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Films: Son of Godzilla (1967)<br />
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Son of Godzilla, (released in Japan as Monster Island's Decisive Battle: Godzilla's Son (怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子 Kaijū-tō no Kessen Gojira no Musuko)), is a 1967 Japanese science fiction kaiju film produced by Toho. Directed by Jun Fukuda with special effects by Sadamasa Arikawa (supervised by Eiji Tsuburaya), the film starred Tadao Takashima, Akira Kubo, and Akihiko Hirata. The 8th film in the Godzilla series, it was also the second of two island themed Godzilla adventures that Toho produced with slightly smaller budgets than most of the Godzilla films from this time period. Continuing the trend of shifting the series towards younger audiences, the film introduced an infant Godzilla named Minilla.<br />
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The film was released straight to television in the United States in 1969 by the Walter Reade organization.<br />
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<b><u>Plot</u></b><br />
A team of scientists are trying to perfect a weather-controlling system. Their efforts are hampered by the arrival of a nosy reporter and by the sudden presence of 2-meter tall giant praying mantises. The first test of the weather control system goes awry when the remote control for a radioactive balloon is jammed by an unexplained signal coming from the center of the island. The balloon detonates prematurely, creating a radioactive storm that causes the giant mantises to grow to enormous sizes. Investigating the mantises, which are named Kamacuras (Gimantis in the English-dubbed version), the scientists find the monstrous insects digging an egg out from under a pile of earth. The egg hatches, revealing a baby Godzilla. The scientists realize that the baby's telepathic cries for help were the cause of the interference that ruined their experiment. Shortly afterwards, Godzilla himself arrives on the island, demolishing the scientist's base as he rushes to defend the baby. Godzilla kills two of the Kamacuras during the battle while one manages to fly away to safety, Godzilla then adopts the baby.<br />
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The baby Godzilla, named Minilla, quickly grows to about half the size of his father, and Godzilla instructs him on the important monster skills of roaring and using his atomic ray. At first, Minilla has difficulty producing anything more than atomic smoke rings, but Godzilla discovers that stressful conditions (i.e. stomping on his tail,) or motivation produces a true radioactive blast. Minilla comes to the aid of Reiko when she is attacked by a Kamacuras, but inadvertently awakens Kumonga (Spiga in the English-dubbed version), a giant spider that was sleeping in a valley. Kumonga attacks the caves where the scientists are hiding, and Minilla stumbles into the fray.<br />
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Kumonga traps Minilla and the final Kamacuras with his webbing, but as Kumonga begins to feed on the deceased Kamacuras, Godzilla arrives to save the day. Godzilla saves his son and they work together to defeat Kumonga by using their atomic rays on the giant spider. The scientists finally use their perfected weather altering device on the island and the once tropical island becomes buried in snow and ice. As the scientists are saved by an American submarine, Godzilla and Minilla begin to hibernate as they wait for the island to become tropical again.<br />
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<b><u>Cast</u></b><br />
Akira Kubo as Goro Maki<br />
Tadao Takashima as Dr. Tsunezo Kusumi<br />
Akihiko Hirata as Dr. Hujisaki<br />
Bibari "Beverly" Maeda as Saeko (Reiko) Matsumiya<br />
Yoshio Tsuchiya as Hurukawa<br />
Kenji Sahara as Morio<br />
Ken'ichiro Maruyama as Ozawa<br />
Seishiro Kuno Tashiro<br />
Yasuhiko Saijo as Suzuki<br />
Susumu Kurobe as Weather observation airplane captain<br />
Kazuo Suzuki as Weather observation aeronaut<br />
Wataru Oomae as Weather observation airplane radio operator<br />
Tyoutarou Tougin as Weather observation airplane crewman<br />
Ousmane Yusef as Submarine captain<br />
Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla (Water scenes only)<br />
Yū Sekida and Seiji Onaka as Godzilla, The King of the Monsters who, while battling Kumonga and Kamacuras, trains his son to become the monster prince.<br />
Little Man Machan as Minilla, the Son of Godzilla who aids his father in fighting Kumonga and Kamacuras<br />
Kumonga, a giant spider and the main antagonist of the film.<br />
Kamacuras, a giant praying mantis.<br />
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<b><u>Box Office</u></b><br />
In Japan, the film sold approximately 2,480,000 tickets.<br />
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<b><u>Reception</u></b><br />
Son of Godzilla has received generally positive reviews. The film currently holds a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.<br />
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<b><u>English Version</u></b><br />
Shortly after the film's Japanese release, Toho had Son of Godzilla dubbed into English by Frontier Enterprises in Tokyo. As with nearly all Toho international versions, the dubbed version corresponds directly to uncut Japanese film. Frontier Enterprises owner William Ross dubs Dr. Kusumi (Tadao Takashima), while the part of Goro Maki (Akira Kubo) is dubbed by Burr Middleton, son of Charles B. Middleton. This version of the film was released on video in 1992 by PolyGram Video, Ltd. in the United Kingdom.<br />
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In the United States, Son of Godzilla was distributed directly to television by the Walter Reade Organization in 1969. The movie was re-dubbed by Titan Productions, Inc in New York. Peter Fernandez wrote and directed the dubbing script and voiced Goro Maki. Walter Reade Organization deleted almost all of the pre-credit sequence. All that remains in this version is a brief shot of Godzilla roaring and approaching the camera. The opening credits are also deleted, although the underlying footage is still present. In both English dubs, the monsters Kamacuras and Kumonga are called "Gimantis" and "Spiega", respectively. The character, "Saeko", is also called "Reiko" in both dubbed versions.<br />
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The original US version of the film was the one seen on American television and home video for over thirty years. In 2004, Tri-Star Home Video released the international version (and optional Japanese audio track) on DVD. The international version was later broadcast on Turner Classic Movies in 2008.<br />
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<b><u>Trivia</u></b><br />
Son of Godzilla is very similar to the previous year's Ebirah, Horror of the Deep. Both take place largely on a south pacific island populated by monsters, and both include a "native girl" among the cast. Also, both end in a similar way, with the heroes waving goodbye to the monsters as the island is destroyed/frozen. The similarities are due to the faces behind the scenes that worked on both films, including director Jun Fukuda and music composer Masaru Sato.<br />
The suit in this film, MusukoGoji, was used again in Godzilla vs. Gigan for the water scenes.<br />
Son of Godzilla is the last Showa era film that takes place within a set continuity, as the next year's Destroy All Monsters took place 32 years after the events of this film. 1969's All Monsters Attack hardly picks up where Son of Godzilla left off, and the next five films (1971's Godzilla vs. Hedorah through 1975's Terror of MechaGodzilla) fare no better in terms of tying the 1960's and 1970's films together in one, flawless timeline. What happens to Godzilla, his son, and the other monsters between 1967 and 1971 (between the films Son of Godzilla and Godzilla vs. Hedorah) is up to the viewer to decide.<br />
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<b><u>DVD Release</u></b><br />
Sony Pictures<br />
Released: December 14, 2004<br />
Aspect ratio: Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1)<br />
Sound: Japanese (2.0), English (2.0)<br />
Supplements: Trailers for Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., Steamboy, and Kaena: The Prophecy<br />
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Note: English dub track is Toho's international version<br />
Rated PG for some sci-fi monster violence<br />
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The Oxygen Destroyer (オキシジェン・デストロイヤ, Okishijen Desutoroiyā) was a fictional weapon of mass destruction used to kill Godzilla in the 1954 Godzilla film, Gojira.<br />
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<b><u>Origins</u></b><br />
It was the invention of Dr. Daisuke Serizawa, who feared the power of the device that he created.<br />
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<b><u>History</u></b><br />
<b>Showa Series</b><br />
<i>Gojira</i><br />
The weapon was first revealed to Emiko Yamane by Daisuke Serizawa when they were in his lab. He demonstrated it on a tank of fish, which were instantly reduced to skeletons.<br />
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Fearing that it would lead to another arms race, the doctor sacrificed himself as he detonated his device underwater, killing both Godzilla and the chance that his device would become a weapon.<br />
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<i>Godzilla vs. Destoroyah</i><br />
The Oxygen Destroyer would carry on a larger role, and was later revealed to have awoken prehistoric creatures that mutated into the monster Destoroyah in the 1995 film Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. That film also noted that "if it had been used on the ground, it's quite obvious that Tokyo would've become a cemetery."<br />
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The chemical reaction initiated by the weapon (which is the actual part that destroys the oxygen) also powers one of Destoroyah's attacks, a beam of micro-oxygen, in the shape of a double-helix, with the destructive power of the Oxygen Destroyer itself.<br />
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<b>Millennium Series</b><br />
<i>Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla</i><br />
In Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla, the Oxygen Destroyer didn't dissolve Godzilla's skeleton, and Kiryu's blueprints incorporated the original Godzilla's skeleton within it to make the design process and construction less strenuous.<br />
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<b><u>Mechanisms</u></b><br />
The device works by releasing a chemical stored within it's spherical center. Once released, the chemical (dubbed Micro-Oxygen) reacts violently with the water, isolating oxygen molecules and splitting them. The molecules are then liquified. This means that any organism exposed to the chemical will first suffocate from the lack of oxygen, and then disintegrate. Depending on the amount of the oxygen destroying chemical released, the body of the victim will either be eaten down to the bone or destroyed completely. When used to its full potential, the Oxygen Destroyer will leave no remains.<br />
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<b><u>Filmography</u></b><br />
Gojira<br />
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (Stock Footage)<br />
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (Stock Footage)<br />
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It should be noted that even though many weapons have been created to kill Godzilla, the Oxygen Destroyer is the only man-made weapon to accomplish this task.<br />
The Oxygen Destroyer prop is the oldest remaining Godzilla prop known, first being used in 1954 and recently seen in 2013, being displayed at the Godzilla Encounter, making the prop over 59 years old at the time.<br />
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Films: Destroy All Monsters (1968), Godzilla’s Revenge (1969), Godzilla vs the Smog Monster (1971) and Godzilla on Monster Island (1972)<br />
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Destroy All Monsters, released in Japan as Kaijū Sōshingeki (怪獣総進撃, lit. "Charge of the Monsters"), is a 1968 Japanese Science fiction Kaiju film produced by Toho. The ninth entry in the original Godzilla series, it stars Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yukiko Kobayashi and Yoshio Tsuchiya. Produced in celebration as Toho's 20th kaiju film, it was also originally intended to be the final Godzilla film, and as such, was given a bigger budget than the past few productions. Set at the end of the 20th century, the film features many of Toho's earlier monsters, eleven in all. The film was also the last to be produced by the main creators of the Godzilla character, with Ishirō Honda directing, Eiji Tsuburaya supervising the special effects (with Sadamasa Arikawa actually directing), Tomoyuki Tanaka producing, and Akira Ifukube handling the film's score.</div>
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The film was released theatrically in the United States in the Spring of 1969 by American International Pictures.</div>
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<b><u>Plot</u></b></div>
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At the close of the 20th century, all of the Earth's kaiju have been collected and confined in an area known as Monsterland, by the United Nations Science Committee, in the Ogasawara island chain. A special control center is constructed underneath the island to ensure the monsters stay secure, and serve as a research facility to study them.</div>
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When communications with Monsterland are suddenly and mysteriously severed, and all of the monsters begin attacking world capitals, Dr. Yoshida of the UNSC orders Captain Yamabe and the crew of his spaceship, Moonlight SY-3, to investigate Ogasawara. There, they discover that the scientists, led by Dr. Otani, have become mind-controlled slaves of a feminine alien race identifying themselves as the Kilaaks, who reveal that they are in control of the monsters. Their leader demands that the human race surrender, or face total annihilation.</div>
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Godzilla attacks New York City, Rodan invades Moscow, Mothra lays waste to Beijing, Gorosaurus (wrongly identified as Baragon) destroys Paris, and Manda attacks London, which is set in to motion to take attention away from Japan, so the aliens can establish an underground stronghold near Mt. Fuji in Japan. The Kilaaks then turn their next major attack on Tokyo, and without serious opposition, become arrogant in their aims, until the UNSC discover the Kilaaks have switched to broadcasting the control signals from their base under the Moon's surface. In a desperate battle, the crew of the SY-3 destroy the Kilaak's lunar outpost and return the alien control system to Earth.</div>
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With all of the monsters under the control of the UNSC, the Kilaaks unleash their hidden weapon, King Ghidorah. The three-headed space monster is dispatched to protect the alien stronghold at Mt. Fuji, and battles Godzilla, Minilla, Mothra, Rodan, Gorosaurus, Anguirus, and Kumonga (Manda, Baragon and an unnamed Varan are also present but do not take part in the battle). While seemingly invincible, King Ghidorah is eventually overpowered by the combined strength of the Earth monsters and is killed. Refusing to admit defeat, the Kilaaks produce their trump card, a burning monster they call the Fire Dragon, which begins to torch cities and destroys the control center on Ogasawara. Suddenly, Godzilla attacks and destroys the Kilaak's underground base, revealing the Earth's monsters instinctively know who their enemies are. Captain Yamabe then pursues the Fire Dragon in the SY-3, and narrowly achieves victory for the human race. The Fire Dragon is revealed to be a flaming Kilaak saucer and is destroyed. Godzilla and the other monsters are eventually returned to Monsterland to live in peace.</div>
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Akira Kubo as Captain Katsuo Yamabe</div>
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Jun Tazaki as Dr. Yoshido</div>
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Yukiko Kobayashi as Kyoko Manabe</div>
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Yoshio Tsuchiya as Dr. Otani</div>
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Kyoko Ai as Kilaak Queen</div>
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Andrew Hughes as Dr. Stevenson</div>
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Kenji Sahara as Nishikawa, Moon Base Commander</div>
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Godzilla, The King of the Monsters and the primary monster protagonist who gathers all the Monster Island residents together to fight King Ghidorah.</div>
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Minilla, the Son of Godzilla who helps his father.</div>
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Anguirus, a giant ankylosaurus creature who is a close ally of Godzilla's and helps him fight off King Ghidorah.</div>
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Rodan, a giant pteranodon who aids Godzilla and the others in the battle with King Ghidorah.</div>
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Mothra Larva, a divine, caterpillar-like deity who aids in the fight against King Ghidorah.</div>
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Gorosaurus, a giant dinosaur that helps defeat King Ghidorah.</div>
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Kumonga, a giant spider who joins the fray with the Monster Island residents.</div>
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Manda, a giant sea serpent</div>
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There was an initial screenplay with the preliminary title All Monsters Attack Directive, which would have many of the same elements used in the final product. The difference, however, was in the monster line-up. This first draft included several monsters that would appear in the final film, such as Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, Rodan, Baragon, Varan, Kumonga, and Manda. The final two monsters were Maguma (from 1962's Gorath) and Ebirah (from 1966's Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster). Maguma was to be one of the guardians of the Kilaak base with Baragon, who would have been the ones to fend off the SDF. Ebirah's role is unknown. The film’s title was later changed to Kaiju Soshingeki (Charge of the Monsters), and Ebirah and Maguma were replaced with Anguirus, Minilla (Godzilla's son) and Gorosaurus.</div>
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American International Pictures released the film theatrically in North America in 1969. The Americanization was handled by Titan Productions (formerly Titra Studios).</div>
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In the Japanese version, the credits come right after the Moonlight SY-3 blasts off at the beginning of the movie. The American version moved the credits to the end of the picture.</div>
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This version has been replaced on home video and television by Toho's international version. While uncut and letterboxed, it features an English dub track produced by William Ross' Tokyo-based Frontier Enterprises in 1968.</div>
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Destroy All Monsters has received acclaim. The New York Times did not review the film upon release, but film critic Howard Thompson gave it a positive review on a re-release at a children's matinee with the Bugs Bunny short, Napoleon Bunny-Part, in December 1970. He commented that "the feature wasn't bad at all of this type. The trick photography and especially the blended sweep and skill of the miniature settings provided the visual splash. The human beings, with good dubbed English voices, were a personable lot as they wrestled with some outer space culprits who had rounded up Japan's favorite monsters and turned them against the planet earth."</div>
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Among modern critics, Steve Biodrowski of Cinefantastique wrote, "In the end, Destroy All Monsters is too slim in its storyline, too thin in its characterizations, to be considered a truly great film. It is not as impressive as the original Godzilla, and it is not as hip as Monster Zero. But for the ten-year-old living inside us all, it is entertainment of the most awesome sort." Matt Paprocki of Blogcritics said the film is "far from perfect" and "can be downright boring at times" but felt that "the destruction scenes make up for everything else" and "the final battle is an epic that simply can't be matched".</div>
