Gojira

Name: Gojira
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Released: 2004-05-07
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Akira Takarada, Momoko Kôchi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura, Fuyuki Murakami

IMDb ID: tt0047034 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 7.6 (44,655 votes)

Genres: Horror · Sci-Fi

After a dinosaur-like beast - awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing - ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAlbania: Godzilla (DVD box title)
Austria: Godzilla
Australia: Godzilla
Brazil: Godzilla
Canada: Godzilla (English)
Canada: Godzilla (French)
Switzerland: Godzilla (German)
Czech Republic: Godzilla
Germany: Godzilla
Estonia: Godzilla
France: Godzilla
United Kingdom: Godzilla
Croatia: Godzilla (DVD Title)
Hungary: Godzilla
Ireland: Godzilla (English)
India: Godzilla (English)
Iran: Godzilla (Persian)
Italy: Godzilla
Japan: Godzilla (English, promotional title)
Mexico: Godzilla
Malaysia: Godzilla (English)
Norway: Godzilla
New Zealand: Godzilla (English)
Poland: Godzilla
Romania: Godzilla
Sweden: Godzilla (Video Title)
Slovenia: Godzilla (DVD Title)
Slovakia: Godzilla
Thailand: Godzilla (English)
Turkey: Godzilla (Turkish)
United States: Godzilla
West Germany: Godzilla
World-wide: Godzilla (English)
South Africa: Godzilla (English)
India: Gāḍjillā (Kannada)
India: Gāḍjillā (Telugu)
East Germany: Godzilla - Das Original
Germany: Godzilla - Das Original (DVD Title)
North Korea: Gojilla
South Korea: Gojilla
Spain: Japón bajo el terror del monstruo
United States: Japón bajo el terror del monstruo (Spanish)
Czechoslovakia: Probuzená zkáza
Czechoslovakia: Probuzená zkáza (Czech)
Bulgaria: Годзила (Bulgarian)
Serbia: Годзила
Russia: Годзилла
Soviet Union: Годзилла (Russian)
Hong Kong: 哥吉拉的誕生 (Mandarin)
Taiwan: 哥吉拉的誕生 (Alternative Title)
Croatia: Buđenje čudovišta
Bangladesh: Gaḍajilā (Bengali)
India: godsilla (Malayalam)
Lithuania: Godzila
Yugoslavia: Godzila, morsko čudovište (Serbian)
West Germany: Godzilla - Der sensationellste Film der Gegenwart (Video Title)
Sweden: Godzilla - monstret från havet
United States: Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (Alternative Title)
Uruguay: Godzilla, rey de los monstruos
Greece: Godzilla, to teras tou aionos (transliterated title)
Denmark: Godzilla, uhyrernes konge
Albania: Godzilla: Mbreti i Përbindëshave
Brazil: Godzilla: O Monstro do Mar (DVD box title)
Azerbaijan: Godžira
United States: Gojira (DVD Title)
Egypt: Judazila (Arabic)
Japan: Kaihatsu keikaku G (Working Title)
Japan: Kaitei ni-man mairu kara kita daikaijû (Working Title)
India: Kāṭjillā (Tamil)
Portugal: O Monstro do Oceano Pacífico
Czechoslovakia: Prebudená skáza (Slovak)
Slovenia: Prebujanje pošasti
Greece: Γκοτζίλα: Το τέρας του αιώνος
Ukraine: Ґодзілла
North Macedonia: Пропаста се разбуди
India: गॉडज़िला (Hindi)
Japan: ゴジラ (Japanese)
Taiwan: 原子恐龍
Taiwan: 哥吉拉 (reissue title)
China: 哥斯拉 (Mandarin)
Hong Kong: 哥斯拉之誕生 (Cantonese)
Taiwan: 大恐龍 (DVD Title)
Japón bajo el terror del monstruoContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2004-05-07Runtime96 minutesMetascore79IMDb Popularity0User Reviews347Critic Reviews139Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapanese
Portuguese
GermanKeywordsjapan
kaiju
godzilla
allegory
monsterFilming LocationsToba, Mie, JapanProduction CompaniesToho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047034/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0047034.jpgUpdated At2026-08-31T07:14:36

