1954 · 1h 36m · Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Godzilla
ゴジラ
Directed byIshirō Honda
TMDB
7.6
1.18K votes
Metacritic
79
critics
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
critics
Box office
$2.25M
worldwide
Released Nov 3, 1954 in Japan by Toho
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Critics (Metacritic)79
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Cast
- Akira TakaradaHideto Ogata
- Momoko KôchiEmiko Yamane
- Akihiko HirataDaisuke Serizawa
- Takashi ShimuraKyohei Yamane
- Fuyuki MurakamiProfessor Tanabe
- Sachio SakaiHagiwara
- Toranosuke OgawaPresident of Southern Seas Salvage
- Ren YamamotoMasaji Yamada
- Hiroshi HayashiChairman of Diet Committee
- Seijirô OndaParliamentarian Oyama
- Takeo OikawaChief of Emergency Headquarters
- Keiji SakakidaMayor Inada
Full cast (39)
- Toyoaki SuzukiShinkichi Yamada
- Kokuten KōdōElder of Odo Island
- Kin SugaiMrs. Ozawa
- Tamae KawaiOdo Islander
- Shizuko AzumaWoman on Pleasure Boat / Woman on Train
- Tsuruko ManoKuni Yamada
- Tadashi OkabeProfessor Tanabe's Assistant
- Kiyoshi KamataMan on Pleasure Boat / Man on Train
- Ren ImaizumiCoast Guard Officer
- Masaaki TachibanaReporter on TV Tower
- Ichirō TateTV Commentator
- Yasuhisa TsutsumiOdo Islander
- Jirô SuzukawaOdo Islander
- Saburô IketaniNews Reporter on Shikine
- Katsumi TezukaGodzilla / Newspaper Desk Worker
- Haruo NakajimaGodzilla / News Reporter / Substation Worker
- Kenzo EchigoSailor Playing Harmonica on Eiko Maru (uncredited)
- Masayoshi KawabeSailor on Eiko Maru (uncredited)
- Masaki ShinoharaShirtless Sailor on Eiko Maru / Reporter on Shikine (uncredited)
- Yū FujikiEiko Maru Communications Officer (uncredited)
- Jirô MitsuakiEmployee of Nankai Salvage Company (uncredited)
- Sôkichi MakiChief of Maritime Safety Agency (uncredited)
- Kenji SaharaYoung Lover on Pleasure Boat (uncredited)
- Junpei NatsukiPower Station Engineer (uncredited)
- Shizuko HigashiPartygoer (uncredited)
- Tamae SengoMother (uncredited)
- Ishirō HondaSubstation Worker (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Ishirō Honda
- Music
- Akira Ifukube
- Cinematography
- Masao Tamai
- Editing
- Kazuji Taira
- Producers
- Tomoyuki TanakaIwao Mori
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