And finally, the original l954 Japanese theatrical trailer for Godzilla [Gojira]...not the watered down American version with Raymond Burr. Godzilla and King Kong were two of the most sympathetic creatures imagined.
Gojira [Godzilla]
Ishirô Honda
1954
Godzilla: Deep in social philosophy and some science
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