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1954 · 96 min · NR

Godzilla

Directed by Ishirō Honda · Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction

Godzilla (1954) is a Thriller film, directed by Ishirō Honda set in Tokyo during the 1950s. It runs 96 minutes and is rated NR.

A creature feature and disaster, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of technology/ai anxiety run throughout.

Composer
Akira Ifukube
Cinematography
Masao Tamai
Cast
Akira TakaradaMomoko KôchiAkihiko HirataTakashi ShimuraFuyuki MurakamiSachio SakaiToranosuke OgawaRen Yamamoto

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Tokyo
Setting
UrbanIslandCoastal Sea
When
1950s

Premise & themes

Premise
Creature FeatureDisaster
Themes
technology/AI anxiety
Tone
BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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