Title:
Godzilla producer, Tomoyuki Tanaka ; original story, Shigeru Kayama ; screenplay, Takeo Murata, Ishiro Honda ; director, Ishiro Honda.
ISBN:
9781604655117
Publication Information:
[United States] : Image Entertainment, [2012]
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from disc surface.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.
DVD video release date: Jan. 24, 2012.
Special features: New high-definition digital restoration of Godzilla: king of the monsters, Terry Morse's 1956 reworking of the original, starring Raymond Burr; audio commentary for both movies by film historian David Kalat; new interviews with actors Akira Takarada and Haruo Nakajima and special effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai; interview with legendary Godzilla score composer Akira Ifukube; featurette detailing Godzilla's photographic effects, introduced by special effects director Koichi Kawakita and special effects photographer Motoyoshi Tomioka; new interview with Japanese-film critic Tadao Sato; The Unluckiest Dragon, an illustrated audio essay; trailers for Godzilla and Godzilla, King of the Monsters; booklet featuring an essay by critic J. Hoberman.
DVD ; region 1 ; full screen (1.37:1 aspect ratio) ; PCM mono.
Contents:
A flash of light -- Failed rescue -- Sole survivor -- Creature of legend -- Yamane's speculations -- Startling discoveries -- Godzilla -- Shocking evidence -- Counterattack -- Closer to Tokyo -- Differences of opinion -- Serizawa's secret -- Kaiju rampage -- New measures -- Unstoppable -- A sea of fire -- From the air -- A heavy toll -- Lethal energy -- Steadfast Serizawa -- Prayer for peace -- Two divers -- Sacrifices at sea -- Color bars.
Summary:
A remarkably humane and melancholy drama made in Japan at a time when the country was still reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population's fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning more than twenty sequels and spinoffs. Here, we present the original, 1954 Japanese version, along with Godzilla: King of the Monsters!, the 1956 American reworking.
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Godzilla (Motion picture : American version)
Language Note:
Japanese dialogue; English SDH.
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Performer:
Akira Takarada, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kochi, Akihiko Hirata, Fuyuki Murakami, Sachio Sakai, Toranosuke Ogawa, Ren Yamamoto, Kan Hayashi, Takeo Oikawa, Seijiro Onda, Tsuruko Mano, Toyoaki Suzuki, Kokuten Kodo, Kin Sugai, Raymond Burr.
Production Credits:
Director of photography, Masao Tamai ; editor, Taichi Taira ; special effects director, Eiji Tsuburaya ; music, Akira Ifukube ; chief art director, Takeo Kita ; art director, Satoru Chuko ; lighting, Choshiro Ishii.
OCLC Number:
ocn758900893
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
