Country
Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1956
Certification
PG
Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror!
1h 21min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ren Yamamoto | Seiji |
| Toyoaki Suzuki | Shinkichi |
| Tadashi Okabe | Dr. Tabata's Assistant |
| Toranosuke Ogawa | President of Company |
| Frank Iwanaga | Security Officer Tomo Iwanaga |
| Sammee Tong | Dr. Yamane / Dr. Tabata (voice) (uncredited) |
| James Hong | Ogata / Dr. Serizawa / Hagiwara (voice) (uncredited) |
| Mikel Conrad | George Lawrence (uncredited) |
| Paul Frees | Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited) |
| Hiroshi Hayashi | Chairman of Diet Committee (uncredited) |
| Ren Imaizumi | Radio Operator (uncredited) |
| Kokuten Kōdō | The Old Fisherman (uncredited) |
| Takeo Oikawa | Chief of Emergency Headquarters (uncredited) |
| Tsuruko Mano | The Boy's Mother (uncredited) |
| Kenji Sahara | Man on Boat (uncredited) |
| Kin Sugai | Ozawa-san (uncredited) |
| Lee Miller | Man in Line at Airport (uncredited) |
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| Haruo Nakajima | Godzilla (uncredited) |
| Katsumi Tezuka | Godzilla (uncredited) |
| Ryosaku Takasugi | Godzilla (uncredited) |
Genres
Science FictionHorror
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語, English |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan, United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | TOHO, Jewell Enterprises |
| Data di uscita | 27 aprile 1956 |
| Exec. Producer | Joseph E. Levine, Terry Turner, Edmund Goldman, Iwao Mori |
| Producer | Harry Rybnick, Richard Kay, Edward B. Barison, Harold Ross, Paul Schreibman, Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Writer | Al C. Ward, Terry O. Morse, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Eiji Tsuburaya, Shigeru Kayama, Takeo Murata, Ishirō Honda |
| Editors | Kazuji Taira, Terry Morse Jr., Terry O. Morse |
| Cinematography | Guy Roe, Masao Tamai, Yuzuru Aizawa |
| Asst. Directors | Ira Webb, Koji Kajita, Susumu Takebayashi, Ishirō Honda, Terry O. Morse |
| Lighting | Kuichiro Kishida, Chōshirō Ishii, Shinji Kojima, Seishichi Kojima |
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Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Apr 27, 1956
Certification
NR
Note
Loew's State Theatre, New York City, New York
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
May 18, 1956
Certification
NR
Country
Canada
Date
Aug 06, 1956
Certification
PG
Country
Italy
Date
Jan 01, 1957
Note
Exact date unknown
Country
Sweden
Date
Jan 28, 1957
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Country
United Kingdom
Date
Feb 01, 1957
Country
Belgium
Date
Mar 14, 1957
Country
France
Date
Mar 14, 1957
Country
Japan
Date
May 29, 1957
Country
Australia
Date
Sep 16, 1957
Country
Brazil
Date
Jan 01, 1958
Note
Exact date unknown.
Country
Iceland
Date
Aug 30, 1958
Country
Germany
Date
Aug 05, 1998
Certification
12
Physical media
Country
United States
Date
May 05, 1998
Note
Simitar Entertainment DVD
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Nov 25, 2019
Note
as part of Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975 Blu-ray set
Country
Brazil
Date
Jun 22, 2021
Certification
12
Note
Obras-Primas do Cinema Blu-ray Digipack set
Country
Japan
Date
Oct 25, 2023
Note
4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray
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