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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a "certified fresh" rating of 80%.</div>
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Released: May 18, 2004</div>
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In Godzilla: The Series, the three-part "Monster Wars" story appears to have been inspired by Destroy All Monsters, with aliens taking control of Zilla Jr. and other giant creatures and using them to attack the world's cities in preparation for invasion. At the end, their island hideout is used as a secret reserve for the surviving monsters.</div>
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Godzilla director Gareth Edwards has expressed an interest in making a sequel to his 2014 movie that is inspired by Destroy All Monsters.</div>
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While I'm not going to post the whole end credits, they are very long, I'm posting the cast portion *warning possible spoilers* they list Akira Takarada as a Japanese Immigration Agent. It has been said that his role was cut from the film so is this an error, is he getting credited even though he is not in it, will his role be put back in for the Blu-ray/DVD releases, contractual obligation for the studio? Guess we will find out.<br />
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Ford Brody: AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON<br />
Young Ford: CJ ADAMS<br />
Dr. Ishiro Serizawa: KEN WATANABE<br />
Joe Brody: BRYAN CRANSTON<br />
Elle Brody: ELIZABETH OLSEN<br />
Sam Brody: CARSON BOLDE<br />
Vivienne Graham: SALLY HAWKINS<br />
Sandra Brody: JULIETTE BINOCHE<br />
Admiral William Stenz: DAVID STRATHAIRN<br />
Captain Russell Hampton: RICHARD T. JONES<br />
Sergeant Tre Morales: VICTOR RASUK<br />
Lieutenant Commander Marcus Waltz: PATRICK SABONGUI<br />
Jump Master: JARED KEESO<br />
Bomb Tracker: LUC RODERIQUE<br />
HALO Jumper JAMES PIZZINATO<br />
PO#1 MartinezCATHERINE LOUGH HAGGQUIST<br />
Boyd: ERIC KEENLEYSIDE<br />
Mine Team Member: PRIMO ALLON<br />
Lead Guerrilla Fighter: GEORGE ALLEN GUMAPAC JR.<br />
Takashi: KEN YAMAMURA<br />
Stan Walsh: GARRY CHALK<br />
Hayato: HIRO KANAGAWA<br />
Nervous: EngineerKEVAN OHTSJI<br />
Team Member #1: KASEY MAZAK<br />
Team Member #2: TERRY CHEN<br />
Team Member #3: MAS MORIMOTO<br />
Captain Freeman: JAMES D. DEVER<br />
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Japanese Immigration Agent: AKIRA TAKARADA<br />
Mom in Japanese Jail Waiting Room: YUKO KIYAMA<br />
Dad in Japanese Jail Waiting Room: TAKESHI KUROKAWA<br />
Goth Dressed Boy: JAMES YOSHIZAWA<br />
Gruff Smuggler: JASON FURUKAWA<br />
Whelan: BRIAN MARKINSON<br />
Jainway: TY OLSSON<br />
Huddleston: AL SAPIENZA<br />
Fitzgerald: GARDINER MILLAR<br />
Crow’s Nest Tech #2: KURT MAX RUNTE<br />
Muto Crow’s Nest Tech #1: PETER SHINKODA<br />
Muto Crow’s Nest Tech #2: BILL MARCHANT<br />
Muto Crow’s Nest Tech #3: CHRISTIAN TESSIER<br />
Muto Base Camp Guard: DERRICK YAMANAKA<br />
Muto Crane Operator: PETER KAWASAKI<br />
Muto Base Camp Security #1: JASON RIKI KOSUGE<br />
Muto Base Camp Security #2: HIROYOSHI KAJIYAMA<br />
Muto Base Camp Security #3: TETSURO SHIGEMATSU<br />
Head Nurse: JILL TEED<br />
National Guard #1: DEAN REDMAN<br />
Military Analyst: TAYLOR NICHOLS<br />
Thach: ANTHONY KONECHNY<br />
PO #3: ELI GOREE<br />
Akio: JAKE CUNANAN<br />
Akio’s Mother: YUKI MORITA<br />
Akio’s Father: WARREN TAKEUCHI<br />
Survivor: CHUCK CHURCH<br />
Missile Tech #1: DALIAS BLAKE<br />
Missile Tech #2: LANE EDWARDS<br />
Transport Vessel Soldier: TODD SCOTT<br />
Young Girl on Beach: ZOE KRIVATSY<br />
Father on Beach: SERGE M. KRIVATSY<br />
Mother on Beach: LISE KRIVATSY<br />
Pilot: JOSH COWDERY<br />
Beret Leader: STEVEN M. MURDZIA<br />
Airport Worker: KEO WOOLFORD<br />
Older Woman at Beach Bar: LYNNE HALEVI<br />
Older Man at Beach Bar: MARTIN KOGAN<br />
FEMA Worker: SANDY RITZ<br />
Lead Lightning Pilot: TOBY LEVINS<br />
Army Soldier: ERIC BREKER<br />
Ordinance Tech: JESSE REID<br />
Evacuation Worker #1: AARON PEARL<br />
Evacuation Worker #2: AMY FOX<br />
Officer: RICH PAUL<br />
Bus Driver: DEE JAY JACKSON<br />
SFPD Cop: KYLE RIEFSNYDER<br />
Golden Gate Navy Man on Deck: MICHAEL DENIS<br />
SF School Bus Kid #1: MELODY B. CHOI<br />
SF School Bus Kid #2: TAYA CLYNE<br />
SF School Bus Kid #3: ERIKA FOREST<br />
SF School Bus Kid #4: BEN HARRISON<br />
SF School Bus Kid #5: GRAYSON MAXWELL GURNSEY<br />
Praying Soldier: JUSTIN BLAYNE LOWERY<br />
Government Spokesperson: MARCI T. HOUSE<br />
Dispatch Officer: CHRIS SHIELDS<br />
Airman: ZACH MARTIN<br />
Civilian Analyst #1: DARREN DOLYNSKI<br />
Civilian Analyst #2: P. LYNN JOHNSON<br />
SF Ground Troop #3: LEIF HAVDALE<br />
Airforce Loadmaster: ANTONIO ANAGARAN<br />
Bucket Brigadier: KEVIN O’GRADY<br />
Akio Photo Double: ZACHARY CHOE<br />
Stunt Coordinators: JOHN STONEHAM, JR., JAKE MERVINE<br />
2nd Unit Stunt Coordinator: LAYTON MORRISON<br />
HALO Jump Stunt Coordinator: JT HOLMESUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358997343600114645.post-35505650728975618942014-05-03T16:55:00.001-04:002014-05-03T16:55:34.260-04:00 Godzilla 2014 World Wallpapers Being RevealedIt seems different sites in different countries are starting to post images (wallpapers) of Godzilla in different cities, so far we have Rome, Hong Kong, and Paris, all have the same feel as the San Francisco one, images below.<br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">From NPR.org</span><br />
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There have been hundreds of monster movies over the years, but only a handful of enduringly great movie monsters. Of those, only two were created for the screen: King Kong, the giant ape atop the Empire State Building, and his Japanese heir, Godzilla, the city-flattening sea monster who's a genuinely terrific pop icon. He not only stars in movies — Hollywood is bringing out a new Godzilla on May 16 — but he's even played basketball with Charles Barkley in a commercial for Nike.<br />
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It's been six decades since Godzilla first hit the screen, and to celebrate the big guy's birthday, Rialto Pictures is releasing Ishiro Honda's 1954 original — in a restored, 60th-anniversary edition — in theaters. I've seen Godzilla many times since I was a kid, but watching it again, I was struck that it might be the best single film about the terrors of the nuclear age.<br />
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I suspect you know the plot. It begins when American H-bomb tests in the Pacific disturb the watery environment that's the home of Gojira, as the monster is called in Japanese. After sinking assorted ships, this enormous beast winds up in Tokyo, where he stomps on buildings, flosses with power lines and blasts citizens with his radioactive bad breath. When the army is unable to stop him, the only hope is a new invention called the Oxygen Destroyer. But its idealistic creator is reluctant to reveal it for fear it will become a weapon — just look at the destruction that followed from splitting the atom.<br />
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Yet even as the inventor says this, the movie itself is offering us the seductive spectacle of violent ruin. And make no mistake: Destruction is great to look at. There's an amoral pleasure to be had in watching Godzilla reduce Tokyo to fiery rubble, rather like the beauty of seeing those napalmed palm trees flare like matches in Apocalypse Now or the illicit thrill of seeing the White House get obliterated in Independence Day — before Sept. 11, of course. Quite clearly, it's this joy in destruction that helped make Godzilla influential, especially in Hollywood, which over the past half-century has fed the worldwide audience's appetite for images of spectacular violence.<br />
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That said, Godzilla's real strength lies not in its effects — impressive for the time — but in its underlying emotional and cultural seriousness. It's not simply that the music is often doleful rather than exciting or that we see doomed children set off Geiger counters. The movie has a gravity that comes from being created in a Japan that knew what it was to have children die from radiation poisoning and to see its capital city in flames. Both drawn to and terrified of the monster's power, the movie is steeped in Japan's traumatic historical experience. It has weight. It means something.<br />
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Godzilla's resonance is also inseparable from something else that once defined the best monster movies — a sense of compassion for the monster. Boris Karloff's Frankenstein may have been scary, but we also felt his frailty and fear at being hunted. King Kong was dangerous, sure, but his eyes were charged with almost human feeling when he gazed at Fay Wray. The same is true of Godzilla, who starts out wreaking havoc but, by the film's end, takes on a melancholy, sad-faced grandeur.<br />
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These days, our pop culture doesn't encourage such identification. Ever since Jaws and Alien and Predator, whose creatures are ruthless murder machines, our monsters have increasingly become soulless things to be destroyed. Consider today's favorite monster, the zombie. Although zombies could hardly seem more human — heck, they just were human — the walking dead have no individuality and run in packs. They basically exist to have their heads shot off in movies and TV shows that resemble video games.<br />
