Godzilla (1954): Cast & Box Office
Godzilla is a 1954 horror thriller directed by Ishirô Honda, starring Takashi Shimura as Kyohei Yamane, Momoko Kôchi and Haruo Nakajima. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes and earned $590,796 worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m (96 min)
- Director
- Ishirô Honda
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Toho
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Godzilla About?
The premise of Godzilla without spoilers.
When a series of ships are mysteriously sunk near Odo Island, Japan erupts in panic. Dr. Kyohei Yamane leads an expedition to investigate and uncovers a colossal 50‑meter creature the locals call Gojira. The awakened monster launches a devastating rampage, endangering Japan and threatening global destruction.
Godzilla Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- japan
- kaiju
- godzilla
- allegory
- monster
- scientist
- giant monster
- monster terrorizes city
- tokusatsu
- famous score
- self sacrifice
- fear
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- survival
- rampage
- metaphor
- man versus monster
- moral dilemma
- love triangle
- japanese navy
- japanese army
- oxygen destroyer
- inventor
- underwater scene
- diving
- nuclear testing
- race against time
- fire breathing
- atomic breath
- explosion
- disaster film
- monster attack
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- mass evacuation
- eye patch
- secret research
- weapon of mass destruction
- morality
- scientific research
- city
- island
- ship
- panic
- paleontologist
- suicide
- mass destruction
- military
- train
- fiance fiancee relationship
- tokyo japan
- father daughter relationship
Godzilla Cast & Characters
Takashi Shimura leads the cast as Kyohei Yamane, with Momoko Kôchi as Emiko Yamane and Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla. Directed by Ishirô Honda; 30 actors are credited in all.
- Director Ishirô Honda
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Takashi Shimura as Kyohei Yamane - Momoko Kôchi as Emiko Yamane
- Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla
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Kenji Sahara as Young Lover on Ship (uncredited)
Also Starring in Godzilla
· 26 more- Akihiko Hirata Daisuke Serizawa
- Kin Sugai Ozawa-san
- Sachio Sakai Newspaper Reporter Hagiwara
- Ren Yamamoto Masaji Yamada
- Akira Takarada Hideto Ogata
- Kokuten Kôdô The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
- Yasuhisa Tsutsumi Soldier (uncredited)
- Fuyuki Murakami Professor Tanabe
- Katsumi Tezuka Godzilla
- Tadashi Okabe Prof. Tababe's Assistant (uncredited)
- Toranosuke Ogawa President of Company
- Tsuruko Mano Mrs. Yamada
- Hiroshi Hayashi Chairman of Diet Committee
- Keiji Sakakida Mayor Inada (uncredited)
- Junpei Natsuki Power Station Engineer (uncredited)
- Seijirô Onda Parliamentarian Oyama
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- Shizuko Azuma Woman with Children (uncredited)
- Ren Imaizumi Radio Operator (uncredited)
- Takeo Oikawa Chief of Emergency Headquarters (uncredited)
- Saburô Iketani News Reporter (uncredited)
- Jirô Mitsuaki Employee of Nankai Salvage Company (uncredited)
- Toyoaki Suzuki Shinkichi Yamada
- Sôkichi Maki Chief of Maritime Safety Agency (uncredited)
- Shizuko Higashi Partygoer (uncredited)
- Kiyoshi Kamata Partygoer's Escort (uncredited)
- Tamae Sengo Mother (uncredited)
More from Ishirô Honda
More films directed by Ishirô Honda, best-rated first: Godzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, King Kong vs. Godzilla and Godzilla.
Godzilla Box Office
Godzilla grossed $590,796 worldwide. $562,711 came from the US and Canada and $3,273 (1%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$590.8K
- US & Canada
- $562.7K
- International
- $3.3K
Godzilla Trailers & Videos
4 videos: 1 trailer, 1 clip and 2 featurettes.
- Clip Attack on Tokyo clip
- Featurette Three Reasons: Godzilla
- Featurette Kiyoshi Kurosawa: GODZILLA Transformed My World | TIFF
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Movies Like Godzilla
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Godzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters! and Godzilla vs. Megaguirus.
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Godzilla 2014 -
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 1956 -
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus 2000 -
Godzilla 1985 1985 -
Godzilla 1998 -
Godzilla: The Planet Eater 2019 -
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1974 -
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 1991 -
Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019 -
Godzilla vs. Hedorah 1971 -
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. 2003 -
The Return of Godzilla 1984
Godzilla FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Godzilla, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Godzilla?
Godzilla runs 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes).
When was Godzilla released?
Godzilla was released on October 27, 1954.
Who directed Godzilla?
Godzilla was directed by Ishirô Honda.
More films by Ishirô Honda Who is in the cast of Godzilla?
Godzilla stars Takashi Shimura as Kyohei Yamane, Momoko Kôchi as Emiko Yamane and Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla, among 30 credited actors.
How much did Godzilla make at the box office?
Godzilla grossed $590,796 worldwide ($562,711 domestic, $3,273 international).
Does Godzilla have a post-credit scene?
No. Godzilla has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Godzilla in?
The original language of Godzilla is Japanese.
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