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Godzilla AKA Godzilla, King of the Monsters! AKA Gojira AKA Kaiju o Gojira AKA G (1954)
A 400 foot Tyrannosaurus Rex, woken from undersea hibernation off the Japanese coast by atomic bomb testing, attacks Tokyo.Director: Ishirô Honda
OVERALL: Draw-
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This disc was not licensed by Toho, and has been discontinued (OOP).
Also available in a 4-disc "Dinosaur Mania" box set with "Fantastic Dinosaurs of the Movies", "The Lost World (1925)", and "Planet of Dinosaurs" (also OOP). -
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Extras:SIDE A
* The Film (1.33:1 Full Screen Version)
"A Sci-Fi Monster" featurette
Godzilla video art gallery
Theatrical Trailer
Bonus trailers:
- "Godzilla's Revenge"
- "Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero"
- "Godzilla Vs. Mothra"
- "Terror of Mechagodzilla"
Interactive trivia game
Production Notes
Cast Biography
DVD-ROM features: 4 screen savers, printable photo & art galleries, and access to "simitar.com" and "followthru.com" websites
SIDE B
* The Film (1.66:1 Widescreen Version)
"A Sci-Fi Monster" featurette
Godzilla video art gallery
Theatrical Trailer
Bonus trailers:
- "Godzilla's Revenge"
- "Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero"
- "Godzilla Vs. Mothra"
- "Terror of Mechagodzilla"
Interactive trivia game
Production Notes
Cast Biography
DVD-ROM features: 4 screen savers, printable photo & art galleries, and access to "simitar.com" and "followthru.com" websites -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1 (only "Side A")
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the 6-disc boxset "Godzilla - 5 Rampaging Movies" with "Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero", "Terror of Mechagodzilla", "Godzilla's Revenge", "Godzilla Vs. Mothra", and "The Art of Illusion" featurette.
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Only in a double feature with "King Kong vs. Godzilla".
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (Japanese Version)
Audio Commentary with film historian David Kalat
Original Theatrical Trailer (2:56)
DISC TWO
* The Film: US Version
Audio Commentary with film historian David Kalat
Cast and Crew:
- "My Classmate Godzilla with Akira Takarada" (2011) (12:58)
- "The Ultimate Joy: Haruo Nakajima on Playing Godzilla" (2011) (9:48)
- "Exquisite Effects: Yoshio Irie (Model Buolder) and Eizo Kaimai (Godzilla Suit Constructor)" (2011) (30:08)
- "An Interview with Akira Ifukube, 11.13.2000" (50:43)
"Unused Footage from Godzilla: Examining Composite Images" featurette (9:05)
Interview with Japanese film critic Tadao Sato (14:05)
"The Unluckiest Dragon" 2011 audio essay with historian Greg Pflugfelder (9:38)
US Theatrical Trailer (1:43) -
Subtitles:Japanese Version: English (optional)
US Version: English HoH -
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Version:
Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
US Version:
English Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Both versions feature high-definition restorations.
Comes with a 16-page liner notes booklet "Poetry After the A-Bomb" by critic J. Hoberman.
Extras are in Japanese with optional English subtitles.
The two commentaries are differing in content. -
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Extras:"Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters: Melee" Game Cube promo trailer
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the 5 DVD boxset ""Godzilla: The Ultimate Collection" with "Rodan", "Terror of Mechagodzilla", "Godzilla's Revenge", and "Godzilla Vs. Mothra".
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (1954 Japanese Version)
Audio Commentary with genre journalists Ed Godziszewski and Steve Ryfle
"Godzilla: Story Development!" 2006 featurette (12:57)
"Making of the Godzilla Suit!" 2006 featurette (13:07)
Original Theatrical Trailer (2:56)
DISC TWO
* The Film (1956 US Version)
Audio Commentary with genre journalists Ed Godziszewski, Steve Ryfle and Terry Morse Jr. (son of the man who supervised the US version)
Original Theatrical Trailer (0:59) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Disc One:
Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
Disc Two:
English Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 16-page liner notes booklet "Godzilla's Footprint" by Steve Ryfle.
