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Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
Directed by Ishirō Honda, Terry O. Morse
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Overview
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.
Rated NR | Length 81 minutes
Actors
Raymond Burr | Akira Takarada | Momoko Kôchi | Akihiko Hirata | Takashi Shimura | Frank Iwanaga | James Hong | Sachio Sakai | Fuyuki Murakami | Ren Yamamoto | Toyoaki Suzuki | Tadashi Okabe | Toranosuke Ogawa | Mikel Conrad | Paul Frees | Hiroshi Hayashi | Ren Imaizumi | Kokuten Kôdô | Takeo Oikawa | Tsuruko Mano | Kenji Sahara | Kin Sugai | Lee Miller | Haruo Nakajima | Ryosaku Takasugi | Katsumi Tezuka | Sammee Tong
Viewing History (seen 4 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01/2024 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 7 stars |
| 08/24/2019 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 7 stars |
| 07/18/2016 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 7 stars |
| 01/14/2014 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6.75 stars |
Viewing Notes
There was a time when I never ever would have thought I would view this on Blu-ray let alone a Criterion edition.
If the original ‘54 movie did not exist this one version would be passable. As it stands, it’s just horrible. But I cannot give it a totally low rating since it repurposes much of Honda’s work. But just an awful unnecessary westernization of a monumental film.
10 years ago
Does the Criterion disc have both versions or just the American cut?
10 years ago
Both! Watched the original during the first week of year. Was supposed to watch this last week. Want to get to one per week leading up to the new movie.
10 years ago
Ah cool! I keep forgetting the new movie is coming out, though the kids are excited for it.