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One by one Drew and Joe are gonna go through the Godzilla Movies and talk about them. The King of the Monsters is back!
The podcast The Godzilla Podcast is created by Drew Daybell and Joseph DeGolyer. The podcast and the artwork on this page are embedded on this page using the public podcast feed (RSS).
On this episode of The Godzilla Podcast, hosts Drew and Joe dive deep into the explosive 2019 blockbuster, Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Directed by Michael Dougherty, this monster-packed spectacle brings iconic kaiju like Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Mothra, and Rodan to the screen in an epic battle for dominance. The hosts break down the film's visual effects, high-stakes action, and the ensemble cast, including Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, and Millie Bobby Brown. Listen in as they provide expert commentary, trivia, and their personal take on this $387.3 million monster!
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Keywords: Godzilla: King of the Monsters review, Godzilla Podcast, Godzilla commentary, 2019 Godzilla movie, Michael Dougherty Godzilla, kaiju battle, Godzilla vs Ghidorah, Mothra, Rodan
On this episode of The Godzilla Podcast, Drew and Joe finish their commentaries for the animated Godzilla movies with The Planet Eater!
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On this episode of The Godzilla Podcast, Drew and Joe continue to commentate over the animated Godzilla movies with City on the Edge of Battle!
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On this episode of The Godzilla Podcast, Drew and Joe commentate over the animated Godzilla movies, starting with Planet of the Monsters!
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Join Drew and Joe as they discuss the new Godzilla film right after watching it in the theater for the first time.
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Drew and Joe sit down to discuss their viewing of the Apple TV+ show, Legacy of Monsters (2023-2024).
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Episodes:
"Aftermath"
"Departure"
"Secrets and Lies"
"Parallels and Interiors"
"The Way Out"
"Terrifying Miracles"
"Will the Real May Please Stand Up?"
"Birthright"
"Axis Mundi"
"Beyond Logic"
On this episode of The Godzilla Podcast, Drew and Joe commentate over Kong: Skull Island from 2017.
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Drew and Joe give their commentary on the much-beloved Shin Godzilla (2016)
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Directed by: Hideaki Anno & Shinji Higuchi Written by: Hideaki Anno Produced by: Minami Ichikawa, Taichi Ueda, Yoshihiro Sato, Masaya Shibusawa, Kazutoshi Wadakura Starring: Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara Cinematography: Kosuke Yamada Edited by: Atsuki Satō, Hideaki Anno Music by: Shirō Sagisu Production companies: Toho Pictures, Cine Bazar Distributed by: Toho Co., Ltd. Release dates: July 25, 2016 (Shinjuku), July 29, 2016 (Japan) Running time: 120 minutes Budget: ¥1.3 billion Box office $78 million
Join Drew and Joe as they discuss the new Godzilla film right after watching it in the theater for the first time. Is Godzilla Minus One as good as everyone says it is?
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On this episode, Joe and Drew talk Godzilla 2014!
An American sailor's journey to reunite with his family amidst the ancient rivalry between Godzilla and two parasitic monsters known as MUTOs.
Yes, we forgot iTunes reviews... Sorry about that, we're rusty... And, Congrats to Joel!
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We're back with another BONUS episode all about a new giant monster flick, Meg 2: The Trench! Enjoy!
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In this bonus episode of The Godzilla Podcast, Drew and Joe break down Godzilla: The Series and review its history, the cast and crew, and some of their favorite episodes. Enjoy!
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Joe and Drew sit down to discuss the recently released non-Kaiju film, Shin Kamen Rider.
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Finally, we finish the Hanna-Barbera Godzilla series! Sorry about the audio distortion in the episode. We removed what we could. Also, Joe's joke about pet owners is a joke and is not meant to be taken seriously... Don't write us about it haha.
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S2 E8: "Moonlode" Released November 3, 1979 A mysterious creature lands on Earth from the Moon. It soon starts to wreak havoc on shipping and seems to be affecting the water currents globally. The team and Godzilla must stop it before it causes worldwide devastation.
S2 E9: "The Golden Guardians" Released November 10, 1979 The team runs into a hostile tribe who worship giant gold statues. Things get serious when the statues seem to come to life and Godzilla is turned into a gold statue while battling them. The others must free Godzilla and convince the tribe that the statues are evil.
S2 E10: "The Macro-Beasts" Released November 17, 1979 While investigating an ocean volcano, the team find the volcano oozing a strange liquid that causes sea creatures to turn into giants. The team and Godzilla must find a way to get the creatures back to their normal sizes before they threaten nearby shipping lanes.
S2 E11: "Pacific Peril" Released November 24, 1979 When a new island is formed in the Pacific Ocean, the team investigates. Aftershocks from the island's formation end up trapping them in the volcano on the island, which they find is inhabited by giant lizards that eat lava. Worst of all, Godzilla is unable to reach them because he is also trapped by the seismic activity. The team must find a way to escape without Godzilla's help this time.
S2 E12: "Island of Doom" Released December 1, 1979 When a new weather satellite is mysteriously shot down by a missile, the team traces the missile's source to an island near Australia. They find the island fortified and under the command of a terrorist organization known as COBRA. The terrorists imprison the team, thinking that they are spies. The nuclear reactor on the island begins to suffer problems that threaten to cause an explosion that could destroy the island. Godzilla must rescue the team, stop COBRA and prevent the reactor from exploding.
S2 E13: "The Deadly Asteroid" Released December 8, 1979 A UFO lands in the Arctic and the team is sent to investigate. They discover a group of ice people from another planet named Frios that plan to destroy the Earth with an asteroid the size of the Moon. Captain Majors and Quinn are taken prisoner and Brock, Godzilla and Godzooky are frozen. Pete must free the others before the asteroid destroys the world.
In this episode of The Godzilla Podcast, Joe and Drew again suffer through four more episodes of Godzilla, the 1978 TV show. Really, they hardly talk about the show at all (because it's terrible) and instead discuss Bionicle, Pokemon, "lady friends", and more!
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S2 E4: "The Beast of Storm Island" Released October 6, 1979 The team becomes stranded on an island inhabited by a creature named Axor which has made the humans on the island his slaves. Axor enslaves Captain Majors, Quinn, and Brock and puts them to work. Pete, Godzooky, and Godzilla must find a way to destroy Axor and free the island's inhabitants.
S2 E5: "The City in the Clouds" Released October 13, 1979 The team gets caught in a strange-looking hurricane and end up in a city in the clouds. The inhabitants explain they are there to escape an evil power dragon from their homeworld. Unfortunately, the power dragon follows them there. To make matters worse, after seeing Godzilla defeat the power dragon, the inhabitants turn hostile and want Godzilla so that they can make he and the power dragon fight and destroy each other, leaving them able to conquer Earth. The team must rescue Godzilla and keep him from falling into the wrong hands.
S2 E6: "The Cyborg Whale" Released October 20, 1979 After a lightning strike, a cyborg whale -- a prototype submarine used for scientific purposes -- suffers a malfunction and runs out of control with Pete and Brock inside. Even worse, the whale is on a collision course with Honolulu, Hawaii. The others and Godzilla must rescue Pete and Brock and stop the whale before it destroys Honolulu.
S2 E7: "Valley of the Giants" Released October 27, 1979 After the Calico runs aground in a river, the team discovers a valley full of giant insects. Godzilla is initially paralyzed by a giant black widow spider's bite and the entrance is sealed by a landslide. The team must find a way to escape and also prevent the insects from leaving the valley.
Drew and Joe discuss their recent experience seeing Shin Ultraman in the movie theater. Enjoy!
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Thank you Derek for coming onto the show! Enjoy the inside-joke title haha.
Taylor! Thank you for coming to the show!
Everyone go check out his podcast, "Giant Monster Messages"!