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Godzilla is not remotely like this. In Jim Shepard's wonderful short story "Gojira, King of the Monsters" — part of his collection titled You Think That's Bad — Shepard offers a fictionalized account of the making of the movie. At one point, Shepard has director Ishiro Honda explain why the vanquishing of Godzilla feels so sad, and his words sum up brilliantly what gives Godzilla its strange power. "By the time the movie ends," Honda says, "[Godzilla] is like a hero whose departure we regret. It's like part of us leaving. That's what makes it so hard. The monster the child knows best is the monster he feels himself to be."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358997343600114645.post-9957161019256892772014-05-03T16:30:00.004-04:002014-05-03T16:30:48.590-04:00Godzilla 2014 Fiat Commercial<div style="text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358997343600114645.post-18045819644835071022014-05-03T09:01:00.000-04:002014-05-03T09:01:56.205-04:00Countdown To Godzilla 2014: All Monsters Attack<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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All Monsters Attack, released in Japan as Godzilla, Minilla, Gabara: All Kaijū Daishingeki (ゴジラ・ミニラ・ガバラ オール怪獣大進撃, lit. "Godzilla, Minilla, and Gabara: All Monsters Attack'"), is a 1969 Japanese Kaiju film produced by Toho. Directed by Ishirō Honda, the film starred Tomonori Yazaki, Eisei Amamoto, and Kenji Sahara. The 10th film in the Godzilla series, this was also the first film specifically geared towards children. While credited with the special effects work, Eiji Tsuburaya was not directly involved with the production of this film. The "Special Effects Supervised by" credit was given out of respect, since he was still the head of the Visual Effects Department. The effects were handled by Ishirō Honda himself, with assistance from Teruyoshi Nakano.<br />
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The film was released theatrically in the United States in the winter of 1971 by Maron Films as Godzilla's Revenge, where it was paired up nationwide on a double bill with Island of the Burning Damned.<br />
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<b><u>Plot</u></b><br />
Ichiro Miki (Tomonori Yazaki) is a highly imaginative but lonely latchkey kid growing up in urban (and at that time, polluted) Tokyo. Every day he comes home to his family's empty apartment. His only friends are a toymaker named Shinpei Inami (Eisei Amamoto) and a young girl named Sachiko (Hidemi Ito). Every day after school, Ichiro is tormented by a gang of bullies led by a child named Sancho (Junichi Ito), whom Ichiro has nicknamed "Gabara." To escape his loneliness, Ichiro sleeps and dreams about visiting Monster Island. During his visit he witnesses Godzilla battle three Kamacuras and Ebirah, a giant sea monster. Ichiro is then chased by a rogue Kamacuras and falls into a deep cave, but luckily avoids being caught by Kamacuras. Shortly afterwards, Ichiro is rescued from the cave by Godzilla's Son, Minilla. Ichiro quickly learns that Minilla has bully problems too, as he is bullied by a monstrous ogre known as Gabara.<br />
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Ichiro is then awoken by Shinpei who informs him that his mother must work late, again. Down on his luck Ichiro goes out to play, but is then frightened by the bullies and finds and explores an abandoned factory. After finding some souvenirs (tubes, a headset, and a wallet with someone's license), Ichiro leaves the factory after hearing some sirens close by. After Ichiro leaves, two Bank Robbers (played by Sachio Sakai and Kazuo Suzuki) who were hiding out in the factory learn that Ichiro has found one of their drivers licenses and follow him in order to kidnap him.<br />
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Later, Ichiro dreams again and reunites with Minilla. Together they both watch as Godzilla fights Ebirah, Kumonga, and some invading Jets. Then in the middle of Godzilla's fights, Gabara appears and Minilla is forced to battle him, and after a short and one-sided battle Minilla runs away in fear. Godzilla returns to train Minilla how to fight and use his own atomic ray. However, Ichiro is woken up this time by the Bank Robbers and is taken hostage by them for taking their stuff and as a means of protection from the authorities.<br />
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Out of fear and being watched by the thieves, Ichiro calls for Minilla's help and falls asleep again where he witnesses Minilla being beaten up by Gabara again. Finally, Ichiro helps Minilla fight back at Gabara and eventually Minilla wins, catapulting the bully through the air by a seesaw-like log. Godzilla, who was in the area watching comes to congratulate his son for his victory, but is ambushed by a vengeful Gabara. Luckily after a short brawl, Godzilla beats down Gabara and sends the bully into retreat, never to bother Minilla again. Now from his experiences in his dreams, Ichiro learns how to face his fears and fight back, gaining the courage to outwit the thieves just in time for the police to arrive and arrest them. The next day, Ichiro stands up to Sancho and his gang and wins, regaining his pride and confidence in the process. He also gains their friendship when he plays a prank on a billboard painter.<br />
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<b><u>English Version</u></b><br />
The film was dubbed in English and released in North America on December 8, 1971 by Maron Films as Godzilla's Revenge on a double bill with Island of the Burning Damned. Maron Films later re-released the movie on a double bill with War of the Gargantuas.<br />
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There are some minor alterations between the Japanese version and the English dubbed version:<br />
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All Japanese-speaking dialogue is dubbed to English, by using English-speaking voice actors.<br />
The Japanese version featured a vocal song over the opening credits (Kaiju no Māchi or March of the Monsters), sung by Risato Sasaki and the Tokyo Children's Choir, and issued on the Japanese label, Crown Records. While the English dubbed version features a jazzy instrumental entitled "Crime Fiction", composed by Ervin Jereb.<br />
In the original Japanese version, Minilla was voiced by voice actresses, Midori Uchiyama and Michiko Hirai respectively. In the English dubbed version, Minilla is renamed "Minya", and he is given a cartoony male voice.<br />
In the Japanese version, the two thieves' names were never mentioned in the film, but their names were shown on the credits. In the English dubbed version, the leader is given the name "Roy," but his partner's name is never mentioned in the film.</blockquote>
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<b><u>Cast</u></b><br />
Tomonori Yazaki as Ichiro Miki<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Kenji Sahara as Kenkichi "Tack" Miki<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Eisei Amamoto as Shinpei Inami<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Hidemi Ito as Sachiko<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Junichi Ito<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>as Sancho (Mitsukimi-bully)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Sachio Sakai as Bank Robber Senbayashi<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Kazuo Suzuki as Bank Robber Okuda<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Marchan the Dwarf (suit actor) as Minilla<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Midori Uchiyama (voice)<br />
Michiko Hirai (voice)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla<br />
Yasuhiko Kakuko as Gabara<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Yû Sekida (voice)<br />
Yukiko Mori as Sachiko's Mother<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Yoshiko Miyata as Landlady of the Inn<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
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<b><u>Box Office</u></b><br />
In Japan, the film sold 1,480,000 tickets. This was over a million tickets less than the previous Godzilla film, Destroy All Monsters (and it was the first Godzilla film to sell less than 2 million tickets).<br />
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<b><u>DVD Releases</u></b><br />
Classic Media<br />
Released: Original Japanese version with English dubbed version as part of the Toho Master collection; originally supposed to be released in September 2007 but was made an "exclusive" to the Godzilla Toho Master Collection Box Set in November 2007, this and Terror of Mechagodzilla, it was released separately on April 29, 2008.<br />
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Note: Part of the Toho Collection<br />
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Simitar Entertainment<br />
Released: May 6, 1998 (under the name Godzilla's Revenge)<br />
Aspect Ratios: Widescreen (2.35:1) letterboxed; full frame (1.33:1)<br />
Sound: English (Dolby Digital 1.0), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)<br />
Supplements: Godzilla trailer collection; Godzilla video art gallery; trivia game; DVD-ROM (screen savers, printable art galleries)<br />
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Sony Wonder (Classic Media)<br />
Release date: September 17, 2002<br />
Aspect Ratio: Full frame (1.33:1)<br />
Supplements: Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters video game preview<br />
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<b><u>Trivia</u></b><br />
All Monsters Attack is considered by many fans to be the worst official Godzilla film.<br />
All Monsters Attack is similar to Gamera: Super Monster because both were made in the Showa era, have a large amount of stock footage, having a kid as the main protagonist, and are considered the worst in their respective series.<br />
This is one of three films in which monsters speak. The other two are Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, but it was translated by the Shobijin, and Godzilla vs. Gigan.<br />
In a number of promotional images both Anguirus and Gorosaurus are seen in occasion, even though they both made cameos. It's possible that they were originally supposed to have a bigger role within the film and possibly help Minilla against Gabara (as some of the images suggest).<br />
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Although Ichiro says Rodan lives on Monster Island, he does not make any kind of cameo in the entire movie.<br />
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Godzilla vs. Hedorah (ゴジラ対ヘドラ Gojira tai Hedora?), is a 1971 Japanese science fiction kaiju film produced by Toho. Directed by Yoshimitsu Banno and featuring special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano, the film starred Akira Yamauchi, Toshie Kimura, and Hiroyuki Kawase. The 11th film in the Godzilla series, the film had a strong anti-pollution message with director Banno being inspired after visiting a polluted beach near Yokkaichi.<br />
