Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! is a joint Japanese/American feature film of the science fiction and horror genres. It is a soft remake of the original 1954 film Gojira, which incorporates new U.S. footage edited into the original film, excising many scenes from the original in the process. Gojira director Ishirô Honda collaborated with Terry O. Morse in directing the new scenes which featured American actor Raymond Burr and several Japanese-American actors, some of whom served as stand-ins for original cast members in an effort to interweave new scenes with the original story. The movie was licensed from Toho Company, Ltd. and produced by Jewell Enterprises, Inc. and Embassy Pictures. It was released through TransWorld Releasing Corp. in the United States on April 27th, 1956.

Notes & Trivia

 * Godzilla, King of the Monsters! was eventually cycled back to Japan where it was released on May 29th, 1957 under the title, Kaiju Ō Gojira, which is translated as "Monster King Godzilla".


 * Godzilla, King of the Monsters! is included on disc two of the Gojira DVD set by Classic Media, which was released on September 5th, 2006.


 * Actress Momoko Kôchi is credited as Momoko Kochi in this film.


 * This is the final film work for actor Frank Iwanaga.

Differences from Gojira

 * The character of Steve Martin, played and narrated by Raymond Burr, is exclusive to the U.S. version and does not appear in the Japanese version.