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
A Birthday Remembrance For… draconicverses, April 26, 2024 Today, April 26, 2024, marks the 114th anniversary of the birth of Tomoyuki Tanaka. For those unfamiliar with that name, Tanaka was the producer at Toho Studios, that started the GODZILLA franchise. He’s credited as one of Godzilla’s ‘Four Fathers’ – the others being director Ishiro Honda, effects master Eiji… 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 March Madness, Toho Style draconicverses, March 9, 2014 Greetings, Friends and Fiends! Ye Olde Dragon here, bringing you remembrances of Toho Movies past. You might remember that back in December, I posted a list of all the Toho Tokusatsu (special effects films) released that month in past years. Well, after the drought of January and February, here are… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Happy Anniversary, GOJIRA! draconicverses, November 3, 2013 It was 59 years ago today, that the world was introduced to a radioactive, fire breathing, reptilian engine of destruction in Ishiro Honda’s GOJIRA (1954). It was the start of an amazing, near-unparalleled film franchise, spawning 28 (direct) sequels, comics, toys, cartoons, an American-produced ‘remake’ in 1998 and another (MUCH… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Happy 55th Anniversary, DAIKAIJU BARAN! draconicverses, October 14, 2013 On this date, in 1958, Japanese audiences were first introduced to the third daikaiju (giant monster) to have its own film – Ishiro Honda’s DAIKAIJU BARAN. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a repeat of the success of Honda’s GOJIRA (1954) – even with the same foursome behind it – Director Honda, Producer… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Sirki’s Summons – July 25: Creator of the Oxygen Destroyer draconicverses, July 25, 2013 Greetings from beyond The Veil, O Worthy Friends! Today marks the passing of a Japanese actor, famous in his homeland for multitudes of films and roles, but best known here in the West for his roles in Japanese Monster & Science-Fiction films. Perhaps his most famous role is that of… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Happy Birthday, Hedora! draconicverses, July 24, 2013 It was 42 years ago today, that Japanese audiences were introduced to one of Godzilla’s weirdest foes – Hedora, aka The Smog Monster, in Yoshimitsu Banno’s GOJIRA TAI HEDORA (1971). American audiences would see this as GODZILLA VS. THE SMOG MONSTER the following February. This featured the first in a… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Happy Birthday Mechani-Kong draconicverses, July 22, 2012 Today marks the 45th anniversary of the release of Ishiro Honda’s KINGU KONGU NO GYAKUSHU (1967). It would be released 11 months later in the USA as KING KONG ESCAPES (1968). Co-produced by Rankin-Bass, it’s a loose adaptation of the cult classic KING KING SHOW cartoon series, produced by Rankin-Bass… Continue Reading