Gojira No Gyakushu (1955)
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Koji Kobayashi, a spotter for a Japanese fishing fleet crash lands his plane on a barren island. His best friend, Shoichi Tsukioka, manages to find him and lands his plane next to his so he can be rescued. The two pilots are shocked when they see two giant monsters waging war before falling into the ocean. The two pilots race back to Japan to inform the government what they saw. Soon the world comes to the realization, that a monster closely related to the original Godzilla is on the loose as well as a new monster named Angilas. Soon, the two monsters arrive in Osaka where they resume their battle. Will the two monsters destroy Osaka before they ultimately destroy each other?
Also Known As:
Counterattack of the Monsters
Gigantis the Fire Monster
Godzilla Raids Again
Title: Gojira No Gyakushu
Release Date: May 21, 1959
Runtime: 82 mins
Genre: Action
All Genres: Action, Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
Languages: Japanese
Country: Japan
Colors: Black and White
Sound: Mono
IMDB Rating: 6.0
Brimstone Pit Rating: 7 - (Rate This Horror Movie)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With G
MPAA Rating: 12
Director(s):
Motoyoshi Oda
Cast:
Hiroshi Koizumi ...Shoichi Tsukioka
Setsuko Wakayama ...Hidemi yamaji
Minoru Chiaki ...Koji Kobayashi
Takashi Shimura ...Kyohei yamane-hakase
Masao Shimizu ...Zoologist Dr. Tadokoro
Seijiro Onda ...Captain Terasawa of Osaka Defense Corps
Sonosuke Sawamura ...Hokkaido Branch Manager Shingo Shibeki
yoshio Tsuchiya ...Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps
Mayuri Mokusho ...Radio Operator yasuko Inouye
Minosuke yamada ...Chief of Civil Defense
yukio Kasama ...Koehi Wamaji, President of the Fishery
Senkichi Omura ...Small Escaped Convict
Ren yamamoto ...Commander of Landing Craft
Shin Otomo ...Convict Leader
Takeo Oikawa ...Osaka Municipal Police Commissioner
Shoichi Hirose ...Convict
Junpei Natsuki ...Escaped Convict
Katsumi Tezuka ...Angirasu
Haruo Nakajima ...Gojira
Marvin Miller ...Narrator (voice: English version)
Toku Ihara ...Policeman
Takuzo Kumagai ...Captain of Hokkai-maru (as Jiro Kumagai)
Hoshino Miyoko ...Singer of cabaret
Tadao Nakamaru ...Policeman
Hideo Shibuya ...Visitor of cabaret
Shigemi Sunagawa ...Visitor of cabaret
Masaaki Tachibana ...Policeman
Shin yoshida ...Convict
Paul Frees ...Voice (voice: English version)
Keye Luke ...Hiroshi Koizumi (voice: English version)
» [more cast members]
Remaining Cast:
George Takei ...Voice (voice: English version)
Producer(s):
Edmund Goldman
Paul Schreibman
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Writer(s):
Shigeaki Hidaka
Shigeru Kayama
Takeo Murata
Composer(s):
Masaru Sato
Movie Quote(s):
- [last line; Japanese version] Shoichi Tsukioka: Kobayashi... we beat Godzilla for you.
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Movie Trivia:
- Special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya wanted the fight scenes filmed in slow motion, but a camera technician accidentally undercranked the camera instead of overcranking it, resulting in the action appearing faster than reality. Tsuburaya liked the effect, and decided to use it in the film.
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There have been two different stories as to why Godzilla's name was changed to "Gigantis" in the American version: - Warner Brothers could not get permission to use Godzilla from Joseph E. Levine and had to change the name to "Gigantis". - In an interview, Paul Schreibman, the producer of the American version, said that he changed Godzilla's name to "Gigantis" to give the audience the impression that they were seeing a new monster. He has since regretted that decision.
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This is the first film in which Godzilla fights another monster.
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George Takei's first film project.
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Instead of using Masaru Satô's original score, Warner substituted themes from Kronos (1957) and The Deerslayer (1957).
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Keywords:
Monster, Godzilla, Pilot, Fishing, Giant Monster ...[more]
Keywords All:
Island, Bomb, Death Of Loved One, Plane Crash, Flood, Exploding Airplane, Osaka Japan, Wall Of Fire, Frozen Alive, Bomber Jet, Photograph, Emergency Landing, Avalanche, Monster Versus Monster, Escaped Convict, Subway, Blackout, Gojira, Dancing, Sequel, Nightclub Singer, Fight To The Death, Fire, Nightclub, Kaiju, Buried Alive, Monster Terrorizes City, Crush, Fishing Boat, Male Female Relationship, Evacuation, Loss Of Friend, Tank, Based On Novel, Character Name In Title
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Rating: 7.0 out of 10.0 - 61 votes cast total
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