Godzilla (original)/Gallery

Villain Overview Synopsis Gallery

The gallery of the tragic monster, Godzilla, from Toho's 1954 film of the same name.

Images

Concept Art

Concept art draft of Godzilla's head by Wasuke Abe, featuring a mushroom-shaped head.

Concept art of Godzilla biting a train.

Concept art of Godzilla firing his atomic breath. (NOTE: A fainted woman can be seen hanging on Godzilla's hand.)

Teizo Toshimitsu sculpting a clay maquette of Godzilla.

The prototype clay maquette of Godzilla.

The final clay maquette of Godzilla.

Godzilla

Godzilla's initial appearance as a white-hot flash of light from the ocean, moments before shipwrecking the Eiko-maru and Bingo-maru.

Godzilla looks upon the fleeing inhabitants of Odo Island; his first appearance in cinema.

Godzilla roars to the skies, terrifying the fleeing villagers.

Godzilla peers down on a tripped Emiko.

Godzilla instinctively shrieks at Emiko.

Godzilla surfaces in Tokyo Bay to take a breather, unharmed by the JSDF's depth charge assault.

Godzilla wreaks havoc in Shinagawa.

Godzilla enraged after a train crashed into his foot.

Godzilla bites and shakes a train around for crashing onto him.

Godzilla slinks back into Tokyo Bay after causing much destruction in Shinagawa.

Godzilla approaches the electric fence blockade at Shibaura.

Godzilla breaks through the electric fence without any pain inflicted from the voltage.

Godzilla destroys a pylon for disturbing him as the JSDF opened fire on him.

Godzilla roars with rage as he continues destroying the high-tension wires futilely continuing to electrocute him.

Godzilla fires his atomic breath for the first time.

Godzilla roars after melting the electric fence.

Godzilla unleashes his atomic power against Tokyo.

Godzilla is attacked by the JSDF's Chaffee tank division...

...but he never received a scratch from their munitions...

...In response, Godzilla simply annihilated them with his atomic breath.

Godzilla fires his atomic breath at the security command, catching the units off-guard.

Godzilla's silhouette amidst the spreading flames in Tokyo, witnessed by Tokyoites.

Close-up shot of Godzilla firing his atomic breath.

Godzilla roars behind a bird cage.

Godzilla stands next to the Wako Building, annoyed by its bell chimes...

...and proceeds to destroy the clock tower for not stopping the chimes.

Godzilla leaves a trail of flames behind...

...and continues advancing through Tokyo's limits.

Godzilla stands beside the Nichigeki Theater.

Godzilla approaches the National Diet Building.

Godzilla is annoyed by the TV tower's flashguns.

Godzilla's villainous breakdown as he is observed by a TV crew from a transmission tower...

...and proceeds to destroy the structure, which will kill the journalists standing on it.

Godzilla concludes his rampage in Tokyo...

...but not before deciding to uplift the Kachidoki Bridge standing in his way.

With a portion of the Kachidoki Bridge dumped into the water, Godzilla officially concludes his rampage in Tokyo.

As Godzilla re-enters Tokyo Bay, he is guided by rockets launched by Sabre fighter jets to lure him out of the devastated Tokyo.

Godzilla wakes up from his underwater nap as he senses Hideto Ogata and Dr. Daisuke Serizawa.

Godzilla wanders around the bottom of Tokyo Bay trying to find Ogata and Serizawa.

Godzilla's cry of defeat, as he slowly but painfully succumbs to the triggered Oxygen Destroyer.

Godzilla's death, as his body dissolves into a skeleton by the Oxygen Destroyer.

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

Godzilla is asphyxiated by the Oxygen Destroyer.

The original Godzilla's skeletal remains salvaged by the Anti-Megalosaurus Force.

Kiryu's flashback glimpse of the original Godzilla firing his atomic breath. (This was reused in Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.)

Kiryu's flashback glimpse of the original Godzilla setting Tokyo ablaze. (This was also reused in Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.)

Kiryu, possessed by the original Godzilla, rampages Yokohama.

Miscellaneous

Godzilla is surrounded by and is ready to engage against the JSDF.

Godzilla attacks the Wako Building in Ginza.

Publicity still of Godzilla.

Teizo Toshimitsu painting the ShodaiGoji suit's upper half.

The first ShodaiGoji suit is finished.

The second Godzilla suit is modeled by a group of sculptors.

Godzilla behind Eiji Tsuburaya on set.

Haruo Nakajima wearing the first Godzilla suit's bottom half to film close-ups of Godzilla's feet.

Godzilla is preparing to destroy the electric fence.

Ishiro Honda (left) and Eiji Tsuburaya (center) examine the Godzilla hand puppet to a transmission tower.

Godzilla skeleton prop.

The partial ShodaiGoji replica used in Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla.

The ShodaiGoji suit is on display.

Godzilla's Bandai Movie Monster Series action figure.

Godzilla's X-Plus action figure.

Godzilla's S.H. MonsterArts action figure.

Godzilla's Funko Pop! action figure.

Godzilla on the banner of the B-Movie Monsters blog, a part of 'The Fear Mythos.

Videos

Godzilla 1954 ｜ KAIJU PROFILE ～Redux～【wikizilla.org】

The History of Godzilla (1954)

Godzilla Suite - Godzilla 1954 (Original Soundtrack) by Akira Ifukube