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Godzilla

Original title: ゴジラ

Godzilla, a weapon of science, a great battle of wonder and terror!

1954 · NR · 1h 36m

Directed by Ishirō Honda

7.6

TMDB audience score
1,195 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.

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Cast

  • Akira Takarada
    Hideto Ogata

  • Momoko Kôchi
    Emiko Yamane

  • Akihiko Hirata
    Daisuke Serizawa

  • Takashi Shimura
    Kyohei Yamane

  • Fuyuki Murakami
    Professor Tanabe

  • Sachio Sakai
    Hagiwara

  • Toranosuke Ogawa
    President of Southern Seas Salvage

  • Ren Yamamoto
    Masaji Yamada

  • Hiroshi Hayashi
    Chairman of Diet Committee

  • Seijirô Onda
    Parliamentarian Oyama

  • Takeo Oikawa
    Chief of Emergency Headquarters

  • Keiji Sakakida
    Mayor Inada

  • Toyoaki Suzuki
    Shinkichi Yamada

  • Kokuten Kōdō
    Elder of Odo Island

  • Kin Sugai
    Mrs. Ozawa

  • Tamae Kawai
    Odo Islander

  • Shizuko Azuma
    Woman on Pleasure Boat / Woman on Train

  • Tsuruko Mano
    Kuni Yamada