Also available in The Godzilla Collection with "Godzilla Raids Again", "Mothra Vs. Godzilla", "Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster", "All Monsters Attack", and "Terror of Mechagodzilla". -
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with actor Akira Takarada (in Japanese)
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Extras:Isolated Music Score Track (by Akira Ifukube)
Isolated Music and Sound Effects Track
Theatrical Trailer
Interview with composer Akira Ifukube (in Japanese) (51 mins)
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Subtitles:Japanese HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Jewel Case
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Notes:Comes with a booklet.
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Extras:Talent Files:
- Akira Takarada
- Momoko Kochi
- Akihiko Hirata
- Takashi Shimura
Theatrical Trailer (2:47)
"Bambi Meets Godzilla" short (1:33) -
Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also avaliable in box together with "The Return of Godzilla", "Godzilla vs. Biollante", "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah", "Godzilla vs. Mothra", and "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah".
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Extras:Production Notes
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Subtitles:Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with genre journalists Steve Ryfle Ed Godziszewski and animator Keith Aiken
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Extras:"Designing Godzilla" featurette (12:36)
"Story Evolution" featurette (6:10)
"The Japanese Fishermen" 1954 featurette (10:36)
Japanese Theatrical Trailer (2:45)
US Theatrical Trailer (1:41)
Photo Galleries:
- Posters
- Storyboards
- Sketches and Stills
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 16-page liner notes booklet with liner notes and biographies.
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Extras:Japanese Theatrical Trailer (with English subtitles)
Bonus trailers:
- "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla"
- "Godzilla 2000"
Teaser for "Godzilla Save The Earth" video game -
Subtitles:English (Japanese version only, optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (Japanese Version only)
English Dolby Digital 5.1 (US Version only)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The 5.1 Japanese soundtrack is NOT on disc despite being advertised on this box.
This is encoded for R4 only.
Comes with a booklet with production notes & original poster artwork. -
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OVERALL: Draw
- R1 Criterion has both Japanese and US versions with new transfers and extras.
- R2 UK release has the original Japanese version, optional subtitles, and good extras.
- For the purists, R4 "50th Anniversary Edition" has both Japanese (with English subtitles) and US versions of the film.
- R1 Classic Media release also has both versions of the film plus decent extras.
Note, that the Japanese R2 release has the original version of the film, and has additional extra features, but NO English subtitles at all.
Do note, that all English 5.1 tracks on the US (Simitar / Sony), and R4 "50th Anniversary Edition" releases are "phony" and sound really bad. Avoid them, and use "2.0 Mono".
General notes: OAR is 4:3. The original Japanese version "Gojira", released in 1954, was 96 minutes long, directed by Ishirô Honda, and did not contain Raymond Burr. Terry Morse shot additional footage for the US version in 1956, named "Godzilla , King of the Monsters!".
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Goodtimes Home Video - Yes. US version (79:00 NTSC). The beginning of the film is abbreviated (several of Godzilla's booming footfalls are missing).
- R0 America- Simitar Entertainment - Yes. US Version (79:00 NTSC). The beginning of the film is abbreviated (several of Godzilla's booming footfalls are missing).
- R0 Australia- Shock / Siren Visual - Yes. US Version (76:00 PAL). The beginning of the film is abbreviated (several of Godzilla's booming footfalls are missing).
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts. Includes both Japanese Version (96:29) and the US Version (80:53)
- R1 America- Sony Music / Classic Media - Yes. US Version (79:00 NTSC). The beginning of the film is abbreviated (several of Godzilla's booming footfalls are missing).
- R1 Toho Master Collection America- Classic Media - No cuts. Contains both Japanese (95:48 NTSC) and US Versions (80:23 NTSC)
- R2 Germany- Cine Plus - Yes. US Version (76:00 PAL). The beginning of the film is abbreviated (several of Godzilla's booming footfalls are missing).
- R2 Japan- Toho - No cuts. Original Japanese version.
- R2 Scandinavia- Atlantic Film - No cuts. Japanese Version.
- R2 Spain- Filmax - No cuts. Original Japanese Version.
- R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts. Original Japanese Version (92:08 PAL).
- R4 50th Anniversary Edition Australia- The AV Channel / Eastern Eye label - No cuts. Includes both original Japanese and US Versions
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Comparison added by David on 03/12/02
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 02/09/19UPDATE LOG:
24/01/12 - Addition of the R1 Criterion.
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28/06/11 - Added R2 UK runtimes
26/07/19: Amazon links added.
21/08/19: Added detail to US Classic Media edition.
02/09/19: Clean-Up.
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