| Godzilla | |
|---|---|
 The 1954 Japanese movie poster | |
| Directed by | Ishirō Honda |
| Screenplay by | Ishirō Honda Takeo Murata |
| Story by | Shigeru Kayama |
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Starring | Akira Takarada Momoko Kōchi Akihiko Hirata Takashi Shimura |
| Cinematography | Masao Tamai |
| Edited by | Kazuji Taira |
| Music by | Akira Ifukube |
Production company | Toho |
| Distributed by | RKO |
Release date | November 3, 1954 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country |  Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | $1,500,000 |
| Box office | $2,250,000 |
Godzilla (ゴジラ, Gojira) is a 1954 Japanese science fiction kaiju movie. It was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka and was directed by Ishirō Honda. The movie was distributed by Toho. It was the first of many kaiju movies that would be released in Japan. The movie is about Godzilla, a giant mutated monster, terrorizing Japan.
The opening scene of the Eiko Maru being obliterated by Godzilla's first attack and later scenes of survivors of other attacks being found with radiation burns, were inspired by the 1954 U.S. testing of a hydrogen bomb on Bikini Atoll.
It gained positive reviews from critics and holds a 94% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[1]
