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Oct 19, 2017 · Godzilla (aka Gojira) was designed in 1954 by Teizo Toshimitsu and Akira Watanabe under Eiji Tsuburaya's supervision. The first draft of the original 1954 Godzilla movie was simply called "Development Plan G", the "G" standing for "Giant".
Jan 7, 2021 · Though “Gojira” is what the Japanese call him, it was intended for all characters in the 2014 film to call him Godzilla. That was likely for the purpose of avoiding casual viewers unfamiliar with Godzilla’s history being confused about the monster having two different names.
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The most widely accepted report of its origin is that producer Tomoyuki Tanaka named the monster after sturdy Toho worker Shiro Amikura, the later chief of the theater club of Toho, who was jokingly dubbed " Gujira " (グジラ) then " Gojira " (ゴジラ), a portmanteau of the Japanese words gorira (ゴリラ, "gorilla") and kujira ( 鯨 クジラ, "whale") due to his b...
Aug 7, 2024 · Directed by Ishiro Honda, the 1954 cinematic appearance of Godzilla started what is famously known as the Showa Era (named for the reign of Emperor Showa from 1926 to his death in 1989). Godzilla's Japanese name is Gojira, which has also been referenced in the American version of the monster.
May 22, 2014 · Gojira—which lost the Japanese Movie Association award for best picture that year to Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai—is an urgent, earnest film, a profoundly unsettling window into national trauma ...
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Jan 8, 2024 · What manner of creature is Godzilla and what was he originally? Here's a full breakdown of Godzilla's origins and true nature in his movies.
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Jul 17, 2024 · Godzilla (GODZILLA ゴジラ, Gojira) is a 2014 American giant monster film directed by Gareth Edwards and written by Max Borenstein from a story by David Callaham, with visual effects by Jim Rygiel.