Directors

Ishirô Honda

Writers

Shigeru Kayama
Takeo Murata
Ishirō Honda
Tomoyuki Tanaka

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Akira Takarada | Character: Hideto Ogata
Actor: Momoko Kôchi | Character: Emiko Yamane
Actor: Akihiko Hirata | Character: Dr. Daisuke Serizawa
Actor: Takashi Shimura | Character: Dr. Kyohei Yamane
Actor: Fuyuki Murakami | Character: Professor Tanabe
Actor: Sachio Sakai | Character: Newspaper Reporter Hagiwara
Actor: Toranosuke Ogawa | Character: Nankai Ferry President
Actor: Ren Yamamoto | Character: Masaji Yamada
Actor: Hiroshi Hayashi | Character: Chairman of Diet Committee
Actor: Seijirō Onda | Character: Parliamentarian Oyama
Actor: Tsuruko Mano | Character: Kuni Yamada
Actor: Takeo Oikawa | Character: Chief of Emergency Headquarters
Actor: Toyoaki Suzuki | Character: Shinkichi Yamada
Actor: Kokuten Kōdō | Character: The Old Fisherman
Actor: Tadashi Okabe | Character: Prof. Tanabe's Assistant
Actor: Kin Sugai | Character: Parliamentarian Ozawa
Actor: Ren Imaizumi | Character: Radio Operator
Actor: Junpei Natsuki | Character: Power Substation Engineer
Actor: Katsumi Tezuka | Character: Gojira, Hagiwara's Editor
Actor: Haruo Nakajima | Character: Gojira, Power Station Worker
Actor: Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | Character: Soldier
Actor: Jiro Suzuki | Character: Gojira
Actor: Saburô Iketani | Character: News Reporter
Actor: Hiroshi Akitsu | Character: Oto Islander
Actor: Shizuko Azuma | Character: Partygoer
Actor: Yū Fujiki | Character: Eiko-Maru sailing vessel wireless communications officer
Actor: Shizuko Higashi | Character: Angry Woman at Diet
Actor: Kazuo Hinata | Character: Countermeasures Headquarters Member
Actor: Ishirō Honda | Character: Power Station Worker (The Hand that Throws the Switch)
Actor: Kiyoshi Kamata | Character: Partygoer's Escort
Actor: Keiichirô Katsumoto | Character: Member of Parliament
Actor: Shigeo Katô | Character: JSDF with spotlight , leader of crowd escaping
Actor: Akio Kusama | Character: Otoshima Islander
Actor: Teruko Mita | Character: Activist
Actor: Kenji Sahara | Character: Young Lover on the sound
Actor: Keiji Sakakida | Character: Otoshima Village Mayor Inada
Actor: Tamae Sengo | Character: Mother
Actor: Junnosuke Suda | Character: Tokaido Line Driver
Actor: Masaaki Tachibana | Character: Tokyo TV Tower News Reporter
Actor: Ryosaku Takasugi | Character: Gojira
Actor: Kamayuki Tsubono | Character: Japan Coast Guard Officer, Shikine Newspaper Reporter
Actor: Mitsuo Tsuda | Character: Police Captain, Coast Guard Officer

[Directors Group]
Name: Ishirō Honda | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Shigeru Kayama | Role: Writer
Name: Takeo Murata | Role: Writer
Name: Ishirō Honda | Role: Writer
Name: Tomoyuki Tanaka | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Iwao Mori | Role: Producer
Name: Tomoyuki Tanaka | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Akira Ifukube | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Masao Tamai | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Kazuji Taira | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Satoru Chûko | Role: Production Designer
Name: Takeo Kita | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Satoru Chûko | Role: Art Director
Name: Takeo Kita | Role: Art Director

