Wall St. Journal: "Godzilla Was A Very Different Beast 60 Years Ago"

Above, the Godzilla 1954 Japanese poster.

Godzilla and The Wall Street Journal. That is an interesting combination, if I ever heard one. But that's what we have as The Wall Street Journal has posted an article on the Big G, "Godzilla Was A Very Different Beast 60 Years Ago."

As we are nearing the 60th anniversary of the release of 1954's Godzilla on November 3, the Journal's article focuses on the making of the original film that includes comments by Eizo Kaimai, one of the few remaining members of the team who created Godzilla.

It begins with:

TOKYO—Godzilla has come a long way in 60 years. 

When the original film opened in Japan on Nov. 3, 1954, Godzilla was made from bamboo, cloth, paper, wire and whatever was available, says Eizo Kaimai, the 85-year-old chairman of Kaimai Productions. 

This was long before digital wizards came along to create a T-Rex or Transformer, before Star Wars, Jurassic Park or Avatar.

Above, Haruo Nakajima with actress Lea Thompson in 2013. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The article also includes quotes from the original Godzilla suit-actor, Haruo Nakajima and the actor who played Hideto Ogata, Akira Takarada.

To read more, go here.