Production
Iwao Mori
Born February 27, 1899 · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Died May 14, 1979 · aged 80
No biography available.
Known For
Godzilla · 1954Godzilla
★ 7.61954
MovieThrillerHorror
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! · 1956Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
★ 6.51956
MovieScience FictionHorror
During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean · 1957Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
★ 8.61957
MovieScience FictionHorror
Obscure French version of the original Godzilla. The film combines elements of the original Toho version and the American King of the Monsters! in a unique assemblage exclusive to the Francophone market. Released by Les Films du Verseau.
Mothra · 1961Mothra
★ 7.21961
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population along with the Shobijin, tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's mythical deity called Mothra. After the fairies are kidnapped by an exploitative businessman named Clark Nelson, Mothra sets out to rescue them.
Godzilla · 1977Godzilla
★ 6.81977
MovieScience FictionHorror
A re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of the original Godzilla, using as a basis the U.S. version, "Godzilla, King of the Monsters!" (1956), plus WWII newsreel footage and clips from other science fiction films. The re-edited film was then colorized via a process called "Spectrorama 70" consisting of applying various colored gels to the black and white footage. The film's opening and ending also features new music composed by musicians Fabio Frizzi, Franco Bixio, and Vince Tempera (under the pseudonym Magnetic System).
Madame Butterfly · 1954Madame Butterfly
★ 8.01954
MovieMusicDrama
Japanese-Italian adaptation of Puccini's opera.
The Eagle of the Pacific · 1953The Eagle of the Pacific
★ 7.81953
MovieDramaWar
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States. He opposes the attack on Pearl Harbor, but, overruled, he leads his forces to the best of his ability.
Golden Eyes · 1968Golden Eyes
★ 6.91968
MovieActionComedy
A killer-for-hire gets mixed up with a cast of wacky characters involved in a gold smuggling route from Beirut to Tokyo.




