Godzilla (1954)
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.
Director:
Ishirō Honda
Writers:
Takeo Murata, Ishirō Honda.
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Akira Takarada as Hideto Ogata |
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Momoko Kôchi as Emiko Yamane |
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Akihiko Hirata as Daisuke Serizawa |
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Takashi Shimura as Kyohei Yamane |
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Fuyuki Murakami as Professor Tanabe |
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Sachio Sakai as Hagiwara |
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Toranosuke Ogawa as President of Southern Seas Salvage |
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Ren Yamamoto as Masaji Yamada |
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Hiroshi Hayashi as Chairman of Diet Committee |
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Seijirô Onda as Parliamentarian Oyama |
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Takeo Oikawa as Chief of Emergency Headquarters |
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Keiji Sakakida as Mayor Inada |
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Toyoaki Suzuki as Shinkichi Yamada |
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Kokuten Kōdō as Elder of Odo Island |
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Kin Sugai as Mrs. Ozawa |
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Tamae Kawai as Odo Islander |
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Shizuko Azuma as Woman on Pleasure Boat / Woman on Train |
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Tsuruko Mano as Kuni Yamada |
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Tadashi Okabe as Professor Tanabe's Assistant |
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Kiyoshi Kamata as Man on Pleasure Boat / Man on Train |
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Ren Imaizumi as Coast Guard Officer |
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Masaaki Tachibana as Reporter on TV Tower |
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Ichirō Tate as TV Commentator |
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Yasuhisa Tsutsumi as Odo Islander |
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Jirô Suzukawa as Odo Islander |
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Saburô Iketani as News Reporter on Shikine |
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Katsumi Tezuka as Godzilla / Newspaper Desk Worker |
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Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla / News Reporter / Substation Worker |
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Kenzo Echigo as Sailor Playing Harmonica on Eiko Maru (uncredited) |
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Masayoshi Kawabe as Sailor on Eiko Maru (uncredited) |
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Masaki Shinohara as Shirtless Sailor on Eiko Maru / Reporter on Shikine (uncredited) |
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Yū Fujiki as Eiko Maru Communications Officer (uncredited) |
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Jirô Mitsuaki as Employee of Nankai Salvage Company (uncredited) |
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Sôkichi Maki as Chief of Maritime Safety Agency (uncredited) |
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Kenji Sahara as Young Lover on Pleasure Boat (uncredited) |
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Junpei Natsuki as Power Station Engineer (uncredited) |
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Shizuko Higashi as Partygoer (uncredited) |
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Tamae Sengo as Mother (uncredited) |
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Ishirō Honda as Substation Worker (uncredited) |
| Directing | Ishirō Honda | Director |
| Writing | Takeo Murata | Screenplay |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Kazuji Taira | Editor |
| Camera | Masao Tamai | Director of Photography |
| Art | Satoru Chūko | Production Design |
| Art | Takeo Kita | Production Design |
| Writing | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Story |
| Sound | Norio Tone | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Shigeru Kayama | Novel |
| Visual Effects | Hiroshi Mukoyama | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Sadao Iizuka | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Hisashi Shimonaga | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Eiji Tsuburaya | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kanju Yagi | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yasuei Yagi | Costume Designer |
| Art | Teizô Toshimitsu | Sculptor |
| Art | Kyuzo Yamamoto | Property Master |
| Visual Effects | Yôichi Manoda | Visual Effects Camera |
| Visual Effects | Motoyoshi Tomioka | Visual Effects Camera |
| Crew | Akira Watanabe | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Lighting | Kuichiro Kishida | Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya | Visual Effects Director |
| Sound | Ichirô Minawa | Sound Effects |
| Crew | Hajime Tsuburaya | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Hajime Tsuburaya | Visual Effects Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yoshio Suzuki | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Visual Effects | Shuzaburo Araki | Visual Effects |
| Lighting | Chōshirō Ishii | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Sei Ikeno | Additional Music |
| Crew | Yôichi Manoda | Special Effects |
| Crew | Yoshio Irie | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masao Yagi | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Visual Effects | Yasuaki Sakamoto | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Crew | Motoyoshi Tomioka | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fuminori Ōhashi | Costume Designer |
| Crew | Yasuyuki Inoue | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Crew | Tohl Narita | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Crew | Sadamasa Arikawa | Special Effects |
| Production | Iwao Mori | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Ishirō Honda | Screenplay |
| Production | Teruo Maki | Production Manager |
| Writing | Shigeru Kayama | Original Story |
| Directing | Koji Kajita | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Eiji Tsuburaya | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya | Visual Effects |
| Writing | Shigeru Kayama | Lyricist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teizô Toshimitsu | Costume Designer |
| Visual Effects | Sadamasa Arikawa | VFX Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Kuichiro Kishida | VFX Lighting Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fuminori Ōhashi | Costume Consultant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eizo Kaimai | Costume Designer |
| Crew | Fumio Nakadai | Special Effects |
| Crew | Shoji Ogawa | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Taka Yuki | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Yuzuru Aizawa | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Shinji Kojima | Assistant Gaffer |
| Lighting | Seishichi Kojima | Assistant Gaffer |
| Directing | Susumu Takebayashi | Second Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Teizô Toshimitsu | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Kanju Yagi | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Yasuei Yagi | Modeling |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masao Yagi | Costume Designer |
| Visual Effects | Masao Yagi | Modeling |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yoshio Suzuki | Costume Designer |
| Visual Effects | Yoshio Suzuki | Modeling |
| Sound | Nobuyuki Tanaka | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Ichirô Minawa | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Hiroshi Ozaki | Scientific Consultant |
| Crew | Tokio Shikama | Scientific Consultant |
| Camera | Yuzuru Aizawa | Underwater Camera |
| Crew | Masakatsu Asai | Special Effects |
| Crew | Masakatsu Asai | Special Effects Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Masakatsu Asai | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Masakatsu Asai | Visual Effects Director |
| Crew | Shun Suganuma | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Shun Suganuma | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Production | Tatsuo Kuroda | Production Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Saburo Doi | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Kazukiyo Tanaka | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Masao Tamai | Still Photographer |