Thank you Ryan for coming onto the show! Enjoy the Episode!
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Thank you Ted for coming onto the show! Enjoy the Episode!
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S2 E1 (E14) - "Calico Clones" - September 15, 1979 While on their way to visit an oil rig, the team is captured by a mad scientist who has the knowledge to clone people and animals. He plans to make clones of the team and Godzooky and use them to steal the oil and make him a fortune. The team has to escape and alert Godzilla.
S2 E2 (E15) - "MicroGodzilla" - September 22, 1979 While helping the team get out of a hurricane, Godzilla wanders through a mysterious pink fog. Before long, the strange fog causes Godzilla to start shrinking. Even worse, a housefly also went through the fog, is now growing to gigantic proportions and seems to be targeting Brock and Godzooky. The others must find a way to get Godzilla and the housefly back to their normal sizes.
S2 E2 (E16) - 3"Ghost Ship" - September 29, 1979 The team makes a fascinating discovery: a German U-boat from World War I trapped in an iceberg. After Godzilla frees it, the team is shocked to see the crew of the U-boat are still alive and that they also believe that the war is still going on. They manage to convince them that the war is over, but then a giant octopus attacks the U-boat, with Pete and Brock inside. Godzilla must stop the octopus before the U-boat is destroyed.
Thank you Beary King for coming onto the show! Enjoy the Episode!
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A special thanks to Nick for coming onto the show!
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Godzilla: Final Wars (ゴジラ FINAL WARS, Gojira Fainaru Wōzu)
Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura Screenplay by Isao Kiriyama, Wataru Mimura Produced by Shogo Tomiyama Starring Masahiro Matsuoka, Rei Kikukawa, Don Frye, Maki Mizuno, Kazuki Kitamura, Kane Kosugi, Kumi Mizuno, Kenji Sahara, Masami Nagasawa, Chihiro Otsuka, Shigeru Izumiya, Masakatsu Funaki, Masatō Ibu, Jun Kunimura, Akira Takarada Cinematography by Takumi Furuya Edited by Shūichi Kakesu Music by Keith Emerson, Nobuhiko Morino, Daisuke Yano Production companies: Toho Pictures, Inc., CP International, Zazou Productions, Napalm Films Distributed by Toho Release dates: November 29, 2004 (Los Angeles), December 4, 2004 (Japan) Running time 125 minutes Budget: ¥1.9 billion Box office: ¥1.2 billion
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S1 E11 · "The Breeder Beast" - November 18, 1978 An odd creature goes on the attack in Washington, D.C. The team discovers that the creature is made of an explosive material and packs enough energy to level the city. Godzilla must find a way to stop it before it threatens the world.
S1 E12 · "The Sub-Zero Terror" - November 25, 1978 The team becomes stranded in the Himalayas and are imprisoned by a race of Abominable Snowmen. Godzilla must find and rescue them before it is too late.
S1 E13 · "The Time Dragons" - December 2, 1978 The team and Godzilla are, strangely, teleported back to prehistoric times. They must find their way back to the present without disrupting the past.
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Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (ゴジラ×モスラ×メカゴジラ 東京SOS, Gojira x Mosura x Mekagojira Tōkyō Esu Ō Esu, lit. 'Godzilla × Mothra × Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS') is the 28th film in the Godzilla franchise, the fifth film in the franchise's Millennium series, the 27th Godzilla film produced by Toho, and a direct sequel to the 2002 film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla.
Directed by: Masaaki Tezuka Written by: Masaaki Tezuka, Masahiro Yokotani Produced by: Shogo Tomiyama Starring: Noboru Kaneko, Miho Yoshioka, Mitsuki Koga, Masami Nagasawa, Chihiro Otsuka, Kou Takasugi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Akira Nakao Cinematography: Yoshinori Sekiguchi Edited by: Shinichi Fushima Music by: Michiru Ōshima Release date: December 13th, 2003 Running time: 91 minutes
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S1 E6 · The Energy Beast - Oct 14, 1978 A caterpillar-like monster goes on the rampage after turning into Godzilla; the team must prove the real Godzilla's innocence. S1 E7 · The Colossus of Atlantis - Oct 21, 1978 Giant robot captures the team and Godzilla in the lost ancient city of Atlantis where the people are trapped under a spell. S1 E8 · The Horror of Forgotten Island - Oct 28, 1978 The Calico ends up crashing upon an uncharted island that is inhabited by a giant cyclops monster; a force field keeps Godzilla off the island. S1 E9 · Island of Lost Ships - Nov 4, 1978 The island of the Sirens emerges once every 1,000 years and imprisons Godzilla and the team, leaving it up to Pete and Godzuki to save them. S1 E10 · The Magnetic Terror - Nov 11, 1978 Godzilla and the team must race to the South Pole to stop a magnetic monster from destroying the world.Our Discord: discord.gg/cFFx4N5
Directed by Masaaki Tezuka Written by Wataru Mimura Produced by Shogo Tomiyama Starring: Yumiko Shaku, Shin Takuma, Kou Takasugi, Yuusuke Tomoi, Kumi Mizuno, and Akira Nakao Cinematography: Masahiro Kishimoto Edited by Shinichi Fushima and Shinichi Natori Music by Michiru Ōshima Release date: December 14, 2002 (Japan) Running time: 88 minutes
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1 1 "The Fire Bird" September 9, 1978 A mysterious bird with fire powers residing in a volcano leaves to lay eggs in the Arctic. The team and Godzilla try to stop the creature before it melts all of the ice and causes worldwide devastation-and also before it creates a population of creatures that will threaten the world. 2 2 "The Earth Eater" September 16, 1978 A mysterious creature is eating the earth under San Francisco. Godzilla and the team must stop the creature before it destroys the city. 3 3 "Attack of the Stone Creature" September 23, 1978 While investigating an Egyptian pyramid, the team comes under attack by stone creatures able to breathe ice blasts and built to guard the pyramid. Godzilla must destroy them before they wipe out the team. 4 4 "The Megavolt Monster" September 30, 1978 Mysterious creatures with electrical powers are attacking ships in the Pacific. Godzilla must stop them before they destroy more ships. 5 5 "The Seaweed Monster" October 7, 1978 A monster made of seaweed threatens an island full of tourists. Godzilla and the team must destroy it before it has a chance to attack.Story 20 (G-Guard and Camero Saga)
209 "The Great Spy Game" July 27, 1998 210 "A Parcel Delivery from the Earth's Government" July 28, 1998 211 "Lucas' Great Shock" July 29, 1998 212 "The Anti-Animal Laser Gun is Out of Control!" July 30, 1998 213 "G-Guard Surrenders!" July 31, 1998 214 "There's Nothing More That Can Be Done" August 3, 1998 215 "Reunion" August 4, 1998 216 "The Base Recapture Strategy" August 5, 1998 217 "Counterattack" August 6, 1998 218 "Lucas Endures" August 7, 1998
Story 21(Gotengo Saga)
