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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 ...
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 ...
The name is not the only thing that was lost in translation, when the first of a long line of Godzilla movies was released in Japan 70 years ago this Nov. 3. You can stream it now on YouTube ...
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.
You're probably familiar with this: the sight of Godzilla terrorizing a city ... "CBS This Morning" introduced us to the man inside the original Godzilla suit from the 1954 movie. Haruo Nakajima ...
Godzilla (/ ɡ ɒ d ˈ z ɪ l ə / ɡod-ZIL-ə) [a] is a giant monster, or kaiju, based on Toho Co., Ltd.'s character of the same name, and one of the protagonists in Legendary Pictures' Monsterverse franchise. The character first appeared in Godzilla (2014), directed by Gareth Edwards. This incarnation of Godzilla is depicted as the sole ...
Unlike Toho's vintage Godzilla movies, though, none of Monarch's kaiju is played by guys in suits like Haruo Nakajima, the first actor to don a rubber Godzilla costume in the 1954 original ...
Mechagodzilla (Japanese: メカゴジラ, Hepburn: Mekagojira) is a fictional mecha character that first appeared in the 1974 film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. In its debut appearance, Mechagodzilla is depicted as an extraterrestrial villain, a robot created by alien invaders to confront and destroy Godzilla.