Japan Synopsis
ゴジラ
“Godzilla, a weapon of science, a great battle of wonder and terror!”
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Yemani soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.
Audience Engagement
802 audience reviews — more than 96% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 92th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Godzilla. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
Thriller + Horror in Japan
90 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Godzilla itself).
The 1953–1955 Japan Window
Godzilla holds position #6 of 22 Japan films in the 1953–1955 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Godzilla premiered alongside 5 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 36m runtime, production spent $9K per minute on screen and earned $23K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 5 other Japan films in 1954.
The 74th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Godzilla, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- animal horror · 5
- shipwreck · 2
- nuclear radiation · 2
- godzilla · 30
- dinosaur · 22
- atomic bomb · 13
- post war japan · 12
- black and white · 10
- ship · 7
- creature feature · 7
- japan · 454
- japan · 454
- tokyo · 78
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
- island · 41
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,030 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Thriller productions specifically: #13 of 324 (top 4%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | November 3, 1954 |
| IMDb | tt0047034 |