Godzilla‚ King of the Monsters! (1956) - Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror!

Godzilla‚ King of the Monsters!

Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror!
( Horror / Sci-Fi )

US Runtime: 81 min

Country of Origin: Japan / United States of America

Premiere Date:
Apr 27, 1956 [USA]

Directors:	Ishirô Honda [Director] Terry O. Morse [Director]

Writers:	Ishirô Honda [Screenplay] Terry O. Morse [Story] Takeo Murata [Screenplay] Tomoyuki Tanaka [Story] Eiji Tsuburaya [Story] Al C. Ward [Screenplay]

Producers:	Edward B. Barison [Producer] Edmund Goldman [Executive Producer] Richard Kay [Producer] Joseph E. Levine [Executive Producer] Iwao Mori [Executive Producer] Harold Ross [Producer] Harry Rybnick [Producer] Paul Schreibman [Producer] Tomoyuki Tanaka [Producer] Terry Turner [Executive Producer]

Cinematography:	Guy Roe [Director of Photography] Masao Tamai [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Kazuji Taira [Editor]

Music Composed by	Akira Ifukube [Original Music Composer]

Production Design:	Satoru Chūko [Production Design] Takeo Kita [Production Design]

Costume Design:	Eizo Kaimai [Costume Designer] Fuminori Ohashi [Costume Designer] Yoshio Suzuki [Costume Designer] Teizô Toshimitsu [Costume Designer] Kanju Yagi [Costume Designer] Masao Yagi [Costume Designer] Yasuei Yagi [Costume Designer]

Production Companys:	Jewell Enterprises (US) TOHO (JP)

Plot Summary:

An American reporter visiting Tokyo becomes a witness to the city's destruction by a dinosaur-like beast awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing.

Cast:

Raymond Burr Steve Martin Takashi Shimura Dr. Yamane Momoko Kôchi Emiko Yamane Akira Takarada Ogata Akihiko Hirata Dr. Serizawa Sachio Sakai Hagiwara		Fuyuki Murakami Dr. Tabata Ren Yamamoto Seiji Toyoaki Suzuki Shinkichi Tadashi Okabe Dr. Tabata's Assistant Toranosuke Ogawa President of Company Frank Iwanaga Security Officer Tomo Iwanaga

Uncredited Cast:

Sammee Tong Dr. Yamane / Dr. Tabata (voice) (uncredited) James Hong Ogata / Dr. Serizawa / Hagiwara (voice) (uncredited) Mikel Conrad George Lawrence (uncredited) Paul Frees Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited) Hiroshi Hayashi Chairman of Diet Committee (uncredited) Ren Imaizumi Radio Operator (uncredited) Kokuten Kodo The Old Fisherman (uncredited) Takeo Oikawa Chief of Emergency Headquarters (uncredited)		Tsuruko Mano The Boy's Mother (uncredited) Kenji Sahara Man on Boat (uncredited) Kin Sugai Ozawa-san (uncredited) Lee Miller Man in Line at Airport (uncredited) Haruo Nakajima Godzilla (uncredited) Katsumi Tezuka Godzilla (uncredited) Ryosaku Takasugi Godzilla (uncredited)

Sound Crew:

Ichirô Minawa Sound Effects Ichirô Minawa Sound Effects Editor Terry Morse Jr. Assistant Sound Editor Terry O. Morse ADR Supervisor George R. Rohrs Sound Effects Editor		Hisashi Shimonaga Sound Recordist Arthur B. Smith Sound Nobuyuki Tanaka Sound Assistant Norio Tone Sound Recordist

Special Visual Effects Crew:

Shuzaburo Araki Visual Effects Sadamasa Arikawa Special Effects Sadamasa Arikawa VFX Director of Photography Masakatsu Asai Special Effects Masakatsu Asai Visual Effects Director Masakatsu Asai Visual Effects Masakatsu Asai Special Effects Assistant Sadao Iizuka Visual Effects Yasuyuki Inoue Visual Effects Art Director Yoshio Irie Visual Effects Art Director Eizo Kaimai Modeling Kuichiro Kishida VFX Lighting Artist Yoichi Manoda Visual Effects Camera Yoichi Manoda Special Effects Hiroshi Mukoyama Visual Effects Fumio Nakadai Special Effects Tohl Narita Visual Effects Art Director		Shoji Ogawa Special Effects Yasuaki Sakamoto Visual Effects Production Manager Yoshio Suzuki Modeling Motoyoshi Tomioka Visual Effects Camera Motoyoshi Tomioka Special Effects Teizo Toshimitsu Modeling Eiji Tsuburaya Visual Effects Eiji Tsuburaya Special Effects Eiji Tsuburaya Visual Effects Director Hajime Tsuburaya Special Effects Hajime Tsuburaya Visual Effects Camera Akira Watanabe Visual Effects Art Director Kanju Yagi Modeling Masao Yagi Modeling Yasuei Yagi Modeling Taka Yuki Visual Effects

Art Department:

Satoru Chūko Art Direction Takeo Kita Art Direction George R. Rohrs Set Decoration		Teizô Toshimitsu Sculptor Kyuzo Yamamoto Property Master

Directing Crew:

Koji Kajita First Assistant Director Susumu Takebayashi Second Assistant Director		Ira Webb Assistant Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

Yuzuru Aizawa Assistant Camera Chōshirō Ishii Lighting Technician Kuichiro Kishida Lighting Technician		Seishichi Kojima Assistant Gaffer Shinji Kojima Assistant Gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department:

Fuminori Ohashi Costume Consultant Yoshio Suzuki Assistant Costume Designer		Masao Yagi Assistant Costume Designer

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