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The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

The origins of Godzilla!

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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.

Directed by Jonathan Bellés

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The cast

Faces behind the story

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