Godzilla Raids Again
is a 1955 Japanese kaiju film directed by Motoyoshi Oda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the second film in the Godzilla franchise, and a sequel to Godzilla (1954). The film stars Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama, Minoru Chiaki, and Takashi Shimura, with Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla and Katsumi Tezuka as Anguirus. In the film, Japan struggles to survive Godzilla's return, as well as its destructive battle against its ancient foe Anguirus.
Plot
Working for Kaiyo Fishing, Inc., a pilot named Shoichi Tsukioka guides a fishing trawler towards a school of Bonito. Koji Kobayashi, another pilot, faces engine troubles and makes an emergency landing on Iwato Island. Tsukioka is sent to rescue Kobayashi, but they both encounter two giant dinosaur monsters locked in battle: Godzilla and a new quadruped monster. The pilots escape as the monsters tumble into the sea.
More details
author | Shigeaki Hidaka Takeo Murata |
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contentLocation | Japan |
director | Motoyoshi Oda |
editor | Kazuji Taira |
events | dinosaur |
genre | science fiction |
keywords | anguirus ankylosaurus bonito burn bury emergency landing engine trouble fish godzilla hide hokkaido inspire japan air self-defense force kii channel kill land locked in morning oil refinery osaka osaka bay shikoku wakayama prefecture wall of fire |
musicBy | Masaru Sato |
producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
productionCompany | Toho |
publisher | Toho |
recordedAt | Japan |
theme | japanese kaiju monster movie sequel |