Only 6 months after the original Godzilla aired, Toho Company released its sequel Godzilla Raids Again April 24, 1955. Riding on the wave of success of the first, Toho rushed the production of the second movie to capitalize on the popularity.
It was originally released in the U.S. as Gigantis: The Fire Monster to give American audiences the illusion they were seeing another monster, but that antic failed. Still, Godzilla Raids Again was another success. It pitted the G-Man against Anguirus and destroyed Osaka.
It was also George Takei's first film as he provided voice-over work for the American release. He also did work for Toho's Rodan.
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