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7 May 2004 (USA)
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The legend begins.... more
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American nuclear weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable, dinosaur-like beast. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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(16 articles)
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Ultraman Creator Winning Back Rights
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The First and Definitely Best of the Series
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Akira Takarada | ... | Hideto Ogata |
| Momoko Kôchi | ... | Emiko Yamane |
| Akihiko Hirata | ... | Daisuke Serizawa-hakase |
| Takashi Shimura | ... | Kyohei Yamane-hakase |
| Fuyuki Murakami | ... | Professor Tanabe |
| Sachio Sakai | ... | Newspaper Reporter Hagiwara |
| Toranosuke Ogawa | ... | Nankai Shipping Company Manager |
| Ren Yamamoto | ... | Masaji the Fisherman |
| Miki Hayashi | ... | Chairman of Diet Committee |
| Takeo Oikawa | ... | Chief of Emergency Headquarters |
| Seijiro Onda | ... | Parliamentarian Oyama |
| Tsuruko Mano | ... | Shinkichi's Mother |
| Toyoaki Suzuki | ... | Shinkichi (Masaji's Younger Brother) |
| Kokuten Kodo | ... | The Old Fisherman |
| Kin Sugai | ... | Ozawa-san |
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Also Known As:
Godzilla (International: English title) (USA)
Kaihatsu keikaku G (Japan) (working title)
Kaitei ni-man mairu kara kita daikaijû (Japan) (working title)
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Kaihatsu keikaku G (Japan) (working title)
Kaitei ni-man mairu kara kita daikaijû (Japan) (working title)
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98 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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Australia:PG |
USA:Unrated |
West Germany:12 (nf) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG (re-rating) (2005) |
UK:X (original rating)
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During Godzilla's attack on the first ship, if you look closely at the life preserver, you will see the marking "No. 5". This was a reference to the ship Lucky Dragon No. 5, which was one of the inspirations for the film.
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Miscellaneous: It's nine years after the dropping of atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but the "authorities" cannot recognize radiation burns.
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Kyohei Yamane-hakase: I can't believe that Godzilla was the only surviving member of its species... But if we continue conducting nuclear tests... it's possible that another Godzilla might appear somewhere in the world again.
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Kyohei Yamane-hakase: I can't believe that Godzilla was the only surviving member of its species... But if we continue conducting nuclear tests... it's possible that another Godzilla might appear somewhere in the world again.
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Referenced in Qing bao long hu men (1985)
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Gojira (not Godzilla, King of the Monsters, with Raymond Burr), stands as one of the best monster movies...and one of Japan's finest and most allegory pieces of cinema. The original version of the movie has a lot of anti-nuclear sentiment that the US editors dropped from the Raymond Burr version. A woman on a subway noting that is seemed like she survived Nagaski only to die from Godzilla is an offhand but telling comment on Japan's unique view of the use of nuclear weapons.
The story itself is makes a bit more sense than the patchwork used with Raymond Burr (though that version is also quite good for the genre that it helps perpetuate). The effects are (I think) still great...the grainy, documentary feel of the movie makes it seem a lot more real.