Next year will mark the 70th anniversary of the debut of Godzilla, the now legendary kaiju, who made its first appearance in the 1954 Japanese film that bears its name. I'm dating myself when I say ...

Fifty years ago, a Japanese monster movie introduced American audiences to Godzilla, a deadly, fire-breathing dinosaur that pulverized Tokyo. The Americanized Godzilla, however, was heavily edited and ...

Describe This Movie In One Jaws Quote: BRODY: You’re gonna need a bigger boat. Brief Plot Synopsis: Luminescent lizard levels luckless locales. Rating Using Random Objects Relevant To The Film: 4 ...

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A new restoration of GODZILLA: THE JAPANESE ORIGINAL, the monster classic that has spawned six decades of sequels, imitations, and remakes, will debut April 12 at the fifth TCM Classic Film Festival ...

Even in its own time, the 1956 U.S. version of "Godzilla," was considered a campy joke -- the ultimate cheesy, ludicrously acted, clumsily dubbed Japanese monster movie featuring an actor in a ...

Raymond Burr reprises his 1956 role in this update about the monster who mashes Tokyo. Keiju Kobayashi. Maki: Ken Tanaka. Naoko: Yasuko Sawaguchi. Hiroshi: Shin Takuma.

As reported by the New York Post, Akira Takarada, the Godzilla actor has died at 87. Akira Takarada was a Japanese actor and voiceover artist. He is best known for his role as Hideto Ogata in the 1954 ...

Japanese actor Akira Takarada, the star of the original 1954 Godzilla film, has died at the age of 87. No cause or date of death was given by Toho Studios, which produced that film and announced his ...