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The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga — PineHD — PineHD

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

2019•Released•Movie dossier

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

“The origins of Godzilla!”

★ 8.79 votes•0h 50m

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.

DocumentaryHistory

Director

Jonathan Bellés

Status

Released

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Visual archive

Screenshots

4 stills

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga screenshot 1

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga screenshot 2

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga screenshot 3

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga screenshot 4

The cast

People behind the story

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Self - Actor

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Self - Suit Actor

Kenpachirō Satsuma

Kenpachirō Satsuma

Self - Suit Actor

Shusuke Kaneko

Shusuke Kaneko

Self - Filmmaker

Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo

Self - Actor

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Self - Actor

Kazuki Ōmori

Kazuki Ōmori

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