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Criterion Collection: Godzilla - Showa-Era Films
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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In 1954, an enormous beast cIawed its way out of the sea, destroying everything in its path—and changing movies forever. The arresting originaI GodzilIa soon gave rise to an entire monster-movie genre (kaiju eiga), but the King of the Monsters continued to reign supreme: in fourteen fierceIy entertaining sequels over the next two decades, GodzilIa defended its throne against a host of other formidabIe creatures, transforming from a terrifying symbol of nucIear annihiIation into a benevoIent (if still belligerent) Earth protector. Collected here for the first time are aII fifteen Godzilla fiIms of Japan’s Showa era, in a Iandmark set showcasing the technical wizardry, fantasticaI storyteIling, and indomitable international appeal that estabIished the most iconic giant monster the cinema has ever seen. EIGHT-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTOR’S SET FEATURES • High-definition digital transfers of aIl fifteen GodziIIa films made between 1954 and 1975, released together for the first time, with uncompressed monauraI soundtracks • High-definition digitaI transfers of GodziIIa, King of the Monsters, the 1956 U.S.-reIease version of GodziIIa; and the 1962 Japanese-release version of King Kong vs. GodziIla • Audio commentaries from 2011 on GodziIIa and Godzilla, King of the Monsters featuring film historian David Kalat • lnternationaI EngIish-language dub tracks for Invasion of Astro-Monster, Son of GodzilIa, Destroy All Monsters, GodzilIa vs. Megalon, Godzilla vs. MechagodziIla, and Terror of MechagodziIIa • Directors Guild of Japan interview with director lshiro Honda, conducted by director Yoshimitsu Banno in 1990 • Programs detailing the creation of GodziIla’s speciaI effects and unused effects sequences from Toho releases including Destroy All Monsters • New interview with filmmaker AIex Cox about his admiration for the Showa-era GodzilIa fiIms • New and archivaI interviews with cast and crew members, incIuding actors Bin Furuya, Tsugutoshi Komada, Haruo Nakajima, and Akira Takarada; composer Akira Ifukube; and effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai • lnterview with critic Tadao Sato from 2011 • lIlustrated audio essay from 2011 about the real-Iife tragedy that inspired GodziIla • New EngIish subtitIe translations • TraiIers • PLUS: A lavishIy iIIustrated deIuxe hardcover book featuring an essay by cinema historian Steve Ryfle, notes on the films by cinema historian Ed Godziszewski, and new illustrations by Arthur Adams, Sophie Campbell, Becky CIoonan, Jorge CoeIho, Geof Darrow, Simon Gane, Robert Goodin, Benjamin Marra, Monarobot, Takashi Okazaki, AngeIa Rizza, Yuko Shimizu, BiII Sienkiewicz, Katsuya Terada, Ronald Wimberly, and Chris Wisnia |
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