Kiryu launched its rockets and fired its oral Maser beams at Godzilla, causing him to step back. Kimi Honda, the widow of the director, dismissed this in a 1998 BBC documentary devoted to Godzilla, "The backstage boys at Toho loved to joke around wit… Recruiting the assistance of Japan's greatest scientific minds, the Japanese government began construction on the Godzilla robot. 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. King Ghidorah flew out over the water and attacked Godzilla again, while the In the aftermath of the attack, the Japanese government was scrambling to find a new way to fight Godzilla. The two words "whale" and "gorilla" describe Godzilla's traditional characteristics. This incarnation of Godzilla was also referenced in, and appeared within the Millennium series of Godzilla films. Honda also believed Japanese critics began to change their minds after the good reviews the film received in the United States. Capable of marching on the sea floor or swimming by undulating his tail like a crocodile, Godzilla is displayed as being able to breathe underwater, or occasionally hibernating in the ocean depths between movies. For other films titled "[If] our hearts were not in it 100 percent it would not have worked. 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 dinosaurs and sea-dwelling reptiles. As the ship's crew exited and aimed their weapons at Godzilla, Though technically a reptile and not an amphibian, Godzilla has an amphibious lifestyle. In Fighter jets were deployed to attack Godzilla, but their missiles had no effect and Godzilla easily shot the jets down with his atomic breath. As a result, when the camera focuses on Godzilla's head in such close-ups, such as when he is firing his atomic breath, Godzilla appears to have larger, more glossy-looking eyes. These fears were confirmed when Godzilla emerged from underground in Tokyo, roaring menacingly. Produced and distributed by Toho Studios, it is the first film in the Godzilla franchise and the Shōwa era. During the 1954 film, a powerful weapon is revealed and used upon Godzilla to finally kill him and end his reign of terror. is a daikaiju created by Toho that makes its first appearance within the 1954 Godzilla film, Godzilla. The Oxygen Destroyer was a weapon that contained a chemical compound designed to remove all oxygen from water when put into contact with it, causing living creatures to die of asphyxiation as their remains are liquefied by the now-highly corrosive surrounding water. When the first Godzilla's intact skeleton was discovered off the Boso Peninsula, it was decided to use it to construct a mechanical Godzilla to fight the new one. Unwilling to let Mothra continue the fight alone, Igarashi ordered for Kiryu to be deployed. Yamane believes that if In the film, Godzilla symbolizes nuclear holocaust from Japan's perspective and has since been culturally identified as a strong metaphor for nuclear weapons.Academics Anne Allison, Thomas Schnellbächer, and Steve Ryfle have stated that Brian Merchant from Motherboard called the film "a bleak, powerful metaphor for nuclear power that still endures today" and on its themes, he stated: "It's an unflinchingly bleak, deceptively powerful film about coping with and taking responsibility for incomprehensible, manmade tragedy. This Godzilla was later succeeded by a second Godzilla during the events of the 1955 film, Godzilla Raids Again and the rest of the Showa series. Godzilla retreated in the confusion, while the AMF raced to find a way to shut Kiryu down. Because the monster had no name, the first draft of the film was not called For Godzilla's roar, the recording artists initially used multiple roars from various large animals. Godzilla 1954 and Godzilla 1990's are only playable in Brawl mode, although Godzilla 1990's is playable in story mode in the PlayStation 2 version of the game. When Kiryu was repaired, it engaged Godzilla again near the As the Keizer energy wore off, Godzilla shot down the Gotengo with his atomic breath. Serizawa and Ogata donned diving suits to go underwater and detonate the device. This was our approach, without any reservations." Godzilla's atomic breath has typically been shown to set entire city blocks ablaze and easily obliterate most military weaponry. In 1954, Godzilla emerged and attacked Tokyo, transforming it from the capital of Japan to a nuclear disaster zone overnight. King Ghidorah dropped his shield onto Godzilla, causing a massive explosion that blasted Godzilla into the sea. Specifically, nuclear tragedies. After a few moments, Godzilla rose to the surface and roared defiantly at the boat before sinking under the waves to his death. The film stars Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Akihiko Hirata, and Takashi Shimura, with Haruo Nakajima and Katsumi Tezuka as Godzilla. The In the aftermath of Godzilla's raid, Tokyo was an uninhabitable wasteland, burned to a crater and contaminated with deadly radiation. It's arguably the best window into post-war attitudes towards nuclear power we've got—as seen from the perspective of its greatest victims. The 1954 Godzilla (ゴジラ, Gojira?) Godzilla showed no mercy and easily annihilated the J.S.D.F. Godzilla (ゴジラ, Gojira) is a 1954 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Gojira (ゴジラ) is a portmanteau of the Japanese words: gorira (ゴリラ, "gorilla") and kujira (鯨 (クジラ), "whale"), owing to the fact that in one planning stage, Godzilla was described as "a cross between a gorilla and a whale", due to its size, power and aquatic origin. The government sends paleontologist Kyohei Yamane to lead an investigation on the island, where giant radioactive footprints and a Distraught by the devastation, Emiko tells Ogata about Serizawa's research, a weapon called the "Oxygen Destroyer", which disintegrates A navy ship takes Ogata and Serizawa to plant the device in Tokyo Bay. As there were no established procedures on how to build or operate a suit like the original Godzilla suit, Godzilla's roar is a famous sound effect.