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'''Creator:''' Tomoyuki Tanaka
'''Creator:''' Tomoyuki Tanaka
'''Actor:''' Haruo Nakajima ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruo_Nakajima#:~:text=Haruo%20Nakajima%20(Japanese%3A%20中島%20春雄,(1954)%20until%20Godzilla%20vs. He is the pioneer of suit acting]), Katsumi Tezuka ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsumi_Tezuka Listed as another actor for Godzilla])


'''Sex:''' Male (Godzilla is constantly referred to with "he/him" pronouns throughout the movie. Though it was speculated by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka that Godzilla could have been a female<ref>[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Definitive_Edition_Godzilla_Introduction Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction] (14th Edition). [https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Shogakukan Shogakukan]. 20 November 1996. p. 18, 117. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) ISBN] [https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/4-09-220142-7 4-09-220142-7].</ref>)
'''Sex:''' Male (Godzilla is constantly referred to with "he/him" pronouns throughout the movie. Though it was speculated by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka that Godzilla could have been a female<ref>[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Definitive_Edition_Godzilla_Introduction Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction] (14th Edition). [https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Shogakukan Shogakukan]. 20 November 1996. p. 18, 117. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) ISBN] [https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/4-09-220142-7 4-09-220142-7].</ref>)

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Articles About Godzilla
Generations First Godzilla - Second Godzilla - Heisei Era - TriStar Era - Kiryu Series - Monsterverse
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Other Continuity TV Series Godzilla: The Series - Godzilla Singular Point - Chibi Godzilla Raids Again - Pucca Funny Love
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Comics Marvel Comics - DC Comics - Dark Hose Comics - IDW Comics - Godzilla In Hell
“ This creature, according to the folklore of Ohto Island, is called Godzilla. „
~ Kyohei Yamane on Godzilla
“ The original king of the monsters, this towering behemoth was the first post-war radioactive monster unleashed upon the world. Godzilla '54's atomic-powered body was so powerful that each footprint he left was a crater seeping with lethal radiation. The infamous day that Godzilla rose from the sea to conquer Tokyo will be remembered as the beginning of the humanity's epic struggle against the reign of giant monsters. „
~ Godzilla 1954 bio in Godzilla: Unleashed
Famous Roar

Background

Godzilla (ゴジラ Gojira) is a kaiju who first appeared in the 1954 film Godzilla. The original Godzilla is a prehistoric amphibious sea creature that was disturbed and burned when an American hydrogen bomb test conducted in the Pacific Ocean destroyed his habitat and drew him to the surface. Godzilla unleashed his rage upon humanity, destroying any ships in his vicinity and eventually laying waste to Odo Island and the city of Tokyo. Daisuke Serizawa eventually used his invention, the Oxygen Destroyer, to kill Godzilla, while taking his own life to ensure the weapon could never be used again. Typically, in the various continuities of the Godzilla franchise, a second Godzilla appears sometime after this Godzilla's death. Despite only being the focus of one film, the First Generation Godzilla has been referenced to some degree in several entries in the series since.

This dropdown contains the synopsis of Godzilla’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

Showa Era
Godzilla (1954)
Following an American hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific Ocean, a giant prehistoric reptile was disturbed from its underwater slumber and heavily irradiated. The monster began attacking various ships in the waters off Japan, prompting a search party to be sent to Odo Island, where some of the survivors had washed ashore. The islanders believed the shipwrecks were caused by Godzilla, a giant sea monster from their folklore which they believed would come ashore to feed on humanity. One night, a typhoon struck the island, leaving it devastated. However, it was apparent most of the damage was caused by something other than a typhoon, as houses in the village appeared to have been crushed from above. A research team headed by Kyohei Yamane was sent to the island, and discovered a giant radioactive footprint on the island, with a Trilobite embedded in it. Suddenly, the monster that was responsible for the shipwrecks and the damage on the island appeared over a hill on the island. The people fled upon realizing the enormous presence of the 50-meter creature. Back in Japan, Yamane named the creature "Godzilla" after the monster from Odo Island folklore, and proposed it was a transitional organism from the Jurassic Period, related to both land-living and sea-dwelling reptiles. Yamane believed that Godzilla was exposed to a recent American H-bomb test, hence the radiation found in his footprint, and stressed the monster should be studied to see how he survived to this point. The JSDF sent battleships to destroy Godzilla with depth charges, declaring him dead. However, Godzilla soon surfaced in Tokyo Bay completely unharmed, plunging Japan and the international community into a state of emergency. One night, Godzilla came ashore in Tokyo, destroying the outskirts of the city before returning to the bay. In response, the JSDF erected a barrier of power lines around the heart of Tokyo, with 50,000 volts of electricity passing through them, in the hopes they would halt Godzilla. When Godzilla came ashore again another night, he tore through the power lines and melted them with a beam of radioactive heat fired from his mouth. The JSDF fired on Godzilla with artillery and tanks, but their weapons had no effect. Godzilla proceeded into downtown Tokyo, transforming the Japanese capital into a sea of flame overnight. With his rampage concluded, Godzilla returned to the bay, where he was attacked by F-86F Sabre fighter jets before finally disappearing beneath the waves.

