Kaiju Vs. History

The second and final film of Monster Island Entertainment branch of Full Moon Studios is here, and we've got another 'classic' on our hands. This time a giant alien controlled Kaiju threatens Earth, and only a biker, a waitress and an Italian stereotype are the only heroes standing in its way. Join us for the slow motion fiasco in 1998's "Kraa! The Sea Monster"

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"Did you know that Warner Brothers to celebrate their 75th anniversary created an animated musical version of King Kong? Well sadly we have to bring this kaiju film to your attention, as we are diving into the oft-forgotten mist-filled world of 1998's "The Mighty Kong"

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The same night that Tristar's Godzilla released TV decided that they would make their own Kaiju film. More Gorgo than Godzilla, this Fox film is widely forgotten compared to the theatrical rival, but is it worth being lost in the annals of monster movie history? Find out along with us as we watch 1998's "Gargantua". Twitter/Bluesky: @kaijuvshistory

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Well, its finally time to take a look at one of the biggest budget kaiju films of all time, and perhaps one of the biggest disappointments for fans. While able to turn a profit this film still left a bad fish taste in many fans mouths, and Tristar decided not to go forward with the planned trilogy. Join us as we parse rumors from facts and take a look at 1998's "Godzilla"

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American monster movies in the 90s were typically relegated to Jurassic Park rip offs, but an original script by the director of the Mummy proved fertile ground for a new CGI creature. Will this movie stand the test of time or get buried in the pre-Tristar Godzilla uncharted waters, find out as we take a look at 1998's "Deep Rising"

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In order to start the year off right we return to what is considered often the odd one out of the Mothra Trilogy. Scooby Doo like villains and annoying kids abound in this film as we watch Mothra go to sea. Join us as we watch 1997's "Rebirth of Mothra II"

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We finish off the year with a holiday episode special looking at arguably both the most Christian and least Christian Kaiju film ever made. Join us as we talk about the present that Hideaki Anno gave us over 26 years ago. Take a trip back to the animated insanity in this weeks episode of "Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelion"

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We take a look at the theatrical version of one of the most lauded anime series of all time. Immediately after the TV run ended Hideaki Anno and his team at Gainex began work on what would come next, and before they delivered the End of Evangelion they put the series though a annotated form. Join us as we talk all things Eva on this weeks episode of "Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth"

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We look at a Kaiju adjacent film with a giant monster attacking New York and eating its rich and powerful elite. Join us as we determine if this massive monster counts as daikaiju or if this film is simply horror shlock as we take a look at 1997's "The Relic"

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This week a brand new Heisei series begins with a new universe but a similar take on a classic Showa era Toho Kaiju. Will a more family friendly approach win over at the box office and will this film help secure its place in daikaiju cinema history? Find out as we explore 1996's "Rebirth of Mothra"

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A kidnapped Korean director and starlet a decade earlier serve as the DNA for a soulless children's remake in the US of A. Does this video store shelf stuffer deserve a watch or to be forgotten forever? Find out as we explore 1996's "Galgameth"

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This week we take time to talk turkey with this year's holiday special by chatting with author Jeremy Robinson about kaiju literature and his new book "Nemesis" which releases Nov. 21, 2023. This mostly spoiler free interview dives into Jeremy's history with Saturday afternoon monster movies, what drove him to make this Project Nemesis adjacent book, and what parts made this podcast's host spit take while reading it.

Come with us to give thanks this week and add a few books to your Kaiju wish list for the holiday, and don't forget to order Nemesis right now!

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This week we are back to Heisei giant turtle movies, this time with a wintery wonderland and an alien threat from afar. What's our terrible terrapin been since his Guardian of the Universe days and how will he stop this new threat? Found out and the history for this amazing film as we take a look at 1996's "Gamera 2: Attack of Legion"

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While the 1990s so far have been some of the best kaiju movies of all time, with a string of amazing Japanese films filling out the first half of the decade, all good things must come to an end. We return to the shores of the US for a film slapped together and destined for the video store shelves, this week we look at 1996's "Zarkorr! The Invader"

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For a very special Halloween episode this year we are looking at a horrific foe for the Big G, in this our 111th episode. Join us as we dive into the end of the landmark year of daikaiju cinema as we take a closer look at 1995's "Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah"!

