Toho 4K restoration (2014) – scanned from the 1960 fine-grain at 6K, graded to match a surviving 1954 release print held by the National Film Archive of Japan.
Contains graphic depictions of firebombing survivors, hospital triage, and a mother telling her children she is dying of radiation sickness. Intended for historical study, not casual entertainment. Archive stamp: "The nightmare of modernity has scales. We do not preserve this film to celebrate destruction. We preserve it to remember why we fear it." – National Film Archive of Japan, 2024 godzilla 1954 archive