In the aftermath of Godzilla's raid, Tokyo was an uninhabitable wasteland, burned to a crater and contaminated with deadly radiation. The Japanese government was at a loss in combating the monster and preventing future attacks. Scientist Daisuke Serizawa was approached by his former fiance Emiko Yamane and her boyfriend Hideto Ogata, who asked for him to use his experimental chemical weapon, the Oxygen Destroyer, against Godzilla. Serizawa was horrified by the idea of revealing his invention to the world and refused at first, but was convinced after watching a television program showing Japanese schoolchildren singing a song praying for peace. Serizawa burned his notes on the Oxygen Destroyer and handed it over to the JSDF. A boat was sent to Tokyo Bay, using a Geiger counter to locate Godzilla underwater. Serizawa and Ogata donned diving suits to go underwater and detonate the device. Once they reached Godzilla, who was sitting on the ocean floor, Ogata was pulled to the surface while Serizawa severed his line and activated the device, sacrificing his own life to stop Godzilla and prevent his weapon from ever falling into the wrong hands. After a few moments, Godzilla rose to the surface and roared defiantly at the boat before sinking under the waves to his death. While the people on the boat both celebrated Godzilla's demise and mourned Serizawa's sacrifice, Dr. Yamane solemnly warned that it was unlikely Godzilla was the last member of his species, and that if mankind continued nuclear testing, another Godzilla would almost certainly appear.

Godzilla Raids Again
After pilots Shoichi Tsukioka and Koji Kobayashi witnessed a second Godzilla battling another monster called Anguirus on Iwato Island, Dr. Yamane was brought to Osaka to meet with city officials to discuss countermeasures. Yamane showed footage of the first Godzilla's Tokyo rampage from a year prior, and expressed his regret in saying there was no reliable way to combat Godzilla with Dr. Serizawa and the Oxygen Destroyer both gone forever. He did however remark that the first Godzilla had a peculiar instinct toward lights and was enraged by and drawn to them, likely because they reminded him of the hydrogen bomb explosion. Assuming this second Godzilla possessed the same instinct, Yamane proposed instituting a citywide blackout in Osaka, while using flares to lure Godzilla away from the city.

Heisei Era
The Return of Godzilla
When interviewing Hiroshi Okumura about the giant monster that supposedly attacked the fishing boat he was on, Doctor Hayashida showed him photographs taken of the original Godzilla's attack in 1954. After viewing the photographs, Okumura confirmed that the creature he saw was Godzilla.

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
When Godzilla's heart became unstable after absorbing an excessive amount of radiation from a uranium explosion on Baas Island, G-Force determined that he would eventually explode, setting off a chain reaction that would cause the planet's atmosphere to ignite and wipe out all life on Earth. G-Force sought out the expertise of Dr. Yamane's grandson Kenkichi, who had written a thesis paper on Godzilla's biology. Kenkichi proposed that the only way to prevent this cataclysm was to kill Godzilla before he exploded. He stated that they had to kill this Godzilla the same way they killed the first Godzilla, using the Oxygen Destroyer. Kenkichi's aunt Emiko had warned his sister Yukari that Dr. Kensaku Ijuin's recently-unveiled invention, Micro-Oxygen, was dangerously similar to the weapon her friend Daisuke Serizawa had given his own life to ensure would never be used again. Kenkichi convinced Yukari to go against their aunt's wishes and try to get Ijuin to recreate the weapon. However, Ijuin had recently performed analysis on the soil from the part of Tokyo Bay where the Oxygen Destroyer was detonated to kill the first Godzilla in 1954, and found that it had caused microbes trapped in the strata since the Precambrian Era to revive and begin evolving abnormally.

General Information

Name: Godzilla[1], Gojira

Origin: Godzilla (1954)

First Appearance: Godzilla (1954)

Latest Appearance: Godzilla Raids Again (In the Showa Era, shown footage of his attack in the previous movie), Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (In the Heisei Era, mentioned when Dr. Yamane's grandson Kenkichi proposed to kill the Heisei Era Godzilla the same way they killed the first Godzilla), Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (In the Millennium era, they built Kiryu around the bones of the first Godzilla)

Company: Toho

Creator: Tomoyuki Tanaka

Actor: Haruo Nakajima (He is the pioneer of suit acting), Katsumi Tezuka (Listed as another actor for Godzilla)

Sex: Male (Godzilla is constantly referred to with "he/him" pronouns throughout the movie. Though it was speculated by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka that Godzilla could have been a female[2])

Sexuality: Unknown

Pronouns: He/Him

Age: At least 200 million years old (Theorized to have been alive at least since the Jurassic period by Professor Yamane[3], which was approxiamtely 200 million years ago. Noted to have been alive over 150 million years ago[4])

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: Unknown Area at the Bottom of the Sea

Story Role: Monster, Main Antagonist, Embodiment of Humanity's Use of Nuclear Weapons

Classification: Gojilla[5], Goji, ShodaiGoji, Original Godzilla, Godzilla 1954, First Generation Godzilla, Angurus[6], Godzilla-1st.[7], Giant Hydrogen Bomb Monster 水爆大怪獣 (Suibaku Daikaijū?)[8], King of the Monsters 怪獣王 (Kaijūō?)[9]

