Godzilla Showa Era Special Features

Title	Toho (Japan)	Classic Media DVD	Media Blasters / Tokyo Shock	Criterion Box
Godzilla (1954) ゴジラ dir: Ishirō Honda	◆ Theater notice ◆ Reprint Godzilla's theme ◆ Oxygen Destroyer (HD image quality above) ◆ Akira Ifukube interview * (SD image quality) ◆ Picture-in-picture watching storyboard ◆ Snap shooting scene (still image)・HD image quality) ◆Audio commentary* (Akira Takarada)	Audio Commentary by Steve Ryfle & Ed Godziszewski		Audio Commentary by David Kalat
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956) Terry Morse re-edit dir: Ishirō Honda		Audio Commentary by Steve Ryfle & Ed Godziszewski		Audio Commentary by David Kalat
Godzilla Raids Again (1955) ゴジラの逆襲 dir: Motoyoshi Oda	◆Special information ◆Special technology of "Godzilla's Counterattack" to watch with a snap ◆Godzilla is born! Yoshio Suzuki (more HD image quality) ◆ movie theater of broadcasting for the SP board - Godzilla Strikes Back / Godzilla (voice) ◆ theater brochure (still image) ◆ audio commentary * (sadamasa arikawa Tomioka Motokei / listener Yasuo Kurashiki)	Audio Commentary by Steve Ryfle
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) キングコング対ゴジラ dir: Ishirō Honda	2014 ◆Two kinds of theater notices (HD image quality) ◆Special information (HD blow-up) ◆English version theater notices (Non-Super/SD image quality) ◆Champion Festival edition Main story ◆Great duel of the century! King Kong vs. Godzilla Tsunezo Murase (20:24) ◆All about Atami Castle (16:01) ◆The newspaper in the play (above HD image quality) ◆Announcement of the next screening work (still image + audio) ＊ ◆1994 "Great Godzilla Expo" * (SD image quality) ◆Theater pamphlet (Still image) ◆Audio commentary* (Yu Fujiki, Koji Kajita/Interviewer Yasuo Kurashiki)	EmbedVideo is missing a required parameter.
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) モスラ対ゴジラ dir: Ishirō Honda	2010 ・theater trailer (2:08) [HD image quality] ・Rereleased in 1980 (R-2) shortened version "Mosra vs. Godzilla" ( HD blow-up *With chapter) 　Main story 75:09 version (*including theme song played after screening) · “Mosla Attack Tokyo!” 8mm + sono sheet (4:42 seconds) Same as the one recorded on the DVD ・Toho Kaiju Picture Book [2] "Mosla Attack Tokyo!" (voice + still image) [HD image quality] Although the content is the same as the one recorded on the DVD, it is recorded in HD image quality So high definition. ・The world of Godzilla molding (28:25 seconds) [HD image quality] *First recorded Mr. Yuji Sakai, who is a leading person in Godzilla's garage kit and figure molding, who has a workshop in Sukagawa city, Fukushima prefecture where Eiji Tsuburaya was born Ask about the appeal of Godzilla modeling. ・Snapshots of special effects [Still image/HD image quality] *It is disappointing that the first recording is black and white, but 65 valuable making steels are recorded. *Commentary telops are included. ・Mosra vs. Godzilla battle sketch collection [Still image/HD image quality] * First recording 16 black and white rough sketches with ideas and ideas about how to fight Mothra and Godzilla. Naming such as wing chop, dynamite kiss (kick?), head down, drop kick, polaris attack, hurricane attack is fun. In addition, for the spider web attack where adult mothra spits threads, it may be because the settings are wrong, but it is interesting that there is an X mark next to the sketch. In addition, there is also a naming that is used as it is in the material such as Mach 3 wing chop. ・Audio commentary (Kenji Sahara)	・Audio Commentary (U.S. version) by Steve Ryfle & Ed Godziszewski ※ Akira Ifukube biography talking about stills and photos of young days. In addition, Heisei Godzilla producer Shogo Toyama recorded tribute article information to Akira Ifukube (13 minutes) * Slide show of Japan version poster (15 pieces in total, 2 minutes 39 seconds) ・Lobby card and poster Main menu with collage(DVD series unified format) ・Chapter menu included ・Japanese version original theater trailer included
