Editing Godzilla Raids Again (section)

==Release==
===Theatrical===
[[File:Gigantis the Fire Monster (1959) - Trailer.webm|right|thumb|200x200px|The trailer for ''[[Gigantis, the Fire Monster]]'' (1959)]]
''Godzilla Raids Again'' was distributed theatrically in Japan by [[Toho]] on April 24, 1955.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=110}} The film generated 8.3 million tickets, less than what the first ''Godzilla'' film drew but still considered moderate business. The film drew little enthusiasm from audiences, the press, and Toho staff. Tanaka later admitted that the crew had little time to prepare and hardly considers the film a success.{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=64}} The Japanese version was released to Japanese speaking theaters in the United States prior to the altered American version.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=110}} The film was [[Toho]]'s fourth highest-grossing film of the year domestically, and the 10th highest grossing Japanese release domestically.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=110}}

A re-edited English dubbed version titled ''Gigantis, the Fire Monster'' was released theatrically in the United States by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] on May 21, 1959, where it played as a [[double feature]] with ''[[Teenagers from Outer Space (film)|Teenagers from Outer Space]]''.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=110}} Some drive-ins paired the film with ''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]''.<ref>Patrick, Joe R. (June 11, 1959). "Japanese Try Hand at Horror Film". Des Moines Tribune. p. 26. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.</ref>

===American version===
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The North American rights to the film were purchased by Harry Rybnick, Richard Kay, Edward Barison, Paul Schreibman, and Edmund Goldman, the same producers who acquired the rights to ''Godzilla'' and released it as ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]''. Instead of [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbing]] the film, the producers first planned to produce a new film titled ''The Volcano Monsters'', while utilizing the monster footage from the Japanese film.{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=67}} The producers announced in ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' that filming was expected to commence on June 17, 1957.{{sfn|Kalat|2010|p=37}} Rybnick hired [[Ib Melchior]] and Edwin Watson to write the screenplay.{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=67}}

The film was dubbed at Ryder Sound Services in New York and featured the voice talents of [[Keye Luke]], [[Paul Frees]], and [[George Takei]].{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=73}} The film was released in the United States as ''Gigantis, the Fire Monster'' on June 2, 1959.<ref name=":1">{{Harvp|Ryfle|1998|p=60}}</ref>