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Godzilla's role varies from purely a destructive force to an ally of humans, or a protector of Japanese values, or a hero to children. The name Godzilla is a romanization of the original Japanese name Gojira (ゴジラ)—which is a combination of two Japanese words: gorira (ゴリラ), "gorilla", and kujira (クジラ), "whale". The word ...
Godzilla 2 may refer to: . Godzilla Raids Again, the second movie featuring Godzilla in the franchise's Showa era; Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle, the second movie in the Godzilla anime trilogy produced by Polygon Pictures and Toho Animation, sometimes referred to as Godzilla 2: City on the Edge of Battle in marketing
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 ...
In the film, Japan struggles to survive Godzilla's return, as well as its destructive battle against its ancient foe Anguirus. Executive producer Iwao Mori instructed producer Tomoyuki Tanaka to immediately commence production on a second Godzilla film, fearing to lose the momentum of the first film's success. Oda was chosen to direct the film ...
G. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster; Godzilla (1954 film) Godzilla (1977 film) Godzilla (1998 film) Godzilla (2014 film) Godzilla 1985; Godzilla 2000
It earned ¥375 million (over $1 million) at the Japanese box office and $1.3 million at the American box office. The film received generally positive reviews from early and contemporary American critics. The film was followed by the sixth film in the Godzilla franchise Invasion of Astro-Monster, released on December 19, 1965. [3]
Edwards stated that his film was inspired by the 1954 film, [154] and attempted to retain some of its themes, stating, "Godzilla is a metaphor for Hiroshima in the original movie. We tried to keep that, and there are a lot of themes from the '54 movie that we've kept."
Deadline Hollywood said the film "lacked urgency," having debuted its first trailer over a year before the film's release, and not separating its appearance from previous Godzilla films. [11] The film fell 67% in its second weekend to $15.5 million, finishing in fourth, [ 174 ] and then to $8.1 million the following weekend, finishing seventh.