GODZILLA: THE SHÕWA FILMS 1954-1975
Dec 20, 2019
4 minutes
FILM
EXTRAS
1954-75OUT NOW Dual FormatEXTRAS Commentaries, Featurettes, Alternative cuts, Booklets
atomic breadth
A FEAST FIT FOR A KING OF THE MONSTERS…
Cinema’s biggest irradiated iguana commands one of the world’s longest-running franchises, still active both in Japan and Hollywood. It all started with Toho Studios’ original, 15-film run (named Shõwa after Japan’s then-emperor) and now gathered in a bumper eight-disc set, along with alternative US cuts of two films, unused footage and a new appreciation by the great Alex Cox.
Chances are you’ve seen of these films: the most ludicrous battles and comical sequences are all over YouTube. Watching them
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