Godzilla Raids Again (Japanese: ゴジラの逆襲, Hepburn: Gojira no Gyakushū, lit. ’Godzilla’s Counterattack’) is a 1955 Japanese kaiju film directed by Motoyoshi Oda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd, it is the second film in the Godzilla franchise. The film stars Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama, Minoru Chiaki, and Takashi Shimura, with Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla and Katsumi Tezuka as Anguirus. In the film, Japan struggles to survive Godzilla’s return, as well as its destructive battle against its ancient foe Anguirus.
Godzilla Raids Again was released theatrically in Japan on April 24, 1955. A re-edited, English dubbed version was released theatrically in the United States on June 2, 1959, by Warner Bros. Pictures, under the title Gigantis, the Fire Monster.
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After the first Godzilla movie, each succeeding movie introduces a new kaiju for Godzilla to fight. This movie introduces the first instance of “monster island” and the four-legged monster Anguirus. The two are fighting on monster island outside of mainland Japan and discovered by some marooned pilots.
The Japanese public are scared and so military action is taken, but not before Godzilla and Anguirus cause a bit more mayhem and destruction. It’s not certain what exactly happened to Anguirus at the end of the fight with Godzilla, but Godzilla is again only lured away and supposedly imprisoned.
Again, love these movies, but the originals are obviously the best ones. This one continues the lore of Godzilla and for that I give it my approval.
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