
Ishiro Honda’s Godzilla is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama made in Japan at a time when the country was still reeling from nuclear attack and H bomb testing. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning more than twenty sequels and spinoffs. This first thrilling, tactile spectacle continues to be a cult phenomenon; here, we present the original, 1954 Japanese version, along with Godzilla: King of the Monsters! , the 1956 American reworking starring Raymond Burr ( Rear Window ).
| Contributor | Akira Takarada, Ishiro Honda, Takashi Shimura |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,444 Reviews |
| Format | Black & White, Full Screen, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Subtitled |
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 1 hour and 36 minutes |
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