Japan Synopsis
“The greatest apocalpyse in the history of cinema”
A re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of Godzilla, using as a basis the U.S. version Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956), plus WWII newsreel footage and clips from other monster 1950's movies. The re-edited film was then colorized via a process called Spectrorama 70 consisting of applying various colored gels to the black and white footage. The film's opening and ending also features new music composed by musician Vince Tempera (under the pseudonym Magnetic System).
The 1976–1978 Japan Window
49 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Godzilla sits at position #31.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Godzilla. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Godzilla premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,473 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (24th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Science Fiction productions specifically: #356 of 566 (top 63%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Italy, Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | It |
| Spoken Languages | Italian, Japanese |
| Production Companies | AVCO Embassy Pictures, Cozzilla, TOHO, BBC di Renato Barbieri, Documento Film |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | January 1, 1977 |
| IMDb | tt1543211 |