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

Koji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziExecutive Producer, Director, Story Editor, StoryMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, Director