Godzilla
Original Movie Poster Insert
1956
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GODZILLA
MOVIE POSTER INSERT
GOLDEN AGE OF SCIENCE FICTION, 1956
Original Movie Poster Insert
Publisher: Godzilla Releasing Company
Rotogravure
Starring Akira Takarada, Fuyuki Murakami, Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kôchi, Akihiko Hirata, Frank Iwanaga, Toyoaki Suzuki, Toranosuke Ogawa, Takeo Oikawa, Kokuten Kodo, Mikel Conrad, Ren Yamamoto, and Sachio Sakai. Directed by Ishirô Honda. An unrestored poster with bright color and a clean overall appearance.
Size: 14.0 x 36.0 in; 35.56 x 91.44 cm
Signed: unsigned
Godzilla, the prehistoric reptilian monster, awakened and empowered after many years by nuclear radiation. With the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Lucky Dragon 5 incident still fresh in the Japanese consciousness, Godzilla was conceived as a metaphor for nuclear weapons.
Private Collection
Creator: Toho Co., Ltd.
Creation Year: 1956
Dimensions: 14.0 x 36.0 in
Medium: Rotogravure
Movement/Style: Golden Age of Science Fiction
Period: Mid-20th Century Science Fiction
Condition: Fine