#akira takarada

[senso1954]

ゴジラ godzilla (1954), dir. ishirō honda

#films #stills #godzilla 1954 #ishiro honda #akira takarada #momoko kōchi #akihiko hirata #raph.txt

[biorante]

invasion of astro-monster (1965)

#godzilla #invasion of astro-monster #nick adams #akira takarada #怪獣大戦争 #edit #tt0059346 #G6

[chernobog13]

Two life-long friends who got their big break together in 1954: the late, great Akira Takarada and what's-'is-name.

#Akira Takarada #Godzilla #kaiju #statue #Toho #miss you Takarada-san

[classic-shoujo]

#annie get your gun #chiemi eri #akira takarada #江利 チエミ #宝田 明

[gojira-ekkusu]

Half Human (獣人雪男) - (1955)

#half human #monster snowman #akira takarada #獣人雪男 #宝田明

[gurumog]

Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) 怪獣大戦争 Toho Co., Ltd Dir. Ishirō Honda

Akira Takarada as Kazuo Fuji

#invasion of astro monster #怪獣大戦争 #godzilla #1960s science fiction #japanese giant monster films #kaiju #daikaiju #akira takarada

[duranduratulsa]

Now showing on DuranDuranTulsa's Creature Feature...Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (1956) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #movie #movies #horror #scifi #monstermovies #creaturefeature #godzilla #godzillakingofthemonsters #raymondburr #ripraymondburr #momokokochi #AkiraTakarada #takashishimura #akihikohirata #katsumitezuka #50s #vintage #vhs #durandurantulsa #durandurantulsascreaturefeature

#movies #movie #horror #scifi #monster movies #creature feature #godzilla #godzilla king of the monsters #Raymond Burr #rip raymond burr #momoko kochi #akira takarada #takashi shimura #takihiko hirata #katsumi tezuka #50s #vintage #VHS #duran duran tulsa's creature feature #duran duran tulsa #Spotify

[roskirambles]

(Archive) Horror movie of the Day: Gojira (1954)

Originally posted: 3rd November 2021

Yep, this was meant to be a horror movie. Instead it ended spawning the Kaiju genre. Good thing in general this is simply a good movie, and it's still easy to see why someone could consider it scary.

Reflecting the sociopolitical climate of the time, the movie presents harrowing imagery regarding the destructive power of radiation as a weapon, and the misery trail it leaves on it's path. From destroyed homes, to people inevitably waiting for their death and the injured from radiation burns, there's some heartbreaking stuff here. Japan may have not been blameless during WWII to put it mildly, but it's clear the atomic bombs left a deep scar on their people.

The terror of these people is believable…and relatable. This is less a fun romp about a giant monster destroying the city and more a political drama about disaster, where the monster happens to be the cause. Differing points of view about ethics in science are discussed as the core of the story, incarnated in the most significant human character in the movie(and series at large): Dr. Serizawa. He may not have the most complex characterization but it's impossible not feel bad for him, being stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to his life work and pre-existing trauma in his war experiences.

That being said, there is some unitentional cheese. Godzilla himself doesn't always meet the mark, with some shots looking less like a prehistoric nightmare with radiation imbued powers and more like Kermit the Frog. The explanation for the Oxygen destroyer is even harder to believe than the titular monster, blatantly violating basic physics laws.

But you know? None of this detracts from the drama and tragedy. There's a reason why, with a movie series that is just this short of 40 films and nearly 70 years of cultural relevance, this is still considered the best one. The original Japanese version, not the American Godzilla: King of the Monsters(1955).

#roskirambles #halloween #horror movies #ishiro honda #eiji tsuburaya #akira takarada #momoko kochi #akihiko shirata #takashi shimura #akira ifukube #kaiju movies #godzilla #gojira

[ad-j]

WATCHLIST 2023: Godzilla (1954)

#movie watchlist #godzilla #godzilla 1954 #Ishirō Honda #Akira Takarada #Momoko Kōchi #Takashi Shimura

[fitsofgloom]

“Everything in Latitude Zero is real.”

#latitude zero #toho #ishiro honda #joseph cotten #akira takarada #richard jaekel #mari nakayama #wataru omae #kaiju eiga #1969

[senso1954]

momoko kōchi & akira takarada in ゴジラ godzilla (1954), dir. ishirō honda

#godzilla 1954 #films #stills #raph.txt #akira takarada #momoko kōchi #ishiro honda

[louis-pikman]

Happy 60th anniversary Mothra vs Godzilla!

Logo from here

#Godzilla #Mothra #twin larvae #Mothra egg #Mothra larva #1964 #mothra vs. godzilla #mothra vs godzilla #shobijin #godzilla vs the thing #akira takarada #Ichiro Sakai #Yuriko Hoshi #Junko Nakanishi #hiroshi koizumi #shunsuke miura #emi ito #Yumi ito #the peanuts #60’s movies #60’s #Godzilla 70th anniversary #ishiro honda #shinichi sekizawa #akira ifukube #Yuji koseki #eiji tsuburaya #favorite Godzilla movie

[chernobog13]

Emiko (Momoko Kōchi) and Ogata (Akira Takarada) have Godzilla at gunpoint.

#Godzilla #Emiko Yamane #Momoko Kōchi #Hideto Ogata #Akira Takarada #kaiju #tokusatsu #suitmation #Toho #behind the scenes

[retrorevelations]

Happy 68the Birthday, to the single greatest movie monster of all time, the King of Monsters, Godzilla! Gojira was released in Japan on this day, all the way back in 1954. Little did they know then, that an absolute legend of cinema was born.

#Gojira #Godzilla #Toho #Kaiju #Happy Birthday #Anniversary #1954 #Legend #Icon #GOAT #King of the Monsters #Ishiro Honda #Akira Ifukube #Eiji Tsuburaya #Takeo Murata #Tomoyuki Tanaka #Akira Takarada #Akihiko Hirata #Momoko Kochi #Takashi Shimura #Suitmation #Tokyo #Japan #Rampage #Go Go Godzilla #Monster Movie #Science Fiction #Sci Fi #Horror

[wdr2-rlbmut]

Godzilla (1954)

The kaiju Godzilla from the 1954 film Godzilla, one of the first Japanese films to feature a giant monster.

#kaiju #Godzilla #1954 #film #Japanese #giant monster #gorilla #whale #worldwide #pop culture icon #Akira Takarada #Momoko Kōchi #Akihiko Hirata #Takashi Shimura

[cinemajunkie70]

A very happy birthday in the afterlife to Akira Takarada!

#akira takarada #Godzilla #gojira