May 7, 2004 · Godzilla: Directed by Ishirô Honda. With Akira Takarada, Momoko Kôchi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura. After a dinosaur-like beast - awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing - ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it.

When Godzilla threatens Tokyo and other Japanese cities and the army and the navy are incapable to stop the monster, Emiko discloses Serizawa's secret to her lover Ogata. Now they have to convince Serizawa to use the Oxygen Destroyer to kill Godzilla.

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Momoko Kouchi plays Yamane's daughter Emiko, who's in love with Ogata. But the best character by far (and my all-time favorite human character in a Godzilla film) is the tormented, eyepatch-clad scientist Dr. Daisuke Serizawa, played by Akihiko Hirata.

An independent group of researchers actively track Godzilla as a giant meteor is discovered. The mysterious rock begins to levitate as its true intentions for the world and Godzilla are revealed.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters!: Directed by Ishirô Honda, Terry O. Morse. With Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kôchi, Akira Takarada. An American reporter visiting Tokyo becomes a witness to the city's destruction by a dinosaur-like beast awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing.

Godzilla Raids Again: Directed by Motoyoshi Oda, Ishirô Honda. With Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura. Scout pilots for a fishing company are startled to discover a second Godzilla, whose battle with rival monster Anguirus threatens to destroy Osaka.

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The obscure 1957 French version of the film is a unique cut which combines elements and footage from the re-edited 1956 U.S. version "Godzilla, King of the Monsters!" and the uncut 1954 Japanese version "Godzilla", running approximately 92 minutes.

One of the most famous legends regarding the production of this film has director Ishirô Honda and special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya on the observation deck of one of Tokyo's buildings. They were planning Godzilla's path of destruction when visitors on the deck overheard their conversation and became concerned.