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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

Masakatsu Asai" />Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects DirectorHajime Tsuburaya" />Hajime TsuburayaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsFuminori Ōhashi" />Fuminori ŌhashiCostume Designer, Costume ConsultantYasuyuki Inoue" />Yasuyuki InoueVisual Effects Art DirectorSadamasa Arikawa" />Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of PhotographyFabio Frizzi" />Fabio FrizziOriginal Music ComposerJoseph E. Levine" />Joseph E. LevineExecutive ProducerLuigi Cozzi" />Luigi CozziDirector, Executive Producer, Story Editor, StoryIwao Mori" />Iwao MoriExecutive ProducerYôichi Manoda" />Yôichi ManodaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsShigeru Kayama" />Shigeru KayamaNovel, Lyricist, Original StoryEizo Kaimai" />Eizo KaimaiCostume Designer, ModelingPaul Schreibman" />Paul SchreibmanProducerSadao Iizuka" />Sadao IizukaVisual EffectsAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeMusicTomoyuki Tanaka" />Tomoyuki TanakaProducer, StoryKuichiro Kishida" />Kuichiro KishidaLighting Technician, VFX Lighting ArtistIshirō Honda" />Ishirō HondaScreenplay, DirectorAkira Watanabe" />Akira WatanabeVisual Effects Art DirectorSei Ikeno" />Sei IkenoAdditional MusicArmando Valcauda" />Armando ValcaudaColorist, Visual EffectsRenato Barbieri" />Renato BarbieriExecutive ProducerMasao Yagi" />Masao YagiAssistant Costume Designer, Costume Designer, ModelingYoshio Suzuki" />Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer, Modeling, Costume DesignerTohl Narita" />Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art DirectorMotoyoshi Tomioka" />Motoyoshi TomiokaVisual Effects Camera, Special EffectsKoji Kajita" />Koji KajitaFirst Assistant DirectorTerry O. Morse" />Terry O. MorseSupervising Film Editor, Story, DirectorTeizô Toshimitsu" />Teizô ToshimitsuSculptor, Costume Designer, ModelingVince Tempera" />Vince TemperaOriginal Music ComposerEiji Tsuburaya" />Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects Director, Special Effects, Story, Visual Effects