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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