Godzilla Raids Again

Godzilla Raids Again (1955, USA/Japan) is a Kaiju film directed by Motoyoshi Oda. Followed by King Kong Vs. Godzilla

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• Featured in: 42nd Street Forever: Volume 2 - The Deuce | The Godzilla Collection | Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films (1954-75)
• Included in: Colossal Creatures from Japan: Kaiju Cinema Classics

Main Details

• Released in 1955 (Japan)/ 1959 (USA)
• B&W
• Running Time: 81:34 Min (Japan)/79:00 Min (USA)
• Production Co: Toho
• Distribution Co: Toho Company (1955) (worldwide) (all media) | Les Films du Verseau (1957) (France) (theatrical) | Warner Bros. Pictures (1959) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed) | Eros Films Ltd. (1960) (UK) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Directed by Motoyoshi Oda
• Written by Shigeaki Hidaka, Shigeru Kayama, Takeo Murata
• Starring Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama, Minoru Chiaki
• Produced by Edmund Goldman, Paul Schreibman (US "Gigantis" version), Tomoyuki Tanaka
• Original Music by Masaru Satô
• Cinematography by Seiichi Endo
• Film Editing by Hugo Grimaldi & Kazuji Taira

Plot Summary

• Fishing scout-pilots are startled to discover a new monster named Anguirus alongside a second Godzilla. The monsters make their way towards Osaka as Japan can only brace for tragedy and relive the horror of Godzilla once more.

Also Known As

• Counterattack of the Monsters (USA - promotional title)
• Fire Monster
• Gigantis
• Gigantis: the Fire Monster (USA)
• Godzilla contraataca (Spain- reissue title)
• Godzilla kehrt zurück (Germany)
• O Godzilla xanahtypa (Greece)
• Godzilla's Counter Attack (International - English title)
• Gojira Strikes Again
• Gojira's Counterattack
• Il Re dei mostri (Italy)
• Retour de Godzilla (France)
• El Rey de los monstruos (Spain)
• The Return of Godzilla
• The Volcano Monster