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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-
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
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21/08/19: Added detail to US Classic Media edition.
02/09/19: Clean-Up.
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