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 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
Release Anniversary Today In Imagi-Movie History: April 7 – A King is Born draconicverses, April 7, 2015 Greetings, Guys and Ghouls! Ye Olde Dragon here, bringing you the way things were on this date in Imagi-History! 1974: KRONOS a.k.a. CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER Directed by: Brian Clemens Starring: Horst Janson, John Carson, Shane Briant, Caroline Munro and John Cater Running time: 91 min. This film gave a… Continue Reading
Release Anniversary Today in Imagi-Movie History : 12/23 draconicverses, December 23, 2014 Greetings, Friends and Fiends! Ye Olde Dragon here, bringing you the happenings on this date – December 23 – as they pertain to the world of Imagi-Movies. Here are some notable Imagi-Movie release anniversaries: 1958: The 7th Voyage of Sinbad Directed by: Nathan Juran Starring: Kerwin Matthews, Kathryn Grant, Richard… 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
Japanese Monster Movies Release Anniversary: 12/04/04 – Godzilla Final Wars! draconicverses, December 10, 2014 Greetings, Goji-Fans! Ye Olde Dragon here, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the final entry in the Godzilla millennium saga, GOJIRA FAINERU UOZU, a.k.a. GODZILLA FINAL WARS. It would be the final Toho Godzilla film to this day*. Basically, it was made to be a modern day DESTROY ALL MONSTERS (1968)… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Release Anniversary: 12/09/95 – Godzilla Vs Destroyah! draconicverses, December 10, 2014 Greetings, Goji-holics! Toho Month at Draconic Verses continues with the anniversary of the original theatrical release of the final film of the Godzilla Heisei Era, Takeo Okawara’s GOJIRA TAI DESUTOROIA (1995) (aka GODZILLA VS DESTROYAH). The saga that had begun almost 11 years (to the day) with Koji Hashimoto’s GOJIRA… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Release Anniversary: 12/03/72 – Godzilla vs. Gigan draconicverses, December 6, 2014 Greetings, Goji-philes! Ye Olde Dragon here, with the first Release Anniversary of a Toho Tokusatsu of the month. It had been a little bit more than a year since Toho had released Yushimitsu Banno’s GODZILLA Vs. HEDORA (1971) (aka Godzilla Vs. the Smog Monster (1972)) and Toho decided to have… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Release Anniversary: GMK – All Monsters Attack! draconicverses, November 3, 2014 Greetings, Kaiju Lovers! Ye Olde Dragon here, With the other Toho Tokusatsu (Japanese live effects) film to be released in the month of November. Coincidentally (or perhaps not), released on the same day as the original GOJIRA (1954) – November 3. On this day in 2001, Toho released the third… Continue Reading