Godzilla Raids Again

Godzilla Raids Again (Gojira no Gyakushu), is a 1955 Japanese science fiction kaiju film produced by Toho. Directed by Motoyoshi Oda, and featuring special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya, the film starred Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama, and Minoru Chiaki. The 2nd film in the Godzilla series, this was a direct sequel quickly put into production to capitalize on the box office success of Godzilla the previous year. This was the first film in the series to feature a monster vs. monster scenario, as it introduced Godzilla's first foe, the quadruped monster Anguirus. This scenario of Godzilla battling other giant monsters would become a staple for the rest of the series.

Plot
Godzilla battles an irradiated Ankylosaur and destroys Osaka in the process.

Cast
Hiroshi Koizumi as Shoichi Tsukioka

Setsuko Wakayama as Hidemi Yamaji

Minoru Chiaki as Koji Kobayashi

Takashi Shimura as Kyohei Yamane-hakase

Masao Shimizu as Dr. Tadokoro

Seijiro Onda as Captain Terasawa

Sonosuke Sawamura as Hokkaido Branch Manager Shingo Shibeki

Yoshio Tsuchiya as Tajima

Mayuri Mokusho as Chief of Civil defense

Minosuke Yamada as Koehi Wamaji

Yukio Kasama as president of the fishery

Senkichi Omura as Small escaped convict

Ren Yamamoto as Commander of Landing craft

Shin Otomo as Convict Leader

Takeo Oikawa as Osaka Municipal Police commissioner