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

Kuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerMasakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StorySadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual EffectsSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, Modeling