Godzilla (1956) = Gojira (1956)
(DVD)

Title from container.

Gojira (95 min.) originally released as motion picture in 1954; Godzilla, king of the monsters! (80 min.) originally released in 1956.

"The original Japanese masterpiece"--Container.

Special features: Disc 1: audio commentary by Steve Ryfle, author of "Japan's favorite mon-star" and Ed Godziszewski, editor and publisher of "Japanese giants" magazine; slide show featurette of original movie posters in multiple languages; "Making of the Godzilla suit" featurette; "Godzilla story development" featurette; original trailer ; Disc 2: audio commentary by Steve Ryfle, author of "Japan's favorite mon-star" and Ed Godziszewski, editor and publisher of "Japanese giants" magazine; trailer; slide show featurette of original movie posters.

For private home use only.

Gojira: photography, Masao Tamai ; production design, Satoshi Chūko ; music, Akira Ifukube.

Godzilla, king of the monsters!: original story, Kayama Shigeru ; cinematography, Masao Tamai, Guy Roe ; editor, Terry Morse ; special effects director, Eiji Tsuburaya ; music, Akira Ifukube.

Gojira: Akira Takarada, Momoko Kochi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura.

Godzilla, king of the monsters!: Raymond Burr, Akira Takarada, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kochi.

Gojira: A prehistoric monster, Godzilla, ravages metropolitan Tokyo. Scientists suspect that H-bomb tests awakened it from a two-million year sleep and they try to develop techniques to stop the monster.

Godzilla, king of the monsters!: When American reporter Steve Martin investigates a series of mysterious disasters off the coast of Japan, he comes face to face with Godzilla, an ancient creature so powerful and so terrifying, it can reduce Tokyo to a smoldering graveyard.

Not rated.

DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.

Gojira: In Japanese with optional English subtitles.

Godzilla, king of the monsters!: In English.