Species: Irradiated prehistoric amphibious reptile[10], Extinct Dinosaur (Godzilla is noted to be a species of extinct dinosaurs[11])

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Mutant Physiology

Occupation: None

Height: 50 meters (Directly noted to be 50 meters in height[12], along with being estimated to be this tall[13])

Weight: 20,000 metric tons (Directly noted to weigh 20,000 metric tons[14])

Affiliations: Family (Now deceased due to the hydrogen bomb)

Enemies: Humanity

Status: Deceased (Godzilla was eventually killed by the Oxygen Destroyer[15])

Date of Death: End of Godzilla (1954)

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral (Seeks vengeance on humanity for attacking and altering its natural habitat and home from the atomic bomb[16][17])

Threat Level: Metropolitan Threat (Caused massive destruction across an entire city[18])

Codex Statistics

Grade: S in their overall movie (Godzilla represents an unstoppable object that the humans could not defeat, where due to radiation being Godzilla's energy source, being attacked with nuclear missiles is nothing at all[19]. They could only use one specific weapon to defeat him, that being the oxygen destroyer[20])

Tier: At least High 8-C, Far Higher with Absorption. Has a 7-C Power Source through radiation

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: At least Large Building level (Buster) (Directly noted to be 50 meters in height[21], along with being estimated to be this tall[22]. Destroyed many buildings and towers by tearing through them or swinging at them with his tail[23]. Upon waking up caused a massive explosion that sunk the Southern Sea Steamship Company vessel, the Eiko-maru, a 7500 ton freighter[24], sunk another freighter that tried to search for the Eiko-maru[25]), Far Higher with Absorption (It is noted that Godzilla likely got his atomic breath from absorbing the energy of the atomic bomb explosion[26]. Godzilla is able to absorb energy and get far stronger from it[27], such as him absorbing an enormous amount of radiation[28]). Has a Town level Power Source through radiation (Directly noted that radiation is his energy source[29]. Godzilla after being hit by the atomic bomb absorbed an enormous amount of atomic radiation[30], along with being noted how he was able to absorb a massive amount of atomic radiation[31]). Bypasses conventional durability with his Atomic Breath (Godzilla's breath can shoot out white vapor hot enough to melt metal[32], and cause fires across several city blocks[33], allowing him to bypass conventional durability through its extreme heat)

Durability: At least Large Building level (Took no damage from any tank fire[34]. His body is noted to be a solid body that repels missiles, withstand explosions, and survive the explosion of a hydrogen bomb, along with tank cannons and jet missiles doing nothing when they hit his skin[35]), Far Higher with Absorption (Shown to have a nuclear reactor and uranium sac for storing the energy he absorbs[36]. Godzilla after being hit by the atomic bomb absorbed an enormous amount of atomic radiation[37], along with being noted how he was able to absorb a massive amount of atomic radiation but still survived[38], noted by the professor how he is still alive despite how much radiation he absorbed[39]. Noted that since radiation is Godzilla's energy source, being attacked with nuclear missiles is nothing at all[40])

Striking Strength: At least Large Building Class (Buster)

Lifting Strength: Class M (Supports his own body which weighs 20,000 metric tons[41]. Easily flipped over a giant bridge[42], with modern day Tokyo bridges weighing 36,000 tons. Easily ripped off buildings, clock towers, and bent the transmit tower[43]. Casually lifted and threw a giant metal tower[44]. Godzilla is able to eat entire whales[45])

Travel Speed: Superhuman (Noted that Godzilla usually walks at the slow speed of an automobile[46]), Higher while swimming (Godzilla is noted when swimming that his speed is like a nuclear-powered warship[47], which travels more then 30 knots[48])

Attack Speed: Superhuman

Reaction Speed: Superhuman

Stamina: Superhuman (Caused long attacks across Tokyo without tiring, only stopping his attack to retreat back underwater after the fighter jets attempted to attack him[49])

Range: Tens of Meters through sheer size (Directly noted to be 50 meters in height[50], , along with being estimated to be this tall[51]), Hundreds of Meters with Atomic Breath (Godzilla's breath can shoot out white vapor hot enough to melt metal[52], and cause fires across several city blocks[53])

Intelligence: High Animalistic Intelligence (Godzilla is more aware then an average animal, knowing that humanity injured his family, destroyed his natural habitat, and irradiated him, with his response being to seek vengeance on them[54][55][56]. Though it is noted that animals with the intelligence of a human can overwhelm Godzilla[57])