219 "The Hieroglyph Floats in the Sky" August 10, 1998 220 "Pick Up That Object!" August 11, 1998 221 "An Unexpected Relationship" August 12, 1998 222 "A Disappointing Victory" August 13, 1998 223 "Two Kaiju Die" August 14, 1998 224 "An Aurora of Mystery" August 17, 1998 225 "The Invisible Wall" August 18, 1998 226 "Enormous Barrier" August 19, 1998 227 "Top Secret" August 20, 1998 228 "The Illusionary Continent" August 21, 1998 229 "The Forbidden Super Weapon" August 24, 1998 230 "The Revival of the Two Kaiju" August 25, 1998 231 "Godzilla in a Large Pinch" August 26, 1998 232 "All-Purpose Battleship (Gyotengo)" August 27, 1998 233 "Delicious Air" August 28, 1998
Story 22 (Final Battle: Mecha-King Ghidorah Saga)
234 "A Mysterious Electric Wave" August 31, 1998 235 "Landes is Dismissed" September 1, 1998 236 "Zaguresu's Restoration" September 2, 1998 237 "Sudden Insanity" September 3, 1998 238 "The Threat of Zaguresu" September 4, 1998 239 "Torema has Returned" September 7, 1998 240 "Godzilla, Revived!" September 8, 1998 241 "Save Misato!" September 9, 1998 242 "The Mural of the Giant Emperor" September 10, 1998 243 "Warp Gate" September 11, 1998 244 "Usurpation of Zaguersu" September 14, 1998 245 "The Treason of Zaguersu" September 15, 1998 246 "Hurry! Gyotengo" September 16, 1998 247 "It Appears! The True Form of the Giant Emperor" September 17, 1998 248 "Suicidal Explosion, Vabaruda" September 18, 1998 249 "The Truth Revealed" September 21, 1998 250 "Torema's Feelings" September 22, 1998 251 "Misato's Decision" September 23, 1998 252 "The Final Battle" September 24, 1998 253 "Landes Lives" September 25, 1998 254 "It Appears! The Dark Giant Emperor" September 28, 1998 255 "Warp Gate Reversal!" September 29, 1998 256 "Goodbye Godzilla Island" September 30, 1998
Directed by Masaaki Tezuka Written by Wataru Mimura, Hiroshi Kashiwabara Produced by Shogo Tomiyama Starring Misato Tanaka, Shōsuke Tanihara, Yuriko Hoshi, Masatoh Eve, Toshiyuki Nagashima Narrated by Yusaku Yara Cinematography Masahiro Kishimoto Edited by Yoshiyuki Okuhara Music by Michiru Ōshima Production company Toho Distributed by Toho Release date November 3, 2000 (Tokyo International Film Festival), December 16, 2000 (Japan) Running time 105 minutes Language Japanese Box office ¥1.2 billion
Story 16 (Gigan, Dororin and Firefighter Jet Jaguar Saga)
169 "Gigan in the Midst of Training" June 1, 1998 170 "A Historic and Unprecedented Reputation Match" June 2, 1998 171 "The Present from the Giant Emperor" June 3, 1998 172 "Transformation Monster Dororin" June 4, 1998 173 "The Duel on the Thunder Planes" June 5, 1998 174 "Somehow it Carries On!" June 8, 1998 175 "Call Godzilla!" June 9, 1998 176 "Nao's Adventure" June 10, 1998 177 "A Man's Romance!?" June 11, 1998 178 "Fumiya of Gigan" June 12, 1998
Story 17(Anguirus X Gororin saga)
179 "Porcupine's Dilemma" June 15, 1998 180 "I Must Know the Secret" June 16, 1998 181 "Cactus Plaza" June 17, 1998 182 "Anguirus' Great Shock" June 18, 1998 183 "Plant Monster Gororin" June 19, 1998 184 "Feeling Helpless" June 22, 1998 185 "The Back of Anguirus" June 23, 1998 186 "The Commander's Reflection" June 24, 1998 187 "Anguirus Endures" June 25, 1998 188 "A Victorious V Goal!" June 26, 1998
Story 18 (Spacegodzilla Saga)
189 "The Strongest Monster" June 29, 1998 190 "The Evil Spirit Revives" June 30, 1998 191 "Who is the True Criminal?" July 1, 1998 192 "The Evil Spirit Takes Form" July 2, 1998 193 "The Frightened Monsters" July 3, 1998 194 "Search Gabara Pond" July 6, 1998 195 "The True Nature of the Evil Spirit" July 7, 1998 196 "Landes Sulks" July 8, 1998 197 "The Super Gigantic Godzilla Appears" July 9, 1998 198 "Landes' Anger" July 10, 1998
Story 19 (Fire Rodan and Neo-Hedorah Saga)
199 "A Strange Mushroom" July 13, 1998 200 "Neo Hedorah Appears" July 14, 1998 201 "Neo Hedorah is Victorious" July 15, 1998 202 "G-Guard Base is Polluted" July 16, 1998 203 "A Mysterious Power" July 17, 1998 204 "Misato's Prayer" July 20, 1998 205 "The Ceremony Goes Wrong" July 21, 1998 206 "Invincible Neo Hedorah" July 22, 1998 207 "The Birth of Fire Rodan!" July 23, 1998 208 "Extreme Temperature! Double Blaze" July 24, 1998
This time on the #Godzilla Podcast, we return to do a commentary over the Japanese edition of #Godzilla2000. Which version will we end up liking more? Listen to find out!
Directed by Takao Okawara Produced by Shogo Tomiyama Written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Wataru Mimura Starring Takehiro Murata, Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida, Mayu Suzuki, Shiro Sano Music by Takayuki Hattori Cinematography: Katsuhiro Kato Edited by Yoshiyuki Okuhara Distributed by Toho Release date: December 11, 1999 (Japan), August 18, 2000 (North America) Running time: 99 minutes
The #Godzilla Podcast brings you a bonus episode talking about the new #Netflix TV show: #GodzillaSingularPoint! Forgive the sound issues and the Dragon Ball tangent...
Directed by Atsushi Takahashi Written by Toh EnJoe Music by Kan Sawada Studio Licensed by Netflix (streaming rights) Original network Tokyo MX, KBS, BS11, SUN Original run April 1, 2021 – June 24, 2021GET READY TO CRUMBLE on this episode of The #Godzilla Podcast! We hope you enjoy this commentary of #Godzilla2000!
Directed by Takao Okawara Produced by Shogo Tomiyama Written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Wataru Mimura Starring Takehiro Murata, Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida, Mayu Suzuki, Shiro Sano Music by Takayuki Hattori Cinematography: Katsuhiro Kato Edited by Yoshiyuki Okuhara Distributed by Toho Release date: December 11, 1999 (Japan), August 18, 2000 (North America) Running time: 99 minutes
The #godzilla podcast has returned! Here are our first impressions of #godzillavskong!
Credits:
Directed by Adam Wingard
Produced by Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Brian Rogers, Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Eric McLeod
Screenplay by Eric Pearson, Max Borenstein
Story by Terry Rossio, Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields
Based on Godzilla and Mechagodzilla by Toho
King Kong by Edgar Wallace, Merian C. Cooper
Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Lance Reddick, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir
Music by Tom Holkenborg
Cinematography Ben Seresin
Edited by Josh Schaeffer
Release date March 24, 2021 (International), March 31, 2021 (United States)
Running time 113 minutes
The #Godzilla Podcast has returned with a commentary of the controversial 1998 American Kaiju film, Godzilla!
This week on The #Godzilla Podcast, we invite Andread on the show for an in-depth and insightful conversation about the Big-G!
This week on The #Godzilla Podcast, we welcome supporter Chris Taylor for a delightful chat about the Big-G and play a great round of "Stump the Host"!
This week on The #Godzilla Podcast, we invite a listener who wrote their college thesis on the big-G himself! Enjoy!
This week on the #Godzilla Podcast, we look back on all the Heisei Era films:
1984 The Return of Godzilla 1985 Godzilla 1985 1989 Godzilla vs. Biollante 1991 Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 1992 Godzilla vs. Mothra (Godzilla & Mothra: The Battle for Earth) 1993 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II 1994 Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla 1994 Yamato Takeru (Orochi the Eight-Headed Dragon) 1995 Godzilla vs. Destoroyah 1996 Rebirth of Mothra 1997 Rebirth of Mothra II 1998 Rebirth of Mothra III
(We lumped Princess from the Moon in our Showa Era watch)
AKA Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon!