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The film was released theatrically in the United States in the Spring of 1972 by American International Pictures as Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster.<br />
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<b><u>Plot</u></b><br />
The microscopic alien lifeform Hedorah feeds on Earth's pollution and grows into a poisonous, acid-secreting sea monster. After it sinks an oil tanker and attacks Dr. Yano and his young son Ken, scarring them both, Hedorah's toxic existence is revealed to the public. Ken has visions of Godzilla fighting the world's pollution, and insists Godzilla will come to humankind's aid against Hedorah.<br />
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Hedorah metamorphoses into an amphibian form, allowing it to move onto land to feed on additional sources of pollution. Hedorah is confronted by Godzilla. Hedorah is easily overpowered by Godzilla and retreats into the sea. It returns shortly thereafter in a flying saucer shape demonstrating new, even deadlier forms which it can switch between at will.<br />
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Thousands of people die in Hedorah's raids and even Godzilla is overwhelmed by Hedorah's poisonous emissions. As hope sinks, a party is thrown on Mt. Fuji to celebrate one last day of life before humankind succumbs to Hedorah. Ken realizes that Godzilla and Hedorah have come to Mt. Fuji as well for a final confrontation.<br />
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Dr. Yano has determined that drying out Hedorah's body may destroy the otherwise unkillable monster. The JSDF swiftly constructs two gigantic electrodes for this purpose, but their power is cut off by Godzilla and Hedorah's violent battle. Godzilla energizes the electrodes with his atomic ray, dehydrating Hedorah's outer body. Hedorah sheds this outer body and takes flight to escape, but Godzilla propels himself through the air with his atomic ray to give chase. Godzilla drags Hedorah back to the electrodes and continues to dehydrate it until Hedorah dies. Godzilla tears apart Hedorah's dried-out body and dehydrates the pieces until nothing remains but dust.<br />
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With Ken calling after him, Godzilla returns to the sea, but not before glaring threateningly at the surviving humanity whose pollution spawned Hedorah. The question arises: Could it happen again?<br />
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<b><u>Cast</u></b><br />
Akira Yamauchi as Dr. Toru Yano<br />
Toshio Shiba as Yukio Keuchi<br />
Hiroyuki Kawase as Ken Yano<br />
Keiko Mari as Miki Fujiyama<br />
Toshie Kimura as Toshie Yano<br />
Godzilla, the King of the Monster and the titular kaiju character who comes to Japan's rescue to defeat Hedorah.<br />
Hedorah, the main antagonist of the film and the Smog-Monster, Hedorah is a protean, sludge like enemy from Outer Space.<br />
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<b><u>Production</u></b><br />
Kenpachiro Satsuma, the actor who played Hedorah, was struck with appendicitis during the production. Doctors were forced to perform the appendectomy while he was still wearing the Hedorah suit, due to the length of time it took to take off. During the operation, Satsuma learned that painkillers have no effect on him.<br />
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On a side note, this was the only time we see Godzilla fly under his own power. He uses his atomic ray as jet propulsion. Director Banno reportedly added the scene to provide a light moment in what is otherwise a fairly dark film compared to many of those which preceded it.<br />
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Yoshimitsu Banno was so pleased with Godzilla vs. Hedorah that he started writing another Godzilla film. An unnamed project, dubbed Godzilla vs. Hitodah on the site, was his first attempt, but he abandoned it in favor of a direct sequel to his 1971 Godzilla film called Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2. However, Tomoyuki Tanaka, who was hospitalized during the production of Godzilla vs. Hedorah was extremely dissatisfied with the final product and went as far as to tell Banno that he had "ruined Godzilla." So Tanaka immediately barred Banno from making another Godzilla film. In fact, Banno was never allowed to direct another Toho film again and was reduced to assistant director for Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) and as overseer of the animated TV show Cashan: Robot Hunter (1988).<br />
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According to Banno though, from later interviews conducted with him, Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2 was actually still being worked on after he was removed from the project. Although who the new director would have been is unknown, but Jun Fukuda seems the most likely candidate considering that he would step up to direct the next three Godzilla films. If the film was going to keep its Africa setting at this stage is not known. The project was eventually scrapped, and three more proposed projects would be introduced that following year before finally settling on Godzilla vs Gigan (1972).<br />
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<b><u>English Versions</u></b><br />
The film was released in April 1972 by American International Pictures under the title Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster. There were several small alterations: dialogue was dubbed to English, and the song "Save the Earth" (based on a song in the original Japanese version of the film) was added. This version was rated 'G' by the MPAA, and the same version was given an 'A' certificate by the BBFC for its UK theatrical release in 1975.<br />
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The AIP version has been replaced in the North American home video and television markets (including Sony's DVD) by Toho's international version, titled Godzilla vs. Hedorah. This version features a different English dub dubbed by Axis International and also lacks the English-language song, Save the Earth.<br />
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<b><u>Reception</u></b><br />
Critical reaction to the film has been mixed, with some embracing its eccentricity and others deriding it.<br />
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Japan Hero said the film is "recommended for Godzilla fans, but don't expect much out of it," adding that while "the special effects appear to be pretty good" and "watching it in its original [Japanese] language does make the movie more tolerable," "the character designs ... are bad" and "the music ... really kills the movie." Monster Zero criticized the film's production values and said that it "succeeds in carrying the series over the edge into strictly kid's stuff" and "begins the series' inexorable slide into oblivion." Stomp Tokyo said the film has "many obvious, crippling flaws" but added that "there are some good things," praising the monster action in particular.<br />
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American Kaiju called the film "a confused Godzilla non-epic that doesn't seem to be sure just who it was made for in the first place." DVD Talk said it "earns points for trying something new, to break away from what was fast becoming a tired formula. The film isn't as entertaining as Godzilla vs. Gigan or Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, but it is more original and daring, and ... fans will want to pick [it] up."<br />
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The U.S. dubbed version was featured in the 1978 book The Fifty Worst Films of All Time.<br />
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<b><u>Box Office</u></b><br />
In Japan, the film sold 1,740,687 tickets.<br />
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<b><u>Home Media Releases</u></b><br />
Kraken Releasing - Blu-Ray<br />
Released: May 6, 2014<br />
Picture: AVC-1080P (2.35:1)<br />
Sound: Japanese and English (DTS-HD Mono)<br />
Subtitles: English<br />
Extra: Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer<br />
Note: 86 Minutes<br />
MPAA Rating: PG for sci-fi monster violence and brief mild language<br />
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Sony Pictures DVD<br />
Released: October 19, 2004<br />
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (2.35:1) Anamorphic<br />
Sound: Japanese (2.0), English (2.0)<br />
Supplements: Trailers for Kaena: The Prophecy, The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra and Steamboy<br />
Region 1<br />
Rated PG for sci-fi monster violence and brief mild language.<br />
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DigitalDisc DVD<br />
Released: Unknown<br />
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1<br />
Sound: English Mono<br />
Supplements: On Double Feature DVD with Godzilla vs. Megalon<br />
Region 1<br />
rated PG for sci-fi monster violence and brief mild language.<br />
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Orion Pictures VHS<br />
Released: 1989<br />
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1<br />
Sound: English Mono<br />
Orion release of AIP's version of the film<br />
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<b><u>Legacy</u></b><br />
After Yoshimitsu Banno finished directing Godzilla vs. Hedorah, he began work on creating another installment in the Godzilla series. Like his first Godzilla movie, Banno had wanted the next film to have a strong message against pollution. The initial idea was that a mutant starfish-like monster battles Godzilla. However, he scrapped this idea and wrote what was going to be Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2. In it, Godzilla was to fight another Hedorah, this time in Africa. Due to Tomoyuki Tanaka's reaction to Banno's first Godzilla film, this was never realized.<br />
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Director Yoshimitsu Banno spent several years trying to acquire funding for a 40-minute IMAX 3D Godzilla film starring a new version of Hedorah called Deathla. The project was tentatively titled Godzilla 3D: To The Max. With Banno currently working as a producer on Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures upcoming Godzilla reboot, the Godzilla 3D: To The Max project was scrapped.<br />
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<b><u>Trivia</u></b><br />