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This week's film marks the start of one of the most lauded trilogies, not just of the Heisei era, but in all of kaiju cinema. A Showa era turtle shows up to once more to friend all children and defend humanity. This week we are taking a closer look at 1995's "Gamera: Guardian of the Universe"

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This week we look at one of the most decisive films of the Heisei era for Toho, with critics and audiences making their opinions known in the last 30 years since its release. Does this film deserve the daikaiju derision or is this another amazing gem from the 1990s. Find out this week as we dive into 1994's "Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla" Twitter/Bluesky: @kaijuvshistory

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After Godzilla's return to theaters Toho wanted another series of high fantasy to capture a different target audience. Would this mash-ups of genres hit the mark with fans or would it miss with predictable style? Find out as we both watch for the first time 1994's "Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon"

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Over 40 years after the original acclaimed comedic director Christopher Guest takes a stab at the giantess genre. Will this giant woman remake get beamed up to the mothership or stay grounded on earth, find out on this weeks episode as we look at 1993's "Attack of the 50 ft. Woman"

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One of the most iconic foes of the Showa era gets a 90s upgrade in beautiful suitimation as the UNGCC decides to take on the kaiju threat themselves. Will a giant mechanical monster be able to fight both Godzilla and Rodan? Find out on this weeks episode as we take a look at 1993's "Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 2"

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Toho looks to return to the other most popular Showa era grudge match in the Heisei era, this time taking the giant moth to its center stage. Will this film rake in the same box offices as Vs Ghidorah or garner the same fan reactions? Find out this week as we look at 1992's "Godzilla vs. Mothra"

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This week we are starting with the second film in a series of comedy adventure films starring Rick Moranis. Join us as we take of the toddler kaiju on this weeks episode where we dive into 1992's "Honey, I Blew Up the Kid"

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Toho turns to the successful formula of a known Showa era villain in order to salvage the floundering Heisei era series. Will a three-headed specter from Godzilla's past be enough to reignite fans passion in the Vs films? Found out this week as we dive into 1991's Toho classic "Godzilla vs King Ghidorah"

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This week we look at a revival film of a classic and often over looked Japanese kaiju television program with 1964's 'Ultra Q'. Join us as we look at a modern and ancient tale told in a fascinating style with the first Japanese 90's Kaiju film with "Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars"

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We start season 5 of the podcast off to a subterranean blast! Join us as we discover for the hundredth time a film from our youth, but this time through the eye of Kaiju historians. That's because this week we are looking at 1990's creature feature classic "Tremors".

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We celebrate our 100th episode of the podcast by looking back at the 1980s in Kaiju film, and talking about the first 4 seasons of the podcast. What was our top scoring decade? What is the best and worst Showa Gamera? What movies in the 1980s came out on top? Find out as we celebrate 100 this week on Kaiju Vs. History!

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This week we look at one the most storied and unique films in Godzilla history as a new kaiju and cyberpunk elements infuse the Heisei era with fresh energy. Will the first literal Versus film in the Vs. Series live up to the hype or is it a flower wilting on the vine? Find out as we explore the 1989 classic "Godzilla vs. Biollante"

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A decade after one of the biggest remakes of all time launched a half dozen knock-offs, Hollywood finally gets around to making a sequel to the biggest budget Kaiju film to date. Will this movie stack up to the first in the series, or is this flick destined to monkey business? Find out as we look at the only 1986 kaiju film "King Kong Lives"

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This week we are looking at the most notorious film in all of kaiju cinema. In the late 1970s a Korean Director and Actress were abducted by a future dictator, and years later this film came about as a byproduct of that horrendous crime. Join us this week as we look at the North Korean kaiju film, 1985's "Pulgasari"

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We look at a kaiju film rarely seen outside of its native Korea with a slap dash collection of 1970s Ultraman monsters layered beneath an incomprehensibly weird human tale. This week we dive into the strange history of 1985's "War of the God Monsters"

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We do a full film commentary track for the Americanized version of 1984's 'Return of Godzilla' with 100% more Raymond Burr and 200% more Dr. Pepper. This is our look at 1985's "Godzilla 1985".

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An almost entirely brand new creative team nearly a decade later reinvents an icon on the big screen. Join us as we return of Japan for the epic 1984 Toho kick off to Heisei series with "The Return of Godzilla" Twitter: @kaijuvshistory

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A forgotten Taiwanese classic tale about a girl and her snake is the subject of this week's history lesson. Is this deep cut worthy of your time or ours? Find out as we examine and correct the internet history on 1984's "King of Snake"

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The late great Larry Cohen brings us a grimy look at 1980s NYC besieged by a mythical monster. Is this film we have wild performances, nudity and plenty of violence, all hallmarks of the Zarkoff method. Join us this week as we explore the crazy history behind "Q - The Winged Serpent"

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In one of the oddest compilation Kaiju films ever put out this weeks episode asks what would happen if you mixed suitimation and animation? The answer is a jumbled mess we like to call 1982's "Attack of the Super Monsters"

We have another look at Hollywood taking on a classic Kaiju sized foe in a family adventure with nudity and violence in 1981's "Clash of the Titans".

