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7 May 2004 (USA)
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The legend begins.... more
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American nuclear weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable, dinosaur-like beast. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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Ultraman Creator Winning Back Rights
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New on DVD This Week
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Remembrances of New Year's Eve, 1960
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Akira Takarada | ... | Hideto Ogata | |
| Momoko Kôchi | ... | Emiko Yamane | |
| Akihiko Hirata | ... | Daisuke Serizawa-hakase | |
| Takashi Shimura | ... | Kyohei Yamane-hakase | |
| Fuyuki Murakami | ... | Professor Tanabe | |
| Sachio Sakai | ... | Newspaper Reporter Hagiwara | |
| Toranosuke Ogawa | ... | Nankai Shipping Company Manager | |
| Ren Yamamoto | ... | Masaji the Fisherman | |
| Miki Hayashi | ... | Chairman of Diet Committee | |
| Takeo Oikawa | ... | Chief of Emergency Headquarters | |
| Seijiro Onda | ... | Parliamentarian Oyama | |
| Tsuruko Mano | ... | Shinkichi's Mother | |
| Toyoaki Suzuki | ... | Shinkichi (Masaji's Younger Brother) | |
| Kokuten Kodo | ... | The Old Fisherman | |
| Kin Sugai | ... | Ozawa-san |
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Also Known As:
Godzilla (International: English title) (USA)
Kaihatsu keikaku G (Japan) (working title)
Kaitei ni-man mairu kara kita daikaijû (Japan) (working title)
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Kaihatsu keikaku G (Japan) (working title)
Kaitei ni-man mairu kara kita daikaijû (Japan) (working title)
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98 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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Australia:PG |
USA:Unrated |
West Germany:12 (nf) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG (re-rating) (2005) |
UK:X (original rating)
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There were supposed to be more scenes filmed on Odo Island. One was to have Dr. Yemane, Emiko and Ogata visit the graves of those that died during the typhoon when Gojira (Godzilla) came ashore. That scene was to have helped to establish the previous relationship between the Yemani's and Shinkichi's family. Another scene was to have been filmed on the beach and in that one Emiko and Ogata become frightened when the get their first glimpse of Gojira (Godzilla) as they see his tail splashing in the water.
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Revealing mistakes: When the jets attack Gojira as he's walking out to sea after destroying Tokyo, the rockets they fire at the monster can be seen bouncing off the sky backdrop.
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Kyohei Yamane-hakase: I can't believe that Godzilla was the only surviving member of its species... But if we continue conducting nuclear tests... it's possible that another Godzilla might appear somewhere in the world again.
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Kyohei Yamane-hakase: I can't believe that Godzilla was the only surviving member of its species... But if we continue conducting nuclear tests... it's possible that another Godzilla might appear somewhere in the world again.
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Referenced in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Leapin' Lizards (#7.22)" (2007)
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When one thinks of all the schlock that has come out of Japan when it comes to monster movies, many which use the Godzilla figure, one forgets that this was a pretty darn good movie. I remember as a child, watching it on late night television, in 1960. It was New Year's Eve and the adults were out doing whatever it is they did. The presence of Raymond Burr gave me a sense of comfort (Perry Mason was a staple at our house). I realize he was added for American audiences. It didn't matter to me. Unlike so many of its successors, this was nicely paced, didn't bank on Godzilla being a matinée idol (some of the films are so stupid where the thing becomes a friend to Tokyo, a form of defense). This film has the terror of "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms." The sets were much better. The battle scenes truer than the cheaper things that came later. The monster was a force. I have always enjoyed that scene where one goes over a hill or a rise just before a beach, and on the other side is the monster. The scenes of him wading into the harbor. This is a striking presentation for the early days of monster movies. Of course, it's all based on radiation and the nuclear threat. This stuff enlarges things and makes them rampage. I hope to purchase the Japanese remastered version from 2004. I'd like to see it the way it was intended to be seen.