This was the first Godzilla film made in the 1970s, and the eleventh entry in the series.<br />
This was the first film in several years to neither reuse an old monster (not counting Godzilla) or recycle footage from a previous movie in the series. This is noteworthy since the previous five films (made between 1965-1969) had increasingly done both.<br />
Hedorah's origin is also unique for it is the only monster to be created from pollution.<br />
Hedorah's only other appearance is in Godzilla: Final Wars, where it appears alongside Ebirah in a single scene cameo and is defeated almost immediately. It is never stated what purpose Hedorah has in attacking Tokyo, and it is possible that he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. In all likelihood, this appearance was merely as an extra monster to make the Xilien forces appear more numerous because the costume was on hand.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358997343600114645.post-39266126799912838652014-05-01T08:13:00.000-04:002014-05-01T08:13:12.573-04:00Countdown To Godzilla 2014: Godzilla Vs. Gigan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Godzilla vs. Gigan, released in Japan as Chikyū Kogeki Meirei: Godzilla tai Gigan (地球攻撃命令 ゴジラ対ガイガン, lit. "Earth Destruction Directive: Godzilla vs. Gigan"), is a 1972 Japanese Science Fiction Kaiju film produced by Toho. Directed by Jun Fukuda with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano, the film starred Hiroshi Ishikawa, Yuriko Hishimi and Minoru Takashima. The 12th film of the Godzilla series, this film featured the return of Godzilla's greatest foe King Ghidorah. Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka was displeased with the previous film, Godzilla vs Hedorah, and wanted to return the series to the more traditional route of well known monsters and an alien invasion plot. This was the last film in which Godzilla was portrayed by Haruo Nakajima who had played the character since the first film in 1954.<br />
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The film received a limited theatrical release in the United States in 1978 by Cinema Shares as Godzilla on Monster Island.<br />
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<b><u>Plot</u></b><br />
Giant insectoid aliens from a dying planet in "Space Hunter Nebula-M" plot to colonize the Earth. The aliens assume the forms of dead humans and work as the development staff of the peace-themed theme park, World Children's Land, the centerpiece of which is "Godzilla Tower". The Nebula-M aliens plan to use the space monsters Gigan and King Ghidorah, guided by two "Action Signal Tapes," to wipe out human civilization.<br />
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Manga artist Gengo Kotaka stumbles onto their plan after being hired as a concept artist for the park. When Gengo and his friends accidentally obtain one of the Action Signal Tapes and play it, Godzilla and Anguirus hear the signal and realize something is amiss. Godzilla sends Anguirus to investigate. When Anguirus approaches Tokyo, the Japan Self Defense Forces, misunderstanding the monster's intentions, drives him away.<br />
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Anguirus reports back to Monster Island, and Godzilla follows him back to Japan to save the Earth from Gigan and King Ghidorah. The aliens attempt to kill Godzilla with a lethal laser cannon hidden inside Godzilla Tower, but Gengo and his companions destroy the tower along with the aliens. After a lengthy fight, Godzilla and Anguirus force Gigan and King Ghidorah back into space and then Godzilla and Anguirus swim back to Monster Island, but not before Godzilla turns around and gives a roar of triumph, thanking to his friends.<br />
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<b><u>Cast</u></b><br />
Hiroshi Ishikawa as Gengo Kotaka<br />
Yuriko Hishimi<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>as Tomoko Tomoe<br />
Minoru Takashima as Shosaku Takasugi<br />
Tomoko Umeda as Machiko Shima<br />
Toshiaki Nishizawa as Kubota, Head of Children's Land<br />
Zan Fujita as Fumio Sudo<br />
Kunio Murai as Takashi Shima<br />
Gen Shimizu as Commander of Defense Forces<br />
Koreyoshi Nakamura as Priest (as Zeko Nakamura)<br />
Kuniko Ashihara as Middle-Aged Woman<br />
Akio Murata as Editor of Comics Magazine<br />
Noritake Saito<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>as Henchman<br />
Yasuhiko Saijô as Henchman<br />
Naoya Kusakawa as Henchman<br />
Wataru Ômae as Henchman<br />
Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla / Background Comic Editor / JSDF Officer<br />
Kenpachiro Satsuma<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> as Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)<br />
Kôetsu Ômiya as Anguirus / Laser Radar Operator<br />
Kanta Ina<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>as King Ghidorah<br />
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<b><u>Production</u></b><br />
After attempts to make another Hedorah movie failed, Toho begun work on a very different project with Godzilla vs. the Space Monsters: Earth Defense Directive. The script called for a total of six monsters, including the creation of three new kaiju: Gigan, Megalon, and Majin Tuol(a giant Daimajin like statue). The film was not to be though, and the idea was reworked into The Return of King Ghidorah, before that project was canned as well.<br />
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Although this particular film idea was scrapped, elements from it would be used in later Toho films, as Gigan and the Godzilla Tower would appear in this finished product as well as its sequel (Gigan has also become a staple in the video games, and re-appeared in 2004's Godzilla: Final Wars), and Megalon would go on to star in that sequel entitled Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973).<br />
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The Return of King Ghidorah was to be a more extravagant version of what would ultimately become Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972). Despite the similar plot to what the movie became, the original concept had a rather large monster cast. On the alien side, King Ghidorah was touted as the project's character to beat, unlike the final draft which placed greater focus on Gigan. The cyborg monster was also fairly different at this stage, still having a scythe-like hand, but also a spiked ball and chain on the other. They were to work alongside another new monster called Mogu, a flying beast that could fire an oral weapon from its maw.<br />
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On Earth's side, Godzilla, Rodan and Varan were to face off against the invaders. All three monsters had helmed their own films, while Godzilla and Rodan's marquee value was already well known.<br />
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Unfortunately, the project's budget was ultimately far too modest for the idea's in this early script. At the minimum, it would have required three new suits in the form of Gigan, Mogu and Varan, the latter of which only had a small prop used for it in Destroy All Monsters (1968) since the original suit was heavily modified beyond recognition when it was loaned for filming of the Ultraman TV series. Taking the budget under consideration, Mogu was dropped while Rodan and Varan were replaced by Anguirus, to take advantage of the new suit that had been created in 1968 for the monster. King Ghidorah's name was dropped from the title, and the film became Earth Destruction Directive: Godzilla vs. Gigan.<br />
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<b><u>Box Office</u></b><br />
In Japan, the film sold approximately 1,780,000 tickets.<br />
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<b><u>English Version</u></b><br />
In 1978, Cinema Shares, the company responsible for the North American distribution of the released of slightly cut version of the international version of Godzilla vs. Gigan in North America. This version was re-titled Godzilla on Monster Island despite the fact that about a minute of the film actually takes place on Monster Island.<br />
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Very few edits were made, although Cinema Shares made several cuts to obtain a G-rating from the MPAA:<br />
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Gengo calls his girlfriend "a hard bitch " under his breath. Cinema Shares muted the entire soundtrack when the word " bitch " is muttered.<br />
Two scenes of Godzilla bleeding from Gigan's attacks are trimmed. Gigan also cuts Anguirus in his snout with his abdominal saw, which is also edited out.<br />
While Godzilla and Anguirus swim away at the end of the movie, Godzilla turns and blasts the camera with his radioactive breath (lifted from the opening of the film). The energy beam fills the camera, over which the words "THE END" are superimposed.</blockquote>
Godzilla On Monster Island was frequently shown in television syndication throughout the 80s, and it aired several times on The Sci-Fi Channel before being replaced by the widescreen international version in 2002. In 1988, New World Pictures picked up the home video rights to Godzilla vs. Gigan and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. Toho provided New World Video with prints of the international versions, now titled Godzilla vs. Gigan and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, respectively. The dubbing was the same, but both films were now restored to their full length. These versions were subsequently re-released on video in 1992 by Starmaker Video, in 1997 by Anchor Bay and in 2004 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The Sony DVDs feature newly remastered prints of Toho's original international versions.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Haruo Nakajima (Godzilla), Kenpachiro Satsuma (Gigan), Koetsu Omiya (Angilias)<br />
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<b><u>Titles</u></b><br />
Earth Attack Mission: Godzilla vs. Gigan - Translated Japanese title.<br />
Godzilla vs. Gigan - Toho's official English title and current home video title.<br />
Godzilla on Monster Island - American theatrical release title.<br />
War of the Monsters - UK theatrical release title.<br />
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<b><u>Soundtrack</u></b><br />