Once more the friend of all children (and alien female wrestlers) takes on evil kaiju in a battle for the fate of Earth. Though something is oddly familiar about these fights, as we are getting Deja Vu with this week's film of 1980's "Gamera: Super Monster"

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Over the course of this year we have watched nearly every Kaiju film from the disco soaked 1970s, from Godzilla to Mighty Peking Man, join us this week as we talk about the decade's worst and best in this season's wrap up episode.

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We travel back in time to a world where a big green Kaiju dominated power hours of television fun, where many in the US were first introduced to the Big G with the help of Hanna-Barbera. Come with us as we explore the world of 1978's "The Godzilla Original Animated Series"!

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An American TV co-production with Japanese special effects leads to a marriage or giant magical monsters and Carl Weathers doing his best to pronounce fish names. This week we plumb the murky waters of 1978's "The Bermuda Depths"

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Itsa Yaeti! Watch as another Italian team take on a Kong sized Kaiju, this time with feathered hair and a vice-like toe grip. Prepare yourself for 1977's "Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century"

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We return to Shaw Brother's Studio for another kaiju flick filled with sleaze and action. We're in good company watching this film with fans like Roger Ebert and Quentin Tarantino, this week's film is 1977's "The Mighty Peking Man"!

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This week we take a detour of a special episode back to season 2 of the podcast, with a brand new film newly released on Blu-ray. Korea has dipped its toes into Kaiju cinema before, but this time its fully playing footsy in 1967's "Space Monster Wangmagwi"

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To remove the bad taste of Kong knock offs we are going straight to the updated remake source of the giant ape films of the 1970s. This week we are finally watching the 1976 classic "King Kong"

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Sure, you've heard about King Kong, who hasn't? But have you heard of the movie that was so bad it was pulled from many theatrical releases? The film that festers on the bottom of every Kaiju film list in existence? This week we attempt to have our friendship survive 1976's "Queen Kong"

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This week we look at the previously unavailable Hong Kong Kaiju flick based on a Chinese folk hero. We take a peek at the 1976 Guan Yu experience of "War God"

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We enter into the black hole of King Kong knock-offs in earnest as we take a look at a US and South Korean coproduction. Join us as we explore the highs and lows of 1976's "A*P*E"!

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This week we view our first Shaw Brothers kaiju-related film, though it is certainly light on the giant monster action. Join us as we take a look at the Hong Kong cult classic in 1975's "The Super Inframan"

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With the final entry into the Showa series of Godzilla films Toho brought back the original visionary that started a kaiju revolution. This week we look at the history of Ishiro Honda's 1975 film "Terror of Mechagodzilla"!

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We take a look at a foreign sequel to the Jumborg Ace television show by Tsuburaya Productions and co-produced with a Thai studio called Chaiyo Productions. Join us for a look at 1974's "Jumborg Ace & Giant"

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We take a look at what many consider one of the seminal films in the Big G Showa era of films. The birth of one of the most classic Kaiju villains comes to us this week in 1974's "Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla"

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This week we take another stab at Kaiju television with one of Toho's few forays into the small screen. Gather the family around for a meteoric episode as we dive into 1973's "Zone Fighter"

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Another champion series Big G film is on the docket this week as once more a new villain appears, this time at the behest of an underwater kingdom. This week's Kaiju classic is 1973's "Godzilla Vs. Megalon"

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An oddity in the form of a brand new Toho kaiju film coproduced by Tsuburaya studios, this week we look at the often looked over 1972 film "Daigoro Vs. Goliath"

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Jun Fukuda returns to the directors chair for Toho's Big G and we get another alien invasion with a brand new extraterrestrial kaiju threat. Join us this week for our look at 1972's "Godzilla vs. Gigan"!

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Pollution and a giant monster threaten mankind and the only thing standing in their way is an atomic fire breathing Kaiju! This week's episode is the 1971 classic "Godzilla Vs. Hedorah"

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Once more an alien menace threatens Earth, and only one titanic terrapin stands between us and destruction. This week we are looking at 1971'a Gamera vs. Zigra!

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Patrick and Myles talk about what Kaiju toy lines past and present are on the "Nice" list, and which ones like Godzilla himself are getting lumps of coal. This is the Kaiju Vs History 2022 Holiday Toy Special!

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Three new Kaiju are added to the Toho canon as Ishiro Honda takes the director's chair once more. Does this movie sink, swim or sonically flap its wings, find out on Kaiju Vs. History's look at 1970's "Space Amoeba"!

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The giant flying turtle returns to one of his largest adventures yet, this time set at the 1970 Japanese Osaka World's Expo! Find out all about that history and more in this weeks look at "Gamera Vs. Jiger"

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This year we watched every single Kaiju film released in the 1960s. Listen to hear all about our top 5 favorites and the bottom 5 stinkers on this week's Kaiju Vs. History!

