Godzilla(1954 movie)

Godzilla
The 1954 Japanese movie poster
Directed by	Ishirō Honda
Screenplay by	Ishirō Honda Takeo Murata
Story by	Shigeru Kayama
Produced by	Tomoyuki Tanaka
Starring	Akira Takarada Momoko Kōchi Akihiko Hirata Takashi Shimura
Cinematography	Masao Tamai
Edited by	Kazuji Taira
Music by	Akira Ifukube
Production company	Toho
Distributed by	RKO
Release date	November 3, 1954
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	$1,500,000
Box office	$2,250,000

Godzilla(ゴジラ,Gojira)is a 1954Japanesescience fictionkaijumovie.It wasproducedbyTomoyuki Tanakaand wasdirectedbyIshirō Honda.The movie was distributed byToho.It was the first of manykaijumovies that would be released in Japan. The movie is aboutGodzilla,a giant mutated monster, terrorizing Japan.

The opening scene of theEiko Marubeing obliterated by Godzilla's first attack and later scenes of survivors of other attacks being found withradiation burns,were inspired by the 1954 U.S. testing of a hydrogen bomb onBikini Atoll.

It gained positive reviews from critics and holds a 94% Fresh rating onRotten Tomatoes.

Cast

• Akira Takaradaas Hideto Ogata
• Momoko Kōchias Emiko Yamane
• Akihiko Hirataas Daisuke Serizawa
• Takashi Shimuraas Dr. Kyohei Yamane
• Fuyuki Murakami as Dr. Tanabe
• Sachio Sakai as Hagiwara
• Ren Yamamoto as Masaji
• Toyoaki Suzuki as Shinkichi (Masaji's younger brother)
• Tsuruko Umano as Shinkichi's mother
• Tadashi Okabe as Assistant of Dr. Tanabe
• Jiro Mitsuaki as Employee of Nankai Salvage Company
• Ren Imaizumi as Radio Officer Nankai Salvage Company
• Kenji Saharaas Partygoer
• Sokichi Maki as Chief at Maritime Safety Agency
• Haruo NakajimaasGodzilla,the King of the Monsters who was mutated by the radiation of the H-Bomb & a reporter
• Katsumi Tezukaas Godzilla (as Nakajima'sStunt Double) & Editor Yamada

Other websites

• GodzillaonIMDb