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Godzilla: King of the Monsters!

Original title: Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
  • 1956
  • Approved
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
9.6K
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956)
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An American reporter visiting Tokyo becomes a witness to the city's destruction by a dinosaur-like beast awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing.An American reporter visiting Tokyo becomes a witness to the city's destruction by a dinosaur-like beast awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing.An American reporter visiting Tokyo becomes a witness to the city's destruction by a dinosaur-like beast awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing.

  • Directors
    • Ishirō Honda
    • Terry O. Morse
  • Writers
    • Shigeru Kayama
    • Takeo Murata
    • Ishirō Honda
  • Stars
    • Raymond Burr
    • Takashi Shimura
    • Momoko Kôchi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    9.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Ishirō Honda
      • Terry O. Morse
    • Writers
      • Shigeru Kayama
      • Takeo Murata
      • Ishirō Honda
    • Stars
      • Raymond Burr
      • Takashi Shimura
      • Momoko Kôchi
    • 139User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast35

    Raymond Burr
    Raymond Burr
    • Steve Martin
    Takashi Shimura
    Takashi Shimura
    • Dr. Yamane
    Momoko Kôchi
    Momoko Kôchi
    • Emiko
    • (as Momoko Kochi)
    Akira Takarada
    Akira Takarada
    • Ogata
    Akihiko Hirata
    Akihiko Hirata
    • Dr. Serizawa
    Sachio Sakai
    • Hagiwara
    Fuyuki Murakami
    • Dr. Tabata
    Ren Yamamoto
    • Seiji
    Toyoaki Suzuki
    Toyoaki Suzuki
    • Shinkichi
    Tadashi Okabe
    • Dr. Tabata's Assistant
    Toranosuke Ogawa
    Toranosuke Ogawa
    • President of Company
    Frank Iwanaga
    • Tomo Iwanaga - Security Officer
    Mikel Conrad
    Mikel Conrad
    • George Lawrence
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Frees
    Paul Frees
    • Unidentified Character
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Fuji
    Fuji
    • Police Officer at Airport
    • (uncredited)
    Hiroshi Hayashi
      James Hong
      James Hong
      • Ogata
      • (voice)
      • (uncredited)
      • …
      Ren Imaizumi
      • Radio Operator
      • (uncredited)
      • Directors
        • Ishirō Honda
        • Terry O. Morse
      • Writers
        • Shigeru Kayama
        • Takeo Murata
        • Ishirō Honda
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

      User reviews139

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      Did you know

      • Trivia
        Godzilla's roar was made by dragging a resin-coated leather glove up and down a contrabass and having the subsequent recording slowed down significantly.
      • Goofs
        In the American version, during one scene Dr. Yamane's dialogue in Japanese contains the name "Godzilla" even though the monster hasn't appeared yet (revealing that this scene was originally later in the film).
      • Quotes
        • [first lines]
        • Steve Martin: [in voice over] This is Tokyo. Once a city of six million people. What has happened here was caused by a force which up until a few days ago was entirely beyond the scope of Man's imagination. Tokyo, a smoldering memorial to the unknown, an unknown which at this very moment still prevails and could at any time lash out with its terrible destruction anywhere else in the world. There were once many people here who could've told of what they saw... now there are only a few. My name is Steve Martin. I'm a foreign correspondent for United World News. I was headed for an assignment in Cairo, when I stopped off in Tokyo for a social call, but it turned out to be a visit to the living hell of another world.
      • Crazy credits
        Many prints and videos have absolutely no credits (including the so-called "uncut" version released on DVD by Simitar in 1998), beyond the title at the start (with a clearly video-generated copyright notice below it) and a "The End" graphic at the close. Classic Media's 2006 release of the film in the Gojira/Godzilla: King of the Monsters on DVD has the restored English credits. The Criterion Collection Blu-Ray release contains all original logos and credits.
      • Alternate versions
        In the original American version of the film, end credits and the Transworld logo were present. The 1998 DVD release from Simitar restores the logo without the end credits, while the 2006 DVD release from Classic Media restores the credits without the logo. Both were reinstated in the 2012 DVD and Blu-ray releases from the Criterion Collection.
      • Connections
        Edited from Godzilla (1954)
      • Soundtracks
        Prayer for Peace
        (uncredited)
        Performed by students of the Toho High School of Music
        Lyrics by Shigeru Kayama
        Composed by Akira Ifukube

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      Details

      • Release date
        • April 27, 1956 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • Japan
        • United States
      • Languages
        • English
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Godzilla
      • Production company
        • Toho
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      Box office

      • Budget
        • $100,000 (estimated)
      See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 1h 20m(80 min)
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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