We talk about the kaiju related films that we missed, the films that stood out to us, as well as some of the greater themes and motifs of the genre in the greatest decade in all of Daikaiju history.

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To close out the smashing 1960's Kaiju icon Ishiro Honda makes a family friendly film for kids of all ages. Time travel with us back to 1969 Japan in "All Monsters Attack"

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We take another jaunt down "Kaiju-Lite" films made by Ishiro Honda, this time with American actors and backing. Join us for the insanity that is 1969's "Latitude Zero"

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Oh my, what have we done? We take a look at one of the worst Kong knock-offs off all time with 1969's "The Mighty Gorga". May Gorga have mercy on us all!

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Its time for a brand new Gamera film set in space. Join us and two new child protagonists as we get in trouble and get bailed out by a giant turtle. This week we are looking at 1969's "Gamera vs. Guiron"!

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It is time for the Avenger's style crossover and seeming finale you've all been waiting for. Join us for our well-timed Halloween episode as we look at the bash to end all monster mashes. This is 1968's "Destroy All Monsters"

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Daiei is at the top of its game with its kid friendly Gamera films, and this week they double down on the lead child actors. Join us as we examine one of the most colorful of Noriaki Yuasa's terrific titan terrapin films in 1968's "Gamera Vs. Viras"

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We take the week to talk about the television event that managed to knock off both Godzilla and Varan the Unbelievable. While this originally was a four part television miniseries we are examining this as a single film as it was cut into one film in the 1980s. This week's episode is of course 1968's "Agon the Atomic Dragon"

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Director Jun Fukuda is back at the helm of another island Godzilla adventure with 1967's "Son of Godzilla" Watch as Godzilla protects a young kaiju from colossal insect enemies, while scientists try their best to control the weather.

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Blast into some forgotten made or TV compilation action with this week's retrospective on one of the wildest tokusatsu shows of all time. This week's episode is on 1967's "Voyage Into Space" Twitter: @kaijuvshistory

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We explore the shores of Korea for a Godzilla knock-off that would be the benchmark for Bad Kaiju of the era. Join us as we discuss all the history behind 1967's "Yongary, Monster From the Deep"! Twitter: @kaijuvshistory

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We look at yet another Ishiro Honda classic in the extremely colorful 007-style kaiju adventure of 1967's "King Kong Escapes". Get ready to monkey around deep dive into the history behind this production on this week's Kaiju Vs. History!

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Join us for a break down of the Kaiju films lost to history, lost to the weather or legally lost to everyone else. We look at 7 films that we won't be looking at elsewhere on this podcast as the entire film is lost, unreleased or otherwise unavailable.

Join us as we rate our desire to see these projects, from Japan's original statue Daikaiju in the Great Buddha Arrival to the fan film of Gamera 4 on Kaiju Vs. History.

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We turn our sights on another new studio trying to make a splash on the Kaiju scene, this week with the Nikkatsu Corporation. Will a retread of 1961's Gorgo succeed in Japan's saturated busiest daikaiju year to date? Find out this week as we take a look at 1967's "Gappa the Triphibian Monster"

We prepare to dive into a non-Toho giant monster movie, this time from rival studio Shochiku. Will a swinging space adventure mixed into a kaiju movie work well or will this be film flop? Find out as we explore 1967's "The X From Outer Space"!

Noriaki Yuasa is back in the director's chair for the latest installment of the showa Gamera films, and this time the flying terrapin is becoming the friend of all children.

This week's episode is 1967's "Gamera vs. Gyaos"

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We round out maybe the most Kaiju-packed year in the history of cinema with a Godzilla classic. This time we have a new director, composer and colorful setting for a film not even originally written for the Big-G. This week we are island hopping though 1966's "Ebirah, Horror of the Deep"

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This week we finish off the oft overlooked and sadly forgotten Daimajin trilogy by Daiei studios. The giant vengeance Kami once more divides war torn lands, and an evil samurai lord needs some comeuppance. Find out how the magical statue strikes in this weeks episode "Daimajin Strikes Again"

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Once more pioneering Kaiju 33 years after its 1933 debut we have the first animated Kaiju series. In a renewed partnership between Japan and the US this week we look in brief at 1966's "The King Kong Show"

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We return to the middle chapter of the much lauded Daimajin trilogy this week and is it possible to already be suffering from franchise fatigue? This week's episode is a quick look at the lake adventure that is 1966's "Return of Daimajin"

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Another non-Godzilla Kaiju classic from Ishiro Honda...or is it? We have all the standard elements of a monster masterpiece with two times the monsters and a sibling rivalry that will go down in history. This is 1966's "War of the Gargantuas"

We head back to the small screen for a special episode looking at one of the most influential and long standing Tsuburaya Productions in Kaiju History. Join us as we cross our forearms and press our capsule buttons in 1966's "ULTRAMAN"

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Starting of a trilogy of fantasy history Kaiju epics we start with the seminal hard-to-find classic from Daiei. Join us this week as we do a deep dive into the Edo inspired world of 1966's "Daimajin"!

