Godzilla (1954) - Credits and Details

Godzilla Credits and Details

Directed by
	Ishirô Honda
Written by
	Takeo Murata	...	written by
	Ishirô Honda	...	written by
	Shigeru Kayama	...	novel
	Tomoyuki Tanaka	...	story "The Giant Monster from 20, 000 Leagues Under The Sea"
Cast
	Akira Takarada	...	Hideto Ogata
	Momoko Kôchi	...	Emiko Yamane
	Akihiko Hirata	...	Dr. Daisuke Serizawa
	Takashi Shimura	...	Dr. Kyohei Yamane
	Fuyuki Murakami	...	Professor Tanabe
	Sachio Sakai	...	Newspaper Reporter Hagiwara
	Toranosuke Ogawa	...	Nankai Ferry President
	Ren Yamamoto	...	Masaji Yamada
	Hiroshi Hayashi	...	Chairman of Diet Committee
	Seijirô Onda	...	Parliamentarian Oyama
	Tsuruko Mano	...	Kuni Yamada
	Takeo Oikawa	...	Chief of Emergency Headquarters
	Toyoaki Suzuki	...	Shinkichi Yamada
	Kokuten Kôdô	...	The Old Fisherman (as Kuninori Kôdô)
	Tadashi Okabe	...	Prof. Tanabe's Assistant
	Kin Sugai	...	Parliamentarian Ozawa
	Ren Imaizumi	...	Radio Operator
	Junpei Natsuki	...	Power Substation Engineer
	Katsumi Tezuka	...	Gojira / Hagiwara's Editor
	Haruo Nakajima	...	Gojira / Power Station Worker
	Yasuhisa Tsutsumi	...	Soldier
	Jiro Suzuki	...	Gojira
	Saburô Iketani	...	News Reporter
Uncredited Cast
	Hiroshi Akitsu	...	Oto Islander
	Shizuko Azuma	...	Partygoer
	Yû Fujiki	...	Eiko-Maru sailing vessel wireless communications officer
	Shizuko Higashi	...	Angry Woman at Diet
	Kazuo Hinata	...	Countermeasures Headquarters Member
	Ishirô Honda	...	Power Station Worker (The Hand that Throws the Switch)
	Kiyoshi Kamata	...	Partygoer's Escort
	Keiichirô Katsumoto	...	Member of Parliament
	Shigeo Katô	...	JSDF with spotlight , leader of crowd escaping
	Akio Kusama	...	Otoshima Islander
	Teruko Mita	...	Activist
	Kenji Sahara	...	Young Lover on the sound
	Keiji Sakakida	...	Otoshima Village Mayor Inada
	Tamae Sengo	...	Mother
	Junnosuke Suda	...	Tokaido Line Driver
	Masaaki Tachibana	...	Tokyo TV Tower News Reporter
	Ryosaku Takasugi	...	Gojira
	Kamayuki Tsubono	...	Japan Coast Guard Officer / Shikine Newspaper Reporter
	Mitsuo Tsuda	...	Police Captain / Coast Guard Officer
Produced by
	Iwao Mori	...	executive producer: Tôhô
	Tomoyuki Tanaka	...	producer
Original Music by
	Akira Ifukube
Special Effects by
	Sadamasa Arikawa	...	director of photography: special effects
	Kaimai Eizo	...	special effects
	Kyuichirô Kishida	...	special effects lighting
	Yôichi Manoda	...	assistant camera
	Hiroshi Mukoyama	...	matte work
	Fumio Nakadai	...	special effects wire work
	Tôru Narita	...	miniatures designer
	Yasuaki Sakamoto	...	production manager
	Sokei Tomioka	...	assistant camera
	Teizô Toshimitsu	...	monster builder
	Eiji Tsuburaya	...	special effects director
	Hajime Tsuburaya	...	assistant camera
	Akira Watanabe	...	art director
	Taka Yuki	...	opticals
	Fuminori Ôhashi	...	special effects technical advisor
Visual Effects by
	Sadao Iizuka	...	creator of Godzilla's atomic breath
Stunts
	Haruo Nakajima	...	stunt choreographer

Additional Info
Premiere:	November 03, 1954
Theatrical Release:	April 27, 1956
DVD Release:	September 05, 2006
Blu-ray Release:	September 22, 2009
Country:
Distributor:	The Criterion Collection
Websites:

Ratings
7.3 / 10	7.6 / 10	79 / 100

Alternate Titles
Gojira

Production Companies
Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.

Distributors
Janus Films (2022) (United States) (theatrical)
Rialto Pictures (2004) (United States) (theatrical)
Classic Media (2006) (United States) (DVD)
Classic Media (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Genius Products (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video)
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
Sony Wonder (2006) (United States) (DVD)
The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (digital) (TV)
The Criterion Collection (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray)
The Criterion Collection (2012) (United States) (DVD)
The Criterion Collection (2025) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
Vestron Video (1983) (United States) (VHS)
Zontarian Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)

Filming Locations
Toba, Mie, Japan
Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan (Studio)
Tokyo, Japan

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