Godzilla

1954 · directed by Ishirō Honda

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.

Godzilla (1954), directed by Ishirō Honda, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Akira Takarada
• Momoko Kôchi
• Akihiko Hirata
• Takashi Shimura
• Fuyuki Murakami
• Sachio Sakai
• Toranosuke Ogawa
• Ren Yamamoto
• Hiroshi Hayashi
• Seijirô Onda

Crew

• Masao Tamai — Director of Photography
• Kazuji Taira — Editor
• Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer
• Ishirō Honda — Screenplay
• Takeo Murata — Screenplay

More from Ishirō Honda

1. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) — 77/100
2. Destroy All Monsters (1968) — 73/100
3. Mothra (1961) — 73/100
4. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) — 71/100
5. Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) — 68/100
6. Rodan (1956) — 68/100

How these numbers work: Methodology