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{{short description|1955 Japanese kaiju film}}
{{good article}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Godzilla Raids Again
| image          = Gojira no gyakushu poster.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| native_name    = {{Infobox Japanese| kanji=ゴジラの逆襲 | revhep=Gojira no Gyakushū}}
| director       = [[Motoyoshi Oda]]
{{Infobox|decat=yes|child=yes|label1=Special effects by|data1=[[Eiji Tsuburaya]]}}
| producer       = [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]
| writer         = 
| screenplay     = {{plainlist|*Takeo Murata
*Shigeaki Hidaka{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=110}}}}
| story          = {{ill|Shigeru Kayama|ja|香山滋}}{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=110}}
| based_on       = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} -->
| starring       = {{plainlist|*[[Hiroshi Koizumi]]
*Setsuko Wakayama
*[[Minoru Chiaki]]
*[[Takashi Shimura]]}}
| narrator       = 
| music          = [[Masaru Sato|Masaru Satō]]{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=110}}
| cinematography = Seiichi Endo{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=110}}
| editing        = Kazuji Taira
| studio         = [[Toho|Toho Co., Ltd.]]{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=110}}
| distributor    = Toho{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=110}}
| released       = {{Film date|1955|4|24|Japan}}
| runtime        = 81 minutes{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=110}}
| country        = Japan
| language       = Japanese
| budget         = {{JPY|32 million}}<ref name="Eiganenkan">{{cite book|title=1956 Yearbook|series=Movie Yearbook|publisher=Jiji Press|page=54|chapter=直接費の高い上位作品(単位 千円)|year=1956}}</ref>
| gross          = {{¥|170 million}}<br>(Japan rentals)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nendai-ryuukou.com/article/089.html|title=歴代ゴジラ映画作品一覧／年代流行|work=Nendai Ryuukou|access-date=December 2, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203000250/https://nendai-ryuukou.com/article/089.html}}</ref>
}}

{{nihongo|'''''Godzilla Raids Again'''''|ゴジラの逆襲|Gojira no Gyakushū|{{literal translation|''Godzilla's Counterattack''}}|lead=yes}} is a 1955 Japanese ''[[kaiju]]'' film directed by [[Motoyoshi Oda]], with special effects by [[Eiji Tsuburaya]]. Produced and distributed by [[Toho|Toho Co., Ltd.]], it is the second film in the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' franchise]], and a sequel to ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954). The film stars [[Hiroshi Koizumi]], Setsuko Wakayama, [[Minoru Chiaki]], and [[Takashi Shimura]], with [[Haruo Nakajima]] as [[Godzilla (Showa)|Godzilla]] and [[Katsumi Tezuka]] as [[Anguirus]]. In the film, Japan struggles to survive Godzilla's return, as well as its destructive battle against its ancient foe Anguirus.

Executive producer Iwao Mori instructed producer [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]] to immediately commence production on a second ''Godzilla'' film, fearing to lose the momentum of the [[Godzilla (1954 film)|first film]]'s success. Oda was chosen to direct the film as [[Ishirō Honda]] was busy directing ''[[Lovetide]]''.{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=62}}

''Godzilla Raids Again'' was released theatrically in Japan on April 24, 1955. A re-edited, English dubbed version was released theatrically in the United States on June 2, 1959, by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], under the title ''[[Gigantis, the Fire Monster]]''.{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=60}}

The film was followed by ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'', released on August 11, 1962.