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Godzilla Raids Again (1955) was a Action - Drama Film directed by Motoyoshi Oda and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka.

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Godzilla Raids Again (1955, Oda Motoyoshi)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Apr 10, 2016 From The Stop Button

Godzilla Raids Again has all the elements it needs to be a quirky success. It has a low budget and rushed schedule, resulting in a hodgepodge of awkwardly effective sequences amid otherwise inept ones. The script, from Murta Takeo and Hidaka Shigeaki, mixes inert melodrama with giant monsters. But t... Read full article


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The only Godzilla movie where Godzilla's spines do not glow before he releases his radioactive flame.
There have been two different stories as to why Godzilla's name was changed to "Gigantis" in the American version:
  • Warner Brothers could not get permission to use Godzilla from Joseph E. Levine and had to change the name to "Gigantis".
  • In an interview, Paul Schreibman, the producer of the American version, said that he changed Godzilla's name to "Gigantis" to give the audience the impression that they were seeing a new monster. He has since regretted that decision.

George Takei's first film project.
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