Godzilla
Godzilla
Release: 1977-01-01
·Runtime: 96m
·★ 6.8
Science Fiction
Horror
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
Italy
Japan
United 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
Cast
Raymond Burr
as Steve Martin
Akira Takarada
as Ogata
Akihiko Hirata
as Dr. Serizawa
Takashi Shimura
as Dr. Yamane
Momoko Kôchi
as Emiko Yamane
Emilio Cigoli
as Steve Martin (voice)
Rita Savagnone
as Emiko Yamane (voice)
Giuseppe Rinaldi
as Ogata (voice)
Pino Locchi
as Security Officer Tomo Iwanaga (voice)
Sachio Sakai
as Hagiwara (uncredited)
Fuyuki Murakami
as Dr. Tabata (uncredited)
Ren Yamamoto
as Seiji (uncredited)
Tadashi Okabe
as Dr. Tabata's Assistant (uncredited)
Toranosuke Ogawa
as President of Company (uncredited)
Frank Iwanaga
as Security Officer Tomo Iwanaga (uncredited)
Mikel Conrad
as George Lawrence (uncredited)
Kokuten Kōdō
as The Old Fisherman (uncredited)
Kenji Sahara
as Man on Boat (uncredited)
Haruo Nakajima
as Godzilla (uncredited)
Katsumi Tezuka
as Godzilla (uncredited)
Crew
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Fabio Frizzi
Original Music Composer
Luigi Cozzi
Executive Producer
Vince Tempera
Original Music Composer
Luigi Cozzi
Director
Renato Barbieri
Executive Producer
Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects
Kuichirô Kishida
Lighting Technician
Hajime Tsuburaya
Special Effects
Teizô Toshimitsu
Sculptor
Sei Ikeno
Additional Music
Iwao Mori
Executive Producer
Yôichi Manoda
Visual Effects Camera
Hajime Tsuburaya
Visual Effects Camera
Yôichi Manoda
Special Effects
Fuminori Ōhashi
Costume Designer
Motoyoshi Tomioka
Special Effects
Motoyoshi Tomioka
Visual Effects Camera
Masao Yagi
Assistant Costume Designer
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects Director
Yoshio Suzuki
Assistant Costume Designer
Shigeru Kayama
Novel
Armando Valcauda
Colorist
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects
Teizô Toshimitsu
Costume Designer
Shigeru Kayama
Lyricist
Shigeru Kayama
Original Story
Armando Valcauda
Visual Effects
Luigi Cozzi
Story Editor
Koji Kajita
First Assistant Director
Sadamasa Arikawa
VFX Director of Photography
Kuichirô Kishida
VFX Lighting Artist
Teizô Toshimitsu
Modeling
Masao Yagi
Costume Designer
Masao Yagi
Modeling
Yoshio Suzuki
Modeling
Yoshio Suzuki
Costume Designer
Eizo Kaimai
Costume Designer
Eizo Kaimai
Modeling
Fuminori Ōhashi
Costume Consultant
Joseph E. Levine
Executive Producer
Paul Schreibman
Producer
Terry O. Morse
Supervising Film Editor
Luigi Cozzi
Story
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Story
Eiji Tsuburaya
Story
Terry O. Morse
Story
Ishirō Honda
Screenplay
Ishirō Honda
Director
Terry O. Morse
Director
Akira Ifukube
Music
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects
Akira Watanabe
Visual Effects Art Director
Sadao Iizuka
Visual Effects
Yasuyuki Inoue
Visual Effects Art Director
Tohl Narita
Visual Effects Art Director
Masakatsu Asai
Special Effects
Masakatsu Asai
Special Effects Assistant
Masakatsu Asai
Visual Effects
Masakatsu Asai
Visual Effects Director