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Released
23 Apr 1955
Runtime
82 min
Japanese title
ゴジラの逆襲
Gojira No Gyakushû
Godzilla Strikes Back
Source
Monster Godzilla
Serial by Kayama Shigeru
Also known as
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
American Theatrical Release
Series
No. 2
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)

Preceded by Godzilla (1954)
Followed by King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
Studio
Toho Co., Ltd.
Staff
Director
SFX Director
Tsuburaya Eiji
as Tsumuraya Eiji
Producer
Screenplay
Murata Takeo
Hidaka Shigeaki
Photography
Endô Seiichi
Art Director
Sound
Miyazaki Masanobu
Lighting
Ônuma Masaki
Music
Editor
Taira Kazuji
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
日高繁明Hidaka Shigeaki
撮影Photography
遠藤精一Endô Seiichi
美術監督Art Director
北猛夫Kita Takeo
美術Art
安倍輝明Abe Teruaki
録音Recording
宮崎正信Miyazaki Masanobu
照明Lighting
大沼正喜Ônuma Masaki
音楽Music
佐藤勝Satô Masaru
音響効果Sound Effects
三縄一郎Minawa Ichirô
特殊技術Special Technology
渡辺明Watanabe Akira
向山宏Mukôyama Hiroshi
城田正雄Shirota Masao
監督助手Assistant Director
岩城英二Iwaki Eiji
編集Editing
平一二Taira Kazuji
現像Developing
東宝現像所Toho Laboratory
製作担当者Production Manager
馬場和夫Baba Kazuo
出演者Performers
小泉博Koizumi Hiroshi
若山セツ子Wakayama Setsuko
千秋実Chiaki Minoru
志村喬Shimura Takashi
清水将夫Shimizu Masao
恩田清二郎Onda Seijirô
沢村宗之助Sawamura Sônosuke
土屋嘉男Tsuchiya Yoshio
木匠マユリMokushô Mayuri
山田巳之助Yamada Minosuke
笠間雪雄Kasama Yukio
大村千吉Ômura Senkichi
山本廉Yamamoto Ren
大友伸Ôtomo Shin
土屋博敏Tsuchiya Hirotoshi
笈川武夫Oikawa Takeo
牧壮吉Maki Sôkichi
広瀬正一Hirose Shôichi
吉田新Yoshida Shin
夏木順平Natsuki Junpei
三田照子Mita Teruko
手塚勝巳Tezuka Katsumi
中島春雄Nakajima Haruo
星野みよ子 (コロムビア)Hoshino Miyoko (Columbia)
特技監督Special Effects Director
圓谷英二Tsumuraya Eiji
監督Director
小田基義Oda Motoyoshi
Cast

Top billed

Shimizu Masao
Doctor Tadokoro
Shimizu Masao
Mokushô Mayuri
Yasuko
Mokushô Mayuri
Kasama Yukio
Yamaji
Kasama Yukio
Oikawa Takeo
Osaka Police Commissioner
Oikawa Takeo
Maki Sôkichi
Convict
Maki Sôkichi
Hoshino Miyoko
Nightclub Singer
Hoshino Miyoko

Supporting

Kaiju
Home Video

VHS

Godzilla Raids Again
Video Treasures · 1989
  • US Version

DVD

Godzilla Raids Again
Classic Media · 2007
3 special features
  • Japanese & US Versions
  • Audio Commentary by Steve Ryfle and Friends
  • "Art of Suit Acting" Featurette

Blu-ray

Godzilla: The Showa Films, 1954-1975
Criterion Collection · 2019
Box set · 15 films
10 special features
  • 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