Godzilla (1954) - Godzilla, a weapon of science, a great battle of wonder and terror!

Godzilla

Godzilla, a weapon of science, a great battle of wonder and terror!
( Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller )

US Runtime: 96 min

Country of Origin: Japan

Premiere Date:
Nov 03, 1954 [USA]

Director:	Ishirô Honda [Director]

Writers:	Ishirô Honda [Screenplay] Takeo Murata [Screenplay] Tomoyuki Tanaka [Story] Eiji Tsuburaya [Story]

Producers:	Iwao Mori [Executive Producer] Tomoyuki Tanaka [Producer]

Cinematography:	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:	TOHO (JP) Toho Laboratory (JP)

Plot Summary:

After a dinosaur-like beast - awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing - ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it.

Cast:

Akira Takarada Hideto Ogata Momoko Kôchi Emiko Yamane Akihiko Hirata Daisuke Serizawa Takashi Shimura Kyohei Yamane Fuyuki Murakami Professor Tanabe Sachio Sakai Newspaper Reporter Hagiwara Ren Yamamoto Masaji Yamada Toyoaki Suzuki Shinkichi Yamada		Toranosuke Ogawa President of Company Hiroshi Hayashi Chairman of Diet Committee Seijiro Onda Parliamentarian Oyama Kin Sugai Ozawa-san Haruo Nakajima Godzilla Tsuruko Mano Mrs. Yamada Katsumi Tezuka Godzilla

Uncredited Cast:

Kokuten Kodo The Old Fisherman (uncredited) Tadashi Okabe Prof. Tababe's Assistant (uncredited) Jiro Mitsuaki Employee of Nankai Salvage Company (uncredited) Ren Imaizumi Radio Operator (uncredited) Sokichi Maki Chief of Maritime Safety Agency (uncredited) Kenji Sahara Young Lover on Ship (uncredited) Yasuhisa Tsutsumi Soldier (uncredited) Takeo Oikawa Chief of Emergency Headquarters (uncredited)		Junpei Natsuki Power Station Engineer (uncredited) Saburo Iketani News Reporter (uncredited) Shizuko Azuma Woman with Children (uncredited) Shizuko Higashi Partygoer (uncredited) Kiyoshi Kamata Partygoer's Escort (uncredited) Keiji Sakakida Mayor Inada (uncredited) Tamae Sengo Mother (uncredited)

Sound Crew:

Ichirô Minawa Sound Effects Ichirô Minawa Sound Effects Editor Hisashi Shimonaga Sound Recordist		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 Special Effects Assistant Masakatsu Asai Visual Effects Director Masakatsu Asai Visual Effects Sadao Iizuka Visual Effects Yasuyuki Inoue Visual Effects Art Director Yoshio Irie Visual Effects Art Director Kuichiro Kishida VFX Lighting Artist Yoichi Manoda Special Effects Yoichi Manoda Visual Effects Camera 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 Special Effects Motoyoshi Tomioka Visual Effects Camera Teizo Toshimitsu Modeling Eiji Tsuburaya Special Effects Eiji Tsuburaya Visual Effects Eiji Tsuburaya Visual Effects Director Hajime Tsuburaya Visual Effects Camera Hajime Tsuburaya Special Effects 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		Teizô Toshimitsu Sculptor Kyuzo Yamamoto Property Master

Directing Crew:

Koji Kajita First Assistant Director		Susumu Takebayashi Second Assistant Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

Yuzuru Aizawa Assistant Camera Yuzuru Aizawa Underwater 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

Other Crew:

Hiroshi Ozaki Scientific Consultant		Tokio Shikama Scientific Consultant

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