Godzilla
Godzilla, a weapon of science, a great battle of wonder and terror!
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.
- Director
- Ishirō Honda
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $2M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
21 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Godzilla actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Godzilla appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Horror Movies Ranked #41
Placed at #41 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Horror Movies Ranked #43
Placed at #43 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Godzilla returned 37.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $60,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- Nov 3, 1954
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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