Godzilla, King of the Monsters Movie Review 1956

An underwater prehistoric reptile emerges from the depths to terrorize Tokyo after he has been awakened by atomic testing. Burr's scenes are intercut in the American version, where he serves as a narrator telling the monster's tale in flashbacks. Ridiculously primitive special effects even in its own day. One of the first post-WWII Japanese films to break through commercially in the U.S.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 80 minutes.
Originally from Japanese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sci Fi, Killer Reptiles, Godzilla and Friends, Tokyo

Screenplay

Inoshiro Honda, Takeo Murata

Cast

Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Akira Takarada, Akihiko Hirata, Momoko Kochi, Sachio Sakai, Fuyuki Murakami, Ren Yamamoto

Cinematography

Masao Tamai, Guy Roe

Director

Inoshiro Honda, Terry Morse

Music

Akira Ifukube

Producer

Toho Films