Godzilla
Original title: Gojira
“Godzilla, a weapon of science, a great battle of wonder and terror!”
1954 · 1 h 36 min
Directed by 
Ishiro Honda
Ishiro HondaCast
Takashi Shimura 
Akihiko Hirata 
Akira Takarada Momoko Kôchi 
Fuyuki Murakami 
Sachio Sakai
Credits
Written by: Shigeru Kayama
Plot
A giant prehistoric monster awakened by nuclear tests rises from Tokyo Bay and wreaks destruction on the city, in a serious allegory of the atomic bomb.
Sinekatalog’s take
The original kaiju classic and a landmark of Japanese cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (46,562 votes)
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