Godzilla

Movie Information:

  • Release Date: November 3, 1954
  • Production Company: Toho
  • Distribution Company: Toho
  • Original Runtime: 95 minutes
  • Atlernate Titles:
    • Japanese: ゴジラ
    • Hepburn: Gojira
    • Literal Translation: Godzilla
    • U.S. Title: Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Cast

Akira Takarada as Hideto Ogata
Takashi Shimura as Dr. Kyohei Yamane
Momoko Kochi as Emiko Yamane
Akihiko Hirata as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa
Sachio Sakai as Hagiwara
Fuyuki Murakami as Dr. Tanabe
Ren Yamamoto as Masaji Yamada
Toyoaki Suzuki as Shinkichi Yamada
Tadashi Okabe as Dr. Tanabe's Assistant
Toranosuke Ogawa as President of the Nankai Shipping Company
Kenji Sahara as Partygoer
Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla
Katsumi Tezuka as Godzilla

Crew

Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Director: Ishiro Honda
Writers: Takeo Murata, Ishiro Honda
Story: Shigeru Kayama
Composer: Akira Ifukube
Special Effects Director: Eiji Tsuburaya
Cinematographer: Masao Tamai
Editor: Kazuji Taira

Alternate Versions

Japan

United States

Italy

United Kingdom

Germany and Austria

Spain

France

Gallery

Theatrical title: Gojira

Iterations

    • Notes:
      • The original theatrical version of Godzilla has remained widely available in Japan since its release.

Theatrical title: Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

  • Release Date: May 29, 1957
  • Production Company: Jewell Enterprises
  • Distribution Company: Toho
  • Runtime: 80 minutes

Iterations

      Alternate Titles

      • Japanese: 怪獣王ゴジラ
      • Hepburn: Kaiju O Gojira
      • Literal Translation: Monster King Godzilla
    • Notes:
      • The American version of the film, starring Raymond Burr, was released in Japanese theaters in 1957 complete with Japanese subtitles. It has been released in Japan on VHS, LaserDisc, and DVD throughout the years.