Golden Age movies are B&W and early color movies, up to about the time 2001
was released (1968).
THE GODZILLA MOVIES
Every classic SF film buff knows there really is only one King of the Monsters. That
lovable, fire-breathing, Tokyo-stomping, rubber-suited monster straight from the depths of atomic mutation
paranoia. These are just the first of the movies, as they are the classics. The were more movies made in
the 80s and 90s (along with cartoon shows), but purists will agree; these are THE Godzilla movies.
Godzilla (Gojira) (1954)
Directed by:
Ishir� Honda
Terry O. Morse
Writing credits:
Ishir� Honda
Takeo Murata
CAST
Raymond Burr .... Steve Martin
Akira Takarada .... Naval Salvage Officer Hideto Ogata
Momoko Kochi .... Emiko Yamane
Akihiko Hirata .... Dr. Daisuke Serizawa
Takashi Shimura .... Dr. Kyohei Yamane
Fuyuki Murakami .... Dr. Tabata
Sachio Sakai .... Reporter Hagiwara
Toranosuke Ogawa .... President of Nankai Shipping Company
Ren Yamamoto .... Masaji
Miki Hayashi .... Chairman of Diet Committee
Takeo Oikawa .... Chief of Emergency Headquarters
Seijiro Onda .... Mr. Oyama, member of Parliament
Toyoaki Suzuki .... Shinkichi
Frank Iwanaga .... Security Officer Tomo Iwanaga (U.S. version only)
Kokuten Kodo .... Gisaku, Oto Island Patriarch
SYNOPSIS
A 400-foot monster reptile with radioactive breath is revived, thanks
to nuclear testing. It goes on a mad rampage, destroying Tokyo - how
will they kill it?
Return of Godzilla, The (Gojira no gyakushu) (1955)
AKA:
Counterattack of the Monsters (1955)
Fire Monster (1955)
Gigantis (1955)
Gigantis the Fire Monster (1955)
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
Godzilla's Counter Attack (1955)
Gojira Strikes Again (1955) (literal English title)
Gojira's Counterattack (1955) (literal English title)
Return of Godzilla, The (1955)
Volcano Monster, The (1955)
Directed by:
Motoyoshi Oda
Writing credits:
Shigeaki Hidaka
Takeo Murata
CAST
Hiroshi Koizumi .... Shoichi Tsukioka
Setsuko Wakayama .... Hidemi Yamaji
Minoru Chiaki .... Koji Kobayashi
Takashi Shimura .... Dr. Kyohei Yamane
Masao Shimizu .... Zoologist Dr. Tadokoro
Seijiro Onda .... Captain Terasawa of Osaka Defense Corps
Sonosuke Sawamura .... Hokkaido Branch Manager Shingo Shibeki
Yoshio Tsuchiya .... Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps
Mayuri Mokusho .... Radio Operator Yasuko Inouye
Minosuke Yamada .... Chief of Civil Defense
Yukio Kasama .... Koehi Wamaji, President of the Fishery
Senkichi Omura .... Small Escaped Convict
Ren Yamamoto .... Commander of Landing Craft
Shin Otomo .... Convict Leader
Takeo Oikawa .... Osaka Municipal Police Commissioner
SYNOPSIS
In this second entry of the Godzilla series, another monster is
introduced to fight Godzilla. The new creature is called Anguirus and
looks like a big spiked turtle. The two creatures wage their war in
Japan and level cities along the way.
Godzilla vs. Mothra (Mosura tai Gojira) (1964)
AKA:
Godzilla Fights the Giant Moth (1964)
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1964)
Godzilla vs. the Giant Moth (1964)
Godzilla vs. the Thing (1964)
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Mothra vs. Gojira (1964) (literal English title)
Directed by:
Ishir� Honda
Writing credits:
Peter Fernandez (English ...)
Shinichi Sekizawa
CAST
Akira Takarada .... News Reporter Ichiro Sakai
Yuriko Hoshi .... News Photographer (Yoka) Junko Nakanishi
Hiroshi Koizumi .... Professor Miura
Yu Fujiki .... Reporter Jiro Nakamura (with egg and frying pan)
Kenji Sahara .... Banzo Torahata
Emi Ito .... Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
Yumi Ito .... Shobijin (Twin Fairy)
Urushi Tazakai .... Newspaper Editor
Yoshifumi Tajima .... Kumayama
Kenzo Tabu .... Mayor
Yutaka Sada .... Old Man
Akira Tani .... Village Headman
Susumu Fujita .... Public Relations Officer
Ikio Sawamura .... Priest
Ren Yamamoto .... Sailor
SYNOPSIS
A greedy developer has placed huge machines to suck dry a part of the
ocean near Tokyo so he can put luxury condos there. After a storm, a
giant egg washes up on the beach nearby and is immediately put on
public display. The developer's plans go awry when he disrupts
Godzilla's rest and the monster goes stomping through Tokyo again.
It's up to the elderly Mothra, and then to its two offspring, to save
Tokyo from destruction.
Godzilla Versus Monster Zero (Kaij� daisenso) (1965)
AKA:
Battle of the Astros (1965)
Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1970) (USA: video title)
Great Monster War, The (1965)
Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
Invasion of Planet X (1965)
Invasion of the Astro-Monsters (1965)
Invasion of the Astros (1970) (USA: armed forces circuit title)
Monster Zero (1970) (USA)
War of the Monsters (1965) (literal English title)
Directed by:
Ishir� Honda
Writing credits:
Shinichi Sekizawa
CAST
Nick Adams .... Astronaut Glenn
Akira Takarada .... Astronaut K. Fuji
Kumi Mizuno .... Miss Namikawa
Keiko Sawai .... Hiromi Fuji
Jun Tazaki .... Dr. Sakurai
Yoshio Tsuchiya .... Controller of Planet X
Akira Kubo .... Tetsuo Teri
Takamaru Sasaki .... Chairman of Earth Committee
Yoshizo Tatake
Noriko Sengoku .... Female Delegate
Yoshifumi Tajima .... General
Toru Ibuki .... Spy from Planet X
Gen Shimizu
Kazuo Suzuki .... Spy from Planet X
Mitzuo Tsuda
SYNOPSIS
Aliens from the mysterious Planet X, which resides on the dark side of
of Jupiter, come to Earth asking its people to help them save their
world from the dreaded King Ghidrah by letting them "borrow" Godzilla
and Rodan. The aliens are actually planning to use the three monsters
to take over our planet.
Godzilla Versus the Sea Monster (Gojira-Ebira-Mosura: Nankai no daiketto) (1966)
AKA:
Big Duel in the North (1966)
Big Duel in the North Sea (1966)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
Ebirah, Terror of the Deep (1966)
Godzilla Versus the Sea Monster (1966)
Great South Seas Duel, The (1966)
Directed by:
Jun Fukuda
Writing credits:
Peter Fernandez (English)
Shinichi Sekizawa
CAST
Akira Takarada .... Yashi (Bank Robber)
Kumi Mizuno .... Dayu
Akihiko Hirata .... Red Bamboo Captain Eyepatch
Jun Tazaki .... Base Commander
Hideo Sunazuka .... Mita
Chotaro Togin .... Ichiro
Toru Ibuki .... Yata
Toru Watanabe .... Rota
Eisei Amamoto .... Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Ikio Sawamura .... Elderly Slave
Hisaya Ito .... Red Bamboo Scientist #1
Shigeki Ishida .... Newspaper Editor
Shoichi Hirose .... Red Bamboo Thug
Kazuo Suzuki .... Red Bamboo Scientist #2
Yutaka Sada .... Farmer
SYNOPSIS
Some teenagers want to obtain a boat to find a brother. When they look
around a boat without permission, they find a thief who takes them on
his escape. They are caught in a storm and arrive at Letchi Island
where natives of Infant Island have been enslaved by the terrorist
organisation Red Bamboo. Red Bamboo runs a heavy water factory to
process a juice which holds off the monster, Ebirah, which otherwise
traps them on the island. The young men meet beautiful but tough
Daiyo and wake up Godzilla to put an end to the Red Bamboo.
Monster Island's Decisive Battle: Godzilla's Son (Kaij� shima no kessen: Gojira no musuko) (1967)
AKA:
Monster Island's Decisive Battle: Godzilla's Son (1967)
Son of Godzilla (1967)
Directed by:
Jun Fukuda
Writing credits
Shinichi Sekizawa
Kazue Shiba
CAST
Tadao Takashima .... Dr. Kusumi
Akira Kubo .... Goro Maki
Bibari 'Beverly' Maeda .... Riko (Saeko) Matsumiya
Akihiko Hirata .... Fujisaki
Yoshio Tsuchiya .... Furukawa
Kenji Sahara .... Morio
Kenichiro Maruyama .... Ozawa
Seishiro Kuno .... Tashiro
Yasuhiko Saijo .... Suzuki
Susumu Kurobe .... Navigator
Kazuo Suzuki .... Pilot
Wataru Omae .... Radio Operator
Chotaro Togin .... Surveyor
Seiji Onaka .... Gojira
Haruo Nakajima .... Gojira
SYNOPSIS
On a tropical island, scientists are conducting weather experiments and
encounter gigantic mantises and a giant spider that are attacking the
son of Godzilla, who arrives to defend his offspring.
Godzilla's Revenge (Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaij� daishingeki) (1969)
AKA:
All Monsters Attack (1969)
All Monsters On Parade (1969) (literal English title)
All kaij� daishingeki (1969)
Attack All Monsters (1969)
Godzilla's Leverage (1969)
Godzilla's Revenge (1969)
Great Charge of All Monsters (1969)
Minya, Son of Godzilla (1969)
Directed by:
Ishir� Honda
Writing credits:
Shinichi Sekizawa
CAST
Kenji Sahara .... Kenkichi Miki (Ken's father)
Machiko Naka .... Ichiro's Mother
Tomonori Yazaki .... Ichiro Miki
Eisei Amamoto .... Toy Consultant Shinpei Minami
Sachio Sakai .... Bank Robber Senbayashi
Kazuo Suzuki .... Bank Robber Okuda
Ikio Sawamura .... Bartender
Shigeki Ishida .... The Landlord
Yutaka Sada .... Trainman
Chotaro Togin .... Assistant Detective
Yutaka Nakayama
Yoshifumi Tajima .... Detective
'Little Man' Machan .... Minira
Haruo Nakajima .... Gojira
Hiroshi Sekita .... Gabara (Monster)
Midori Uchiyama .... Ken's Friend
SYNOPSIS
Using footage from previous films, the story revolves around a boy who
uses his imagination to take him to Monster Island so he can escape
the pains of real life.
Godzilla vs. Hedora (Gojira tai Hedora) (1971)
AKA:
Godzilla vs. Hedora (1971)
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1971)
Directed by:
Yoshimitsu Banno
Writing credits:
Yoshimitsu Banno
Takeshi Kimura
CAST
Akira Yamauchi .... Dr. Yano
Toshie Kimura .... Toshie Yano
Hiroyuki Kawase .... Ken Yano
Keiko Mari .... Miki Fujiyama
Toshio Shibaki .... Yukio Keuchi
Yukihiko Gondo
Eisaburo Komatsu
Haruo Nakajima .... Gojira
Susumu Okabe
Tadashi Okabe
Wataru Omae
Kenpachiro Satsuma .... Hedora
SYNOPSIS
From Earth's pollution a new monster is spawned. Hedrah, the smog
monster, destroys Japan and fights Godzilla while spewing his
poisonous gas to further the damage.
Earth Assault Order: Godzilla vs. Gigan (Chikyu kogeki meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan) (1972)
AKA:
Earth Assault Order: Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Earth Destruction Directive: Godzilla vs. Gigan, The (1972)
Godzilla on Monster Island (1972)
Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
War of the Monsters (1972)
Directed by:
Jun Fukuda
Writing credits:
Takeshi Kimura (story)
Shinichi Sekizawa
CAST
Hiroshi Ishikawa .... Gengo Kotaka
Tomoko Umeda .... Machiko Shima
Yuriko Hishimi .... Tomoko Tomoe
Minoru Takashima .... Shosaku Takasugi
Zan Fujita
Kanta Ina .... Kingugidora
Kunio Murai .... Takashi Shima
Haruo Nakajima .... Gojira
Toshiaki Nishzawa
Koetsu Omiya .... Angirasu
Kenpachiro Satsuma .... Gaigan
SYNOPSIS
Aliens from space plan to conquer the world using space monsters Gigan
and King Ghidrah, which they control from their secret headquarters
inside the head of the Godzilla-replica building at a theme park. The
only thing that can stop them is the combined efforts of Godzilla and
Anguirus.
