Released
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
May 18 1956 (over 68 years ago)Rating
Based on
245 reviews
Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror!
- Directors: Terry O. Morse, Ishirō Honda
- Writers: Al C. Ward, Takeo Murata, Ishirō Honda
- Genres: Science Fiction, Horror
- Runtime: 1 h 21 m
- Budget: $25,000
- Box office: $2,000,000
- Countries: Japan, United States of America
- Companies: Jewell Enterprises Inc., Embassy Pictures, TransWorld Releasing Corporation, TOHO, Toho Laboratory
During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.