Godzilla BBC Documentary - Part 1 of 4 

This and James Rolfe's Godzillathon videos really help you appreciate the character and his history. From a symbol of atomic terror to a monster bashing friend of mankind and everything in between. My first real Godzilla movie was "Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 2" back when i was in middle school. I always saw the character in parodies and homages and admired him before (mainly for the simple fact that he's a giant dinosaur with nuclear breath) but after actually seeing one of his movies, I now completely understood why he's so beloved around the world. Happy 60th big guy.

I think its weird how a culture so cemented in the protection of freedoms and liberty can somehow find it ok to take them away from others. A round of applause for my Uncle Sam everyone, because we know he's listening.

what if the daleks saw godzilla on that bridge as they were rolling across and were like: "what the hell?" lol

I remember now yeah. The evening was a bit of a plug for the '98 movie, get a bit of interest in the genre. In the UK Godzilla movies were normally confined to late night triple-bills on Channel 4, ususally from the late Showa era. Awesome book by the way!

Thanks a lot for this documentary, from Brazil.

'I thought of Godzilla as the embodiment of violence and hatred for mankind ...'- Jun Fukuda. The guy who directed Megalon!! I dunno ... i'm not seeing that in his movies.

@Dinozilla626 The movie is called Destroy All Monsters. The scenes taken from the end of the film where the Alien Invader Bad Guys base is discovered by Godzilla and he gets his payback on them for taking control of his mind.

at timeframe 3:50 - that is between Akihabara stations and Ueno station - that is where that Café Veloce is. Haven't lived in Japan for a while but I recognize the spot.

I remember taping this. I still have the video somewhere.

It's funny since England has their own godzilla called Gorgo, that was something I wish i could find again watched it all the time when i was lil

I love how Godzilla apparently sneezes his atomic ray in Britain.

...just over 8 months until the next Godzilla (2014) movie... yay!

All uploaded, glad you liked it. I hope sooner or later the BBC put this stuff out on iplayer. I guess they've got so many documentaries it'd take ages to go through. The documentary was made in the mid 90s. It was part of an awesome "monster night" which I'll upload soon enough.

Oh how it irks me that the creators of the 1998 Godzilla are here, too.

Great stuff! Godzilla,loved him as a child...love him even more as a 47 year old!

The Godzilla music is Awesome...

The Godzilla suit in the beginning would make the 1967 costume iconic in comparison. :-(

Thanks and cheers!

Seeing Godzilla grab Big Ben reminds me of Gorgo for some reason. :-)

The godzilla in the intro is a better tribute to godzilla than the '98 remake...

Nakajima-San was only in the suit for 54 to 72 not 75

This documentary was shot in 1998; I know, because I provided the Beeb with some of the Japanese interview subjects, and I was one myself! August Ragone Author EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS

That introduction was more accurate than Zilla (1998)

@thekillerklown13 Makes the suit from Son of Godzilla look like the best one ever.

If only Godzilla would destroy the BBC like that.

6:44 I met him once. He signed by copy of Rodan on DVD.

Holy hell. That British dude... The Big Book Of British Smiles anyone?

Godzilla needs to return soon very soon

i love how it carefully walks OVER the train. lol

i love godzilla

@ThePajamaGuy you can also get the original and it has some decent special features aswell

with a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound he pulls the spitting high tension wires down

You know, back in the 60's Great Britain made their own Kaiju flick called Gorgo.

Godzilla wants a hug

0:09 Godzilla walking and rampaging on the road next to you, walk calmly like nothing happened.

@TheDarkofTommy Yeah sorry about that, it's from a very old vhs tape.

I AM GODZILLA 'S FAN FOR A YEAR ALSO GAMERA'S FAN TOO , ANYWAY ,I WOULD LIKE TO ASK WHEN WILL NEW GODZILLA BE RELEASE FOR THE DVD ? EVEN WITH GAMERA 'S NEW DVD, I NEED IT TO RELEASE VERY SOON AS POSSBILE ,,, THANK YOU GODZILLA & GAMERA

It's annoying how this is an English documentary and there are only two region 2 Godzilla films I EVER recall of: King Kong vs Godzilla and Godzilla 1998. Please! We English NEED to see these films!