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We return to the now colorful world of mythic jungle beasts and Flying turtles with an oddity in the Showa Gamera films - a movie without a friendly child. Will this departure spell this picture's doom or will the rainbow foe light up the screen? Find out with this weeks look at 1966's "Gamera Vs. Barugon"

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This week we dip our toes into the world of Historical Fantasy Kaiju for the first (but definitely not last) time this decade.

Join us on a ninjutsu adventure with our examination of 1966's "The Magic Serpent"!

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This week we have a special episode, taking a step away from the cinemas and into the world of Kaiju television. Join us as we dip our toes into the world of mystery and monsters in 1966's "Ultra Q".

A television show that kicked of waves of Kaiju and Tokusatsu masterpieces over the airwaves, and was the build up to one of the most popular Japanese sci-fi franchises of all time with "Ultraman" later that same year.

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Ishiro Honda returns for another monster film in a decade that is soon to become crowded with them. This time the trope of alien invaders is fully cemented in the annals of kaiju cinema. This week we examine the history of 1965's "Invasion of Astro-Monster"!

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This week's special episode is not a history lesson-styled review, but our first ever commentary track. Last year we streamed a watch party of the original Gamera film and recorded a in depth commentary track. Sync up a viewing of the film and get real time facts and trivia on this classic kaiju commentary!

(Press Play on the film when the Podcast intro music fades out)

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A new kauji combatant enters the ring from rival studio Daiei films, to capitalize on the growing monster movie explosion. A giant turtle is released from the arctic ice by an atomic blast, this week we dive into the rat-infested history of 1965's Gamera, The Giant Monster!

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Finally the idea generated over a decade earlier comes to fruition at the hands of Ishiro Honda. This week we examine the interesting twists and turns it took in order to make 1965's "Frankenstein Conquers the World".

We take a look at one of the most often cited "Best" of the Showa era, with 1964's "Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster" Take a deep dive into the history behind the first showdown between the alien kaiju and Godzilla and friends in this Ishiro Honda classic.

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Ishiro Honda is back with another non-Godzilla series Kaiju flick, but one that feels very different from Gorath and The Mysterians. This week gangsters, diamond G-men and invisible tentacles battle it out in 1964's "Dogora"!

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Two of Toho's titans return to tower over Tokyo in this fresh versus battle, the heroic fan favorite Mothra against the still villainous Godzilla. Ishiro Honda is back to direct what many consider the best kaiju film of the decade, this week's episode is 1964's "Mothra vs. Godzilla"

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Set sails for an adventure from the master Ishiro Honda aboard the Gotengo! This week we are diving into 1963's "Atragon". Will the monstrous Manda take down the crew or will our heroes put aside their political differences and save the world from undersea authority!

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This week we look at a watershed moment in the history of kaiju cinema. Its east meets west, tradition vs the atomic age, King vs God! This week we look at Ishiro Honda's seminal monster masterpiece, 1962's "King Kong vs Godzilla"!

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We are back for another Ishiro Honda scifi epic that Toho producer Tomoyuki Tanaka insisted has a giant Walrus monster in it. This is technically a Kaiju flick, 1962's amazing planet X disaster film "Gorath".

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This might be it. One of the greatest Kaiju origin film since the original King Kong and Godzilla. This week on Kaiju vs. History we take a look at the appearance of a new monster moth on the scene. A featured creature that will go on to be one of the greatest Kaiju of all time. This week is Ishiro Honda's 1961 classic "Mothra"!

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We are back for even more European Kaiju Cinema this week with 1961's "Gorgo" from director Eugène Lourié. They took equal parts King Kong and Godzilla to create their own Gaelic folk monster. This is a film that will astound you, and if you've never heard about it it is worth a look.

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61 Years ago this month the rights to make a King Kong sequel were sold from RKO to create a new 8th wonder of the world. Instead we got Alfred Pennyworth going on a murdering spree with his weapon of choice: a man in a gorilla costume. This is 1961's "Konga".

This week's episode starts season 2 of the podcast, as we enter into the swinging 60's and take a vacation from US and Japanese monster movies entirely. This week's episode comes from the heart of Europe, and a unique monster movie to start this decade off on the right foot. This week's episode in 1961's Reptilicus!

