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Rodan (1956)
“The Pteranodon is the largest flying species recorded in our history. According to the computer calculation from its egg-shell, this one – we named it ‘Rodan’ – has a 270-foot wing-span…” [Original title: Sora No Daikaiju Radon (Giant Sky … Continue reading
Posted in Science fiction
Tagged 1950s, Hirata Akihiko, Honda Ishirō, Imaizumi Ren, Japanese, kaiju eiga, Kimura Takeshi, Kisaragi Kanta, Kobori Akio, Kuronuma Ken, Matsuo Fumihito, Mizunoya Kiyomi, monster, Murata Takeo, Ogata Rinsaku, Sahara Kenji, science fiction, Shirakawa Yumi, Suzukawa Jirô, Tajima Yoshifumi, Takagi Kiyoshi, Toho, Yamada Tatsunosuke
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Lone Wolf And Cub: Baby Cart At The River Styx (1972)
“My son and I have chosen a life of evil… For this day we have been long prepared. If this is where we lose everything that we hold dear – if this is what fate has decreed for us – … Continue reading
Posted in Cult
Tagged 1970s, Ayukawa Izumi, Cult, Hara Seishirô, Japanese, Kishida Shin, Koike Kazuo, Kojima Goseki, manga, Matsumoto Keppei, Matsuo Kayo, Minoru Ōki, Misumi Kenji, Nitta Shôgen, Toho, Tomikawa Akihiro, violence, Wakayama Tomisaburō
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Kwaidan (1964)
“I want to talk of the past and the present and the future with you…” [Also known as: Kaidan] Director: Kobayashi Masaki Starring: Mikuni Rentarō, Aratama Michiyo, Watanabe Misako, Nakadai Tatsuya, Kishi Keiko, Mochizuki Yûko, Nakamura Katsuo, Tanba Tetsurō, … Continue reading
Posted in Horror
Tagged 1960s, anthology, Aratama Michiyo, ghost, Hayashi Yoichi, Horror, Japanese, Kei Satō, Kishi Keiko, Kobayashi Masaki, Lafcadio Hearn, Mikuni Rentarō, Mizuki Yōko, Mochizuki Yûko, Nakadai Tatsuya, Nakamura Ganjirō, Nakamura Kan'emon, Nakamura Katsuo, Shimura Takashi, Sugimura Haruko, supernatural, Takizawa Osamu, Tanaka Kunie, Tanba Tetsurō, Tani Akira, Toho, Watanabe Misako
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Godzilla’s Counterattack (1955)
“This time, along with a second Godzilla, the new danger of Anguirus has surfaced. We are now facing a greater threat than that of nuclear weapons.” [Original title: Gojira No Gyakushū] [aka Godzilla Raids Again] Director: Oda Motoyoshi Starring: … Continue reading
Posted in Science fiction
Tagged 1950s, Chiaki Minoru, kaiju eiga, Kasama Yukio, Koizumi Hiroshi, monster, Nakajima Haruo, Oda Motoyoshi, Onda Seijiro, Sato Masaru, Sawamura Sonosuke, science fiction, Shimizu Masao, Shimura Takashi, Tanaka Tomoyuki, Tezuka Katsumi, Toho, Tsuburaya Eiji, Tsuchiya Yoshio, Wakayama Setsuko
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Gojira (1954)
“I cannot believe that Godzilla was the only surviving member of its species. If we keep conducting nuclear tests, it is possible that another Godzilla might appear…somewhere in the world…” Director: Honda Ishirō Starring: Takarada Akira, Kochi Momoko, Hirata … Continue reading
Posted in Science fiction
Tagged 1950s, atomic bomb, godzilla, Hirata Akihiko, Honda Ishirō, Ifukube Akira, Japanese, kaiju eiga, Kayama Shigeru, Kochi Momoko, Kodo Kokuten, monster, Murakami Fuyuki, Murata Takeo, Nakajima Haruo, Ogawa Toranosuke, Roundtable, Sakai Sachio, science fiction, Shimura Takashi, Suzuki Toyoaki, Takarada Akira, Tanaka Tomoyuki, Tezuka Katsumi, Toho, Tsuburaya Eiji, Yamamoto Ren
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