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Criterion Japanese Kaiju creature feature

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Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)

Directed by Ishirō Honda, Terry O. Morse

Science Fiction | Horror | Thriller

Most recently watched by lordofthemovies, Javitron

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 | Takashi Shimura | Momoko Kôchi | Akira Takarada | Akihiko Hirata | Sachio Sakai | Fuyuki Murakami | Ren Yamamoto | Toyoaki Suzuki | Tadashi Okabe | Toranosuke Ogawa | Frank Iwanaga | Sammee Tong | James Hong | Mikel Conrad | Paul Frees | Hiroshi Hayashi | Ren Imaizumi | Kokuten Kôdô | Takeo Oikawa | Tsuruko Mano | Kenji Sahara | Kin Sugai | Lee Miller | Haruo Nakajima | Katsumi Tezuka | Ryosaku Takasugi

Viewing History (seen 4 times)

Viewing Notes

The more I watch this westernized version of Godzilla the more I appreciate it. Sure, some of the dubbing is awful and nonsensical (why are some of dialogue exchanges in Japanese yet others are completed dubbed in English?) yet the story remains intact. The extreme nature of the terror is still present despite the noodling by Terry Morse and the Hollywood inserts. The bittersweet tone is retained and Godzilla is still a menace.

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