Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
1956 · Movie · NR · 81 min · ★ 6.5 · 72% critics
A foreign correspondent’s brief stop in Tokyo turns into a fight for survival when a colossal prehistoric monster begins tearing through the city. As panic spreads and the destruction mounts, scientists and officials debate using a secret new weapon—one that could stop the threat, but may carry consequences as frightening as the monster itself.
Also known as Godzilla: King of the Monsters · Godzilla 3 - Godzilla, King of the Monsters! · Godzilla
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Details
- Original title
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
- Years
- 1956
- Release date
- 1956-04-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (282 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want classic black-and-white monster destruction with a brisker, Americanized framing than Godzilla (1954); Not for you if you dislike dubbing, re-edited imports, or slower stretches between attacks.
Pros: iconic monster mayhem; tense, serious mood; impressive for its time | Cons: uneven dubbing; choppy re-edit feel; reduced character depth
Themes
- giant monster
- reporter
- tokyo, japan
- dinosaur
- alternate version
- kaiju
- animal horror
- godzilla
- egotistical
- tokusatsu
Cast & crew
Raymond Burr
as Steve Martin
Takashi Shimura
as Dr. Yamane
Momoko Kôchi
as Emiko Yamane
Akira Takarada
as Ogata
Akihiko Hirata
as Dr. Serizawa
Sachio Sakai
as Hagiwara
Fuyuki Murakami
as Dr. Tabata
Ren Yamamoto
as Seiji
- TS
Toyoaki Suzuki
as Shinkichi
Tadashi Okabe
as Dr. Tabata's Assistant
Directed by Terry O. Morse, Ishirō Honda