GOJIRA (GODZILLA): THE ORIGINAL JAPANESE MASTERPIECE

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• Release Year: 1954
• Genre: Action, Drama, Foreign, Science-Fiction
• Plot: The ocean's surface boils white-hot and a Japanese freighter mysteriously vanishes in the Pacific. Rescue boats meets the same fate, and the superstitious villagers of Odo Island fear an ancient legend has come true: the legend of Godzilla! Reawakened from eons-long sleep by an H-bomb test, the behemoth seeks revenge on the civilized world, turning Tokyo into a wasteland of atomic fire and rubble. Caught in the monster's path of destruction are young lovers Emiko and Ogata, who must betray their friend Dr. Serizawa, a brilliant but tormented scientist, in order to save the world.; ; Classic Media presents the original and uncut Japanese-language version of Ishiro Honda's GOJIRA (1954), critically acclaimed as a bold anti-nuclear allegory and one of the greatest monster movies of all time. Also included is GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS (1956), the popular 'Americanized' version starring Raymond Burr as a reporter covering Godzilla's rampage.
• Cast: Akira Takarada, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura, Fuyuki Murakami, Sachio Sakai, Toranosuke Ogawa, Ren Yamamoto, Miki Hayashi, Takeo Oikawa, Seijirô Onda, Tsuruko Mano, Toyoaki Suzuki, Kokuten Kodo, Kin Sugai, Momoko Kôchi, Ishirô Honda, Takeo Murata, Shigeru Kayama, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Eiji Tsuburaya
• Director: Ishirô Honda
• Runtime: 1:38
• Company: Toho, Classic Media, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie