poster

Godzilla

Godzilla

Release: 1977-01-01·Runtime: 96m·★ 6.8
Science FictionHorror

A re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of the original Godzilla, using as a basis the U.S. version, "Godzilla, King of the Monsters!" (1956), plus WWII newsreel footage and clips from other science fiction films. The re-edited film was then colorized via a process called "Spectrorama 70" consisting of applying various colored gels to the black and white footage. The film's opening and ending also features new music composed by musicians Fabio Frizzi, Franco Bixio, and Vince Tempera (under the pseudonym Magnetic System).

Production Countries

ItalyJapanUnited States of America

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures International
Documento Film
BBC di Renato Barbieri
COZZILLA s.r.l.
Fonolux
TOHO
Toho Laboratory
Jewell Enterprises
Embassy Pictures

Crew

Yasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StorySei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume Designer