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Gigantis the Fire Monster
Credits
Title: Gigantis the Fire Monster
Genres: Sci-fi
Horror
Directed by: Motoyoshi Oda
Written by: Takeo Murata; Shigeaki Hidaka; Shigeru Kayama
Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Music by: Masaru Satô
Cinematography: Seiichi Endô
Edited by: Kazuji Taira
Production
Distributed by: Toho Company, Ltd.
Released: April 24th, 1955
Rating: Approved
Running time: 78 min.
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Budget: ¥1,000,000 [1]
Gross: ¥131,912,591 [2]
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Gigantis the Fire Monster, also known as Godzilla Raids Again, is a Japanese science fiction tokusatsu film of the daikaiju (giant monster) subgenre. It is the second film in the Godzilla film series and is part of the Shōwa period of Japanese filmmaking. The movie was directed by Motoyoshi Oda and written by Takeo Murata and Shigeaki Hidaka based on a story treatment by Shigeru Kayama. It was produced by Toho Company, Ltd., and premiered in Japan on April 24th, 1955.

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Actor Role
Hiroshi Koizumi Shoichi Tsukioka
Setsuko Wakayama Hidemi Yamaji, Koehi's daughter
Minoru Chiaki Kôji Kobayashi
Takashi Shimura Kyohei Yamane-hakase
Masao Shimizu Doctor Tadokoro, Zoologist
Seijirô Onda Captain Terasaw, Osaka Defense Corps.
Sônosuke Sawamura Shingo Shibeki, Hokkaido branch manager
Yoshio Tsuchiya Tajima, member of Osaka Defense Corps.
Mayuri Mokushô Radio operator Yasuko Inouye
Minosuke Yamada Chief of Civil Defense
Yukio Kasama Koehi Yamaji, President of the fishery

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  • This is the second film in the Godzilla film series. It is the second and final film in the series shot in black and white.
  • This is the third film work for director of photography Seiichi Endô. It is his first work in the daikaiju genre.

Fun Facts[]

  • Taglines for this film include, "Born in Hell!", and "Roasting anything in its path!".
  • First appearance of the second Godzilla, who bears a distinctively different appearance than how he will be portrayed in later films. This is the creature that will appear in the remainder of the Godzillaverse films throughout the Shōwa period.
  • First appearance of Anguirus, who will go on to become a fan favorite in later Godzilla films; often regarded as the beloved "red-headed stepchild" of the kaiju set.
  • Anguirus is the first kaiju to appear in the Godzilla film series other than Godzilla himself. He is also the only other kaiju from the series to appear in black and white.

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1950s Sci-Fi

Giant monster films

Godzilla films

Other Kaiju

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References[]

  1. Wikipedia (Japanese); Gojira no gyakushû
  2. IMDB; Gigantis the Fire Monster (1955); Box office & business.
  3. DVD Drive-in; Godzilla Raids Again

Keywords[]

Daikaiju; Shōwa period; Tokusatsu