The majority of the film's soundtrack consists of recycled cues from previous Toho films such as Frankenstein Conquers the World, Atragon, King Kong Escapes and several other Godzilla films. Akira Ifukube, who composed the music in all those movies, receives credit in the film. In addition to those stock tracks, several themes composed by Ifukube for the Mitsubishi Pavilion at Expo '70 are used throughout the movie. A new song called "Godzilla March," sung by Susumu Ishikawa and composed by Kunio Miyauchi, plays at the end of the film. Isikawa also performed two more new songs ("Go! Go! Godzilla" and "Defeat Gigan") that were released on the soundtrack album.<br />
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<b><u>Home Media Releases</u></b><br />
Sony Pictures<br />
Released: October 19, 2004<br />
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (2.35) anamorphic<br />
Sound: Japanese (2.0), English (2.0)<br />
Supplements: Trailer for The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra<br />
Region 1<br />
Note: Contain's Toho's 'International Version' English dub track.<br />
MPAA Rating: PG for sci-fi monster violence and some language.<br />
Includes footage and dialogue cut from previous U.S. versions.<br />
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Kraken (Section23 Films) Releasing the first U.S. Blu-ray release on May 6, 2014.<br />
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Godzilla vs. Megalon (ゴジラ対メガロ Gojira tai Megaro) is a 1973 Japanese science fiction kaiju film produced by Toho. Directed and co-written by Jun Fukuda with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano, the film starred Katsuhiko Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kawase, Yutaka Hayashi, and American actor Robert Dunham. It was the thirteenth film in the Godzilla franchise. Heavily influenced by the tokusatsu superhero TV shows of the time, the film had Godzilla essentially acting as a costar to a huge robotic superhero character called Jet Jaguar.<br />
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The film was released theatrically in the United States in the summer of 1976 by Cinema Shares. Afterwards it became the only Godzilla film to receive a television premiere on a major U.S network, as NBC aired it on prime time television in the summer of 1977, where it was hosted by actor John Belushi dressed in a Godzilla costume.<br />
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<b><u>Plot</u></b><br />
In the year 197X, the most recent underground nuclear test, set off near the Aleutians, sends shockwaves as far south as Monster Island, disturing the monsters, and even causing Anguirus to fall into a fault opened up by the consequential earthquakes.<br />
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For years, Seatopia, the undersea civilization, has been heavily affected by this nuclear testing conducted by the surface nations of the world. Upset by these tests, the Seatopians plan to unleash their civilization's god, Megalon, to the surface to destroy the world out of vengeance.<br />
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On the surface, an inventor named Goro Ibuki, his nephew Rokuro and their friend Hiroshi Jinkawa are off on an outing near a lake when Seatopia makes itself known to the Earth by drying up the lake the trio was relaxing nearby and using it as a base of operation (unknown to our heroes.) As they return home they are ambushed by agents of Seatopia who are trying to steal Jet Jaguar, a humanoid robot under construction by the trio of inventors. However the Agents' first attempt is botched and they are forced to flee to safety.<br />
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Some time later, Jet Jaguar is completed but the trio of inventors are knocked unconscious by the returning seatopian agents. The agents's plan is to use Jet Jaguar to guide and direct Megalon to destroy whatever city Seatopia commands. Goro and Rokuro are sent to be killed, while Hiroshi is taken hostage. Megalon is finally released to the surface while Jet Jaguar is put under the control of the Seatopians and is used to guide Megalon to attack Tokyo with the Japan Self Defense Forces failing to defeat the monster. Eventually, the trio of heroes manage to escape their situation with the Seatopians and reunite to devise a plan to send Jet Jaguar to get Godzilla's help using Jet Jaguar's secondary control system.<br />
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After uniting with Japan's Defense Force, Goro manages to regain control of Jet Jaguar and sends the robot to Monster Island to bring Godzilla to fight Megalon. Without a guide to control its actions, Megalon flails around relentlessly and aimlessly fighting with the Defense Force and destroying the outskirts of Tokyo. The Seatopians learn of Jet Jaguar's turn and thus send out a distress call to the Nebula M aliens (from the previous film) to send Gigan to assist them.<br />
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As Godzilla journeys to fight Megalon, Jet Jaguar programs into a safeguard mode and grows to gigantic proportions to face Megalon himself until Godzilla arrives. The battle is roughly at a standstill between robot and monster, until Gigan arrives and both Megalon and Gigan double team Jet Jaguar. Godzilla finally arrives to assist Jet Jaguar and the odds become evened. After a long and brutal fight, Gigan and Megalon both retreat and Godzilla and Jet Jaguar shake hands on a job well done. Godzilla returns to Monster Island, and Jet Jaguar returns to his previous, human-sized state and reunites with his inventors.<br />
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<b><u>Cast</u></b><br />
Katsuhiko Sasaki as Inventor Goro Ibuki<br />
Hiroyuki Kawase as Rokuro 'Roku-chan' Ibuki<br />
Yutaka Hayashi as Hiroshi Jinkawa<br />
Robert Dunham as Emperor Antonio of Seatopia<br />
Kotaro Tomita<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>as Lead Seatopian Agent<br />
Ulf Ôtsuki<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> as Seatopian Agent<br />
Gentaro Nakajima as Truck Driver (as Gen Nakajima)<br />
Sakyo Mikami<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>as Truck Driver's Assistant<br />
Fumiyo Ikeda as Man from Unit 1<br />
Kanta Mori as Japan Special Defense Forces Chief<br />
Shinji Takagi as Godzilla<br />
Hideto Odachi<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>as Megalon<br />
Tsugutoshi Komada as Jet Jaguar<br />
Kenpachiro Satsuma<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> as Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)<br />
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<b><u>Production</u></b><br />
Godzilla Vs. Megalon was originally planned as a non-Godzilla film, a solo vehicle for Jet Jaguar, which was the result of a contest Toho had for children in mid-to-late 1972. The winner of the contest was an elementary school student, who submitted the drawing of a robot called Red Arone, which superficially resembled both Ultraman and Mazinger Z. The robot was renamed Jet Jaguar and was set to star in Jet Jaguar vs. Megalon, which pitted him against Megalon. However, after doing some screen tests and storyboards, Toho figured Jet Jaguar would not be able to carry the film on his own, either in screen appearance or marketing value, so they shut the project down during pre-production. Nearly a month later, producer Tomoyuki Tanaka called in screenwriter Shinichi Sekizawa to revise the script to add Godzilla and Gigan. To make up for lost production time, the film was shot in a hasty three weeks. The production time totaled at nearly six months, from planning to finish.<br />
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According to Teruyoshi Nakano, the Godzilla suit made for this film (known as the Megaro-Goji) was made in a week, the fastest featured Godzilla suit ever made to date. Godzilla was portrayed by stunt actor Shinji Takagi.<br />
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There are three notable deleted scenes. A scene towards the end of the film in which Antonio ponders aloud if sending Megalon to destroy the world above is really any different from what the people above are doing with atomic testing. Another is a roughly minute-long "conversation" between Gigan and Megalon that consists of quirky gestures and bodily movements. One that can be seen in the Japanese trailer has Jet Jaguar blinding Megalon with his flashlight eyes right before Megalon starts to kick at him while Gigan holds him down.<br />
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There are, interestingly, no major female characters in the movie, making this the only Godzilla film without a female lead.<br />
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Toho's popular kaiju character Anguirus appears in some stock footage from Destroy All Monsters and in two newly filmed scenes on Monster Island. In the second new scene, Anguirus appears largely as he did in the previous film, Godzilla vs. Gigan. The first brief scene of Anguirus shows the monster without his fangs. This modification would carry over into his last appearance the next year in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.<br />
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<b><u>English Versions</u></b><br />
In 1976, Cinema Shares released Godzilla vs. Megalon theatrically. Riding the coattails of Dino De Laurentiis' big-budget King Kong remake, The poster art showed Godzilla and Megalon battling on top of the World Trade Center, despite the fact that no scenes were set in New York City. As it would with its later Godzilla releases, Cinema Shares opted to use the English dub created by Toho.<br />
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Cinema Shares originally released the film with very few edits. Eventually, more cuts were made, supposedly to keep a "G"-rating from the MPAA. Edits include:<br />
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The opening credits, except for the title and a "Produced by Toho-Eizo Co., Ltd." credit.<br />
Rokuro being abducted by Seatopian agents, who pull him into their car.<br />
The Seatopian agents knocking out Rokuro and barging inside.<br />
Scenes in the container truck that showed pin-ups on the back wall. They are Playboy centerfolds of Deanna Baker and Gloria Root.<br />
A scene of the bearded Caucasian Seatopian agent being thrown down a cliff by the truck drivers.<br />
The lead Seatopian is hit in the face with the model jet, causing him to bleed.<br />
