<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 Shōwa series . The film is directed by Ishirō Honda , with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya . The film stars Akira Takarada , Momoko Kōchi , Akihiko Hirata , Takashi Shimura , with Haruo Nakajima and Katsumi Tezuka as the performers for Godzilla . </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 Shōwa series . The film is directed by Ishirō Honda , with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya . The film stars Akira Takarada , Momoko Kōchi , Akihiko Hirata , Takashi Shimura , with Haruo Nakajima and Katsumi Tezuka as the performers for Godzilla . </P>
when did the original godzilla movie come out
when did the original godzilla movie come out
1954
1954