We finish watching early Kaiju cinema and the many different monster movies of the 1950's and talk about them in this season's wrap-up episode!

Join us as we look at some of the Kaiju-adjacent films that we skipped in the decade, talk about the themes and motifs of the 50's, and talk about our final scores. What made the top 5 films of season 1? What about the worst Kaiju film of the decade? Find out on this week's episode of Kaiju Vs. History!

We head to England for one of the first european Kaiju, but certainly not the last, in this weeks historic look at 1959’s “The Giant Behemoth”. With a script steeped in nuclear fears, production trying to recapture the Kaiju flame, and a beautiful shooting locale will this be a smashing hit or a dreadful daikaiju bollocks? Find out on this week’s Kaiju Vs. History.

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We return to Toho, but take a step back from the last two prior Kaiju outings, as this week we look at the black and white originally made for TV film 1958’s “Varan the Unbelievable”.

Is this film as bad as many critics say? Was the production as irredeemable as Ishiro Honda remembers? Find out all that and more in this week’s Kaiju Vs. History!

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A sequel to 1957’s original giant monstrous human, we discover the history behind another rushed sequel, with 1958’s “War of the Colossal Beast”. We get clip shows, new characters, and tenuous links to the original film.

With prosthetic makeup similar to Bert I. Gordon’s film “Cyclops” the Colossal Beast cuts a striking figure, but little is added to the original film. Will this film make a larger impact than the movie that proceeded it? Find out on this week’s Kaiju Vs. History!

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One of the most influential pop culture icons of 1950s scifi comes alive on the big screen in 1958’s “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman”. With some of the most iconic poster art of all time, we dive into this campy classic to see if the film is worth the time.

Is this film worth of its long legacy or is it another in the line of over hyped and under performing American monster movies? Find out on this week’s episode of Kaiju Vs. History.

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We return to the islands of Japan for a Toho classic that feels both ahead of its time and still out of place on the Kaiju list, its 1957’s “The Mysterians”. A much more different film from director Ishiro Honda’s past offerings, this super colorful sci-fi epic does have a Kaiju shoe-horned in on producer’s insistance.

Follow us through the stars and underground tunnels to discover the Daikaiju development on this week’s Kaiju Vs. History!

#Kaiju #Godzilla #Daikaiju

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The start of a trend of giant human monsters pops up with an atomic blast and a radioactive growing man in 1957’s “The Amazing Colossal Man”. Come along with us when we discover that the real monster was the friends that we made along the way…and also Colonel Glenn Manning.

Discover the history of a cheaply made monster in the form of an actor that chews the scenery in this week’s Kaiju Vs. History!

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With a new setting, a host of supposed King Kong armature, and a child actor getting into trouble, this week we dive into 1957’s “The Black Scorpion”. Mara Corday returns to play a wealthy rancher in the shadow of a Mexican volcano. A host of monsters are unearthed from an underground cavern.

Willis O’Brien and a Pete Peterson return to bring these monstrous scorpions to life, and an inaccurate goofy facial prop is used for close-ups. Find out if this movie holds up or is just another Them! knock-off on this week’s Kaiju Vs. History!

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Hot on the heels of what many consider the worst Kaiju film of all time, June of 1957 isn’t over yet as we also get the release of “Beginning of the End”. What do the infamous Mr. BIG, cannibalistic bugs and the term “Ultra Low Budget” have in common? Why those are all small sneak peaks at the behind the scenes history of this monstrous movie!

The squeamish may want to skip this film as we have live bugs crawling all over this picture. Thankfully this film is the beginning and the end of primarily using live creatures in Kaiju, but it will still rear up from time to time. Find out when its used next on Kaiju Vs. History.

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We take a break from season 1 of Kaiju Vs. History in order to exchange some presents, talk about some Kaiju gift giving options for the year, and go on to muse about what a Kaiju Christmas movie might be like. We have a perfect $5 stocking stuffer for the Godzilla fan in your life, and next year we will be back in the middle of season 2 to do this again.

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We explore the history of what many say is the worst Kaiju film of all time, the towering wreckage and dangling marionette of 1957’s The Giant Claw. This film on paper has all the hallmarks of a classic creature feature, but the execution leaves more than most to be desired.

Scream queen Mara Corday of Tarantula! and The Black Scorpion fame returns, and stars opposite Jeff Morrow. Is this film as bad as they say? Or does it cross over into the camp and schlock so-bad-its-good side of Kaiju cinema? Find out in this week’s episode of Kaiju Vs. History!

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The most giant of bugs is dethawed and runs amok on the US this week as we explore the history of 1957’s “The Deadly Mantis”. Universal looking to score big brings in a larger than life prop, B-roll footage, and a real life mantis to show a world under siege.

