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The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

# The origins of Godzilla!
Documentary   History
📜 Overview: Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs in 1945. The creature's name is Godzilla. The film that tells its story is the first of kaiju eiga, the giant monster movies.
🌏 Languages Available: English , French , Japanese , Spanish
📆 Date Released: 2019-04-02
⌚ Running Time: 50 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.444

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Akira Takarada original image
Self - Actor
Akira Takarada
Haruo Nakajima original image
Self - Suit Actor
Haruo Nakajima
Kenpachirō Satsuma original image
Self - Suit Actor
Kenpachirō Satsuma
Shusuke Kaneko original image
Self - Filmmaker
Shusuke Kaneko
Akira Kubo original image
Self - Actor
Akira Kubo
Hiroshi Koizumi original image
Self - Actor
Hiroshi Koizumi
Kazuki Ōmori original image
Self - Filmmaker
Kazuki Ōmori
Koichi Kawakita original image
Self - Filmmaker
Koichi Kawakita
Masaaki Tezuka original image
Self - Filmmaker
Masaaki Tezuka
Yoshikazu Ishii original image
Self - Filmmaker
Yoshikazu Ishii
Alain Vézina original image
Self - Filmmaker
Alain Vézina
Daniel Aguilar original image
Self - Filmmaker
Daniel Aguilar
Eiichi Asada original image
Self - SFX Director
Eiichi Asada
Teruyoshi Nakano original image
Self - SFX Director
Teruyoshi Nakano
Makoto Inoue original image
Self - Musician
Makoto Inoue
Norihiro Katō original image
Self - Book Critic
Norihiro Katō
Toshio Takahashi original image
Self - Set Designer
Toshio Takahashi
Tomoo Haraguchi original image
Self - Filmmaker
Tomoo Haraguchi
Shinji Higuchi original image
Self - SFX Director
Shinji Higuchi
José Luis Sanz original image
Self - Paleontologist
José Luis Sanz
Carlos Aguilar original image
Self - Film Critic
Carlos Aguilar
Ángel Sala original image
Self - SIFF Director
Ángel Sala

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