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Gojira
ゴジラ
Directed by Ishirō Honda
1954•1h 36m•NR•★ 7.7
Action / Horror / Science Fiction
Synopsis
American underwater hydrogen bomb testing in the Pacific disturbs and mutates a colossal prehistoric amphibious reptile that rises from the oceanic depths to obliterate Tokyo with radioactive breath, serving as an agonizing living embodiment of nuclear devastation and national grief. Ishirō Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya's somber, unsparing original masterwork.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorIshirō Honda
WriterTakeo MurataIshirō Honda
CinematographyMasao Tamai
MusicAkira Ifukube
Principal Cast
Akira TakaradaHideto Ogata
Momoko KôchiEmiko Yamane
Akihiko HirataDaisuke Serizawa
Takashi ShimuraKyohei Yamane
Fuyuki MurakamiProfessor Tanabe
Sachio SakaiHagiwara
Toranosuke OgawaPresident of Southern Seas Salvage
Ren YamamotoMasaji Yamada
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Runtime1h 36m (96 mins)
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DirectorIshirō Honda
LanguagesJapanese
CountryJP
StudioToho
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