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Godzilla‚ King of the Monsters!
Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror!
( Horror / Sci-Fi )

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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: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)
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
 
 
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Tech Info:
Budget:
$25,000
Revenue:
$2,000,000

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