Godzilla vs. Megalon (Gojira tai Megaro) (1973)
Directed by:
Jun Fukuda
Writing credits:
Jun Fukuda
CAST
Katsuhiko Sasaki .... Professor Goro Ibuki
Hiroyuki Kawase .... Rokkuchan Ibuki
Yutaka Hayashi .... Hiroshi Jinkawa
Kotaro Tomita
Robert Dunham .... Emperor Antonio of Seatopia
Tsugutoshi Komada .... Jet Jaguar
Mori Mikita
Hideto Odachi .... Megaro
Wolf Otsuki .... Seatopian Agent
Kenpachiro Satsuma .... Gaigan
Shinji Takagi .... Gojira
SYNOPSIS
The underground kingdom of Seatopia sends out Megalon, a giant beetle,
and Gigan to destroy the above ground dwellers. In an attempt to stop
them, an independently thinking robot brings Godzilla into the fight.
Godzilla vs. Bionic Monster (Gojira tai Mekagojira) (1974)
AKA:
Godzilla vs. Bionic Monster (1974) (USA)
Godzilla vs. Cosmic Monster (1978) (USA: reissue title)
Godzilla vs. Mecha-Godzilla (1974)
Directed by:
Jun Fukuda
Writing credits:
Jun Fukuda
Shinichi Sekizawa
CAST
Masaaki Daimon .... Gosuke Shimizu
Kazuya Aoyama .... Masahiko Shimizu
Akihiko Hirata .... Professor Hideto Miyajima
Hiroshi Koizumi .... Professor Wagura
Reiko Tajima .... Saeko Kaneshiro
Hiromi Matsushita .... Eiko Miyajima
Masao Imafuku .... High Priest of the Azumi
Beru-Bera Lin .... Azumi Princess Nami
Shin Kishida .... Interpol Agent Namara
Takayasu Torii .... Interpol Agent Tamura
Daigo Kusano .... Spaceman
Kenji Sahara .... Ship's Captain
Yasuzo Ogawa .... Construction Foreman
Isao Zushi .... Gojira
Ise Mori .... Mekagojira
SYNOPSIS
Aliens intend to take over the planet and, just in case Godzilla tries
to interfere, have built a mechanical version of him to put an end to
his interference. The Earth humans summon the legendary King Seesar to
assist Godzilla in the battle.
Escape of Mechagodzilla, The (Mekagojira no gyakushu) (1975)
AKA:
Escape of Mechagodzilla, The (1975)
Escape of Megagodzilla, The (1975)
Mechagodzilla vs. Godzilla (1975)
Monsters from an Unknown Planet (1975)
Monsters from the Unknown Planet (1975)
Revenge of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1977) (USA: US version)
Directed by:
Ishir� Honda
Writing credits:
Yukiko Takayama
CAST
Katsuhiko Sasaki .... Interpol Agent Akira Ichinose
Tomoko Ai .... Katsura Mafune
Akihiko Hirata .... Dr. Shinji Mafune
Katsumasa Uchida .... Interpol Agent Murakoshi
Goro Mutsumi .... Alien Leader Mugaru
Kenji Sahara .... Army Commander Segawa
Tomoe Mari .... Yuri Yamamoto
Shin Roppongi .... Alien
Tadao Nakamaru .... Interpol Chief Tagawa
Kotaro Tomita .... Tada
Ikio Sawamura .... Mafune's Silent Butler
Kazuo Suzuki .... Trenchcoat Alien with Gun
Yoshio Kirishina
Toru Kawai .... Gojira
Ise Mori .... Mekagojira 2
SYNOPSIS
Aliens rebuild Mechagodzilla with the help of a demented scientist who
has discovered a creature called Titanosaurus, which they intend to
team up to defeat Godzilla. This was the last Godzilla movie made
until 1985.
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