Knowledge: High Animalistic level

Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Natural Weaponry (Godzilla has shown to use his claws and tail to tear through many buildings and towers, along with his teeth to bend down the transmit tower[58]. His feet being able to easily crush objects such as houses[59]. Like it's second generation self, it has large nails from its feet about 2.2 meters in length, sharp fangs about 70 centimeters in length, huge nails from its fingers extending about 1.6 meters in length, a hard head structure, and completely hard rock-rugged skin[60]), Intimidation (Godzilla's roar is noted to threaten opponents along with making warning sounds applying fear to them[61]), Longevity (Theorized to have been alive at least since the Jurassic period by Professor Yamane[62], which was approxiamtely 200 million years ago. Noted to have been alive over 150 million years ago[63]), Large Size (Building sized; Directly noted to be 50 meters in height[64], along with being estimated to be this tall[65]), Aquatic Breathing (As it has lived within the bottom of the ocean, it can breathe underwater[66]. Like it's second generation self, it has gills on its body to breathe underwater[67]), Enhanced Senses (As it has lived within the bottom of the ocean, it is able to navigate within the dark waters[68] where there is rarely any significant light beyond 200 meters. Noted that he favors dark and gloomy places, being very active at night[69]), Pierce Resistance (Standard Pierce Resistance; Conventional weaponry bounces off of his skin[70], took no damage from any tank fire[71]), Body Control (Like it's second generation self, it is able to move his tail freely[72]), Absorption (Godzilla after being hit by the atomic bomb absorbed an enormous amount of atomic radiation[73], noted by the professor how he is still alive despite how much radiation he absorbed[74]), Accelerated Development (Body [Other]) & Adaptation (Godzilla absorbing an enormous amount of atomic radiation allowed him to where he lived and mutated from it, causing a rapid growth in his body to the being he is now[75], a feat even noted by Professor Yamane[76]. Godzilla's lungs are able to work on other planets, with his species being noted to live in a faraway planet in outer space on the reverse side of Jupiter, Planet X[77]), Radiation Manipulation (Godzilla spread radiation across several wells on an island he walked past, making the water in the wells dangerous to touch or drink, along with his footprints being radioactive and dangerous to be near[78]. Noted that each footprint he leaves was a crater seeping with lethal radiation[79]), Sound Manipulation (Due to the mutation from his exposure to a hydrogen bomb radiation, Godzilla is able to produce extremely loud, ear-piercing roars[80]. Noted when Godzilla walks his footsteps are like thunder making booming sounds[81]), Breath Attack, Smoke Manipulation, & Heat Manipulation (Godzilla's breath can shoot out white vapor hot enough to melt metal[82], and cause fires across several city blocks[83]. It is noted his attack blows a beam over 100,000 degrees in temperature[84]), Light Manipulation (Godzilla can cause his skin to light up[85]), Electromagnetism Manipulation (Godzilla is noted to have an electromagnetic energy that can change when the energy of lightning enters his body[86]).

Resistance to Radiation (Godzilla is noted how he was able to absorb a massive amount of atomic radiation but still survived[87], noted by the professor how he is still alive despite how much radiation he absorbed[88]), Oceanic Pressures (Has lived within the deep waters of the ocean, with no damage to its skin despite[89] the large amounts of pressure at the bottom of the ocean), Electricity (Took no damage from an electric current[90] that was 50,000 volts[91]), Poison Manipulation (Godzilla is able to inhale poisonous gas with his large body rendering it non-effective[92])

Equipment

Nothing notable.

Notable Techniques

  • Atomic Breath: Godzilla can exhale a powerful radioactive incandescent light, or atomic breath[93], which takes the form of a white vapor that is hot enough to melt metal and also causes raging fires that can spread across entire city blocks. Whenever Godzilla attacked a human vessel in the water from below, his breath boiled the ocean instantly and reduced said vessel to a sinking shipwreck. After engulfing Tokyo, this beam caused so much destruction, the city was reduced to ruins and rubble after the flames dissipated.
  • Amphibious Physiology: Though technically a reptile and not an amphibian, Godzilla has an amphibious lifestyle. He spends half of his life in water and the other on land. Godzilla is capable of remaining completely submerged underwater for long periods of time, and it is suggested by Kyohei Yamane that he survived for millions of years living inside a deep underwater cavern. Godzilla's atomic breath is not impeded while underwater, shown when he obliterates boats with it while completely submerged underwater. While underwater, Godzilla can swim or simply march across the sea floor.

Other

Standard Tactics: Godzilla will attack if angered or irritated, with Professor Yamane noting that things such as lights on him will only make him angry[94].

Weaknesses: Godzilla becomes weak and lethargic in the cold, being forced into hibernation if he's exposed to it for too long[95][96]. Godzilla is noted to have bad eyesight[97]. Godzilla has a sensitivity to light[98], though he can gradually become accumulated to it[99]. Although his durability proved beyond humanity’s capabilities to harm him, Godzilla was eventually killed by the Oxygen Destroyer[100], a weapon that contained a chemical compound that liquefies oxygen atoms, causing living creatures to die of asphyxiation as their remains are liquefied by the surrounding water as it becomes corrosive[101].

Miscellaneous Feats

Trivia

Battle Records

0-1-0

None.

None.