Directed by Takao Okawara Produced by Shogo Tomiyama Screenplay by Wataru Mimura StarringDirected by Okihiro Yoneda
Produced by Shogo Tomiyama
Written by Masumi Suetani
Starring: Megumi Kobayashi, Misato Tate, Aki Hano, Koichi Ueda, Atsushi Onita
Music by Toshiyuki Watanabe
Cinematography: Yoshinori Sekiguchi
Edited by Nobuo Ogawa
Release date: December 12, 1998
Today we give you our initial thoughts on the new Godzilla movie! Enjoy! Don't worry, we'll revisit this one with a commentary in the future.
Directed by: Kunio Miyoshi
Produced by: Hiroaki Kitayama, Shogo Tomiyama
Written by: Masumi Suetani, Tomoyuki Tanaka (Story)
Starring: Sayaka Yamaguchi, Megumi Kobayashi, Aki Hano, Shimada Maganao, Maho Nonami
Music by: Toshiyuki Watanabe
Cinematography: Yoshinori Sekiguchi
Release date: December 13, 1997
Running time: 98 minutes
Box office: $7,000,000
Directed by Okihiro Yoneda
Produced by Hiroaki Kitayama
Screenplay by Masumi Suetani
Based on An idea by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Starring: Megumi Kobayashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Aki Hano, Kazuki Futami
Music by Toshiyuki Watanabe
Cinematography: Yoshinori Sekiguchi
Edited by Nobuo Ogawa
Release date December 14, 1996
Running time 106 minutes
Directed by Kobun Shizuno, Hiroyuki Seshita
Produced by Takashi Yoshizawa
Written by Gen Urobuchi
Starring: Mamoru Miyano, Takahiro Sakurai, Tomokazu Sugita, Yuki Kaji
Music by: Takayuki Hattori
Release date: November 3, 2018 (TIFF), November 9, 2018 (Japan)
Running time: 90 minutes
Directed by Takao Okawara
Produced by Shōgo Tomiyama
Written by Kazuki Ōmori
Starring Takuro Tatsumi, Yōko Ishino, Yasufumi Hayashi, Sayaka Osawa, Megumi Odaka, Masahiro Takashima, Momoko Kochi, Akira Nakao, Shigeru Kamiyama, Saburo Shinoda
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Yoshinori Sekiguchi
Edited by Chizuko Osada
Release date December 9, 1995
Running time 102 minutes
Budget US $10 million
Box office US $18 million
Directed by Kensho Yamashita
Produced by Shōgo Tomiyama
Written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara
Starring Megumi Odaka, Jun Hashizume, Zenkichi Yoneyama, Akira Emoto, Towako Yoshikawa
Music by Takayuki Hattori
Cinematography Masahiro Kishimoto
Release date December 10, 1994
Running time 107 minutes
Budget $10.3 million
Box office $20 million
Story 14 (King Ghidorah and Medic Jet Jaguar Saga)Story 14 (King Ghidorah and Medic Jet Jaguar Saga)
129 "A New Enemy, A New Fight" April 6, 1998
130 "Landes Appears, New Xilliens" April 7, 1998
131 "Don't Lie To Me!!" April 8, 1998
132 "Challengers of Godzilla Island!" April 9, 1998
133 "The Monster Doctor Appeared" April 10, 1998
134 "It is The Land of No Return!" April 13, 1998
135 "Space Proposal" April 14, 1998
136 "The Secret" April 15, 1998
137 "Don't Touch the Missiles" April 16, 1998
138 "Infernal Smoke of Death" April 17, 1998
139 "Landes Attacks Again! The Strike Back of Xilliens" April 20, 1998
140 "Now Dance Up" April 21, 1998
141 "Dance Dance Dance!" April 22, 1998
142 "After the Request" April 23, 1998
143 "There's Nothing to Do! I'm tired" April 24, 1998
144 "The Plan Begins" April 27, 1998
145 "Dancing the Sunda Dance" April 28, 1998
146 "King Ghidorah Attacks! Three Kings" April 29, 1998
147 "King Ghidorah!" April 30, 1998
148 "The Dance of Revenge and Destruction" May 1, 1998
Story 15 (Mothra Larva Saga)
149 "Gorath, Crashes" May 4, 1998
150 "Godzilla Will Never Back Down" May 5, 1998
151 "Mothra's Egg has Survived" May 6, 1998
152 "Mothra's Distress" May 7, 1998
153 "Unison" May 8, 1998
154 "The Mothra Song" May 11, 1998
155 "Protect Mothra's Egg!" May 12, 1998
156 "Years of Resentment" May 13, 1998
157 "The Commander's Order" May 14, 1998
158 "Take Off Tart-Coupe!" May 15, 1998
159 "The Larval Mothra is Discovered!" May 18, 1998
160 "Landes' Scheme" May 19, 1998
161 "Junior is Targeted" May 20, 1998
162 "Mothra vs. Godzilla" May 21, 1998
163 "Battra and Baby Mothra" May 22, 1998
164 "Misato vs. Landes" May 25, 1998
165 "The Cruelty of Landes" May 26, 1998
166 "Baby Mothra Awakes" May 27, 1998
167 "Mothra's Counterattack" May 28, 1998
168 "Mothra Returns Home" May 29, 1998
Directed by Takao Okawara
Produced by Shōgo Tomiyama
Written by Wataru Mimura
Starring Masahiro Takashima, Ryoko Sano, Megumi Odaka, Yûsuke Kawazu, Daijiro Harada
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Yoshinori Sekiguchi
Edited by Miho Yoneda
Release date December 11, 1993
Running time 107 minutes
Budget $9.5 million
Box office $18 million
Directed by Jon Turteltaub
Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Colin Wilson, Belle Avery
Screenplay by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber
Based on Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten
Starring Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Cliff Curtis
Music by Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography Tom Stern
Edited by Steven Kemper
Release date August 10, 2018 (United States & China)
Running time 113 minutes
Budget $130–178 million
Box office $222.4 million
Directed by Kobun Shizuno, Hiroyuki Seshita
Produced by Takashi Yoshizawa
Written by Gen Urobuchi
Starring Mamoru Miyano, Takahiro Sakurai, Tomokazu Sugita, Yuki Kaji, Junichi Suwabe
Music by Takayuki Hattori
Release date May 18, 2018 (Japan)
Running time 100 minutes
Directed by Takao Okawara
Directed by Takao Okawara
Produced by Shogo Tomiyama
Screenplay by Kazuki Omori
Starring Tetsuya Bessho, Satomi Kobayashi, Takehiro Murata, Megumi Odaka
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Masahiro Kishimoto
Release date 12 December 1992 (Japan)
Running time 102 minutes
Story 8 (The Mystery of Godzilla Island Saga)
64 "The Mystery of Godzilla Island 1" (1998-01-05) 65 "The Mystery of Godzilla Island 2" (1998-01-06) 66 "The Mystery of Godzilla Island 3" (1998-01-07) 67 "The Mystery of Godzilla Island 4" (1998-01-08) 68 "The Mystery of Godzilla Island 5" (1998-01-09)
Story 9 (Godzilla vs. Godzilla Island Saga)
69 "Another Chance for Zaguresu" (1998-01-12) 70 "Overseer of the Spirit World" (1998-01-13) 71 "The Massive Godzilla" (1998-01-14) 72 "Godzilla Intense Fighting Record" (1998-01-15) 73 "Godzilla's Insanity" (1998-01-16) 74 "The Frightening Photograph of the Spirit Beast" (1998-01-19) 75 "King Caesar's Search" (1998-01-20) 76 "Torema vs. Godzilla" (1998-01-21) 77 "Stop Godzilla!" (1998-01-22) 78 "Hurry King Caesar!" (1998-01-23) 79 "Way to Go Nashi" (1998-01-26) 80 "The Last Target" (1998-01-27) 81 "Mobilization is Impossible!" (1998-01-28) 82 "Separation" (1998-01-29) 83 "Well Done Son" (1998-01-30)
Story 10 (Torema X Zaguresu Saga)
84 "The Two Suns" (1998-02-02) 85 "Godzilla Island is Drying Up" (1998-02-03) 86 "Zaguresu's Last Chance" (1998-02-04) 87 "Forest Fire Outbreak!" (1998-02-05) 88 "The Flame for Battle Returns" (1998-02-06) 89 "The Artificial Sun's Weak Point" (1998-02-09) 90 "Protect the Laser Gun!" (1998-02-10) 91 "Shoot! Torema" (1998-02-11) 92 "A Critical Moment" (1998-02-12) 93 "Shoot the Fake Sun" (1998-02-13
