The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

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2019
0h 50m
8.6(10 votes)
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Overview

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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22 members
Acting

宝田明

Self - Actor

宝田明
Acting

中島春雄

Self - Suit Actor

中島春雄
Acting

薩摩剣八郎

Self - Suit Actor

薩摩剣八郎
Directing

金子修介

Self - Filmmaker

金子修介
Acting

久保明

Self - Actor

久保明
Acting

小泉博

Self - Actor

小泉博
Directing

大森一樹

Self - Filmmaker

大森一樹
Visual Effects

川北紘一

Self - Filmmaker

川北紘一
Directing

手塚昌明

Self - Filmmaker

手塚昌明
Directing

石井良和

Self - Filmmaker

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Directing

Alain Vézina

Self - Filmmaker

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Crew

Daniel Aguilar

Self - Filmmaker

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Visual Effects

Eiichi Asada

Self - SFX Director

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Visual Effects

中野昭慶

Self - SFX Director

中野昭慶
Sound

Makoto Inoue

Self - Musician

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Acting

Norihiro Katō

Self - Book Critic

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Art

Toshio Takahashi

Self - Set Designer

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Costume & Make-Up

原口智生

Self - Filmmaker

No Image
Directing

樋口真嗣

Self - SFX Director

樋口真嗣
Acting

José Luis Sanz

Self - Paleontologist

No Image
Acting

Carlos Aguilar

Self - Film Critic

Carlos Aguilar
Directing

Ángel Sala

Self - SIFF Director

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