Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) [NR]

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

Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror!

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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Rankings and Honors

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.3/10
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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