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Godzilla: King of the Monsters! ()

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (original title)
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A 400-foot (122-meter) dinosaur-like beast, awoken from undersea hibernation off the Japanese coast by atomic-bomb testing, attacks Tokyo.
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Steve Martin
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Dr. Yamane
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Emiko (as Momoko Kochi)
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Ogata
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Dr. Serizawa
Sachio Sakai ...
Hagiwara
Fuyuki Murakami ...
Dr. Tabata
Ren Yamamoto ...
Seiji
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Shinkichi
Tadashi Okabe ...
Dr. Tabata's Assistant
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President of Company
Frank Iwanaga ...
Tomo Iwanaga - Security Officer
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George Lawrence (uncredited)
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Unidentified Character (uncredited) (voice)
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Police Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Hiroshi Hayashi ...
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Ogata / Serizawa (uncredited) (voice)
Ren Imaizumi ...
Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Dale Ishimoto (uncredited)
Shigeo Katô ...
JSDF with Spotlight - Leader of the Crowd Escaping (uncredited)
Akio Kusama ...
Otoshima Islander (uncredited)
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Old Man on Hill on Oto Island (uncredited)
Tsuruko Mano ...
The Boy's Mother (uncredited)
Lee Miller ...
Man in Line at Airport (uncredited)
Teruko Mita ...
Activist (uncredited)
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Godzilla (uncredited)
Takeo Oikawa ...
Chief of Emergency Headquarters (uncredited)
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Man on Boat (uncredited)
Keiji Sakakida ...
Mayor Inada (uncredited)
Junnosuke Suda ...
Tokaido Line Driver (uncredited)
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Ryosaku Takasugi ...
Godzilla (uncredited)
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Godzilla (uncredited)
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Dr. Yamane (uncredited) (voice)
Kamayuki Tsubono ...
Japan Coast Guard Officer / Shikine Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ishirô Honda ... (as Ishiro Honda)
Terry O. Morse ... (as Terry Morse)

Written by

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Shigeru Kayama ... (novel)
 
Takeo Murata ... (screen play) &
Ishirô Honda ... (screen play) (as Ishiro Honda)
 
Terry O. Morse ... (adaptation: English version) (uncredited)
 
Tomoyuki Tanaka ... (story "The Giant Monster from 20, 000 Leagues Under The Sea")
 
Al C. Ward ... (adaptation: English version) (uncredited)

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Edward B. Barison ... producer: US material (uncredited)
Richard Kay ... producer: US material (uncredited)
Joseph E. Levine ... executive producer: US material (uncredited)
Iwao Mori ... executive producer (uncredited)
Harry Rybnick ... producer: US material (uncredited)
Tomoyuki Tanaka ... producer
Terry Turner ... executive producer: US material (uncredited)

Music by

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Akira Ifukube

Editing by

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Terry O. Morse ... supervising editor (as Terry Morse)

Editorial Department

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Terry Morse Jr. ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Production Design by

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Satoru Chûko

Art Direction by

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Satoru Chûko ... (as Satoru Chuko)
Takeo Kita

Set Decoration by

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George Rohr

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ira Webb ... assistant director

Art Department

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Teizô Toshimitsu ... special effects suit designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Hisashi Shimonaga ... sound
Arthur B. Smith ... sound (as Art Smith)

Special Effects by

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Kaimai Eizo ... special effects
Kyuichirô Kishida ... special photographic effects (as Kuichiro Kishida)
Hiroshi Mukoyama ... special photographic effects
Eiji Tsuburaya ... special photographic effects
Akira Watanabe ... special photographic effects

Visual Effects by

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Sadao Iizuka ... creator of Godzilla's atomic breath

Camera and Electrical Department

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Guy Roe ... cameraman: US material / cinematographer: American footage
Masao Tamai ... cameraman

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

When American reporter Steve Martin investigates a series of mysterious disasters off the coast of Japan, he comes face to face with an ancient creature so powerful and so terrifying, it can reduce Tokyo to a smoldering graveyard. Nuclear weapon testing resurrected this relic from the Jurassic age, and now it's rampaging across Japan. At night, Godzilla wades through Tokyo leaving death and destruction in his wake, disappearing into Tokyo Bay when his rage subsides. Coventional weapons are useless against him; but renowned scientist Dr. Serizawa has discovered a weapon that could destroy all life in the bay -- including Godzilla. But which disaster is worse, Godzilla's fury, or the death of Tokyo Bay? Written by Robert Lynch

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Taglines Makes KING KONG look like a Midget! See more »
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Also Known As
  • 怪獣王ゴジラ(海外版) (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Kaijû-ô Gojira (Japan)
  • Godzilla (United States)
  • Godzilla, The Sea Monster (United States)
  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (United States)
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Runtime
  • 80 min
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Box Office

Budget $650,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Godzilla's roar was made by dragging a resin-coated leather glove up and down a contrabass and having the subsequent recording slowed down significantly. See more »
Goofs The airplanes are seen on strings. See more »
Movie Connections Edited from Godzilla (1954). See more »
Crazy Credits Many prints and videos have absolutely no credits (including the so-called "uncut" version released on DVD by Simitar in 1998), beyond the title at the start (with a clearly video-generated copyright notice below it) and a "The End" graphic at the close. Classic Media's 2006 release of the film in the Gojira/Godzilla: King of the Monsters on DVD has the restored English credits. The Criterion Collection Blu-Ray release contains all original logos and credits. See more »
Quotes [first lines]
Steve Martin: [in voice over] This is Tokyo. Once a city of six million people. What has happened here was caused by a force which up until a few days ago was entirely beyond the scope of Man's imagination. Tokyo, a smoldering memorial to the unknown, an unknown which at this very moment still prevails and could at any time lash out with its terrible destruction anywhere else in the world. There were once many people here who could've told of what they saw... now there are only a few. My name is Steve Martin. I'm a foreign correspondent for United World News. I was headed for an assignment in Cairo, when I stopped off in Tokyo for a social call, but it turned out to be a visit to the living hell of another world.
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