The same Seatopian agent is crushed by a boulder hurled by Megalon.</blockquote>
With this being the first of the three Cinema Shares Godzilla releases, the publicity factor was high. Along with the poster, buttons with one of the four monsters' faces on them were released. Given away at theatrical showings was a comic herald that told a simplified version of the film. There were several errors like monster's names and locations and events. The theatrical trailer for the film also contain these errors, most notably Jet Jaguar being called "Robotman."<br />
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The press kit also included Godzilla, Megalon, Gigan, and Jet Jaguar in cars. This is a reflection of the Aurora kits with Godzilla riding a race car. Along with the press kit was a "Vote Godzilla for President" ad that, if mailed in, resulted in the receipt of a free ticket to the film.<br />
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Godzilla vs. Megalon was given a high-profile prime-time NBC network premiere in 1977, with an introduction and bumper segments by John Belushi in a Godzilla suit also used on Saturday Night Live. NBC extensively cut the film so that it would fit in a one-hour time slot.<br />
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<b><u>Box Office</u></b><br />
In Japan, Godzilla vs. Megalon sold approximately 980,000 tickets. It was the first Godzilla film to sell less than one million admissions.<br />
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The film was a huge success in American theaters, earning $383,744 in its first three days in Texas and Louisiana alone.<br />
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<b><u>Critical Reception</u></b><br />
Godzilla vs. Megalon was released theatrically in America on May 9, 1976, though the San Francisco Chronicle indicates that it opened there in June, and The New York Times indicates that it opened in New York City on July 11. New York Times film critic Vincent Canby, who a decade before had given a negative review to Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, gave Godzilla vs. Megalon a generally positive review. In his review on July 12, 1976, Canby said, "Godzilla vs. Megalon completes the canonization of Godzilla...It's been a remarkable transformation of character - the dragon has become St. George...It's wildly preposterous, imaginative and funny (often intentionally). It demonstrates the rewards of friendship, between humans as well as monsters, and it is gentle."<br />
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While Megalon and Gigan are still remembered by fans and reused in many videogames, Jet Jaguar is sometimes seen as more of a joke or a spinoff of Ultraman.<br />
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<b><u>Legacy</u></b><br />
Godzilla vs. Megalon has attracted the ire of many Godzilla fans in the decades since its original release. The film contributed to the reputation of Godzilla films in the United States as cheap children's entertainment that should not be taken seriously. It's been described as "incredibly, undeniably, mind-numbingly bad" and one of the "poorer moments" in the history of kaiju films.<br />
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In particular, the special effects of the film have been heavily criticized. One review described the Godzilla costume as appearing to be "crossed with Kermit the Frog" and another sneeringly compared it to Godzilla vs. Gigan, stating that it did "everything wrong that Gigan did, and then some." However, most of the criticism is of the lack of actual special effects work, as most of it consists of stock footage from previous films, including Godzilla vs. Gigan and Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, and a few pieces of effects work has garnered praise, specifically a scene where Megalon breaks through a dam and the draining of the lake.<br />
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The other aspects of the film have been similarly skewered. The acting is usually described as flat and generally poor, and as not improving, or sometimes, worsening, the already weak script. One part of the film, on the other hand, has garnered almost universal praise: Godzilla's final attack on Megalon, a flying kick. It has been called the saving grace of the film, and was made famous by the mock exclamations of shock and awe displayed on Godzilla vs. Megalon's appearance on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Through the end of season three to the middle of season five, that clip would be shown at the opening of each show.<br />
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Despite all this, the film is also one of the most widely seen Godzilla films in the United States — it was popular in its initial theatrical release, largely due to an aggressive marketing campaign, including elaborate posters of the two title monsters battling atop New York City's World Trade Center towers, presumably to capitalize on the hype surrounding the Dino De Laurentiis remake of King Kong, which used a similar image for its own poster.<br />
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<b><u>Home Media Releases</u></b><br />
Media Blasters (Tokyo Shock) has acquired the DVD rights to Godzilla vs. Megalon and Destroy All Monsters. Both films were released under the company's division, Tokyo Shock. Media Blasters originally planned to release Godzilla vs. Megalon on DVD and Blu-ray on December 20, 2011; however, due to technical difficulties with the dubbing and Toho yet to give its approval for the release, the DVD / Blu-ray release was delayed. Media Blasters finally released the film on August 14, 2012 but only on a bare-bones DVD. Also, a manufacturing error led to the originally planned version featuring bonus content to be released by accident. These special feature versions are incredibly rare, and are not labelled differently from the standard version, making them nearly impossible to find.<br />
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<b>Alpha Video</b><br />
Released:January 22, 2002<br />
Video: Fullscreen<br />
Sound: English<br />
Region 1<br />
Note: Unlicensed by Toho; out of print<br />
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<b>The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Volume 10</b><br />
Released:August 29, 2006<br />
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1<br />
Sound: English<br />
Region 1<br />
Note: The original release of this set included Godzilla vs. Megalon, which was replaced with The Giant Gila Monster after Rhino attempted to license the film from a third party which had no claim to the movie.<br />
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<b>Madman Entertainment</b><br />
Released: June 21, 2006<br />
Video: Widescreen<br />
Sound: English, Japanese<br />
Subtitles English<br />
Region 4<br />
Note: Contains both the original version (Japanese audio with English subtitles only) and the edited G version (English audio only).<br />
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<b>Media Blasters-Tokyo Shock</b><br />
Released: August 14, 2012<br />
Video: Widescreen (Anamorphic)<br />
Sound: Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 Mono), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)<br />
Subtitles English<br />
Region 1<br />
Note: Contains both the Japanese version and uncut English dub.<br />
Extras (If you are lucky enough to find a copy with them):<br />
Audio commentary with Steve Ryfle and Stuart Galbraith IV featuring Mel Maron<br />
Interview with English dub voice actor Ted Thomas (Featurette)<br />
Trailers and TV Spots<br />
Image Gallery<br />
Easter Egg (Other Godzilla Trailers)<br />
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Films: Godzilla vs Megalon (1973), Godzilla vs the Cosmic Monster (1974) and The Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-496OFluYHBE/U1wpTOPlf7I/AAAAAAAAcQU/i8GjEIEnh1s/s1600/movieSuit8_11-150x150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-496OFluYHBE/U1wpTOPlf7I/AAAAAAAAcQU/i8GjEIEnh1s/s1600/movieSuit8_11-150x150.jpg" /></a>A strong contender with the Musuko-Godzilla for the Worst Godzilla Suit award, the Megaro-Godzilla had a plain, streamlined body, a short neck and fat, simply designed dorsal plates. The face was ghastly, with a sinlple muzzle, oversized brows and huge eyes that made the King of the Monsters resemble a puppy. The eyes of the Megaro-Godzilla were movable and had movable eyelids. The Megaro-Godzilla also appeared in five of the 26 episodes of NTV’s Ryusei Ningen Zone (a.k.a. Zone Fighter) television series in 1973 (see “The Lost Godzilla Episodes”). For Godzilla vs the Cosmic Monster, the Megaro-Godzilla was the same but with some changes to the face; more detail in the muzzle and reduction of the brows, making Godzilla look less playful than in the previous movie. The eyes did not move, nor have movable eyelids. This suit is also called the Mekagoji.<br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BCPEmSpKPbY/U1wpTCWcsBI/AAAAAAAAcQg/MlBwlfAfj8A/s1600/movieSuit8_07-150x150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BCPEmSpKPbY/U1wpTCWcsBI/AAAAAAAAcQg/MlBwlfAfj8A/s1600/movieSuit8_07-150x150.jpg" /></a>A second Godzilla costume, a publicity suit never intended for use in a feature movie, was also used in Cosmic Monster. The jaw and eyes were immobile, while the suit boasted a toothy grin complete with fangs. It was used when the disguised Mechagodzilla battles Angilas and during the clash with the real Godzilla at the oil refmery. It was also used for a special scene in the Japanese theatrical trailer for Cosmic Monster, when Godzilla is shown morphing into Mechagodzilla. This same “phony-Godzilla” costume was also employed for the final scene in The Terror of Mechagodzilla when Godzilla wades off into the ocean. Another publicity Godzilla suit (which appeared to be smiling) was employed in Cosmic Monster, in the scene when Godzilla appears in the ocean off Okinawa. For The Terror of Mechagodzilla, the Megaro-Godzilla received a further face lift; the muzzle was reduced and given more detail, the height of the brows lowered and the eyes reduced to an acceptable size. The new face thus had a semi- comical, semi-mean look. The eyes did not move nor have movable lids, and the body of the costume was unchanged. This suit is also called the Meka-Gyakshu-Godzilla.<br />
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