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Overview
2 Nov 1954
97m
ゴジラ
Gojira
Godzilla
Monster Godzilla
serial by
Kayama Shigeru
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
American Theatrical Release
Godzilla Series No. 1  
Godzilla Series
  1. Godzilla (1954)
  2. Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
  3. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
  4. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
  5. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
  6. Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
  7. Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
  8. Son of Godzilla (1967)
  9. Destroy All Monsters (1968)
  10. All Monsters Attack (1969)
  11. Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
  12. Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
  13. Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
  14. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
  15. Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
  16. The Return of Godzilla (1985)
  17. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
  18. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
  19. Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
  20. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
  21. Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
  22. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
  23. Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
  24. Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
  25. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
  26. Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
  27. Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
  28. Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
  29. Shin Godzilla (2016)
  30. Godzilla Minus One (2023)
  31. Godzilla Minus Zero (2026)

Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
Toho Co., Ltd.
Staff
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Murata Takeo
Honda Ishirô
Photography
Tamai Masao
Art Director
Sound
Shimonaga Hisashi
Lighting
Ishii Chôshirô
Music
Special Technology
Tsuburaya Eiji
Tsumuraya Eiji
Editor
Taira Kazuji
Credits
Credits
製作
Producer
田中友幸
Tanaka Tomoyuki


原作
Original Work
香山滋
Kayama Shigeru
脚本
Screenplay
村田武雄
Murata Takeo

本多猪四郎
Honda Ishirô


撮影
Photography
玉井正夫
Tamai Masao
美術監督
Art Director
北猛夫
Kita Takeo
美術
Art
中古智
Chûko Satoru
録音
Recording
下永尚
Shimonaga Hisashi
照明
Lighting
石井長四郎
Ishii Chôshirô
音楽
Music
伊福部昭
Ifukube Akira


特殊技術
Special Technology
圓谷英二
Tsumuraya Eiji



向山宏
Mukôyama Hiroshi

渡辺明
Watanabe Akira

岸田九一郎
Kishida Kuichirô


監督助手
Assistant Director
梶田興治
Kajita Kôji
編集
Editing
平泰陳
Taira Heichin
音響効果
Sound Effects
三縄一郎
Minawa Ichirô
現像
Developing
東宝現像所
Toho Laboratory
製作担当者
Production Manager
真木照夫
Maki Teruo


出演者
Performers




宝田明
Takarada Akira

河内桃子
Kouchi Momoko

平田昭彦
Hirata Akihiko



志村喬
Shimura Takashi



村上冬樹
Murakami Fuyuki

堺左千夫
Sakai Sachio

小川虎之助
Ogawa Toranosuke

山本廉
Yamamoto Ren

林幹
Hayashi Kan

恩田清二郎
Onda Seijirô

笈川武夫
Oikawa Takeo

榊田敬二
Sakakida Keiji

鈴木豊明
Suzuki Toyoaki

高堂國典
Kôdô Kuninori



菅井きん
Sugai Kin

川合玉江
Kawai Tamae

東静子
Azuma Shizuko

馬野都留子
Mano Tsuruko



岡部正
Okabe Tadashi

鴨田清
Kimata Kiyoshi

今泉廉
Imaizumi Ren

橘正晃
Tachibana Masaaki

帯一郎
Obi Ichirô

堤康久
Tsutsumi Yasuhisa

鈴川二郎
Suzukawa Jirô

池谷三郎
Iketani Saburô



手塚勝巳
Tezuka Katsumi

中島春雄
Nakajima Haruo


監督
Director
本多猪四郎
Honda Ishirô
top billed cast
Ogata Hideto
Takarada Akira
Emiko Yamane
Kouchi Momoko
Dr. Serizawa Daisuke
Hirata Akihiko
Dr. Yamane Kyôhei
Shimura Takashi
Dr. Tanabe
Murakami Fuyuki
Hagiwara
Sakai Sachio
Nankai Steamship President
Ogawa Toranosuke
Yamada Masaji
Yamamoto Ren
Diet Chairman
Hayashi Kan
MP Ôyama
Onda Seijirô
Countermeasures HQ Chief
Oikawa Takeo
Mayor Inada
Sakakida Keiji
Yamada Shinkichi
Suzuki Toyoaki
Izuma
Kôdô Kuninori
MP Ozawa
Sugai Kin
Pleasure Cruise Passenger
Azuma Shizuko
Yamada Kuni
Mano Tsuruko
Tanabe's Assistant
Okabe Tadashi
Pleasure Cruise Passenger
Kimata Kiyoshi
Coast Guard Officer
Imaizumi Ren
Tokyo Tower Announcer
Tachibana Masaaki
Ôdo Islander
Tsutsumi Yasuhisa
Ôdo Islander
Suzukawa Jirô
Announcer
Iketani Saburô
Daily Newspaper Desk
Tezuka Katsumi
Daily Newspaper Reporter
Nakajima Haruo
supporting cast
Eiko-maru Sailor
Echigo Ken
Uncredited
Eiko-maru Radio Operator
Fujiki Yû
Uncredited
Countermeasures HQ Staff
Hinata Kazuo
Uncredited
MP
Hirose Shôichi
Uncredited
Undersecretary of Defense
Kumagai Takuzô
Uncredited
Coast Guard Officer
Maki Sôkichi
Uncredited
Reporter
Mukai Jun'ichirô
Uncredited
Substation Engineer
Natsuki Junpei
Uncredited
Countermeasures HQ Staff
Ogata Rinsaku
Uncredited
Countermeasures HQ Staff
Sata Yutaka
Uncredited
Pleasure Cruise Passenger
Sahara Kenji
Uncredited
Reporter
Sahara Kenji
Uncredited
Countermeasures HQ Staff
Sakurai Girô
Uncredited
MP
Sera Akira
Uncredited
Reporter
Shibuya Hideo
Uncredited
Coast Guard Officer
Tsubono Kamayuki
Uncredited
Police Officer
Tsuda Mitsuo
Uncredited
Countermeasures HQ Staff
Uno Kôji
Uncredited
kaiju, etc.
Godzilla
Nakajima Haruo
suit actor
Tezuka Katsumi
suit actor
Home Video
Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
VHS
Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
Vestron, 1983
US Version
Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
VHS
Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
Simitar, 1998
US Version
Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
DVD
Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
Classic Media, 2002
US Version
Gojira
DVD
Gojira
Classic Media, 2006
Japanese & US Versions
Audio Commentaries by Steve Ryfle & Ed Godziszewski
"Making of the Godzilla Suit" Featurette
"Godzilla: Story Development" Featurette
Godzilla
Blu-ray
Godzilla
Criterion Collection, 2012
Japanese & US Versions
Audio Commentaries by David Kalat
Akira Takarada Interview
Haruo Nakajima Interview
Akira Ifukube Interview
Special Effects Featurette
Tadao Sato (Film Critic) Interview
"The Unluckiest Dragon" Audio Essay by Greg Pflugfelder
Godzilla: The Showa Films, 1954-1975
Blu-ray
Godzilla: The Showa Films, 1954-1975
Criterion Collection, 2019
also includes
Audio Commentaries by David Kalat
Ishiro Honda Interview
Special Effects Featurette
Alex Cox Interview
Bin Furuya Interview
Tsugutoshi Komada Interview
Haruo Nakajima Interview
Akira Takarada Interview
Akira Ifukube Interview
"The Unluckiest Dragon" Audio Essay by Greg Pflugfelder
Ishiro Honda: King of the Monsters