Directed by Kazuki Omori
Directed by Kazuki Omori
Produced by Shōgo Tomiyama
Written by Kazuki Omori
Starring Kōsuke Toyohara, Anna Nakagawa, Megumi Odaka, Katsuhiko Sasaki, Akiji Kobayashi, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Robert Scott Field
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Yoshinori Sekiguchi
Edited by Michiko Ikeda
Release date December 14, 1991
Running time 103 minutes
Story 5 (All Giant Monsters Saga)
31 "This Kaiju for Hire" (1997-11-17) 32 "This is Strength!" (1997-11-18) 33 "A Detestable Premonition" (1997-11-19) 34 "A Long Duel" (1997-11-20) 35 "Match Call!" (1997-11-21) 36 "Godzilla Dies!?" (1997-11-24) 37 "For Sure Next Time!" (1997-11-25) 38 "The Decisive Battle Last Night" (1997-11-26) 39 "The Conviction of King Caesar" (1997-11-27) 40 "See! Wonderful Fighting Technique" (1997-11-28)
Story 6 (Mothra and Mothra Leo Saga)
41 "Mothra, Infant Mothra" (1997-12-01) 42 "A Doubtful Delivery Charge" (1997-12-02) 43 "An Ill-Omened Premonition" (1997-12-03) 44 "Return the Blue Sky and Vegetation!" (1997-12-04) 45 "The Birth of Hedorah" (1997-12-05) 46 "Aiming at Mothra!" (1997-12-08) 47 "The Tear of Mothra" (1997-12-09) 48 "Mothra's Sorrow" (1997-12-10) 49 "The Will of the Adult Mothra" (1997-12-11) 50 "Mothra Flaps its Wings" (1997-12-12)
Story 7 (Mecha-King Ghidorah Saga)
51 "Zaguresu Giant Shortfall Army" (1997-12-15) 52 "The Eventual Battle" (1997-12-16) 53 "Oh, it's Hopeless" (1997-12-17) 54 "Vabaruda Destruction Strategy" (1997-12-18) 55 "Zaguresu's Final Moment?" (1997-12-19) 56 "Zaguresu's Turn-Around" (1997-12-22) 57 "Unfathomable! The Giant Dark Emperor" (1997-12-23) 58 "The Commander has Returned" (1997-12-24) 59 "The Necklace of Fear" (1997-12-25) 60 "Don't Call its Name" (1997-12-26) 61 "Mecha-King Ghidorah Returns" (1997-12-29) 62 "Sortie, Commander!" (1997-12-30) 63 "All-Out Monster Attack" (1997-12-31)
Directed by Brad Peyton
Directed by Brad Peyton
Produced by Brad Peyton, Beau Flynn, John Rickard, Hiram Garcia
Screenplay by Ryan Engle, Carlton Cuse, Ryan J. Condal, Adam Sztykiel
Story by Ryan Engle
Based on Rampage by Midway Games
Starring Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jake Lacy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Music by Andrew Lockington
Cinematography Jaron Presant
Edited by Jim May, Bob Ducsay
Release date April 4, 2018 (Microsoft Theater), April 13, 2018 (United States)
Running time 107 minutes
Budget $120 million
Box office $417.9 million
Directed by Kazuki Ōmori
Produced by Shōgo Tomiyama
Screenplay by Kazuki Ōmori
Story by Shinichirō Kobayashi
Starring: Kunihiko Mitamura, Yoshiko Tanaka, Masanobu Takashima, Megumi Odaka, Toru Minegishi, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Yoshiko Kuga, Ryunosuke Kaneda, Kōji Takahashi
Music by Koichi Sugiyama
Cinematography Yūdai Katō
Edited by Michiko Ikeda
Release date: December 16, 1989
Running time: 104 minutes
Budget: US$5 million
Box office: US$7 million
Directed by Directed by R.J. Kizer, Koji Hashimoto Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, Tony Randel Written by Shuichi Nagahara, Lisa Tomei Uncredited: Tony Randel, Straw Weisman Story by Tomoyuki Tanaka Starring Raymond Burr Music by Reijiro Koroku, Christopher Young Cinematography Kazutami Hara, Steven Dubin Edited by Yoshitami Kuroiwa, Michael Spence Release date August 23, 1985 Running time 87 minutes Budget $2 million Box office $4.1 million
Directed by Koji Hashimoto
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay by Shuichi Nagahara
Based on "The Resurrection of Godzilla" by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Starring: Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Yosuke Natsuki, Keiju Kobayashi, Kenpachiro Satsuma
Music by Reijiro Koroku
Cinematography: Kautami Hara
Edited by Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Release date: December 15, 1984
Running time: 103 minutes
Budget: $6.25 million
Box office: $11 million
Directed by: Steven S. DeKnight
Directed by: Steven S. DeKnight
Produced by: John Boyega, Cale Boyter, Guillermo del Toro, Jon Jashni, Femi Oguns, Mary Parent, Thomas Tull
Screenplay by: Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, Steven S. DeKnight, T.S. Nowlin
Story by: Steven S. DeKnight, T.S. Nowlin
Based on Characters by Travis Beacham
Starring: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona, Zhang Jin, Charlie Day
Music by: Lorne Balfe
Cinematography: Dan Mindel
Edited by: Dylan Highsmith, Zach Staenberg
Release date: March 15, 2018 (Vue West End), March 23, 2018 (United States)
Running time: 111 minutes
We return with a special episode with the great Midnight Tease!
Directed by Kon Ichikawa
Produced by Masaichi Nagata
Written by Kon Ichikawa, Shinya Hidaka, Mitsutoshi Ishigami, Ryûzô Kikushima
Based on The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
Starring Toshiro Mifune, Ayako Wakao, Kyōko Kishida, Kiichi Nakai
Music by Kensaku Tanikawa
Cinematography Setsuo Kobayashi
Edited by Chizuko Osada
Release date September 14, 1987 (US), September 26, 1987 (Japan)
Running time 121 minutes
Look who drove all the way to Utah to talk Godzilla? Ladies and gentlement, put your hands together for Jason Poor!
Here's his theory, for your enjoyment:
This is a long and ludicrous theory. It takes a lot of liberties, but I love the idea of all of his characters being the same man, so I decided to put something together. I did some research in Godzilla wikis and rewatched some of the movies to get a storyline together. I also thought about this way too much. Enjoy! I’d be curious to hear anyone else’s thoughts. It should be noted that I did not include non-Godzilla movies, as I haven’t seen most of them and can’t make a definite determination of where they would fit in.
A brilliant young oceanographer with an interest in paleontology, Dr. Sarizawa was in his early twenties when he discovered the existence of a marine dinosaur. He had recently returned from World War 2 with a devastating eye injury, and found himself bitter at humanity for the devastation man could cause. He hoped that the discovery of Titanosaurus would catapult him back into academic circles and bring him some clarity, but when he suggested he could control the creature the other scientists only laughed and ridiculed him. Feeling betrayed, Dr. Sarizawa moved to Tokyo, where he met and befriended fellow paleontologist Dr. Yamane. He even became engaged to Yamane’s daughter, Emiko. But his true passion remained learning the secrets to controlling Titanosaurus. When he was approached by the terrorist group Red Bamboo to assist with the building of their base on Lechti Island, he knew he would be able to continue his studies in earnest.
