<P> Godzilla ( ゴジラ , Gojira ) is a 1954 Japanese science fiction kaiju film featuring Godzilla , produced and distributed by Toho . It is the first film in the Godzilla franchise and the first film in the Shōwa series . The film is directed by Ishirō Honda , with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya and stars Akira Takarada , Momoko Kōchi , Akihiko Hirata , Takashi Shimura , with Haruo Nakajima and Katsumi Tezuka as the performers for Godzilla . Nakajima would go on to portray the character until his retirement in 1972 . </P>
<P> Godzilla ( ゴジラ , Gojira ) is a 1954 Japanese science fiction kaiju film featuring Godzilla , produced and distributed by Toho . It is the first film in the Godzilla franchise and the first film in the Shōwa series . The film is directed by Ishirō Honda , with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya and stars Akira Takarada , Momoko Kōchi , Akihiko Hirata , Takashi Shimura , with Haruo Nakajima and Katsumi Tezuka as the performers for Godzilla . Nakajima would go on to portray the character until his retirement in 1972 . </P>
when did the first godzilla movie come out in japan
when did the first godzilla movie come out in japan
1954
1954