[Production Management]
Name: Teruo Maki | Role: Production Manager
Name: Yasuaki Sakamoto | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Kôji Kajita | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Susumu Takebayashi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Ichirô Minawa | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hisashi Shimonaga | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nobuyuki Tanaka | Role: Sound Department
Name: Norio Tone | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Sadamasa Arikawa | Role: Special Effects
Name: Kaimai Eizo | Role: Special Effects
Name: Kuichirō Kishida | Role: Special Effects
Name: Yôichi Manoda | Role: Special Effects
Name: Hiroshi Mukoyama | Role: Special Effects
Name: Fumio Nakadai | Role: Special Effects
Name: Tôru Narita | Role: Special Effects
Name: Sokei Tomioka | Role: Special Effects
Name: Teizô Toshimitsu | Role: Special Effects
Name: Eiji Tsuburaya | Role: Special Effects
Name: Hajime Tsuburaya | Role: Special Effects
Name: Akira Watanabe | Role: Special Effects
Name: Taka Yuki | Role: Special Effects
Name: Fuminori Ôhashi | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Sadao Iizuka | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Haruo Nakajima | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Yuzuru Aizawa | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chôshirô Ishii | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shinji Kojima | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shoshichi Kojima | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: James Hong | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sei Ikeno | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Amy Iwanabe | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fumio Nakadai | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shôji Okawa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sammee Tong | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Godzilla: The Criterion Collection [Blu-Ray] | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi656259097/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi656259097/1434659529640-260ouz-1563421641355.mp4?Expires=1787805248&Signature=cRCVnMT3KYKUE9dYrycS1LVsI7gi2J02MvowJivckxltkGq-UiHH44bGpGQB3lEDLUn~22d781MZFOEGm4kxwvNmhNWy~~gbNeBhgvyabp0xX1BIBibcETXLvPkUBXj-3G5JGXRuO2HS4ERq~Tf1vcbi2bF8-SFIGpr9uD5SClJCRxOEOddfIsQKAeU722uXzbDoFfCCTU1zDb~sho0abZbdMqLfOBsZX~r-hi4Pr8r-~h-C-vQWVt9OjCWfIgPLKWE~qDInuF5JPQVsaJXD5RdQhold41nx2FT4ZlFBV~mlxeyrqhM0~oKKAwkaOpziBnclKk4iiVS8M4xLBc04GQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Godzilla: Deluxe Collectors Edition | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2930376985/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2930376985/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564140651688.mp4?Expires=1787805248&Signature=bt-La6uLGXUEC6RJ-c8kGlk-2x1peymutOqH-KzRnnftTPrQrs0k2eAVjYRHwVWqitn-RT71Ff9gpyKCZcRHL5~OHYNf7G4hB0wGhKuLoraRCuS6E2lCHrFiSz2HyuXcdlKwOuxN8gZ6Ll-Hyvx~QvEjUEZ-p-SVBIF88DsRLDUWbm6~tM6bfbVe-RdiV~CPTT2HBAY4Cs3Cd36OxTACAtmum6Fa88vE2a4lOBuIy5uW3aPoXRCw0LB7gyQnp3UB4vQ4QLrJmChPcnVVmE2IUYUupiDGN6l2I9IeJLH2I4DGeD7yMYurYQZO59tLaL2TN26qbeJCvSHF56cB0b~gOQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
