Ichiro sakai akira takarada professor miura hiroshi koizumi yoka yuriko hoshi mr. We get time travel, an android, a dino origin story for big g, plus a bizarre origin story for kg involving genetically engineered pets that look straight out of jim. This movie directed by ishiro honda whom known as an famous movie director and have directed many interesting movies with great story telling. The japanese bluray release which came out several years ago which has no english subtitles or dubbing looks a bit better but still doesnt do this movie any favors. I have tried to watch this movie 2 or 3 times on completely separate days and always the same. Godzillas first appearance is not very impressive, as he rises from a sandy beach looking distinctly the worse for wear since his last outing in kingukongu tai gojira 1963. Mothra vs godzilla 1964 dvd region 1 ntsc us import. Mothra is considered by many godzilla fans to be one of the better entries in the series. Kumayama yoshibumi tajima jiro torahata kenji sahara the shobijin. Godzilla mosura tai gojira english subtitle subtak.
It is now up to mothra defend its egg and japan from godzilla. Godzilla was released in japan to a tremendous audience response. On a faroff island, a large egg of mothra is unearthed in a storm. The battle for earth is a 1992 japanese kaiju film directed by takao okawara, written by kazuki omori, and produced by shogo tomiyama. Godzilla mosura tai gojira, 1964, better known in the u.
Filmed in glorious technicolor it is a glorious goofball of a movie, one which ought to make for fantastic viewing whilst high on recreational drugs. The earth is headed for disaster and when an archeological research team visits infant island to find out why, they discover two tiny women who reveal that the earth is fighting back for all the harm humans have done here and sends out the evil battra to destroy us. Publication date 1964 0917 topics gojira, godzilla, mothra. Kg is easily one of the craziest godzilla movies in the entire franchise. Tristar released the film under the title godzilla and mothra. On the positive side, and unlike the earlier release of the film on region 1 dvd. Mothra was released directly to vhs in the united states by tristar pictures in april of 1998, alongside godzilla vs. The thing was the fourth godzilla movie, and one of the best. The shobijin soon arrive to plead for the return of egg as it belongs to mothra. Bluray 2 has godzilla raids again and the us version of king kong vs. Made in 1986, this program highlights specialeffects sequences from toho studios. Produced and distributed by toho studios, it is the 19th film in the godzilla franchise, and is the fourth film in the franchises heisei era. Godzilla and not to be confused with the 1992 film, this is the fourth film in the godzilla series and the second appearance of mothra. Godzilla fights the giant moth as ive said before, its hard to call a monster movie bad when the very genre admits and even revels in its badness.
This is the last time that godzilla plays an outandout. Also, this really shouldnt be called mothra vs godzilla considering mothra was only in it for all of 5 minutes. Mothra years of nuclear testing have reduced mothras home on monster island to a hideous wasteland. Nothing like this ever on the screen the 4th film in the godzilla franchise restores the serious tone of the original godzilla film.
Akira takarada, yuriko hoshi, yu fujiki, susumu fujita, yoshifumi jajima, hiroshi koisumi official content from simitar a giant. Produced and distributed by toho studios, it is the fourth film in the godzilla franchise. At the same time godzilla arises near nagoya, washed ashore by the same typhoon. Of the more than two dozen sequels to the original 1954 godzilla, the best overall is mothra vs. And to stay on topic, my 5 favorite godzilla movies of the entire series. The miniature twins was a terrible decision and by far the worst part of the film. The kaiju universe is huge with rodan, mothra, king ghidorah and many. Godzilla is one of best movie released on 17 september 1964 starring akira takarada, yuriko hoshi, hiroshi koizumi, yu fujiki, kenji sahara.
A reporter and his photographer discover a large reptiles scale while photographing typhoon wreckage and the same day a mysterious giant egg is also washed ashore. Godzilla toho japanese release date 1964 american release date 1964. The plot is just utter nonsense and the acting is very subpar. Mothra 1964 captured from the godzilla king of the monsters 1956 vhs tape. Mothra was released theatrically in japan on december 12, 1992, and was followed by godzilla vs. Godzilla includes the japanese original in a sparkling, colorful enhanced transfer 2. The story such as it was was reletively coherent up. Tsuburayas effects rival what was being done in hollywood at the time.