In the meantime, his experiments led him to the accidental creation of a superweapon, the Oxygen Destroyer. At first the device scared him, but after Godzilla appeared and attacked Tokyo he knew he had his chance. He phoned Red Bamboo and told them to be ready. Under the guise of a noble underwater sacrifice, Sarizawa set off the Oxygen Destroyer and in the ensuing chaos boarded a Red Bamboo submarine and made his escape.
Red Bamboo gave him the name Ryuui and brought him to Lechti Island. There he found room to work on both his pet projects and solve problems for his new employers. Immediately upon arriving on the island he set to work a plan to keep Ebirah at bay from incoming Red Bamboo ships. With the organization able to move freely again in the pacific, he was sent many times on intelligence gathering missions to mainland Japan, usually as the scientist Kashiwagi. This put him in position to weigh in when Rodan, Mothra, King Kong, Varan appeared. When the identity became too high-profile, he retired it to take the role of a Police Chief in order to report to Red Bamboo on Japan’s security. This post put him right in the path of Ghidorah’s destructive debut. In order to play these roles, Sarizawa received plastic surgery at the hands of Red Bamboo scientists and was fitted with a glass eye.
The years of Kaiju attacks took its toll on Sarizawa. Eventually he returned to Lechti Island. Being “home” allowed him to remove the troublesome glass eye, but Red Bamboo had a different vision for the tortured scientist. They pressed him into their security service as a Guard Captain.
Here’s where things get weird. Well, weirder. If all of Hirata’s characters are the same person then he has to have a daughter during this time. Due to the influx of Infant Islanders on Lechti Island, I submit that Sarizawa met one of these and began a forbidden romance. She became pregnant, whereupon he secured her release, or smuggled her to Japan. There she gave birth to a daughter and named her Katsura. I also think that it’s highly convenient that Godzilla appears asleep on Lechti Island waiting for reanimation. This is my second theory: because Godzilla had provided a way out for Sarizawa in the past, he thought he could use the monster as an escape plan from the Red Bamboo. Because the compound of the yellow berries was similar to the red ones from Pharo Island, and because he was familiar with that case, Sarizawa concocted a serum that he somehow managed to administer to Godzilla and render him unconscious. From there, he would be able to use a radio-controlled Titanosaurus to deliver the sleeping Godzilla to a cave on Lechti Island, where Sarizawa could awaken him at will. Unfortunately for him, when the Yahlen sank of the coast of the island, the survivors awakened Godzilla ahead of schedule, leading to the destruction of the Red Bamboo base. Sarizawa made to escape with the leaders of his organization, but the Ebirah-repellant had been replaced with a non-functioning serum and the giant lobster destroyed their ship.
A Red Bamboo submarine operating in the area picked them up and delivered the survivors to the mainland. Though a few survived, the organization had been destroyed and the remnants disbanded. By now Sarizawa was well-practiced in assuming identities and took the name Fujisaki, a scientist.
He settled into his new life and, after his wife passed, began to raise his daughter on his own. However, when the UN created a team of oceanographers and meteorologists to study pacific weather patterns, he jumped at the chance to be close to Titanosaurus again. The group set up their experiment on Sollgel Island. Sarizawa volunteers to operate the radios, secretly searching for any sign of his dinosaur.
In a story now as old as, I imagine, this theory, Godzilla soon intervened in the experiment and the ensuing chaos destroyed the research station. The survivors found themselves on a raft in the ocean with a submarine bearing down on them. Sarizawa recognized the conn tower as his compatriots in Red Bamboo, but when he got on board he found instead a cadre of Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens.
The Aliens killed the others, but recognizing Sarizawa as the most brilliant and with the most experience with Godzilla, they spared him and provided him with a new life in Japan. As Dr. Miyajima. Sarizawa was supposed to be in their employ, but he found the methods of his new masters distasteful and purposely sabotaged their operations. Soon Godzilla destroyed Mechagodzilla, the Black Hole Planet 3 aliens were defeated, and Sarizawa sought to disappear into anonymity.
He took his final identity, Dr. Shinzo Mafune. His full life had made him tired and distrusting. He stopped going into public and his resentment of the scientific community grew. He blamed them for the tumultuous events of his past. Unbeknownst to him, the Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens had returned and were monitoring him. When a tragic accident during one of his Titanosaurus experiments claimed the life of his daughter Katsura, the aliens saw their chance and swept in to save her life with advanced cybernetics. Indebted to them, Sarizawa now saw no alternative but to go along with their plans. Soon he began to warm to the idea of taking revenge on the scientific community. His plans however soon attracted the eye of INTERPOL agents. Saraizawa was fatally wounded in a firefight between the agents and the aliens, and died alongside his beloved daughter.
Just for you, our impressions of the new Godzilla Anime, Planet of the Monsters!
Directed by Ishirō Honda
Directed by Ishirō Honda
Produced by Don Sharp
Screenplay by Ted Sherdeman
Starring Joseph Cotten, Cesar Romero, Richard Jaeckel, Patricia Medina, Akira Takarada, Linda Haynes
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Taiichi Kankura
Edited by Ume Takeda
Release date July 26, 1969 (Japan), December 1970 (United States)
Directed by Ishirō Honda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, Kenichiro Tsunoda
Screenplay by Ishirō Honda, Takeshi Kimura
Starring Russ Tamblyn, Kumi Mizuno, Kenji Sahara, Jun Tazaki
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Hajime Koizumi
Edited by Ryohei Fujii
Release date July 31, 1966 (Japan), July 29, 1970 (United States)
Directed by: Ishirō Honda
Produced by: Yasuyoshi Tajitsu, Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by: Jojiro Okami (story), Shinichi Sekizawa
Starring: Yosuke Natsuki, Yōko Fujiyama, Hiroshi Koizumi, Nobuo Nakamura, Robert Dunham, Akiko Wakabayashi, Jun Tazaki, Susumu Fujita, Seizaburô Kawazu, Hideyo Amamoto
Music by: Akira Ifukube
Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi
Edited by: Ryohei Fujii
Release date: August 11, 1964 (Japan)
Running time: 83 minutes
Episode 24: DEFEAT THE NEEDLE SHOOTING TERROR-BEAST NEEDLAR Japanese Title: Harifuki Kyoujuu Niidoraa-wo Taose Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday September 10th 1973 Director: Ishiro Honda Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi Writer: Yuji Amamiya
Episode 25: CARNAGE! ZONE & GODZILLA VS. THE ALLIED TERROR-BEAST FORCES Japanese Title: Seizetsu! Zoon Gojira tai Kyoujuu Rengougun Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday September 17th 1973 Director: Kengo Furusawa Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita Writer: Yoshihisa Araki
Episode 26: PULVERIZE! THE GAROGA GAMMA-X STRATEGY Japanese Title: Funsai! Garoga Ganmaa X Sakusen Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday September 24th 1973 Director: Kohei Oguri Director of Special FX: Shinichi Kanzawa Writer: Satoshi Kurumi
Directed by Ishirō Honda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by Jojiro Okami (story), Takeshi Kimura
Starring Ryō Ikebe, Yumi Shirakawa, Takashi Shimura, Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Ken Uehara
Music by Kan Ishii
Cinematography Hajime Koizumi
Edited by Reiko Kaneko
Release date March 21, 1962 (Japan)
Running time 89 minutes
Directed by Ishirō Honda Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka Screenplay by Takeshi Kimura Story by Jojiro Okami Based on An adaptation by Shigeru Kayama Starring Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Takashi Shimura Music by Akira Ifukube Cinematography Hajime Koizumi Edited by Hiroichi Iwashita Release date 28 December 1957 (Japan) Running time 89 minutes Box office $975,000
