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The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

2019 · 50 min · Documentary · History

The origins of Godzilla!

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.

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Jonathan Bellés — Director

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Akira Takarada portraitAkira TakaradaSelf - ActorHaruo Nakajima portraitHaruo NakajimaSelf - Suit ActorKenpachirō Satsuma portraitKenpachirō SatsumaSelf - Suit ActorShusuke Kaneko portraitShusuke KanekoSelf - FilmmakerAkira Kubo portraitAkira KuboSelf - ActorHiroshi Koizumi portraitHiroshi KoizumiSelf - ActorKazuki Ōmori portraitKazuki ŌmoriSelf - FilmmakerKoichi Kawakita portraitKoichi KawakitaSelf - FilmmakerMasaaki Tezuka portraitMasaaki TezukaSelf - FilmmakerYYoshikazu IshiiSelf - Filmmaker

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