Looking to capitalize on the plot points and action of earlier Kaiju films “The Deadly Mantis” delivers a tried and true formula but a film that is hard to forget, for better or worse.

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Toho tries their hand another new giant monster movie, but with the marked improvements of seasoned actors and color film stock. Director Ishiro Honda is back, and so are Akira Ifukube and Eiji Tsuburaya, completing the dream team from 1954’s ‘Godzilla’.

Rodan is a spectacular achievement in the art of miniatures and monster story-telling, and introduces us to a vibrant world of horrific prehistoric bugs and jet speed dinosaurs.

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As proof of the power of Ishiro Honda’s masterpiece Gojira this week we are getting some leftovers after Thanksgiving. This week’s Kaiju Vs. History is looking at the Americanization of the Japanese classic, with the US version called “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”.

Toho sold the rights to the original Godzilla film to the US along with permission to recut, refilm and edit Gojira. They cut almost 10 minutes off the 1954 original and in some ways succeed in a way that many other adaptations/alterations could not.

Steve Martin is our new main character played by American actor Raymond Burr, but we all know who the real star of this movie is. He’s mean, he’s green and he’s ready to destroy Tokyo!

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We return to American monster movies this week with a sci-fi classic, 1955’s Tarantula! This film was a reaction certainly to the success of “Them” and other creature features that made big bank at the box office. At time it feels like it is trying to do something interesting and other times it feels like the cash grab that it is.

Join us as we look at the production of this film, take a dive into the cast, and talk about how it came to be. This is Kaiju Vs. History’s “Tarantula!” episode!

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Episode 10 – It came from beneath the sea (1955)

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A nuclear submarine, brilliant scientists, and a showdown on a national landmark between the plucky military man and an odd number limbed foe? This film has everything to be the latest and the greatest monster mash, but can it follow up on the Beast? This week we are back to Ray Haryhausen’s work with 1955’s “It Came From Beneath the Sea”.

Follow Kaiju Vs. History for our chronological travels through over 100 years of giant monsters cinema. Each week we take a look at the development, release and legacy of a new film in the Kaiju genre and look at its place in history.

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What happens when you rush a sequel but don’t have access to the same stars and visionary director? Well you get a film that fairs better than 1933’s ‘Son of Kong’ but that’s a low bar. Follow a new Godzilla monster and director Motoyoshi Oda as they chart the franchise into sequel territory. We have monster battles, military might on display, and tenuous bonds to the spirit of the first film.

Would you like to know what the monster fights look so fast and odd? Have you ever wondered how this film performed and what people think about it today? Tune in then to this week’s atomic fireball blast from the past in Kaiju Vs. History’s dive into 1955’s Godzilla Raids Again.

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The Ishiro Honda classic “Godzilla” exploded on the screen like an atomic bomb almost 70 years ago this week. This film is what started a series that would go on to have more main entries than James Bond. It would spawn more imitators that Michael Myers and Freddy. It single handedly maintained and invigorated the entire genre into the modern era. Join us this week as Kaiku Vs. History dips our toes into the vast annals of Toho History, with this movie masterpiece.

Have you ever wondered how they made Godzilla’s roar sound effect? Want to know where the name Godzilla comes from? How about the ins and outs of the films pre-production and how influential was America’s “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms”? Well join us on this special Halloween episode as you will learn all that and more!

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When nuclear testing unleashes giant monsters on an unsuspecting world, its up to a scientist, a police officer and the FBI to stop global destruction. This week’s episode is the classic giant ant monster film, THEM!

Released only a few months before Gojira released in Japan, listen as we dive into the history of what might be a spiritually related film from across the pacific. This movie is massively influential with multiple giant-bug films to follow it, but also with creature features like Ridley Scott and James Cameron’s Alien series. Explore the colony with Myles and Patrick this week as we prepare to inspect the insects on Kaiju Vs. History.

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American monster movies of the 1950s have a reputation for being an hour and 20 minutes of cheesy effects and bad acting. One film though kicked off this decade, became a special effects dynamo, and spawned countless imitators. This week’s episode is on the classic dinosaur-like monster of THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS!

This film was the brain child of the Edison of stop-motion film, none other than the late and great Ray Harryhausen. Lauded for its amazing special effects blended in with live action, this is truly the first of the Kaiju era. Without this film it is possible that Godzilla, Rodan and a host of other Japanese monster movies would be very different.

This film has its ups and downs, but its hard to take your eyes off the screen when the star is presented toppling buildings, rampaging through New York City streets, and eating polices officers whole! Dive into the history of this amazing film with us, and see play spot the differences with this and 1954’s Gojira along side hosts Patrick and Myles.

