Godzilla (1954)

In the original 1954 Kaiju classic, a violent giant monster exhaling radioactivity plunges Japan into the depths of fear!
When a seemingly indestructible fire-breathing monster is created as a result of the testing of American nuclear weapons, the Japanese government takes help from a reclusive scientist to kill the monster.

Japanese with English subtitles.

93% Certified Fresh! “More than straight monster-movie fare, Gojira offers potent, sobering postwar commentary.” (Rotten Tomatoes)

4/4 Stars! “Rarely has the open wound of widespread devastation been transposed to celluloid with greater visceral impact.” (Slant)

4.5/5 Stars! “it’s a very good movie all on its own, in ways that neither ironic camp nor B-movie charm can account for…a terrific, drum-tight horror-thriller with deep and rich overtones of social panic…a masterpiece” (Alternate Ending)