Godzilla

1954 96 min Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.

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IMDb 7.6 RT 94 Metacritic 79

budget $60,000 earnings $2,250,000 return 37.5x

director Ishirō Honda

writers Takeo Murata, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Eiji Tsuburaya, Ishirō Honda

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