Episode 20: FIERCE FIGHT! CAN YOU HEAR FIGHTER’S SONG? Japanese Title: Gekitou! Faitaa-no Uta-ga Kikoeru Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday August 13th 1973 Director: Masao Minowa Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Shiro Ishimori
Episode 21: INVINCIBLE! GODZILLA RAGES Japanese Title: Muteki! Gojira Ooabare Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday August 20th 1973 Director: Kohei Oguri Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Shinichi Kanzawa
Episode 22: COUNTERATTACK! DEFEAT SUPER JIKIRO Japanese Title: Gyakushuu! Suupaajikiro-wo Taose Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday August 27th 1973 Director: Masao Minowa Director of Special FX: Shinichi Kanzawa Writer: Masaru Takesue
Episode 23: SECRET OF THE GREAT TERROR-BEAST BAKUGON Japanese Title: Dai Kyoujuu Bakugon-no Himitsu Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday September 3rd 1973 Director: Ishiro Honda Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi Writer: Masaru Takesue
Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki Produced by Sanezumi Fujimoto, Tomoyuki Tanaka Screenplay by Toshio Yasumi, Ryuzo Kikushima Based on Kojiki and Nihon Shoki Starring Toshiro Mifune, Yoko Tsukasa, Koji Tsuruta Cinematography Kazuo Yamada Release date 1 November 1959 (Japan) Running time 182 minutes
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Zone Fighter Episodes 16-19
Episode 16: TERRIFYING ATTACK! THE GAROGA ROBOT Japanese Title: Kyoufu-no Shuugeki! Garoga Robotto Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 16th 1973 Director: Akiyasu Kikuchi Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita Writer: Susumu Takeuchi
Episode 17: GO! FIGHTER, SCRAMBLE Japanese Title: GO! Faitaa Kinkyuuhasshin Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 23rd 1973 Director: Jun Fukuda Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Satoshi Kurumi
Episode 18: COMMAND: “DESTROY THE JAPANESE ISLANDS” Japanese Title: Shirei “Nihon Rettou Bakuhase-yo” Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 30th 1973 Director: Ishiro Honda Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi Writer: Yuji Amamiya
Episode 19: ORDER: “DESTROY THE EARTH WITH COMET K” Japanese Title: Meirei “K Suisei-de Chikyuu-wo Kowase” Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday August 6th 1973 Director: Ishiro Honda Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi Writer: Yuji Amamiya
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Zone Fighter Episodes 11-15
Episode 11: IN A HAIR’S BREADTH: THE ROAR OF GODZILLA! Japanese Title: Kanippatsu Gojira-no Sakebi! Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday June 11th 1973 Director: Jun Fukuda Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Kazuhisa Hattori
Episode 12: THE TERROR-BEAST BASE: INVADE THE EARTH! Japanese Title: Kyoujuu Kichi Chikyuu-e Shinnyuu! Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday June 18th 1973 Director: Ishiro Honda Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi Writer: Norio Komata
Episode 13: HAIR-RAISING! THE BIRTHDAY OF TERROR Japanese Title: Senritsu! Tanjoubi-no Kyoufu Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday June 25th 1973 Director: Ishiro Honda Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi Writer: Jun Fukuda
Episode 14: RAMPAGE! THE GAROGA BOYS ATTACK FORCE Japanese Title: Takerikuruuzo! Garoga Shounen Kougekitai Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 2nd 1973 Director: Akiyasu Kikuchi Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita Writer: Masaru Takesue
Episode 15: IT’S SINKING! GODZILLA, SAVE TOKYO Japanese Title: Chinbotsu! Gojira-yo Tokyo-wo Sukue Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 9th 1973 Director: Kengo Furusawa Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita Writer: Kohei Oguri & Norio Komata
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Zone Fighter Episodes 6-10
Episode 06: KING GHIDORAH’S COUNTERATTACK! Japanese Title: Kingugidora-no Gyakushuu! Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday May 7th 1973 Director: Jun Fukuda Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Juro Shimamoto & Akira Ishikari
Episode 07: ZONE FAMILY’S CRITICAL MOMENT! Japanese Title: Zoonfamirii Kikiippatsu! Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday May 14th 1973 Director: Kengo Furusawa Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Satoshi Kurumi
Episode 08: DEFEAT THE INVADER OF FEAR! Japanese Title: Taose! Kyoufu-no Inbeedaa Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday May 21st 1973 Director: Akiyasu Kikuchi Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita Writer: Satoshi Kurumi
Episode 09: FIND THE SECRET OF THE RED SPIDER! Japanese Title: Oe! Reddosupaidaa-no Himitsu Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday May 28th 1973 Director: Kengo Furusawa Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Juro Shimamoto
Episode 10: ZONE FIGHTER, DESTROYED! Japanese Title: Zettaizetsumei! Zoonfaitaa Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday June 4th 1973 Director: Akiyasu Kikuchi Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita Writer: Motoo Nagai
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Zone Fighter Episodes 1-5
Episode 01: DESTROY THE TERROR-BEAST MISSILE! Japanese Title: Kyoujuu Misairu Bakuhase-yo! Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 2nd 1973 Director: Jun Fukuda Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Jun Fukuda
Episode 02: ATTACK! DESTRO-KING Japanese Title: Yattsukero! Desutorokingu Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 9th 1973 Director: Jun Fukuda Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Jun Fukuda
Episode 03: STRIKE! GAROGA’S UNDERGROUND BASE Japanese Title: Tatake! Garoga-no Chitei-kichi Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 16th 1973 Director: Ishiro Honda Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita Writer: Masaru Takesue
Episode 04: INVASION! GAROGA’S GRAND ARMY: GODZILLA APPEARS Japanese Title: Raishuu! Garoga Dai Gundan – Gojira Toujou – Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 23rd 1973 Director: Ishiro Honda Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita Writer: Shozo Uehara
Episode 05: ATTACK KING GHIDORAH! Japanese Title: Kingugidora-wo Mukaeutsu! Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 30th 1973 Director: Jun Fukuda Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Juro Shimamoto & Akira Ishikari
Directed by Ishirō Honda Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka Written by Yukiko Takayama Starring Katsuhiko Sasaki, Tomoko Ai, Akihiko Hirata, Katsumasa Uchida, Gorō Mutsumi, Tadao Nakamaru, Toru Kawai as Godzilla Music by Akira Ifukube Cinematography Sokei Tomioka Edited by Yoshitami Kuroiwa Release date March 15, 1975 Running time 83 minutes
Directed by Jun Fukuda Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka Screenplay by Hiroyasu Yamamura, Jun Fukuda Story by Shinichi Sekizawa, Masami Fukushima Starring Masaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, Akihiko Hirata, Hiroshi Koizumi Music by Masaru Sato Cinematography Yuzuru Aizawa Release date March 21, 1974 (Japan) Running time 84 minutes
Drew and Joe scratch their heads as they talk about one of the weirdest Kaiju films ever.
Directed by Nacho Vigalondo Produced by Nicolas Chartier, Zev Foreman, Dominic Rustam, Nahikari Ipiña, Shawn Williamson Written by Nacho Vigalondo Starring Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, Austin Stowell, Tim Blake Nelson Music by Bear McCreary Cinematography Eric Kress Edited by Ben Baudhuin, Luke Doolan Release date September 9, 2016 (TIFF), April 7, 2017
Directed by Jun Fukuda Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka Written by Takeshi Kimura,Shinichi Sekizawa, Jun Fukuda Starring Katsuhiko Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kawase, Yutaka Hayashi, Robert Dunham, Kotaro Tomita, Ulf Ootsuki, Gentaro Nakajima Music by Riichiro Manabe Cinematography Yuzuru Aizawa Release date March 17, 1973 Running time 81 minutes Budget $760,000
Directed by Jun Fukuda Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka Written by Takeshi Kimura, Shinichi Sekizawa Starring Hiroshi Ishikawa, Tomoko Umeda, Yuriko Hishimi, Minoru Takashima, Zan Fujita, Toshiaki Nishizawa, Kunio Murai Music by Akira Ifukube, Kunio Miyauchi Cinematography Kiyoshi Hasegawa Release date March 12, 1972 Running time 89 minutes
This week ya'll get a bit of a monkey treat.