Their it is... I still and forever call the 1998 film a remake of "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms"... they just got the title card messed up and called it "Godzilla" by accident, lol.

This is a great made of Godzilla by the b.b.c. on Godzilla history told by the Japanese to find out about the history

Godzilla is badass

Weird, this is a 1998 documentary and the awful Godzilla suit at the beggining is more godzilla like than the creature in the american version movie of the same year.

I saw this when I was Little

Where can I find Godzilla documentary from1988 and made by the BBC ?

GODZILLA is the KING!!!

Who is that man at the end who was in 7 Samurai, does anyone recognized him from that movie? he said he was working on it for a full year so I doubt he was an extra, probably one of the villagers but just wondering if he was the stand out type.

Could the Rhedosaurus breathe nuclear flames,regenerate,walk upright and be so strong that only a weapon that destroys oxygen could defeat it?

godzilla got serious swag

He will...he will.

0:26-0:28 his tail went through the bridge...also fire breathing? no he does not

And who is most known and loved?

God I love it when Japanese people say "gojira"

this will always top zilla

the big ben part is like people didn't give any fuck to godzilla,it just an usual day

I liked the intro it was funny

After seeing the original Japanese version of Godzilla, Gojira, I have no time for Godzilla. Gojira is a great sci fi film, while Godzilla is for kids.

Actually, Ray Harryhausen's 'Beast From 20,000 Fathoms' ~inspired~ Godzilla, but I can't call Godzilla a copycat idea!!! By the way, I am a fan of Ray Harryhausen, and a fan of Godzilla as well!

totally 90's!

yeah where were you. That is old news

Not just you. It's like everyone has a lisp of some sort....they all sound like they whistle when they speak.

i like in the beginning you see godzilla and the people are just walking like neh i see giant radioactive lizards everyday

I know the war was very bad .. but im glad it happend because if it diddnt we wouldent have godzilla

DAT INTRO!

Godzilla >>>KING

I'm a fan to guy's.

Wheres the doctor when you need him?

1st time seeing this! The British break it down like dirty!

So it seems to me that the idea of Godzilla Was born from an atomic bomb. So from a certain perspective Godzilla's origin story is 100% true

RUN ITS GODZILLA¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

HARUO NAKAJIMA! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

yeah i got it too

The translation on the subtitle was inaccurate! Is this really from BBC?

The American one is which is now called Zilla, the Japanese Godzilla was always a male.

Which godzilla movie is that at 2:26?

collect the story boards

in the engilsh verisons he's called Godziller GODZILLER WTF?

WHY way Dean Delvin allowed to speak on this

Why are the legs of the 2014 godzilla so skinny. And the feet so small. From the waist down he doesn't look right.

Tsuchiya FTW

look at gojira in the beggining look no good oh bbc why!

fair enough i am 89 years old

GOJIRA!

That intro hurt me

So you can say the American participated in the creation of Godzilla... By dropping a bomb.

Screw Godzilla, someone step on that cricket.

dat intro

I escaped after living under a rock for 80 years, so don' make fun of me :'(

why the fuck is dean devlin there?

Who else hears that erritating beeping sound in this?

Godzilla looks like ogra from gorgo.

did anyone else get that little freaking annoying noise while they were watching this video?

What was that abomination in the intro. If it was the gman. WHY

goldzilla kicked king kongs asss

Godzilla in London? what😁

Yeah, the suit is horrible. :/

I dislike the 1998 Godzilla! I look at it and think "THAT is not Godzilla!" (What were they thinking when they created that as a rendition of Godzilla?) The whole movie was more like Jurassic Park than Godzilla!!!

yeah. sounds like a fucking cricket in my fucking notebook

yeah I guess lol

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That background noise is raping my fucking ears.