The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

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Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs in 1945. The creature's name is Godzilla. The film that tells its story is the first of kaiju eiga, the giant monster movies.

Actors

Akira Takarada
Akira Takarada
Self - Actor
Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima
Self - Suit Actor
Kenpachirō Satsuma
Kenpachirō Satsuma
Self - Suit Actor
Shusuke Kaneko
Shusuke Kaneko
Self - Filmmaker
Akira Kubo
Akira Kubo
Self - Actor
Hiroshi Koizumi
Hiroshi Koizumi
Self - Actor
Kazuki Ōmori
Kazuki Ōmori
Self - Filmmaker
Koichi Kawakita
Koichi Kawakita
Self - Filmmaker

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