References

  1. ↑ 00:11:34 - 00:12:14 in Godzilla (1954)
  2. ↑ Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction (14th Edition). Shogakukan. 20 November 1996. p. 18, 117. ISBN 4-09-220142-7.
  3. ↑ 00:23:12 to 00:26:40 in Godzilla (1954)
  4. ↑ 00:10:25 to 00:12:45 in Godzilla Raids Again
  5. ↑ Gojilla Wreaks Havoc On Miniature Tokyo, Donald Richie, Nippon Times, November 4, 1954
  6. ↑ Godzilla Raids Again#U.S. release|GtFM
  7. ↑ Godzilla Generations
  8. ↑ Godzilla 1954-1999 Super Complete Works. Shogakukan. 1 January 2000. p. 69. ISBN 978-4091014702.
  9. ↑ Iwabatake, Toshiaki; Ono, Koichiro (5 December 1991). Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Monster Complete Works. Kodansha. p. 66. ISBN 978-4061777200.
  10. ↑ 00:23:12 to 00:26:40 in Godzilla (1954)
  11. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 12. "ゴジラとはなんだろう？What is Godzilla?
    ほろびさった恐竜 An extinct dinosaur"
  12. ↑ J.D. Lees, Marc Cerasini (24 March 1998). The Official Godzilla Compendium. Random House. p. 124.
  13. ↑ 00:24:12 in Godzilla (1954)
  14. ↑ J.D. Lees, Marc Cerasini (24 March 1998). The Official Godzilla Compendium. Random House. p. 124.
  15. ↑ 01:31:10 to 01:34:30 in Godzilla (1954)
  16. ↑ 00:11:34 - 00:12:14 in Godzilla (1954)
  17. ↑ Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction (14th Edition). Shogakukan. 20 November 1996. p. 54. ISBN 4-09-220142-7
  18. ↑ 01:01:20 to 01:06:01 in Godzilla (1954)
  19. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Page 10. "Godzilla is a ancient monster awakened as the result of a nuclear bomb test. Since radiation is his energy source, for Godzilla to be attacked with nuclear missiles is nothing at all."
  20. ↑ 01:31:10 to 01:34:30 in Godzilla (1954)
  21. ↑ J.D. Lees, Marc Cerasini (24 March 1998). The Official Godzilla Compendium. Random House. p. 124.
  22. ↑ 00:24:12 in Godzilla (1954)
  23. ↑ 01:01:20 to 01:06:01 in Godzilla (1954)
  24. ↑ 00:02:25 to 00:05:02 in Godzilla (1954)
  25. ↑ 00:05:16 to 00:05:39 in Godzilla (1954)
  26. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 40. "It is unknown that Godzilla could he blew his radiation flame long ago. Perhaps, at the time of an atomic bomb explosion, this energy was possibly absorbed."
  27. ↑ 00:23:12 to 00:26:40 in Godzilla (1954)
  28. ↑ 00:33:40 to 00:34:07 in Godzilla (1954)
  29. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Page 10. "Godzilla is a ancient monster awakened as the result of a nuclear bomb test. Since radiation is his energy source, for Godzilla to be attacked with nuclear missiles is nothing at all."
  30. ↑ 00:23:12 to 00:26:40 in Godzilla (1954)
  31. ↑ 00:33:40 to 00:34:07 in Godzilla (1954)
  32. ↑ 00:55:58 to 00:56:21 in Godzilla (1954)
  33. ↑ 00:56:28 to 00:58:30 in Godzilla (1954)
  34. ↑ 00:58:50 to 00:59:40 in Godzilla (1954)
  35. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 32 "ミサイルをはね返す堅いからだ Solid body that repels missiles
    ゴジラの皮膚は、深海のものすごい水圧に耐えられるように、とても堅くてじょうぶだ。そのために、すぐ近くで水素爆弾が爆発しても生きのこることができた。Godzilla’s skin is very solid surface in order to withstand deep sea water pressure. For this reason, he survived the explosion of hydrogen bomb explosion in the immediate vicinity.
    戦車の大砲や、ジェット機のミサイルがからだに命中しても、まったく平気なのはようぜんのこうとだ。Tank cannons and jet missiles hitting his skin, he remains completely calm.
  36. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Part 1, Page 52. "脳（あまり大きくない）Brain (not very large)
    ここに耳がある Ears are here
    水中でも呼吸できる巨大な肺 Large lungs for breathing underwater
    心臓 Heart
    胃 Stomach
    ウラン袋 Uranium Sac
    核反応袋（放射火炎を作ったり全身にエネルギーを送る）Nuclear Reactor Sac (Sends energy to the body when making radiation flame)
    2万トンの体重をささえる筋肉 Muscle (sinews) supporting 20,000-ton body weight
    太くて堅い足の骨 Fat solid leg bone
    え/南村喬之 Illustration / Takashi Minamimura
  37. ↑ 00:23:12 to 00:26:40 in Godzilla (1954)
  38. ↑ 00:33:40 to 00:34:07 in Godzilla (1954)
  39. ↑ 00:52:06 to 00:53:00 in Godzilla (1954)
  40. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Page 10. "Godzilla is a ancient monster awakened as the result of a nuclear bomb test. Since radiation is his energy source, for Godzilla to be attacked with nuclear missiles is nothing at all."
  41. ↑ J.D. Lees, Marc Cerasini (24 March 1998). The Official Godzilla Compendium. Random House. p. 124.
  42. ↑ 01:06:35 to 01:06:50 in Godzilla (1954)
  43. ↑ 01:01:20 to 01:06:01 in Godzilla (1954)
  44. ↑ 00:47:23 to 00:47:39 in Godzilla (1954)
