The original "King of the Monsters" graced the big screen like never before during a recent world premiere of the 4K restoration of the first "Godzilla" film in Los Angeles.
The highly anticipated remaster debuted to celebrate the 67th birthday of the pop culture icon and star of the world's longest-running movie franchise. Similar screenings were held at over two dozen locations across the United States, including San Francisco and New York City.
Directed by Ishiro Honda, a pioneer of Japan's kaiju (strange beast) genre of films and television, and released by Toho Co., "Godzilla" tells the story of a giant prehistoric monster that rampages throughout Japan after being driven out of the ocean depths by underwater hydrogen bomb testing.