Godzilla (Criterion Collection)

Atomic testing in the Pacific awakens a gigantic reptilian creature dubbed Godzilla off the coast of Japan and sends the monstrous menace on a rampage across Tokyo and its environs. Director Ishiro Honda's "kaiju" classic spawned innumerable sequels; Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kochi, and Haru Nakajima star. Includes the original Japanese release "Gojira" and the 1956 re-dubbed American version "Godzilla, King of the Monsters," with Raymond Burr. 96 min. Standard; Soundtracks: Japanese PCM mono, English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurette; interviews; theatrical trailers. In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. Two-disc set.