Directed by Yoshimitsu Banno Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka Written by Yoshimitsu Banno, Takeshi Kimura Starring Akira Yamauchi, Toshie Kimura, Hiroyuki Kawase, Keiko Mari, Toshio Shiba Music by Riichiro Manabe Cinematography Yoichi Manoda Edited by Yoshitami Kuroiwa Release date July 24, 1971 Running time 85 minutes Budget $250,000 (U.S)
I don't even want to put credits in the description, I feel so much shame for the filmmakers. -Joe
Our fist ever Patreon Invite Episode! Thank you Chris for coming on the show!
Directed by Ishirō Honda Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka Screenplay by Takeshi Kimura, Ishirō Honda Starring Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yoshio Tsuchiya Music by Akira Ifukube Cinematography Taiichi Kankura Edited by Ryohei Fujii Release date: 1 August 1968 (Japan) Running time: 88 minutes
Our theme music provided bu Mecha G: http://mechag.bandcamp.com/
Directed by: Ishirō Honda Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka Written by: Shunrō Oshikawa (novel), Shigeru Komatsuzaki (story), Shinichi Sekizawa Starring: Jun Tazaki, Yōko Fujiyama, Tadao Takashima Music by: Akira Ifukube Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi Edited by: Ryohei Fujii Distributed by: Toho, AIP (U.S.) Release date: December 22, 1963 (Japan), March 11, 1965 (U.S.) Running time: 96 min. (Japan), 88 mins (US)
Theme music by: http://mechag.bandcamp.com/
Directed by: Ishirō Honda Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka, Henry G. Saperstein Written by: Reuben Bercovitch, Takeshi Kimura Starring: Nick Adams, Tadao Takashima, Kumi Mizuno Music by: Akira Ifukube Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi, Sadamasa Arikawa Edited by: Ryohei Fujii Release dates: August 8, 1965 (Japan) Running time: 89 minutes (Theatrical), 93 minutes (International)
Directed by: Ishirō Honda Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka Written by: Ken Kuronuma (story), Shinichi Sekizawa Starring: Kôzô Nomura, Ayumi Sonoda, Fumito Matsuo Music by: Akira Ifukube Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi, Teisho Arikawa Edited by: Kazuji Taira Release date: October 14, 1958 Running time: 87 min.
Directed by: Jerry A. Baerwitz (USA) Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka Written by: Ken Kuronuma (story), Shinichi Sekizawa Starring: Myron Healey (USA), Tsuruko Kobayashi (USA) Music by: Albert Glasser (USA) Cinematography: Jacques R. Marquette (USA) Edited by: Rudolph Cusumano (USA), Jack Ruggiero (USA) Production company: Toho Distributed by: Crown International Pictures (USA) Released date: December 7th, 1962 Running time: 70 min. (USA)
Music by:
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In which Drew, Joe, and Kaleb discuss their thoughts on the new Godzilla movie!
December 16, 1967
Running time 86 minutes Country Japan Language Japanese Budget $900,000
Music by:
http://mechag.bandcamp.com/
Directed by: Jun Fukuda Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka Screenplay by: Shinichi Sekizawa Starring: Akira Takarada, Kumi Mizuno, Chotaro Togin, Hideo Sunazuka, Toru Watanabe, Toru Ibuki, Akihiko Hirata, Jun Tazaki, Ikio Sawamura, Pair Bambi, Eisei Amamoto Music by: Masaru Sato Cinematography: Kazuo Yamada Edited by: Ryohei Fuji Release date: December 17, 1966 Running time: 87 minutes Language: Japanese Budget: $1,200,000
Music Provided by Mecha G: http://mechag.bandcamp.com/
Directed by Ishirō Honda Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka Screenplay by Shinichi Sekizawa Starring Yosuke Natsuki, Hiroshi Koizumi, Yuriko Hoshi, Akiko Wakabayashi Music by Akira Ikufube Cinematography Hajime Koizumi Edited by Ryohei Fujii Production company: Toho
Distributed by Toho
Release date December 20, 1964 (Japan)
Running time 81 minutes
Country USA
*Correction: 1964, NOT 1963 as was stated in the episode.
Directed by Ishirō Honda Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka Written by Shinichi Sekizawa Starring Akira TakaradaYuriko HoshiHiroshi KoizumiYu FujikiEmi ItōYumi ItōKenji SaharaJun TazakiYoshifumi Tajima Music by Akira Ifukube Cinematography Hajime Koizumi Productioncompany Toho Distributed by Toho (Japan)American International Pictures (USA) Release datesDirected by Ishirō HondaProduced by Tomoyuki TanakaWritten by Shinichi SekizawaStarring Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yu Fujiki, Ichirō Arishima, Mie Hama, Shoichi Hirose, Haruo NakajimaMusic by Akira IfukubeCinematography Hajime KoizumiUniversal International (USA)Release date: June 26, 1963 (USA)Running time: 91 minutes (USA)Box office: $1.25 million
Directed by Ishirō HondaProduced by Tomoyuki TanakaWritten by Shinichi SekizawaStarring Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yu Fujiki, Ichirō Arishima, Mie Hama, Shoichi Hirose, Haruo NakajimaMusic by Akira IfukubeCinematography Hajime KoizumiRelease date: August 11, 1962Running time: 97 minutesBudge: Japan ¥5 millionBox office: Japan ¥350 million
Directed by Motoyoshi OdaProduced by Tomoyuki TanakaWritten by Shigeaki Hidaka, Takeo MurataStarring Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi ShimuraMusic by Masaru SatōCinematography by Seiichi EndoEdited by Kazuji TairaReleased: May 21, 1959Running time: 78 minutes
Join us as we descend into the soundtrack-less madness that is Godzilla raids again!
Directed by Motoyoshi OdaProduced by Tomoyuki TanakaWritten by Shigeaki Hidaka, Takeo MurataStarring Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura, Haruo Nakajima as GodzillaMusic by Masaru SatōCinematography Seiichi EndoEdited by Kazuji TairaReleased: April 24, 1955Running time: 82 minutesBudget $800,000
Once upon a time, all of us thought that THIS was the first Godzilla film! Little did we know...
Directed by Terry O. Morse, Ishirō HondaProduced by Terry Turner, Joseph E. LevineWritten by Shigeru Kayama, Al C. WardScreenplay by Ishirō Honda, Takeo MurataStarring Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Akira Takarada, Momoko Kochi, Akihiko Hirata, Haruo Nakajima, Katsumi TezukaNarrated by Raymond BurrMusic by Akira IfukubeCinematography Guy RoeEdited by Terry MorseRelease dates: April 27, 1956 (US), May 29, 1957 (Japan)Running time: 80 min.Budget $650,000
Join us for our very first episode/commentary for the very first Godzilla film!
Directed by IshirÅ HondaProduced by Tomoyuki TanakaScreenplay by IshirÅ Honda, Takeo MurataStory by Shigeru KayamaStarring Akira Takarada, Momoko KÅchi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi ShimuraMusic by Akira IfukubeCinematography Masao TamaiEdited by Kazuji TairaDistributed by TohoRelease date: November 3, 1954Running time: 96 minutesBudget ¥60 millionBox office $2.25 million
En liten tjänst av I'm With Friends. Finns även på engelska.