Godzilla
Dr. Kyohei Yamane races to halt a 50‑meter radioactive behemoth awakened by nuclear testing before its rampage destroys Japan and threatens the world.
“Godzilla, a weapon of science, a great battle of wonder and terror!”
Synopsis
After several ships are sunk near Odo Island, Japan is thrown into a state of panic. An expedition led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane is sent to the island and discovers a creature far more dangerous than anticipated: a 50-meter-tall monster known to the island's natives as Gojira. The creature soon begins a destructive rampage, posing a threat not only to Japan but to the rest of the world as well.
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How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 114+ credited
Why a floor?
This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.
Craft leads on file
Edited by Kazuji TairaShot by Masao TamaiScored by Akira IfukubeDesigned by Satoru Chuko
Box Office
1954 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 38× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$2.3M
Re-release box office
- 201418 theaters
- $233K($326K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Also known as
- Godzillade
- Godzillaen
- Gojiraja
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Cast & Crew
114 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Takashi Shimura
as Dr. Kyohei Yamane
Aaron Taylor Johnson
as Ford Brody
Akihiko Hirata
as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa
Elizabeth Olsen
as Elle Brody
Akira Takarada
as Hideto Ogata
Juliette Binoche
as Sandra Brody
Momoko Kochi
as Emiko Yamane
Bryan Cranston
as Joe Brody
Fuyuki Murakami
as Professor Tanabe
Ken Watanabe
as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa
Sachio Sakai
as Newspaper Reporter Hagiwara
Sally Hawkins
as Dr. Vivienne Graham
Supporting cast
93Toranosuke Ogawa
as Nankai Ferry President
Al Sapienza
as Huddleston
Ren Yamamoto
as Masaji Yamada
David Strathairn
as Admiral William Stenz
Hiroshi Hayashi
as Chairman of Diet Committee
James Pizzinato
as HALO Jumper
Seijiro Onda
as Parliamentarian Oyama
Cj Adams
as Young Ford
Richard T Jones
as Captain Russell Hampton
Victor Rasuk
as Tre Morales
Patrick Sabongui
as Master Sargeant Marcus Waltz
Carson Bolde
as Sam Brody
Jared Keeso
as Jump Master
Luc Roderique
as Bomb Tracker
Eric Keenleyside
as Boyd
Primo Allon
as Mine Team Member
George Allen Gumapac Jr
as Lead Guerrilla Fighter
Ken Yamamura
as Takashi
Garry Chalk
as Stan Walsh
Hiro Kanagawa
as Hayato
Kevan Ohtsji
as Nervous Engineer
Kasey Ryne Mazak
as Team Member #1
Terry Chen
as Team Member #2
Mas Morimoto
as Team Member #3
James D Dever
as Captain Freeman
Yuko Kiyama
as Mom in Japanese Jail Waiting Room
Takeshi Kurokawa
as Dad in Japanese Jail Waiting Room
James Yoshizawa
as Goth Dressed Boy
Jason Furukawa
as Gruff Smuggler
Brian Markinson
as Whelan
Ty Olsson
as Jainway
Gardiner Millar
as Fitzgerald
Kurt Max Runte
as Crow's Nest Tech
Peter Shinkoda
as Muto Crow's Nest Tech #1
Christian Tessier
as Muto Crow's Nest Tech #3
Bill Marchant
as Muto Crow's Nest Tech #2
Derrick Yamanaka
as Muto Base Camp Guard
Peter Kawasaki
as Muto Crane Operator
Jason Riki Kosuge
as Muto Base Camp Security #1
Hiroyoshi Kajiyama
as Muto Base Camp Security #2
Tetsuro Shigematsu
as Muto Base Camp Security #3
Dean Redman
as National Guard #1
Taylor Nichols
as Military Analyst
Anthony Konechny
as Thach
Jake Cunanan
as Akio
Yuki Morita
as Akio's Mother
Jill Teed
as Head Nurse
Eli Goree
as PO #3
Warren Takeuchi
as Akio's father
Chuck Church
as Survivor
Dalias Blake
as Missile Tech #1
Lane Edwards
as Missile Tech #2
Todd Scott
as Transport Vessel Soldier
Zoe Krivatsy
as Young Girl on Beach
Serge M Krivatsy
as Father on Beach
Lise Krivatsy
as Mother on Beach
Josh Cowdery
as Pilot
Steven M Murdzia
as Beret Leader
Keo Woolford
as Airport Worker
Lynne Halevi
as Older Woman at Beach Bar
Martin Kogan
as Older Man at Beach Bar
Sandy Ritz
as FEMA Worker
Kyle Riefsnyder
as SFPD Cop
Eric Breker
as Army Soldier
Jesse Reid
as Ordinance Tech
Melody B Choi
as SF School Bus Kid #1
Catherine Lough Haggquist
as PO Martinez
Amy Fox
as Evacuation Worker #2
Rich Paul
as Officer
Aaron Pearl
as Evacuation Worker #1
Dee Jay Jackson
as Bus Driver
Erika Forest
as SF School Bus Kid #3
Michael Denis
as Golden Gate Navy Man on Deck
Toby Levins
as Lead Fighting Pilot
Taya Clyne
as SF School Bus Kid #2
Grayson Maxwell Gurnsey
as SF School Bus Kid #5
Justin Blayne Lowery
as Praying Soldier
Marci T House
as Government Spokesperson
Chris Shields
as Dispatch Officer
Zach Martin
as Airman
Darren Dolynski
as Civilian Analyst #1
P Lynn Johnson
as Civilian Analyst #2
Antonio Anagaran
as Airforce Loadmaster
Kevin O Grady
as Bucket Brigadier
Leif Havdale
as SF Ground Troop #3
Zachary Choe
as Akio Photo Double
T J Storm
as Godzilla Performance Capture (uncredited)
Michael Rowe
as Air Force #1 (uncredited)
Michael Leone
as (additional voices)
Bill Blair
as Las Vegas Gambler (uncredited)
Michael Love Toliver
as Special Forces Soldier (uncredited)
Curtis Bush
as FEMA Agent
Tahkyah Brings Plenty
as Ground troop #9
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