Godzilla (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

Ishiro Hondas GODZILLA is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It's also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama made in Japan at a time when the country was still reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing. It's rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire populations fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning more than twenty sequels and spinoffs. This first thrilling, tactile spectacle continues to be a cult phenomenon; here, we present the original, 1954 Japanese version, along with GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS!, the 1956 American reworking starring Raymond Burr (Rear Window).

Starring: Haruo Nakajima, Kokuten Kodo, Raymond Burr, Momoko Kochi, Fuyuki Murakami, Akihiko Hirata, Takeo Oikawa, Seijiro Onda, Tadashi Okabe, Toyoaki Suzuki, Frank Iwanaga, Katsumi Tezuka, Kenji Sahara, Kin Sugai, Ren Yamamoto, Sachio Sakai, Toranosuke Ogawa, Akira Takarada, Takashi Shimura

Director: Tomoyuki Tanaka