Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956 · 1h 21m · Horror, Science Fiction · Japan, United States of America · Rated PG (CA)
Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror!
During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.
Based on the novel by
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alternate versionanimal horrordinosauregotisticalgiant monstergodzillakaijureportertokusatsutokyo, japan
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