Al C. Ward
Takeo Murata
Ishirō Honda
Sculptor:
Teizô Toshimitsu
Second Assistant Director:
Susumu Takebayashi
Set Decoration:
George R. Rohrs
Sound:
Arthur B. Smith
Sound Assistant:
Nobuyuki Tanaka
Sound Effects:
Ichirô Minawa
Sound Effects Editor:
George R. Rohrs
Ichirô Minawa
Sound Recordist:
Norio Tone
Hisashi Shimonaga
Special Effects:
Yôichi Manoda
Motoyoshi Tomioka
Hajime Tsuburaya
Sadamasa Arikawa
Eiji Tsuburaya
Shoji Ogawa
Story:
Terry O. Morse
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Eiji Tsuburaya
Supervising Film Editor:
Terry O. Morse
VFX Director of Photography:
Sadamasa Arikawa
VFX Lighting Artist:
Kuichirô Kishida
Visual Effects:
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Sadao Iizuka
Shuzaburo Araki
Eiji Tsuburaya
Taka Yuki
Visual Effects Art Director:
Akira Watanabe
Tohl Narita
Yoshio Irie
Yasuyuki Inoue
Visual Effects Camera:
Hajime Tsuburaya
Yôichi Manoda
Motoyoshi Tomioka
Visual Effects Director:
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects Production Manager:
Yasuaki Sakamoto
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