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).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Godzilla. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Science Fiction + Horror in Japan
93 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Science Fiction and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Godzilla itself).
The 1976–1978 Japan Window
Godzilla holds position #31 of 49 Japan films in the 1976–1978 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Godzilla premiered in 1977 — a quieter year for Japan cinema with only 13 titles in our catalog. The 1970s overall landed 197 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 12 other Japan films in 1977.
The 473rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
27 audience reviews — more than 47% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 19th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Godzilla, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- colorized · 1
- bomb · 15
- monster · 91
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
- world war ii · 55
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 |