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On June 17, Japanese police arrested a 66-year-old man for selling pirated DVDs of Ishiro Honda’s legendary monster film, ...
There’s also the fact that the film is missing the star power element (sorry ... to capture the spirit of Honda’s original film highlights what it lacks. Godzilla: Monster Planet Official ...
The first film in the franchise that doesn't feature “Godzilla” in the title, Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster, came out just months after Mothra Vs. Godzilla. Also directed by Honda ...
Godzilla is one of the most iconic creatures on the silver screen. He’s dominated box offices for decades, and his enduring legacy has spawned an outstanding total of thirty-eight films.
Godzilla may have begun as a tragic being, but over time, his movies have crossed genres and borders to stay relatable to the times and on top of modern movie magic. As Toho celebrates 70 years of ...
The King of Monsters turns 68 years old today — Godzilla Day — and to mark the occasion, the legendary Japanese studio that created the kaiju has unveiled plans for a new film. By Patrick ...
The film’s big moments of pure mayhem ... since 1962’s agreeably crummy “King Kong vs. Godzilla” (directed by the great Ishirō Honda). A pretty direct continuation of “Godzilla: King ...
Although the suit and miniature effects have obviously aged, the film’s power stands because of how Honda commits to portraying Godzilla’s wrath as a snapshot of Japan’s cultural anxiety at ...
Honda’s film directly calls up these events. His Godzilla is a prehistoric beast, a dinosaur awoken from a subterranean chasm by underwater hydrogen-bomb testing. The monster acts with the ...