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) 三大怪獣 地球最大の決戦 dir: Ishirō Honda	2010,2019 ◆ Theater notice ◆ Toho Champion Festival version "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, the biggest decisive battle on earth" ◆ Picture book "Space Kaiju King Ghidorah" (HD image quality above) ◆ Scenes of special effects seen by snap (still image / HD image quality) ◆ Making 8mm film * ◆ Godzilla road * ◆ "space Monster King Ghidorah" 8mm + Sonosheet * ◆ unused special effects scene (SD or higher image quality) ◆ audio commentary * (Eiko / listener Toshiaki Sato Wakabayashi)	Audio Commentary by David Kalat
Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) 怪獣大戦争 dir: Ishirō Honda	◆ Theater notice ◆ Champion Festival version Main volume ◆ Restored! A cycle light vehicles miniature special effects of charm ◆ play in the newspaper ◆ vision of monster exhibition events (more than HD image quality) ◆ "go to the Godzilla universe!" 8mm + Sonosheet * (SD image quality) ◆ "go to the Godzilla universe!" Picture book (still image + Audio) ◆ Theater pamphlet (still image) ◆ Audio commentary* (Yoshio Tsuchiya/Interviewer Yasuo Kurashiki)	Audio Commentary by Stuart Galbraith IV
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) dir: Jun Fukuda	◆ Theater notice ◆ Champion Festival version main story ◆ Memories of the second generation small beauty pair Bambi ◆ Nankai great duel Yasuyuki Inoue's art world (HD image quality above) ◆ "Jumbo Kaiju Island" 8 mm + sono sheet * (SD image quality) ◆ Picture book "Jumbo Kaijujima" (still image + audio) ◆ Theater pamphlet (still image) ◆ Audio commentary* (Haruo Nakajima/Yasuo Kurashiki, listener)	EmbedVideo is missing a required parameter.
Son of Godzilla (1967) dir: Jun Fukuda		EmbedVideo is missing a required parameter.
Destroy All Monsters (1968) 怪獣総進撃 dir: Ishirō Honda	Audio commentary by Seiji Tani, three 8mm films (two for Destroy All Monsters, one for Atragon) and narrated storybooks based on them, theatrical trailer		2011 Audio Commentary by Steve Ryfle & Ed Godziszewski, galleries of posters, production stills, and behind-the-scenes images, Japanese, French, and American trailers, Super 8 digest version of the film (8 minutes) special features removed in 2014 re-issue
All Monsters Attack (1969) dir: Ishirō Honda		audio commentary from critic Richard Pusateri
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) dir: Yoshimitsu Banno		EmbedVideo is missing a required parameter.
Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) dir: Jun Fukuda		EmbedVideo is missing a required parameter.
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) dir: Jun Fukuda			audio commentary from Steve Ryfle & Stuart Galbraith IV Media Blasters Megalon Special Features
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) ゴジラ対メカゴジラ dir: Jun Fukuda	Audio commentary by Teruyoshi Nakano and Yasuo Kurashiki, theatrical trailer, scans of the theatrical program, "Mechagodzilla Encyclopedia," Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla teaser trailer, still gallery, Shisa information, map of Okinawa locations in the film, examination of Mechagodzilla's design by Shin'ichirou Kobayashi, Godzilla advances to Okinawa Reiko Tajima, A great guy has arrived! Mechagodzilla Appears! !! Akihiko Nakano vs. Akihiko Iguchi	EmbedVideo is missing a required parameter.
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) dir: Ishirō Honda		audio commentary from Keith Aiken & Bob Johnson, both editors for SciFi Japan

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