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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

1956 · 81 min

A somber, documentary-like monster movie that mixes city-stomping spectacle with a grim meditation on nuclear responsibility.

Tagline: Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror!
Overview: 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.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
technology
death
morality
war
Places: big city
sea
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	5
Horror	5
Humour	1
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: science fiction, horror
Directed by: Terry O. Morse, Ishirō Honda
Written by: Ishirō Honda, Takeo Murata, Al C. Ward
Starring: Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kôchi, Akira Takarada, Akihiko Hirata, Sachio Sakai, Fuyuki Murakami, Ren Yamamoto
Music: Akira Ifukube
Cinematography: Guy Roe, Masao Tamai
Runtime: 81 min
Country: Japan, United States of America
Languages: Japanese, English

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