Godzilla Raids Again (ゴジラの逆襲, Gojira no Gyakushū, lit. "Godzilla's Counterattack"), also known in the United States as Gigantis, the Fire Monster, is a 1955 Japanese black-and-white kaiju film directed by Motoyoshi Oda, written by Shigeru Kayama, Shigeaki Hidaka and Takeo Murata, and produced by Toho.
It is a sequel to the previous year's successful Godzilla and the second film in the Godzilla franchise. It is the first film to feature Anguirus a...
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Godzilla Raids Again (ゴジラの逆襲, Gojira no Gyakushū, lit. "Godzilla's Counterattack"), also known in the United States as Gigantis, the Fire Monster, is a 1955 Japanese black-and-white kaiju film directed by Motoyoshi Oda, written by Shigeru Kayama, Shigeaki Hidaka and Takeo Murata, and produced by Toho.
It is a sequel to the previous year's successful Godzilla and the second film in the Godzilla franchise. It is the first film to feature Anguirus and the first film in the series to feature a battle between two giant monsters. This would become a long standing tradition in future Godzilla films. Although director Ishirō Honda and composer Akira Ifukube did not return for this sequel, the special effects were once again created by Eiji Tsuburaya.
The English title Godzilla Raids Again was created by Toho in the 1950s, but only appeared onscreen in later US television and home video releases. The 1959 U.S. theatrical release was titled Gigantis the Fire Monster, and Godzilla's name was...
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