Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956 film)
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters! is a 1956 American re-edit of the original Japanese Godzilla film, featuring added scenes with actor Raymond Burr to introduce the story to Western audiences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | 1 |
| Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3964219 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956 film) Context triple: [Raymond Burr, participatedIn, Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956 film)]
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A.
Godzilla
Godzilla is a giant, city-destroying monster from Japanese cinema, iconic for its towering size, atomic breath, and role as the archetypal kaiju in popular culture.
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B.
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film) is a Japanese kaiju crossover movie that pits the iconic giant ape King Kong against the legendary monster Godzilla in a battle orchestrated by a profit-seeking corporation.
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C.
Godzilla (2014 film)
Godzilla (2014 film) is a 2014 American monster movie that reboots the Godzilla franchise with a darker, more realistic tone and large-scale kaiju destruction.
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D.
Godzilla (1998 film)
Godzilla (1998 film) is a 1998 American monster movie directed by Roland Emmerich that reimagines the iconic Japanese kaiju in a big-budget Hollywood production set primarily in New York City.
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E.
Godzilla: Awakening
Godzilla: Awakening is a graphic novel prequel that explores the origins and early history of Godzilla within Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse continuity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956 film) Target entity description: Godzilla, King of the Monsters! is a 1956 American re-edit of the original Japanese Godzilla film, featuring added scenes with actor Raymond Burr to introduce the story to Western audiences.
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A.
Godzilla
Godzilla is a giant, city-destroying monster from Japanese cinema, iconic for its towering size, atomic breath, and role as the archetypal kaiju in popular culture.
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B.
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film) is a Japanese kaiju crossover movie that pits the iconic giant ape King Kong against the legendary monster Godzilla in a battle orchestrated by a profit-seeking corporation.
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C.
Godzilla (2014 film)
Godzilla (2014 film) is a 2014 American monster movie that reboots the Godzilla franchise with a darker, more realistic tone and large-scale kaiju destruction.
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D.
Godzilla (1998 film)
Godzilla (1998 film) is a 1998 American monster movie directed by Roland Emmerich that reimagines the iconic Japanese kaiju in a big-budget Hollywood production set primarily in New York City.
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E.
Godzilla: Awakening
Godzilla: Awakening is a graphic novel prequel that explores the origins and early history of Godzilla within Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse continuity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American re-edit
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feature film ⓘ kaiju film ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
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surface form:
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
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| basedOn | Godzilla (1954 film) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributor |
Embassy Pictures
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TransWorld Releasing Corporation ⓘ |
| editedFrom | Godzilla (1954 film) ⓘ |
| era | Cold War cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Godzilla ⓘ |
| featuresEvent | Godzilla attacking Tokyo ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
kaiju film
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monster film ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCensorshipChanges | scenes altered or removed from the 1954 Japanese version ⓘ |
| hasCinematographyBy | Masao Tamai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| hasMusicBy | Akira Ifukube ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| hasProductionCompany | Jewell Enterprises ⓘ |
| hasSpecialEffectsBy | Eiji Tsuburaya ⓘ |
| includesNarrationBy | Raymond Burr ⓘ |
| includesNewFootageWith | Raymond Burr ⓘ |
| influencedBy | nuclear anxiety ⓘ |
| marketedAs | American version of Godzilla ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Showa era Godzilla films
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surface form:
Godzilla film series
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| purpose | to introduce the Godzilla story to Western audiences ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1956-04-27 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 80 minutes ⓘ |
| setIn | Tokyo ⓘ |
| sourceCountryOfOriginal | Japan ⓘ |
| stars |
Akira Takarada
NERFINISHED
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Momoko Kōchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Burr ⓘ Takashi Shimura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | Western audiences ⓘ |
| title |
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956 film)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956 film) Description of subject: Godzilla, King of the Monsters! is a 1956 American re-edit of the original Japanese Godzilla film, featuring added scenes with actor Raymond Burr to introduce the story to Western audiences.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956 film)
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956 film)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!