Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd. released Gojira / Godzilla to theaters on November 3, 1954. Ishirô Honda directed the film which starred Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, and Akira Takarada.
‘Gojira / Godzilla’ Movie Summary
Godzilla begins when seventeen vessels mysteriously blow-up and sink on the nearby Odo Island. Professor Kyohei Yamane, his daughter, Emiko Yamane, and Hideto Ogata head to the island to investigate. Soon they witness a giant monster the locals call Gojira destroy the area.
Meanwhile Emiko meets her boyfriend, a secluded scientist named Serizawa. He makes her promise to keep his secret about his research. When she agrees, he reveals a lethal weapon he developed called the Oxygen Destroyer. Soon, Gojira’s presence threatens Tokyo and other Japanese cities. The army and navy find they aren’t capable to stop it either. Emiko breaks her secret, and discloses Serizawa’s weapon to her lover, Ogata. Now, they try to convince Serizawa to use the weapon to stop Gojira.
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Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd. released Gojira / Godzilla to theaters on November 3, 1954. Ishirô Honda directed the film which starred Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, and Akira Takarada.
Nice podcast. Is double indemnity Jan 20 or 28? Got an email that said the 20th.
Yeah, Double Indemnity is now the 20th…unless I don’t get it edited in time! 😉