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The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

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Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs in 1945. The creature's name is Godzilla. The film that tells its story is the first of kaiju eiga, the giant monster movies.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2019-04-02

Runtime: 50 mins

Director: Jonathan Bellés

Writer: Jonathan Bellés

Spoken language: English, Français, 日本語, Español

Genres: Documentary, History

Original title: The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

Production Companies: 451 Prods

Production Countries: Spain

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