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DVD007068: Godzilla, The Showa-Era Films, Supplements
: Multiple
: Criterion Collection, 2019

Description:: BluRay - Zone A. viewing copy. 1 videodisc of 1.
Notes:: Supplemental materials include: 1990 interview featuring Ishiro Honda in conversation with Yoshimitsu Banno; 2019 interview featuring actor Bin Furuya; a featurette on the special-effects sequences from Toho Studios films that were not included in the final releases; trailers; a book featuring film details, graphic artwork, and an essay by Steve Ryfle, available at checkout.
Director:: Bucknell, Angie
Production Co:: Criterion Collection
Running Time:: Short. 6 minutes
Sound:: sound - Dolby digital monaural
Color:: color
Country:: USA
Year:: 2019
Language:: English language
Genre:: Documentary
Notes:: A criterion program that includes an interview with Alex Cox about his admiration for the the Showa-era GODZILLA films.
Director:: Bucknell, Angie
Production Co:: Criterion Collection
Running Time:: Short. 6 minutes
Sound:: sound - Dolby digital monaural
Color:: color
Country:: USA
Year:: 2019
Language:: Japanese language with optional English subtitles
Genre:: Documentary
Notes:: In this program, actor Tsugotoshi Komada recalls his role as Jet Jaguar in GODZILLA VS. MEGALON.
Director:: Cirronella, Jim
Production Co:: Criterion
Running Time:: Short. 15 minutes
Sound:: sound - Dolby digital monaural
Color:: color
Country:: Japan, USA
Year:: 1999
Language:: Japanese language with optional English subtitles
Genre:: Documentary
Notes:: Filmed on VHS-C and edited for this release, this program is one of the last known on-camera interviews with the renowned composer Akira Ifukube.
Alternate Title:: Kingu Kongu Tai Gojira
Director:: Honda, Ishiro
Production Co:: Toho Co., Ltd.
Running Time:: Feature. 97 minutes
Sound:: sound - DTS-HD Master Audio
Color:: color
Country:: Japan
Year:: 1962
Language:: Japanese language with optional English subtitles
Genre:: Sci Fi, Action Adventure
Notes:: This 1962 Japanese-release version of KING KONG VS. GODZILLA features scenes, edits, and narrative structuring that differ from the U.S. version. After his first two cinematic rampages, Godzilla was revived as an adversary for the Hollywood import King Kong. When Kong is discovered on a remote island by a publicity-hungry pharmaceutical company, the giant ape is set on a collision course with Godzilla, and Japan braces for a double dose of devastation. Both the Japanese-release version and the U.S.-release cut were rousing hits, cementing Godzilla’s status as a series-worthy star.
Link to:: FII catalog | AFI catalog

Godzilla, The Showa-Era Films, Supplements

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Criterion Collection, 2019

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