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About
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.
Theatrical
May 18, 1956
Box Office
$2.0M
Budget
$25K
Return
80.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 5, 1998
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TOHO, Jewell Enterprises
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Cast
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Raymond Burr
Steve Martin
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Takashi Shimura
Dr. Yamane
M
Momoko Kôchi
Emiko Yamane
A
Akira Takarada
Ogata
A
Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Serizawa
S
Sachio Sakai
Hagiwara
F
Fuyuki Murakami
Dr. Tabata
R
Ren Yamamoto
Seiji
T
Toyoaki Suzuki
Shinkichi
T
Tadashi Okabe
Dr. Tabata's Assistant
T
Toranosuke Ogawa
President of Company
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Frank Iwanaga
Security Officer Tomo Iwanaga
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Sammee Tong
Dr. Yamane / Dr. Tabata / misc. characters (voices) (uncredited)
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James Hong
Ogata / Dr. Serizawa / Hagiwara / misc. characters (voices) (uncredited)
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Mikel Conrad
George Lawrence (uncredited)
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Paul Frees
Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited)
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Hiroshi Hayashi
Chairman of Diet Committee (uncredited)
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Ren Imaizumi
Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Kokuten Kōdō
The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
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Takeo Oikawa
Chief of Emergency Headquarters (uncredited)
Americanized Godzilla Collection
Because of the Godzilla franchise success in Japan, heavily re-edited "Americanized" versions of some films were made for a theatrical release more suitable for the American audience.
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The Mightiest Monster...The Mightiest Melodrama of Them All!
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Monstrous Destruction Unleashed by Godzilla
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SEE! A monstrous sea-beast...surging up from the ocean! ..... a city of six-million wiped out by its death ray blast ! ... Giant ships swamped! Jet planes swept from the skies ! Trains ripped from the rails ! MORE ! MORE ! MORE ! SEE EVERY SCREEN-SHATTERING THRILL!
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