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Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957)96 minAction, Horror, Science FictionRating 56/100

The O.G. of Japanese kaiju films! When nuclear testing awakens the fire-breathing lizard known as Godzilla, the destruction soon begins. A brilliant scientist who wants to study the beast may be the only one with the secret to destroying it.

Cast: Raymond Burr, Toyoaki Suzuki, Frank Iwanaga, Akira Takarada, Akihiko Hirata, Sachio Sakai, Takashi Shimura

Director: Ishirō Honda, Terry O. Morse