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Godzilla is a japonais film of genre Science fiction directed by Ishirō Honda released in USA on 7 may 2004 with Akira Takarada

Godzilla (1954)

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Godzilla (ゴジラ, Gojira) is a 1954 Japanese science fiction kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda. The film stars Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura and Haruo Nakajima, who portrayed the titular character until his retirement in 1972. The film is produced by Toho and features special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.

The film focuses on Godzilla, a prehistoric monster resurrected by repeated nuclear tests in the Pacific, who ravages Japan and reignites the horrors of nuclear devastation to the very nation that experienced it first-hand. It was the first of many kaiju films released in Japan, paving the way and setting the standard for future kaiju films, many of which feature Godzilla.

In 1956, TransWorld Releasing Corp. released Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, a heavily re-edited "Americanized" version of the original film with added footage starring Canadian actor Raymond Burr, shot exclusively for a North American release. In 2004 Rialto Pictures gave the original a limited theatrical release in the United States to coincide with the original film's 50th anniversary.

Synopsis

When the Japanese freighter Eiko-maru is destroyed near Odo Island, the Bingo-maru is sent to investigate, only to meet the same fate with few survivors. A fishing boat from Odo is also destroyed, with one survivor. Fishing catches mysteriously drop to zero, blamed by an elder on the ancient sea creature known as "Godzilla". Reporters arrive on Odo Island to further investigate. A villager tells one of the reporters that "something large is going crazy down there" ruining the fishing. That evening, a ritual dance to appease Godzilla is held during which the reporter learns that the locals used to sacrifice young girls. That night, a large storm strikes the island, destroying the reporters' helicopter, and an unseen force destroys 17 homes, kills nine persons and 20 of the villagers' livestock.

Actors

Akira Takarada

(Hideto Ogata)
Momoko Kōchi

(Emiko Yamane)
Akihiko Hirata

(Daisuke Serizawa)
Takashi Shimura

(Kyohei Yamane)
Kenji Sahara

(Young Lover on Ship (uncredited))
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Godzilla

Godzilla (1954) Godzilla Raids Again (1955) Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) Rodan (1956) The Mysterians (1957) Varan (1958) Battle in Outer Space (1959) Mothra (1961) Gorath (1962) King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) Atragon (1963) Dogora (1964) Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) The War of the Gargantuas (1966) Son of Godzilla (1967) King Kong Escapes (1967) Destroy All Monsters (1968) Latitude Zero (1969) Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969) All Monsters Attack (1969) Space Amoeba (1970) Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) The War in Space (1977) The Return of Godzilla (1985) Godzilla 1985 (1985) Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) Gunhed (1989) Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994) Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994) Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) Rebirth of Mothra (1996) Rebirth of Mothra II (1997) Godzilla (1998) Rebirth of Mothra III (1998) Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002) Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) Godzilla (2014) Shin Godzilla (2016) Shin Godzilla (2016) Kong: Skull Island (2017) Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

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