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Godzilla (1954)

Directed by Ishirō Honda

Science Fiction | Disaster

Most recently watched by sleestakk, lordofthemovies, sensoria, DaNiedabaya, schofizzy, seanCduregger

Overview

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Yemani soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.

Rated NR | Length 96 minutes

Actors

Akira Takarada | Momoko Kôchi | Akihiko Hirata | Takashi Shimura | Fuyuki Murakami | Sachio Sakai | Ren Yamamoto | Toyoaki Suzuki | Toranosuke Ogawa | Hiroshi Hayashi | Seijirô Onda | Kin Sugai | Haruo Nakajima | Tsuruko Mano | Kokuten Kôdô | Tadashi Okabe | Jirô Mitsuaki | Ren Imaizumi | Sôkichi Maki | Kenji Sahara | Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | Takeo Oikawa | Junpei Natsuki | Katsumi Tezuka | Saburô Iketani | Shizuko Azuma | Shizuko Higashi | Kiyoshi Kamata | Keiji Sakakida | Tamae Sengo

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
01/20/2013N/AN/AN/A4 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Damn fine movie that was done with great care to simulate a full fledged monster movie with a guy in a rubber suit. It’s also very allegorical and masks as a cautionary tale.

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