I have manually gone through the provided subtitles and. News reporter ichiro sakai and photographer junko nakanishi. Godzilla being such success that toho would then pit godzilla against one of their own stars seemed only natural, so the benevolent giant moth known as mothra was tapped to battle the king of the monsters. Mothra was released directtovideo in the united states in 1998 by columbia tristar home video under the title godzilla and mothra. Godzilla features one of godzillas finest screen appearances, with human drama and spectacular monster action coming together to create a nearflawless daikaiju picture.
Classic media presents an excellent dvd release, with both the original japanese version and the 1964 american international pictures release under the original a. Godzilla is the first of over ten straight years with godzilla film and helped solidify godzilla as a franchise series. Also, this really shouldnt be called mothra vs godzilla considering mothra was only in it. Does anyone know if there is a japanese version of son of godzilla with english subtitles on dvd. It features some of special effects director eiji tsuburayas most accomplished visuals and one of composer akira ifukubes best scores, but more importantly it blends to. Mothra defends her offspring when godzilla invades their pacific island nursery.
Tiny twin girls from monster island plead for the eggs return, but the businessmen refuse. Mosura tai gojira, godzilla vs the thing, godzilla vs. With godzilla erupting from a volcano, the three monsters began a vicious melee. Gojiragodzilla 1954 mothra vs godzilla 1964 godzilla gmk. This edition features the original japanese film with english subtitles. With akira takarada, yuriko hoshi, hiroshi koizumi, yu fujiki. Classic media presents the original japaneselanguage version with english subtitles in glorious toho scope. The thing as a publicity gimmick to hide the identity of godzillas adversary is the. Godzilla vs mothra dvd japanese new region 3 english. Godzilla 1964 is widely considered the best of all godzilla sequels, with an allstar toho cast and exciting special effects. The battle for earth in order to avoid confusion with mothra vs. A reporter and his photographer discover a large reptiles scale while photographing typhoon wreckage and the same day a. The film was released to japanese theaters on april 29, 1964, 2 and to american theaters on november 25, 1964. Mothra synopsis a radioactive dinosaur joins the fray between a giant moth and a monster set on destroying humanity.
The story such as it was was reletively coherent up until the end, but the main event godzilla fighting mothra isnt worth the buildup. It is goofy fun like most of the godzilla movies, but godzilla is more of a sidenote when compared to mothras involvement. Mothra vs, gojira tai mosura, also known as godzilla and mothra. Godzilla marks the first crossover between two of tohos own monsters. Sadly, the downfall of this release is that the image is notably soft and even shows overt signs of pixilation and artifacting. Both characters are fun, but at this point, the makers of godzilla movies have started to realize their moneymaking potential and really began pumping them out. The film was released to japanese theaters on april 29, 1964, and to american theaters on november 25, 1964 mothra vs. Godzilla subtitles srt file is movie with the following synopsis a greedy developer has placed huge machines to suck dry a part of the ocean near. Soon godzilla arises near nagoya, washed ashore by the same typhoon. Before it can be studied, the local villagers claim the egg and sell it to greedy entrepreneurs. And to celebrate easter, this montage is from a movie about a giant easter egg.
Youre probably aware of this but the entire godzilla series up to shin godzilla which will likely be released in december and a few non godzilla scifi movies from toho like atragon, rodan, mothra, war of the gargantuas were released in japan on bluray several years ago and remain in print there. Mothra is a 1992 film centering around the moth god mothra s attempts to protect her people and the earth from godzilla and her dark twin battra. Godzilla is presented in its original toho scope format oar. We open with a terrible hurricane that is decimating a model town. The first civilized population shobijin lived in the earth 15,000 years far before human race beigns is being destroyed by two king mosters battra and mothra. Godzilla is a good step in the right direction for the godzilla franchise thanks to its action scenes, distinct personalities of its creatures and the committed performances from the cast. Its soon claimed by greedy entrepreneurs who refuse to return it to its rightful owner, mothra. Heres an hd version of the original japanese cut of mothra vs. The arresting original godzilla soon gave rise to an entire monstermovie genre kaiju eiga, but the king of the monsters continued to reign supreme. Detalhes do filme nothing like this ever on the screen. Now, greedy businessmen have turned mothras egg into a billiondollar tourist attraction and she wants it back. In 1954, an enormous beast clawed its way out of the sea, destroying everything in its pathand changing movies forever. Godzilla 1964 is the pinnacle, i think, of what toho was doing back in the day on a technical level. Produced and distributed by toho studios, it is the 19th film in the godzilla franchise, and is the fourth film in the franchises heisei period.
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