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Cast
Raymond Burr | As: Steve Martin | |
Takashi Shimura | As: Dr. Yamane | |
Momoko Kôchi | As: Emiko Yamane | |
Akira Takarada | As: Ogata | |
Akihiko Hirata | As: Dr. Serizawa |
Storyline
During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.
Tagline: | Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror! |
Certification: | 12 |
Details
Genres: Science Fiction, Horror
Language: English, 日本語
Release Date: 18 May 1956
Country: JP, US
Runtime: 81m
Film Collections
Company Credits
Company: TOHO, Jewell Enterprises Inc., Embassy Pictures, TransWorld Releasing Corporation
Budget: $25,000
Revenue: $2,000,000
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Cast
Raymond Burr |
Steve Martin |
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Takashi Shimura |
Dr. Yamane |
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Momoko Kôchi |
Emiko Yamane |
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Akira Takarada |
Ogata |
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Akihiko Hirata |
Dr. Serizawa |
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Sachio Sakai |
Hagiwara |
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Fuyuki Murakami |
Dr. Tabata |
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Ren Yamamoto |
Seiji |
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Toyoaki Suzuki |
Shinkichi |
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Tadashi Okabe |
Dr. Tabata's Assistant |
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Toranosuke Ogawa |
President of Company |
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Frank Iwanaga |
Security Officer Tomo Iwanaga |
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Sammee Tong |
Dr. Yamane / Dr. Tabata (voice) (uncredited) |
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James Hong |
Ogata / Dr. Serizawa / Hagiwara (voice) (uncredited) |
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Mikel Conrad |
George Lawrence (uncredited) |
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Paul Frees |
Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited) |
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Hiroshi Hayashi |
Chairman of Diet Committee (uncredited) |
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Ren Imaizumi |
Radio Operator (uncredited) |
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Kokuten Kōdō |
The Old Fisherman (uncredited) |
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Takeo Oikawa |
Chief of Emergency Headquarters (uncredited) |
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Tsuruko Mano |
The Boy's Mother (uncredited) |
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Kenji Sahara |
Man on Boat (uncredited) |
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Kin Sugai |
Ozawa-san (uncredited) |
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Lee Miller |
Man in Line at Airport (uncredited) |
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Haruo Nakajima |
Godzilla (uncredited) |
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Katsumi Tezuka |
Godzilla (uncredited) |
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Ryosaku Takasugi |
Godzilla (uncredited) |
Directed By
Ira Webb |
Assistant Director |
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Terry O. Morse |
Director |
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Ishirō Honda |
Director |
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Koji Kajita |
First Assistant Director |
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Susumu Takebayashi |
Second Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Ishirō Honda |
Screenplay |
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Takeo Murata |
Screenplay |
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Al C. Ward |
Screenplay |
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Terry O. Morse |
Story |
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Tomoyuki Tanaka |
Story |
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Eiji Tsuburaya |
Story |
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Shigeru Kayama |
Novel |
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Shigeru Kayama |
Lyricist |
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Shigeru Kayama |
Original Story |
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Production Crew
Edward B. Barison |
Producer |
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Richard Kay |
Producer |
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Joseph E. Levine |
Executive Producer |
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Iwao Mori |
Executive Producer |
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Harry Rybnick |
Producer |
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Tomoyuki Tanaka |
Producer |
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Teruo Maki |
Production Manager |
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Harold Ross |
Producer |
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Terry Turner |
Executive Producer |
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Edmund Goldman |
Executive Producer |
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Paul Schreibman |
Producer |
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Edited By
Terry O. Morse |
Editor |
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Terry O. Morse |
Supervising Editor |
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Terry Morse Jr. |
Assistant Editor |
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Kazuji Taira |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Kanju Yagi |
Costume Designer |
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Masao Yagi |
Assistant Costume Designer |
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Yasuei Yagi |
Costume Designer |
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Fuminori Ōhashi |
Costume Designer |
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Yoshio Suzuki |
Assistant Costume Designer |
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Teizô Toshimitsu |
Costume Designer |
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Masao Yagi |
Costume Designer |
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Yoshio Suzuki |
Costume Designer |
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Eizo Kaimai |
Costume Designer |
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Fuminori Ōhashi |
Costume Consultant |
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Sound
Ichirô Minawa |
Sound Effects |
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Norio Tone |
Sound Recordist |
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Hisashi Shimonaga |
Sound Recordist |
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Arthur B. Smith |
Sound |
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Terry Morse Jr. |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Akira Ifukube |
Music |
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Nobuyuki Tanaka |
Sound Assistant |
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Ichirô Minawa |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Terry O. Morse |
ADR Supervisor |
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George R. Rohrs |
Sound Effects Editor |
Visual Effects
Hiroshi Mukoyama |
Visual Effects |
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Sadao Iizuka |
Visual Effects |
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Hajime Tsuburaya |
Visual Effects Camera |
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Motoyoshi Tomioka |
Visual Effects Camera |
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Yôichi Manoda |
Visual Effects Camera |
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Shuzaburo Araki |
Visual Effects |
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Eiji Tsuburaya |
Visual Effects Director |
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Yasuaki Sakamoto |
Visual Effects Production Manager |
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Eiji Tsuburaya |
Visual Effects |
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Sadamasa Arikawa |
VFX Director of Photography |
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Kuichirô Kishida |
VFX Lighting Artist |
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Taka Yuki |
Visual Effects |
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Teizô Toshimitsu |
Modeling |
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Kanju Yagi |
Modeling |
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Yasuei Yagi |
Modeling |
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Masao Yagi |
Modeling |
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Yoshio Suzuki |
Modeling |
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Eizo Kaimai |
Modeling |
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Camera
Masao Tamai |
Director of Photography |
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Guy Roe |
Director of Photography |
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Yuzuru Aizawa |
Assistant Camera |
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Lighting
Chōshirō Ishii |
Lighting Technician |
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Kuichirô Kishida |
Lighting Technician |
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Shinji Kojima |
Assistant Gaffer |
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Seishichi Kojima |
Assistant Gaffer |
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Art Department
Satoru Chûko |
Art Direction |
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Takeo Kita |
Art Direction |
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Kyuzo Yamamoto |
Property Master |
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Teizô Toshimitsu |
Sculptor |
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Satoru Chûko |
Production Design |
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Takeo Kita |
Production Design |
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George R. Rohrs |
Set Decoration |
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Other Crew
Hajime Tsuburaya |
Special Effects |
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Akira Watanabe |
Visual Effects Art Director |
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Tohl Narita |
Visual Effects Art Director |
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Yasuyuki Inoue |
Visual Effects Art Director |
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Yoshio Irie |
Visual Effects Art Director |
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Motoyoshi Tomioka |
Special Effects |
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Sadamasa Arikawa |
Special Effects |
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Yôichi Manoda |
Special Effects |
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Sei Ikeno |
Additional Music |
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Eiji Tsuburaya |
Special Effects |
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Shoji Ogawa |
Special Effects |
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