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Cover Notes: 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 more than thirty sequels. A thrilling, tactile spectacle that continues to be a cult phenomenon, the original 1954 Japanese version is presented here, along with Godzilla, King of the Monsters, the 1956 “Americanized” version.
Extras: Bonus Footage|Commentary: ‘Godzilla’/’Godzilla, King of the Monsters’: David Kalat (film historian)|Documentaries: Featurette detailing Godzilla’s photographic effects, introduced by Koichi Kawakita (special effects director) and Motoyoshi Tomioka (special effects photographer); ‘The Unluckiest Dragon’|Interviews: Akira Takarada (actor); Haruo Nakajima (actor); Yoshio Irie (special effects technician) and Eizo Kaimai (special effects technician); Akira Ifukube (composer); Tadao Sato (film critic)|High-definition digital restoration of ‘Godzilla, King of the Monsters’, Terry Morse’s 1956 reworking of the original, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; Essay by J. Hoberman (critic); Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz|Trailers
More Details: High Definition extras tbc
Even More Details: Language(s): Japanese|Subtitles: English|Interactive Menu|Screen ratio 1 – 1.37:1|Mono
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