Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror!
1956 | 81m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Terry O. Morse, Ishirō Honda |
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| Writer: | Eiji Tsuburaya, Terry O. Morse, Al C. Ward, Ishirō Honda, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Shigeru Kayama, Takeo Murata |
| Staring: |
| During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself. | |
| Release Date: | May 18, 1956 |
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| Director: | Terry O. Morse, Ishirō Honda |
| Writer: | Eiji Tsuburaya, Terry O. Morse, Al C. Ward, Ishirō Honda, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Shigeru Kayama, Takeo Murata |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Horror |
| Keywords | giant monster, reporter, tokyo, japan, dinosaur, alternate version, kaiju, animal horror, godzilla, tokusatsu |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Jewell Enterprises, Embassy Pictures, TransWorld Releasing Corporation, Toho Laboratory |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,000,000
Budget: $25,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sammee Tong | Dr. Yamane / Dr. Tabata (voice) (uncredited) |
| James Hong | Ogata / Dr. Serizawa / Hagiwara (voice) (uncredited) |
| Mikel Conrad | George Lawrence (uncredited) |
| Paul Frees | Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited) |
| Hiroshi Hayashi | Chairman of Diet Committee (uncredited) |
| Ren Imaizumi | Radio Operator (uncredited) |
| Kokuten Kōdō | The Old Fisherman (uncredited) |
| Takeo Oikawa | Chief of Emergency Headquarters (uncredited) |
| Tsuruko Mano | The Boy's Mother (uncredited) |
| Kenji Sahara | Man on Boat (uncredited) |
| Kin Sugai | Ozawa-san (uncredited) |
| Lee Miller | Man in Line at Airport (uncredited) |
| Haruo Nakajima | Godzilla (uncredited) |
| Katsumi Tezuka | Godzilla (uncredited) |
| Ryosaku Takasugi | Godzilla (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Eiji Tsuburaya | Visual Effects Director, Story, Special Effects, Visual Effects |
| Terry O. Morse | Director, Story, Supervising Film Editor, ADR Supervisor |
| Hajime Tsuburaya | Special Effects, Visual Effects Camera |
| Arthur B. Smith | Sound |
| Hiroshi Mukoyama | Visual Effects |
| Satoru Chûko | Production Design, Art Direction |
| Guy Roe | Director of Photography |
| Takeo Kita | Production Design, Art Direction |
| Kyuzo Yamamoto | Property Master |
| Masao Yagi | Assistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume Designer |
| Al C. Ward | Screenplay |
| Sadao Iizuka | Visual Effects |
| Kuichirô Kishida | Lighting Technician, VFX Lighting Artist |
| Fuminori Ōhashi | Costume Consultant, Costume Designer |
| Teruo Maki | Production Manager |
| Yasuei Yagi | Modeling, Costume Designer |
| Yoshio Irie | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Ira Webb | Assistant Director |
| Chōshirō Ishii | Lighting Technician |
| Kanju Yagi | Modeling, Costume Designer |
| Yoshio Suzuki | Assistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume Designer |
| Akira Watanabe | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Tohl Narita | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Motoyoshi Tomioka | Special Effects, Visual Effects Camera |
| Yôichi Manoda | Special Effects, Visual Effects Camera |
| Yasuaki Sakamoto | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Yasuyuki Inoue | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Shuzaburo Araki | Visual Effects |
| Akira Ifukube | Music |
| Ishirō Honda | Director, Screenplay |
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | Story |
| Shigeru Kayama | Novel, Original Story, Lyricist |
| Teizô Toshimitsu | Modeling, Costume Designer, Sculptor |
| Sadamasa Arikawa | VFX Director of Photography, Special Effects |
| Sei Ikeno | Additional Music |
| Terry Morse Jr. | Assistant Sound Editor, Assistant Editor |
| Koji Kajita | First Assistant Director |
| Shoji Ogawa | Special Effects |
| Taka Yuki | Visual Effects |
| Yuzuru Aizawa | Assistant Camera |
| Shinji Kojima | Assistant Gaffer |
| Seishichi Kojima | Assistant Gaffer |
| Susumu Takebayashi | Second Assistant Director |
| Nobuyuki Tanaka | Sound Assistant |
| Eizo Kaimai | Modeling, Costume Designer |
| George R. Rohrs | Sound Effects Editor, Set Decoration |
| Kazuji Taira | Editor |
| Masao Tamai | Director of Photography |
| Takeo Murata | Screenplay |
| Ichirô Minawa | Sound Effects, Sound Effects Editor |
| Norio Tone | Sound Recordist |
| Hisashi Shimonaga | Sound Recordist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward B. Barison | Producer |
| Richard Kay | Producer |
| Harry Rybnick | Producer |
| Joseph E. Levine | Executive Producer |
| Harold Ross | Producer |
| Terry Turner | Executive Producer |
| Edmund Goldman | Executive Producer |
| Paul Schreibman | Producer |
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |
| Iwao Mori | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 28 | 39 | 20 |
| 2024 | 5 | 29 | 42 | 18 |
| 2024 | 6 | 24 | 54 | 17 |
| 2024 | 7 | 24 | 40 | 14 |
| 2024 | 8 | 21 | 43 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 6 | 768 | 796 |