We finally begin our journey down Godzilla's history, starting with the company that produced him, the people who made him, and the story that starred him.
Special thanks to Anthony Romero, Chris Mirjahangir, and Patrick Galvan of Toho Kingdom who provided extra information and helpful criticism.
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Books
Atomic Dreams and the Nuclear Nightmare: The Making of "Godzilla" (1954)
- Peter H. Brothers
Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series
- David Kalat
Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters
- August Ragone
Fantastic Collection No.28 - Giant Star of Special Effects Films Godzilla
- Tomoyuki Tanaka
Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook vol .1
The Godzilla Chronicles Vol. 3
- Junzo Takaki, Kazuhiro Matsunomoto
Godzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters
- Brian Solomon
Godzilla: The Encyclopedia: Shinji Nishikawa Unravels the Depths of Godzilla
- Shinji Nishikawa
Godzilla: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide
- Graham Skipper
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Godzilla
- Ed Godziszewski
Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa
- Steve Ryfle, Ed Godziszewski
Japanese Special Effects Cinema: Godfathers of Tokusatsu: Vol. 1
- J.L. Carrozza
Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G"
- Steve Ryfle, Jay Ghee
Kaiju Unleashed: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Strange Beasts
- Shawn Pryor
Monsters are attacking Tokyo
- Stuart Galbraith IV
Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda
- Peter H. Brothers
SF: The Japanese Science Fiction Film Encyclopedia
- J.L. Carrozza
The Official Godzilla Compendium: A 40 Year Retrospective
- J.D. Lees
Toho SF special effects movie series 3
- Kei Endo
What Is the Story of Godzilla?
- Sheila Keenan
Documentaries and commentaries
Audio commentaries from 2006 on Gojira featuring Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
Audio commentaries from 2011 on Gojira featuring David Kalat
Effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai interview (2019)
Godzilla Photography Featurette (2011)
"Godzilla: Story Development" featurette (2006)
Interview with Director Ishiro Honda for the Directors Guild of Japan (1990)
"Making of the Suite" Featurette (2006)
Tadao Sato, a Japanese movie reviewer, on the 1954 Godzilla (2019)
"The Unluckiest Dragon" Illustrated Essay (2011)
Online Sources
Ishiro honda.com
Toho Kingdom
Wikizilla
-Notes-
The legged Whale is an AI image over a stylized shot from Gojira (1954)