  45. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 30. "He eats whales and fish... There is various food throughout the sea for Godzilla’s gigantic body. He probably pursues and feeds on whales and schools of fish until he is completely satisfied."
  46. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 27 "Godzilla usually walks at the slow speed of an automobile. But, at the time of a battle with other monsters, his speed noticeably increases."
  47. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 24. "After that, Godzilla begins to swim. His speed is like a nuclear-powered warship. Godzilla surges up and a small boat is tossed and broken in pieces just like that."
  48. ↑ In addition to endurance, its nuclear reactors gave the ship greater space for aviation fuel, ordnance, and stores—important advantages over oil-powered carriers. With a top speed of more than 30 knots, it was said to be the fastest warship afloat.
  49. ↑ 00:55:58 to 00:56:21 in Godzilla (1954)
  50. ↑ J.D. Lees, Marc Cerasini (24 March 1998). The Official Godzilla Compendium. Random House. p. 124.
  51. ↑ 00:24:12 in Godzilla (1954)
  52. ↑ 00:55:58 to 00:56:21 in Godzilla (1954)
  53. ↑ 00:56:28 to 00:58:30 in Godzilla (1954)
  54. ↑ 00:11:34 - 00:12:14 in Godzilla (1954)
  55. ↑ Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction (14th Edition). Shogakukan. 20 November 1996. p. 54. ISBN 4-09-220142-7
  56. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Pages 54-55. "初代ゴジラはどうしてあらわれた？ゴジラは、なぜ地上に出てきてあばれるようになったのだろう？始めてゴジラがあらわれた時のデータをもとに、理由調べよう。Why did the Shodai Godzilla appear? Why did Godzilla appear on land? Let’s investigate the data from at the time of the first Godzilla appearance.
    ゴジラの一族、南太平洋の深い海底の洞くつで、のんびりと暮らしていた。そして、時どきエサを求めて外へ出たりしていた。The Godzilla family was living carefree in a cave deep beneath the South Pacific Ocean. However, there were times when they came out to look for food.
    ところが、人類が近くのサンゴ礁で水爆実験をおこなった。そのもすごい爆発力で、ゴジラたちが住んでいた洞くつが破かいされた。But humans were conducting hydrogen bomb tests at a nearby coral reef. Godzillas living in a cave were destroyed by an incredible explosion.
    ❸洞くつを追い出され、けがまでしたゴジラが、海面近くまで上がってくると、近くを船が通っていた。動物の持つするどいカンで、その船に乗っている生き物（人間）が、自分たちを苦しめているのだと知ったゴジラは、船をおそってしずめてしまった。Driven out his cave, an injured Godzilla ascends to a boat traveling near. With sharp animal claws for opening cans, Godzilla looking to inflict pain, attacks and sinks the boat with human passengers aboard.
    ❹ゴジラは、船がきた方向に泳ぎ始めた。途中で、何せもの船をおそって沈め、通りかかった小さな島（大戸島）に上陸すると、そこにも、人間がいた。Godzilla swims in the direction of the boat. In route, he attacks other boats and comes ashore on the small island (Odo Island) where humans live.
    ❺ゴジラは、さらに北へ向かった。やがて、前方から、明るい光が見えてきた。それは、東京の火だった。Godzilla again heads north. Before long and after a while a bright light is seen. These are the lights of Tokyo.
  57. ↑ Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 2, Page 106. "夢の怪獣対決2Dream Monster Showdown 2
    Godzilla vs Sanda and Gaia
    のんびりと昼寝でもしょうと、南の小さな島に上陸したゴジラ。だかその島には、ゆくえ不明になっていたサンダとガイラが住んでいた。Godzilla landed on a small island in the south for a relaxing nap. However, the unknown Sanda and Gailla lived on that island.
    「この島は、おれたちものもだぞ！」“This island is also ours!”
    とばかりに、ゴジラにおそいかかるサンダとガイラ。Aside from that, Sanda and the Gaia rush attack Godzilla.
    ゴジラにくらべれば、サンダもガイラも、子どもぐらいの大きさだ。だが、人間並みに頭がいい兄弟怪獣の息の合った攻撃の前に、さすがのゴジラもたじたじだった。Compared to Godzilla, both Sanda and Gaia are about the size of a child. But the brothers smart like humans attacked together and Godzilla was overwhelmed.".
  58. ↑ 01:01:20 to 01:06:01 in Godzilla (1954)
  59. ↑ 00:16:23 to 00:16:46 in Godzilla (1954)
  60. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Pages 18-19 "ゴジラの特徴を調べよう❷ (2. Let’s investigate Godzilla’s features)
    前 (Front)
    眼球の直径はやく1.7メートル夜でも見える目 (The diameter of the eye balls is about 1.7 meters for seeing at night)
    この穴はゴジラが水中で呼吸する時のえらの穴だといわれている (These holes for Godzilla to breathe underwater are called gills)
    ニ本足で立つ姿は古代恐竜アロザウルスに似ている (His figure is like the prehistoric dinosaur Allosaurus when standing on two feet)
    足にも大きなツメかはえている（ツメの長さはやく2.2メートル）(Large nails extending from the feet (The length of the nail is about 2.2 meters))
    鼻の穴 (Nostril holes)
    口にはするどいキバがはえている（キバの長さはやく70センチ）(Sharp fangs extending in his mouth (The length of the fangs is about 70 centimeters))
    指には大きなツメがはえている（ツメの長さはやく1.6メートル）(Huge nails extending from his fingers (The length of the nails is about 1.6 meters))
    後ろ (Back)
    まるで岩のように堅くてゴツゴツした皮膚 (Completely hard like a rock rugged skin)
