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Godzilla (Japanese: ゴジラ, Hepburn: Gojira) [b] is a 1954 Japanese epic [c] kaiju film directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the first film in the Godzilla franchise.
Honda (left) working with special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya (center) on the set of Godzilla (1954) A month after the release of Farewell Rabaul, Honda met assistant director Kōji Kajita to commence production on a film titled Sanshiro the Priest.
Godzilla (/ ɡ ɒ d ˈ z ɪ l ə / ɡod-ZIL-ə) [c] is a fictional monster, or kaiju, that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. [2] The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films produced by Toho Co., Ltd., five American films, and numerous video games, novels, comic books, and television ...
Director Ishiro Honda, who released the film through Japan's Toho Studios, freely acknowledged "King Kong" as the inspiration: though because of Japan's then-limited technical expertise, they had ...
From the 1954 monster classic to the big brawls of the '60s and '70s, we ran down the greatest era of the beloved franchise.
Director(s) 1956 Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Re-edited U.S. version of Godzilla (1954) with additional footage Ishirō Honda Terry O. Morse: 1963 King Kong vs. Godzilla: Re-edited U.S. version of the 1962 film with additional footage Ishirō Honda Thomas Montgomery 1977 Godzilla: Re-edited Italian version of Godzilla, King of the Monsters ...
Godzilla, the nightmarish radiation spewing monster born out of nuclear weapons, has stomped through many movies, including several Hollywood remakes. Takashi Yamazaki, the director behind the ...
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (Japanese: 怪獣王ゴジラ, Hepburn: Kaijū Ō Gojira) [8] is a 1956 kaiju film directed by Terry O. Morse and Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. It is a heavily re-edited American localization, or "Americanization", of the 1954 Japanese film Godzilla. [9]