Godzilla
1954 film directed by Ishirō Honda
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Summary
Godzilla is a film[1]. Godzilla ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,832 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Ishirō Honda[3]
- Screenwriter: Ishirō Honda[4], Shigeru Kayama[5], Takeo Murata[6]
- Composer: Akira Ifukube[7]
- Genre: horror film[8], science fiction film[9], action film[10], kaiju[11]
- Followed by: Godzilla Raids Again[12]
- Cast member: Takashi Shimura[13], Akihiko Hirata[14], Akira Takarada[15], Momoko Kōchi[16], Haruo Nakajima[17], Kokuten Kōdō[18], Kenji Sahara[19], Katsumi Tezuka[20], Kin Sugai[21], Ishirō Honda[22]
- Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka[23]
- Production company: Toho[24]
- Director of photography: Masao Tamai[25]
- Original language of film or TV show: Japanese[26], Russian[27], English[28], German[29], Brazilian Portuguese[30]
- Commons category: Godzilla (1954 film)[31]
- Distribution format: video on demand[32]
- Review score: 7.6/10[33], 94%[34], 79/100[35]
- Color: black-and-white[36]
- Country of origin: Japan[37]
- Publication date: November 3, 1954[38], January 28, 1957[39], August 10, 1956[40], November 23, 1957[41]
- Has edition or translation: Tokyo 1960[42]
- Distributed by: Toho[43], Netflix[44]
- Narrative location: Tokyo[45]
- Official website: https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195342/http://godzilla1954.jp/[46]
- Filming location: Japan[47]
- Main subject: dinosaur[48]
- Film editor: Kazuji Taira[49]
- Title: ゴジラ[50], Godzilla[51], Godzilla: O Monstro do Mar[52]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[53]
Why It Matters
Godzilla has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Godzilla is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]