    頭の骨はとくに堅い (His head structure is hard)
    背びれは全部で五列ある。放射火炎をはく時はすべてが青白く光る (There are five dorsal fins in total. Lighting up bluish when emitting radiation flame)
    尾は自由に動かすことができる (He is able to move his tail freely)
  61. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 29 "おどしたり警戒する時にほえる He roars when threatening violence
    ゴジラは、大きな口を開いてほえながら敵をおどす。その鳴き声は、『ギャオーン！』という感じで、とても独特な声だけに、はるか遠くからでも、ゴジラがいるのがわかる。Godzilla threatens his opponent by roaring with his great mouth open wide. His roar sounds like “Gyaoon,” a very unique sound from a distance, Godzilla is identified.
    また、敵のようするをうかがう時は、『ウオッ、ウオッ！』という警戒音を出したり、うれしい時やねむい時は、『クーっッ、クーっッ！』と、のどを鳴らしたりする。Waiting for his opponent, he makes the warning sound, “Uoo, Uoo.”"
  62. ↑ 00:23:12 to 00:26:40 in Godzilla (1954)
  63. ↑ 00:10:25 to 00:12:45 in Godzilla Raids Again
  64. ↑ J.D. Lees, Marc Cerasini (24 March 1998). The Official Godzilla Compendium. Random House. p. 124.
  65. ↑ 00:24:12 in Godzilla (1954)
  66. ↑ 00:18:53 to 00:20:17 in Godzilla (1954)
  67. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 18 "(These holes for Godzilla to breathe underwater are called gills)"
  68. ↑ 00:18:53 to 00:20:17 in Godzilla (1954)
  69. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 37. "ゴジラは、夜に活動することが多い。深海で生活していたから、薄暗いところが好きなのかもしれない。Godzilla is very active at night. From living in the depths of the sea, he seems to favor dark and gloomy places.
    最初は、夕暮れか夜中に上陸してくることが多かった。とうじのゴジラは、光に対して敏感で、まぶしい光を見ると荒れくるったり、火をよけて歩いたりした。しかし、だんだんと明るい光にも慣れてきて、昼間でも平気で活動できるようになった。At the outset, he often came ashore as the sunset and at midnight. The Godzilla in those days showed a sensitivity to light and when he saw light he became upset and walked away to avoid light. As he gradually became accumulated to the bright light, he was able to move about easily during the daytime."
  70. ↑ 00:55:06 to 00:56:00 in Godzilla (1954)
  71. ↑ 00:58:50 to 00:59:40 in Godzilla (1954)
  72. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 19 "He is able to move his tail freely"
  73. ↑ 00:23:12 to 00:26:40 in Godzilla (1954)
  74. ↑ 00:52:06 to 00:53:00 in Godzilla (1954)
  75. ↑ 00:23:12 to 00:26:40 in Godzilla (1954)
  76. ↑ 00:52:06 to 00:53:00 in Godzilla (1954)
  77. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 33. "ほかの星でも活動できる肺 His lungs work on other planets
    ゴジラは、一度だけが、宇宙のかなたの星で活動したことがある。木星の裏側にあるX星だ。Godzilla only once lived on a faraway planet in outer space. On the reverse side of Jupiter is Planet X.
    この時は、ねむったまま、X星人によって地球からX星までばれたのだが、目をさましてからは、空気の薄いX星でも、地球上とほとんど変わらない動きを見せた。At this time he was caught up in a state of sleep on Planet X from earth and his movement on the earth remained unchanged when he awakened in the pale atmosphere of Planet X.
    その秘密は、肺の働きだ。ゴジラの肺は、わずかな薄い酸素を逃がさばいで、取り入れることができたようだ。またこの時は、体内の原子エネルギーも使ったのかもしれない。The function of his lungs is a secret. Godzilla’s lungs taken in oxygen allowing little air out. Yet at this time, he also can use the atomic energy inside.
  78. ↑ 00:18:53 to 00:20:17 in Godzilla (1954)
  79. ↑ Godzilla: Unleashed Godzilla 1954 character bio
  80. ↑ Ifukube's work on the score would be interrupted on a second occasion, this time by two of the production's sound technicians, Ichiro Minawa (1918 - ) and Hisashi Shimonaga. With some amount of desperation, Minawa and Shimonaga asked Ifukube to help them conceive a roar effect for the monster. The two technicians had already made several attempts to record the sounds of various animals on magnetic tape (a rather new technology at Toho) at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo. Although many of the sounds came close to being acceptable (in particular, the call of the night heron seemed to impress Minawa), it was concluded that, no matter how much the sound effects were processed and manipulated, they still sounded too "natural." Therefore, Minawa and Shimonaga determined that the composer, an expert in acoustics who had dabbled in sound effects on previous films (most notably Hiroshima) might be able to help them concoct the perfect sound.
    At first, Ifukube was dubious that Godzilla should make any sound at all. Well aware of the fact that reptiles do not have vocal chords and thus cannot make sounds...certainly not roars...Ifukube was not sure that giving Godzilla "a voice" would make scientific sense. The director Honda (perhaps bemused by Ifukube's literal take on the issue), however, wanted his monster to have the ability to give terrifying screams and explained to Ifukube that Godzilla was something of a mutation due to his exposure to hydrogen bomb radiation. Honda's reasoning was apparently convincing and, thus, Ifukube began to think about how such a sound effect could be produced.