Our tour through proto-Kaiju films continues with a loving and beloved spiritual successor to King Kong with 1949’s hidden gem “Mighty Joe Young”. Original cast and crew from 1933’s Godzilla return to make a very different feel good film. The amazing stop motion work of Ray Harryhausen is put on full display here animating the animalistic movements of Joe.

This film, while not connected to King Kong is a first step in many Kaiju films that will follow it. The monster at its core is relatable, heroic and given qualities that make it the center of attention. While not to titanic proportions of King Kong or other monsters that follow it, Mighty Joe Young still is a worthy watch for following the overall arc of Kaiju Eiga.

Starring Terry Moore, Ben Johnson and returning from the Kong films, actor Robert Armstrong. The story was created by King Kong’s director and producer Merian C. Cooper, and directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack. Writer Ruth Rose also returns to pen the screenplay. All these Kong connections are why this film feels to be a natural extension and part of the greater Kong universe.

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Get ready to return to Skull Island with familiar faces and similar stop motion animation done on a dime. This week Kaiju vs. History dives into what will soon be a hallmark of kaiju cinema in rushing a sequel to the screens to capitalize on ticket sales. This week we are diving into 1933’s “Son of Kong”.

This RKO picture was done with a slashed budget and came out nine months after the smash hit of “King Kong”. We immediately pick up the story from the first film, but then the plot becomes dropped. We meander along with Cal Denham as the movie casts off in search of a plot.

We meet a new leading lady and a orphan albino giant ape and are in for a short and sweet adventure that (spoilers) also ends senselessly in death and destruction! Welcome to Giant Monster Cinema and this week’s KvH!

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This is the official start of the history of the Kaiju Genre and the original 8th Wonder of the World. On this first full film review for the Kaiju Vs. History Podcast we travel back in time 88 years. New York City sees the release of one of the most ground breaking and influential special effects driven films of all time. This week’s episode is on 1933’s King Kong!

In this weeks episode we look at the world that this film was released in, still suffering dearly from the stock market crash. Despite that it achieved the height of film effects excellence for nearly 20 years. Many of the tropes and elements of later Kaiju Eiga cinema would be planted here. From these seeds many of the films of the 1950s and beyond would begin to grow.

The towering image of King Kong is still spectacle of film making today. You can still imagine through this episode what it must have been like for those first audiences lucky enough to see it. Join us as we explore this films production, release, film elements and historic legacy in our review of the film in the history of Kaiju films.

On this weeks episode:

–Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa

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Next week on Kaiju Vs. History join us as we take on the first cash-grab sequel in Kaiju cinema, but certainly not the last, its History vs SON OF KONG

Welcome to the second episode of Kaiju Vs. History Podcast. In this episode we go over some of the early examples of monster movies. We dive into the origin of giant Kaiju like creatures in the collective world consciousness. Before King Kong graced the silver screen and after there were several proto-Kaiju and dinosaur films that would help formulate the tropes and cinema styles of the genre.

First up we explore actual history with the history of giant animals on planet Earth – thats right its the actual history of everything from biblical accounts of Giants to the discovery of dinosaur bones. Throughout human history mankind has been fascinated by dragons and krakens and other massive creatures that could swallow a man whole.

Next up we talk about a silent animated film from the mind of Little Nemo, Winsor McCay’s “The Rarebit Fiend: The Pet”. In this 1921 short celebrating its 100th anniversary this month we see perhaps the first depiction on film of a giant monster rampaging through city streets, terrorizing and eating people, all before being taken down by the armed forces.

From Jules Verne’s “The Lost World” and its fanciful depiction of sub-Saharan African dinosaurs rampaging through the city streets to a Max Fleischer ‘Superman’ animated short, we explore other introductions of what would become cornerstones of Kaiju Eiga, first being formulated and shown on the big screen. We will revisit and return to these formulized facets of Kaiju films with next week’s first official Kaiju review.

Next Week on Kaiju Vs. History: 1933’s KING KONG

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Welcome to the first official episode of Kaiju Vs. History podcast! This show is an atomic blast through cinema’s feature creatures, from Anguirus to ‘Zilla, watching every single major film in the history of Kaiju. We are going chronologically through the history of this genre, year by year, and we are inviting you to come along with us!

This episode is a primer for what this podcast is going to be all about. Inside we will go over the show’s mission statement, our film selection parameters, as well as go into some introductory terminology you will hear a lot on the podcast. We will talk about the process of watching hundreds of movies and explain how you can watch along with us and tell us your thoughts.

In this weeks episode:

+Kaiju Eiga Basic Terminology
+”What exactly is a Kaiju?”
+Definitions of Kaiju
+Our Podcast Focus
+Our Review Process

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