Godzilla Raids Again
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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