  81. ↑ When Godzilla walks, his footsteps are like thunder making booming sounds. When he walks his gigantic footprints and dragging tail are drawn on soft surfaces like sandy beaches. "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 27. "When Godzilla walks, his footsteps are like thunder making booming sounds. When he walks his gigantic footprints and dragging tail are drawn on soft surfaces like sandy beaches."
  82. ↑ 00:55:58 to 00:56:21 in Godzilla (1954)
  83. ↑ 00:56:28 to 00:58:30 in Godzilla (1954)
  84. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 40. "From his mouth Godzilla blows a beam over 100,000 degrees in temperature. This radiation flame is Godzilla’ most powerful weapon."
  85. ↑ 01:04:04 to 01:04:11 in Godzilla (1954)
  86. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 47. "Godzilla’s electromagnetic energy changes when the energy of lighting enters his body and causes a robot monster’s mechanics to malfunction."
  87. ↑ 00:33:40 to 00:34:07 in Godzilla (1954)
  88. ↑ 00:52:06 to 00:53:00 in Godzilla (1954)
  89. ↑ 00:18:53 to 00:20:17 in Godzilla (1954)
  90. ↑ 00:55:06 to 00:56:00 in Godzilla (1954)
  91. ↑ 00:48:15 to 00:48:23 in Godzilla (1954)
  92. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 32 "Godzilla inhales poisonous gas with his big body rendering it not very effective. Humans at war with their fellow humans use weapons, they are useless against Godzilla."
  93. ↑ Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works. villagebooks. 28 September 2012. p. 6. ISBN 9784864910132.
  94. ↑ 00:45:25 in Godzilla (1954)
  95. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 35. "寒さの中では活動がにぶくなる He is slow in the cold
    ゴジラは、ワニやトカゲのようなは虫類に近い体質なので、寒さに弱い。Godzilla, similar a crocodile and a lizard, with a constitution close to insects, is weakened in the cold.
    寒いと体温が下がり、からだの活動がにぶくなって、動けなくなる。そして、そのまま冬眠に近い状態になってしまう。Cold temperatures go down his body activity because lethargic and immobile. This brings him close to the state of hibernation.
    かつてゴジラは、千島列等の神子島で氷に閉じこめられて、北極まで流されてしまった。Formerly, Godzilla was trapped in ice on Mikojima Island of the Kurile Islands, carried to the North Pole.
    さらに、南海のゾルゲル島でも、気象コントロール実験によって、降ってきた雪の中でねむってしまい、そのまま怪獣ランドまで運ばれてしまったことがあった。Furthermore, on the southern sea Sol-gel island, Godzilla fell asleep under falling snow as the result of a weather-control experiment until he was carried to Monster Island.
  96. ↑ Tomoyuki Tanaka (20 November 1996). Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction (14th Edition). Shogakukan. pp. 16–19, 40. ISBN 4-09-220142-7.
  97. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 36. "Even Godzilla, who has a bad eyesight, sleeps in the ice for many years, and the heat of the atomic energy builds up in his body and the temperature begins to rise. Then, I wake up and start the activity."
  98. ↑ 00:17:00 to 00:17:49 in Godzilla Raids Again
  99. ↑ "Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction", "Godzilla (Beginner’s Encyclopedia Series Hero Godzilla)" by Tanaka Tomoyuki, Shogagukan. Chapter 1, Page 37. "ゴジラは、夜に活動することが多い。深海で生活していたから、薄暗いところが好きなのかもしれない。Godzilla is very active at night. From living in the depths of the sea, he seems to favor dark and gloomy places.
    最初は、夕暮れか夜中に上陸してくることが多かった。とうじのゴジラは、光に対して敏感で、まぶしい光を見ると荒れくるったり、火をよけて歩いたりした。しかし、だんだんと明るい光にも慣れてきて、昼間でも平気で活動できるようになった。At the outset, he often came ashore as the sunset and at midnight. The Godzilla in those days showed a sensitivity to light and when he saw light he became upset and walked away to avoid light. As he gradually became accumulated to the bright light, he was able to move about easily during the daytime."
  100. ↑ 01:31:10 to 01:34:30 in Godzilla (1954)
  101. ↑ 01:12:02 to 01:15:00 in Godzilla (1954)
  102. ↑ 00:06:30 in Godzilla (1954)
  103. ↑ 00:07:57 in Godzilla (1954)
  104. ↑ 00:08:32 in Godzilla (1954)
  105. ↑ 00:16:23 to 00:16:46 in Godzilla (1954)
  106. ↑ Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction (14th Edition). Shogakukan. 20 November 1996. p. 18, 117. ISBN 4-09-220142-7.
  107. ↑ Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works. villagebooks. 28 September 2012. p. 6. ISBN 9784864910132.
  108. ↑ Godzilla (1954)
  109. ↑ 01:31:10 to 01:34:30 in Godzilla (1954)
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