After Devastation of "Chernobyl," What to Watch Next | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1070185497/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1070185497/1434659529640-260ouz-1559605970505.mp4?Expires=1787805248&Signature=pEHnLr9M2JzBUztlzwaDXZ~u55BVV5Dr0SWX5alLLVpforgnKVy-LJoGjivzUiylWduLT77fF~qcEESD00q40rzlnNu9RxbRtgEnNcFRJb4Z6zt6gn3n485E86g7ZKfNdQbKnXJgBOBEjM2C8DkFENmTfr253Wscf9MCrXg6xcuvAIt7HwXlXXALX9eDJT3TSCuwuGn06~yyGqsK3Jpj2obwdfamDy1g13IZPZM4WwwLuqpqjxn6LVC1Rj~4UGjUBVzm1nYxALXOT3GrkVIi4xOyjYqJh0C5LDdbHfHE1-WBTKFZbpIcE7aJS9P0KD7cRzj6QZy~2loPd6uGE4c75w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Godzilla Vs. the MonsterVerse | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi14335001/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi14335001/1434659529640-260ouz-1558652377604.mp4?Expires=1787805248&Signature=aEtVJO0UZEPcswZcxDXQNfveU6c0QyHFUtCr~u4yvH2yxzPQx9jwuLZcUgLuNedngy82xCZAATdJQiR27bznrmA9V0Ddq5k5piFdRGry81ih64FCEAbbXO6ABvV2CWHcK1Yq3vSNWhh6SUH2m3MeQimYGBhc7AWimh-24rWP8MxK-wlIk0EWF5gHr2Ox6EKz2LU2rJaLkqcq3sKQBQ1oDsYyZZ8uxYWElCIi0yZDtXwN1o4Tv9BJhZZgMBjJt5IOU4EGCTgcDIAp9hOZ~M8-q8MAFCSN38RiScrFXaJgpJvk14mjIAjlxZX074KzP3kURPyS70E2zHktRPrKPaY1Dw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Japan: October 27, 1954 (Nagoya, premiere)
Japan: November 3, 1954
Taiwan: December 7, 1955
Argentina: 1956
Belgium: 1956
Czechoslovakia: 1956
United Kingdom: 1956
Indonesia: 1956
Mexico: 1956
Soviet Union: 1956
Yugoslavia: February 10, 1956 (Belgrade, premiere)
Philippines: March 1, 1956
Dominican Republic: July 12, 1956 (limited)
Bulgaria: August 10, 1956
West Germany: August 10, 1956
Brazil: October 24, 1956
Spain: November 5, 1956 (Madrid)
Denmark: November 26, 1956
India: December 7, 1956
Sweden: January 28, 1957
France: March 15, 1957
Italy: April 5, 1957
Portugal: July 24, 1957
Poland: October 1957
Iran: October 18, 1957
South Africa: November 4, 1957 (Durban)
South Africa: December 30, 1957 (Johannesburg)
Uruguay: February 17, 1958
Turkey: March 5, 1958
South Africa: May 7, 1958 (Cape Town)
South Korea: May 17, 1960
Albania: July 12, 1960
Japan: November 1997 (Tokyo International Film Festival)
Portugal: September 7, 1998 (TV premiere)
United States: May 7, 2004
Australia: October 20, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Albania: July 12, 2005 (DVD premiere)
United Kingdom: October 14, 2005 (re-release)
Czech Republic: March 1, 2007 (internet, DVD premiere)
Germany: January 22, 2009 (Japanische Filmwoche Düsseldorf)
Canada: January 4, 2010 (DVD premiere)
Greece: July 11, 2013 (DVD premiere)
United States: April 18, 2014 (New York City, New York, re-release)
Japan: June 7, 2014 (re-release)
United States: September 13, 2014 (LA EigaFest)
Japan: September 20, 2015 (Miyazaki Film Festival)
Thailand: September 23, 2016 (limited, Bangkok Screening Room)
Taiwan: November 3, 2016 (Kaohsiung Film Festival)
Australia: November 22, 2016 (Sydney, Japanese Film Festival)
Australia: November 29, 2016 (Melbourne, Japanese Film Festival)
Hong Kong: August 24, 2017 (TV premiere)
Spain: October 26, 2020 (Madrid - Artistic Metropol, subtitled version, event re-release)
Taiwan: December 19, 2020 (SPOT Cinema)
Ecuador: July 31, 2021 (DVD premiere)
Taiwan: November 11, 2023 (Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute)
Germany: February 16, 2024 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Hong Kong: August 18, 2024 (restored version, Summer International Film Festival)
Malaysia: September 12, 2024 (Japanese Film Festival)
Singapore: September 28, 2024 (Japanese Film Festival)
Bulgaria: September 30, 2024 (TV premiere)
Portugal: October 27, 2024 (Porto, Batalha Centro de Cinema, restored version)

Awards

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