Japanese Monster Movies Godzilla Minus One FINALLY Gets US Release Date! (Digitally, at Least) draconicverses, May 31, 2024June 1, 2024 It’s FINALLY arriving!The Oscar-Winning, phenomenal GODZILLA MINUS ONE (2023) will be digitally released outside of Japan on June 1, 2024! That’s right! TOMORROW. It will be available on NUMEROUS services for rent and or purchase, including Amazon Prime, Google Play, ITunes, & more! It will also be streaming on Netflix!… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Happy Anniversary, GODZILLA (2014)! draconicverses, May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 Ten years ago today, the much anticipated adaptation of GODZILLA, directed by Gareth Edwards & produced by Legendary, was released. Hailed by critics & audiences alike, this opened the gate to the MONSTERVERSE, which would contain numerous Kaiju (or Titans, as they’re called in the MV), both old and new…. Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies YouTube Shorts – My Favorite Godzilla Memory draconicverses, October 11, 2023October 12, 2023 Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Happy (American) Anniversary, Shin Godzilla! draconicverses, October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 Today in 2016, the more horror-aimed take on Godzilla, Hideaki Anno’s SHIN GODZILLA (2016), was released for a limited run in the US, distributed by Funimation. This completely new spin on Godzilla featured the kaiju going thru multiple metamorphoses, until attaining it largest size, emitting a huge swath of destruction,… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies 20 Years Ago Today – August 31, 1997 draconicverses, August 31, 2017 Greetings my most excellent Friends and Fiends! A somewhat reflective Ye Olde Dragon here, stirring up the memories in my mind. Memories of August 30-31,1997. Now I know that the first thing that springs to most people’s mind is the tragic loss of Princess Diana. It certainly should. In fact,… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Why I Want Godzilla: KotM (2019) Dedicated to Haruo Nakajima. draconicverses, August 11, 2017 Greetings, Friends & Fiends. Ye Olde Dragon here. I realize that I might not have been entirely clear on my explanations on why I want Legendary Pictures and Director Mike Dougherty to dedicate their upcoming film, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (2019) to the memory of Haruo Nakajima. In this… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies A Request to LEGENDARY PICTURES draconicverses, August 8, 2017 The above graphic should be self-explanatory. Haruo Nakajima, who passed away yesterday – August 7, 2017 – was the first “Man in the Godzilla Suit“, and he played Godzilla from 1954 – 1972, spanning twelve films from GOJIRA (1954) thru CHIKYÛ KOGEKI MEIREI: GOJIRA TAI GAIGAN (1972) – aka GODZILLA… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Prince Sirki Summons Hiroshi Koizumi draconicverses, June 2, 2015 Greetings, Friends and Fiends. Ye Olde Dragon here, with sad tidings. Today, at the age of 88, veteran Toho actor, Hiroshi Koizumi passed away. Koizumi was one of those actors you’d recognize as soon as you saw him, even if you didn’t remember – or even know – his name…. Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Release Anniversary: December 11 – Films From THREE Different Toho Eras draconicverses, December 11, 2014 Greetings, Toho fans! Ye Olde Dragon here, commemorating not one, not two but THREE original Release Anniversaries of Toho Tokusatsu (Special Effects Films). As many of you no doubt know, December has historically been a prolific month of releases for Toho Tokusatsu. In fact, today’s trio of anniversaries is the… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Release Anniversary: 12/10/94 – Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla! draconicverses, December 11, 2014 Greetings, ‘Zillamaniacs! Ye Olde Dragon here, continuing to salute Toho Effects Films this month, as so many of them have been released throughout the years during the month of December. On this date, 20 years ago, the penultimate film of the Heisei Era Godzilla series was theatrically released in Japan… Continue Reading