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Godzilla (/ ɡ ɒ d ˈ z ɪ l ə / ɡod-ZIL-ə) [c] is a fictional monster, or kaiju, that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. [2] The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films produced by Toho Co., Ltd., five American films, and numerous video games, novels, comic books, and television ...
Godzilla (Japanese: ゴジラ, Hepburn: Gojira) [b] is a 1954 Japanese epic [c] kaiju film directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd. , it is the first film in the Godzilla franchise .
The American punk band Groovie Ghoulies released a song called "Hats off to You (Godzilla)" as a tribute to Godzilla. It is featured on the EP Freaks on Parade released in 2002. The American artist Doctor Steel released a song called 'Atomic Superstar' about Godzilla on his album People of Earth in 2002.
Over here, "Godzilla" was king of the drive-ins: an archetypal kiddie horror flick that made $2 million (on a $100,000 budget) and begat dozens of sequels featuring such ancillary monsters as ...
The Return of Godzilla, or simply Godzilla (ゴジラ, Gojira), [a] is a 1984 Japanese kaiju film directed by Koji Hashimoto, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures , it is the 16th film in the Godzilla franchise , the last film produced in the Shōwa era , [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and ...
Godzilla Raids Again (Japanese: ゴジラの逆襲, Hepburn: Gojira no Gyakushū, lit. ' Godzilla's Counterattack ') is a 1955 Japanese kaiju film directed by Motoyoshi Oda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the second film in the Godzilla franchise, and a sequel to Godzilla (1954).
When Godzilla vs. Biollante had been released, Godzilla at the time was commonly called the New Godzilla (Japanese: 新ゴジラ, Hepburn: Shin Gojira).This name would be used to dub Godzilla Junior's adult form in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995). [2]
The now-85-year-old called Godzilla the "creature of the Americans," saying the monster's breath was "nuclear radiation." After all, the film was released several years after WWII.