Godzilla(a.k.a.Gojira) is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning almost thirty sequels. A thrilling, tactile spectacle that continues to be a cult phenomenon, the original, 1954 Japanese version is presented here, along withGodzilla, King of the Monsters,the 1956 "Americanized" version.
SPECIAL FEATURES
New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Bluray edition
New high-definition digital restoration ofGodzilla, King of the Monsters,Terry Morse’s 1956 reworking of the original, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
Audio commentary for both movies by film historian David Kalat
New interviews with actors Akira Takarada and Haruo Nakajima and special effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai
Interview with legendaryGodzillascore composer Akira Ifukube
Featurette detailingGodzilla’s photographic effects, introduced by special effects director Koichi Kawakita and special effects photographer Motoyoshi Tomioka
New interview with Japanese-film critic Tadao Sato
The Unluckiest Dragon,an illustrated audio essay featuring historian Greg Pflugfelder describing the tragic fate of the fishing vesselDaigo Fukuryu Maru,a real-life event that inspiredGodzilla
Trailers forGodzillaandGodzilla, King of the Monsters
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: A new essay by critic J. Hoberman
"GODZILLA" (a.k.a. "GOJIRA") (c) 1954 Toho Co., Ltd. "GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS" (c) 1956 Toho Co., Ltd. Godzilla, Gojira, the character designs and King of the Monsters are trademarks of Toho Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. New cover by Bill Sienkiewicz
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Godzilla(a.k.a.Gojira) is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning almost thirty sequels. A thrilling, tactile spectacle that continues to be a cult phenomenon, the original, 1954 Japanese version is presented here, along withGodzilla, King of the Monsters,the 1956 "Americanized" version.
SPECIAL FEATURES
New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Bluray edition
New high-definition digital restoration ofGodzilla, King of the Monsters,Terry Morse’s 1956 reworking of the original, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
Audio commentary for both movies by film historian David Kalat
New interviews with actors Akira Takarada and Haruo Nakajima and special effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai
Interview with legendaryGodzillascore composer Akira Ifukube
Featurette detailingGodzilla’s photographic effects, introduced by special effects director Koichi Kawakita and special effects photographer Motoyoshi Tomioka
New interview with Japanese-film critic Tadao Sato
The Unluckiest Dragon,an illustrated audio essay featuring historian Greg Pflugfelder describing the tragic fate of the fishing vesselDaigo Fukuryu Maru,a real-life event that inspiredGodzilla
Trailers forGodzillaandGodzilla, King of the Monsters
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: A new essay by critic J. Hoberman
"GODZILLA" (a.k.a. "GOJIRA") (c) 1954 Toho Co., Ltd. "GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS" (c) 1956 Toho Co., Ltd. Godzilla, Gojira, the character designs and King of the Monsters are trademarks of Toho Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. New cover by Bill Sienkiewicz
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Godzilla(a.k.a.Gojira) is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning almost thirty sequels. A thrilling, tactile spectacle that continues to be a cult phenomenon, the original, 1954 Japanese version is presented here, along withGodzilla, King of the Monsters,the 1956 "Americanized" version.
SPECIAL FEATURES
New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Bluray edition
New high-definition digital restoration ofGodzilla, King of the Monsters,Terry Morse’s 1956 reworking of the original, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
Audio commentary for both movies by film historian David Kalat
New interviews with actors Akira Takarada and Haruo Nakajima and special effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai
Interview with legendaryGodzillascore composer Akira Ifukube
Featurette detailingGodzilla’s photographic effects, introduced by special effects director Koichi Kawakita and special effects photographer Motoyoshi Tomioka
New interview with Japanese-film critic Tadao Sato
The Unluckiest Dragon,an illustrated audio essay featuring historian Greg Pflugfelder describing the tragic fate of the fishing vesselDaigo Fukuryu Maru,a real-life event that inspiredGodzilla
Trailers forGodzillaandGodzilla, King of the Monsters
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: A new essay by critic J. Hoberman
"GODZILLA" (a.k.a. "GOJIRA") (c) 1954 Toho Co., Ltd. "GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS" (c) 1956 Toho Co., Ltd. Godzilla, Gojira, the character designs and King of the Monsters are trademarks of Toho Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. New cover by Bill Sienkiewicz
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