Toyoaki Suzuki

After a dinosaur-like beast - awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing - ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it.

An American reporter visiting Tokyo becomes a witness to the city's destruction by a dinosaur-like beast awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing.

Godzilla's initial 1957 French theatrical debut resulted in an entirely different version of the film altogether, combining Toho's original Gojira with elements of the re-edited US release with Raymond Burr.