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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 .
Earlier in 1954, a Japanese tuna fishing boat, Daigo Fukuryū Maru ("Lucky Dragon 5") had been exposed to radioactive fallout from the first H-bomb test at Bikini Atoll on March 1. One man died ...
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 ...
Shōwa era (1954–1975) 1 Godzilla. 1954 Ishirō Honda: Eiji Tsuburaya — 2 Godzilla Raids Again. 1955 Motoyoshi Oda: Anguirus: 3 King Kong vs. Godzilla: 1962 Ishirō Honda King Kong, the Oodako [c] 4 Mothra vs. Godzilla. 1964 Mothra: 5 Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster. King Ghidorah, Rodan, Mothra 6 Invasion of Astro-Monster. 1965 King ...
6. Godzilla vs. Hedorah, a.k.a. Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster (1971) Returning to the ecological-parable roots of Ishiro Honda’s 1954 original, Godzilla vs. Hedorah is a Trojan horse of a ...
To get more of Godzilla, check out the new movie, which has raked it in at the box office, making $200 million in the U.S. and more than $307 million internationally. Even after six decades there ...
The simple story, about a giant monster that rises near Odo Island and attacks Tokyo causing catastrophic destruction, is a metaphor for a nuclear holocaust. Principal photography for Godzilla began on August 2, 1954, [59] and wrapped in late September, [60] taking 51 days. [61]
Tomoyuki "Yūkō" Tanaka [4] (Japanese: 田中 友幸 （ ともゆき ）, Hepburn: Tanaka Tomoyuki, April 26, 1910 – April 2, 1997) was a Japanese film producer. Widely regarded as the creator of the Godzilla franchise, he produced most of the installments in the series, beginning in 1954 with Godzilla and ending in 1995 with Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.