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Overview
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Directors:
Writers:
Ishirô Honda (writer)
Shigeru Kayama (story)
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Release Date:
27 April 1956 (USA) more
Tagline:
Makes KING KONG look like a Midget! more
Plot:
A 400-foot (122-meter) dinosaur-like beast, awoken from undersea hibernation off the Japanese coast by atomic-bomb testing, attacks Tokyo. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Bsb: In Praise of Fright Night
(From Fangoria. 8 November 2009, 10:40 PM, PST)
Godzilla Vs. Blu-Ray
(From Dread Central. 8 May 2009, 7:06 PM, PDT)
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Raymond Burr | ... | Steve Martin | |
| Takashi Shimura | ... | Dr. Kyohei Yamane | |
| Akira Takarada | ... | Hideto Ogata | |
| Momoko Kôchi | ... | Emiko Yamane | |
| Akihiko Hirata | ... | Dr. Daisuke Serizawa | |
| Frank Iwanaga | ... | Security Officer Tomo Iwanaga | |
| Toyoaki Suzuki | ... | The Boy from Oto Island | |
| Toranosuke Ogawa | ... | President of Nankai Shipping Company | |
| Takeo Oikawa | ... | Chief of Emergency Headquarters | |
| Kokuten Kodo | ... | Old Man on Hill on Oto Island | |
| Fuyuki Murakami | ... | Scientist with Geiger Counter | |
| Mikel Conrad | ... | George Lawrence | |
| Ren Yamamoto | ... | The Boy's Older Brother [Bit] | |
| Sachio Sakai | ... | Interviewing Official on Oto Island [Bit] | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Miki Hayashi | ... | (unconfirmed) | |
| Kin Sugai | ... | (unconfirmed) | |
| Sammee Tong | ... | Dr. Yamane (voice) | |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Godzilla (USA)
Godzilla the Sea Beast (USA) (working title)
Kaijû-ô Gojira (Japan)
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Runtime:
80 min (original U.S. theatrical release version) | USA:78 min (DVD release)
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The Japanese version of the film received a Japanese Academy Award nomination for Best Picture but lost to Shichinin no samurai (1954). It did, however, win the award for Best Special Effects. It is the only Godzilla movie to receive a nomination for Best Picture. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: During one scene where Godzilla breathes his radioactive fire, the nozzle that provides the spray can clearly be seen inside his mouth. more
Quotes:
Security Officer Tomo Iwanaga: You hear that? Godzilla. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Sanford and Son: The Camping Trip (#5.24)" (1976) more
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Like many of the other Godzilla fans, this is the only version of the the Big-G's debut that I have seen. I have never had the pleasure of watching the original Japanese version, which is even more dark in nature than this Americanized version. I often wonder how much more of an impact the original version of this film would play and would it be treated in a more favorable light than this version. However, this is still a great film despite its flaws. Raymond Burr does a credible job as Steve Martin and he does his best to convey the horror of Godzilla's attack, even though his scenes were shot much later. However, I hope that one day someone will have the bright idea to show both the Americanized version and the original back to back to allow the audience to choose for themselves which one is better.