Ishiro honda directs this classic japanese scifi adventure featuring a clash of the cinematic titans as king kong and godzilla square off for a monster showdown. Megalon and everything from biollante to final wars are on blu ray. This set contains actual accurate subtitles as opposed to the commonfound inaccurate subtitles found in bootlegs both online and in print. This is one of my sons favorite godzilla movies ever. No rips have surfaced and a foreseeable home video version has remained unannounced thus far.
With tadao takashima, kenji sahara, yu fujiki, ichiro arishima. Ive always wanted to watch this one, but i kept putting it off, as i was holding out hope for a north american blu ray release that actually included the original japanese version. Rebirth of mothra iii 3, mosura suri kingu gidora raishu, lit. The films the above description covers range from cult classics to internationally acknowledged masterpieces, and from the silent movie era. Until then, enjoy the us version because it has plenty of its own charm as well. At startup, viewers are taken directly to the start of the movie. Just two years after a satellite cable broadcast of the 1962 monster mash, king kong vs. Take advantage of great prices on blu ray, 4k, merchandise, games, clothing and more. Godzilla the two mightiest monsters of all time battle in the thrilling adventure classic, king kong vs.
My largest hope for this blu ray was that universal took the print they had used for their king kong vs. Highdefinition digital transfers of godzilla, king of the monsters, the 1956 u. Jun 10, 20 while most of the other movies from the first godzilla era were released in their original version with english subtitles in the course of years, king kong vs godzilla was for years was only released in its us version in both the uk and the usa. If you click on each individual movie youll see runtimes and all say japanese aside from king kong. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. The film was directed by ishiro honda with special effects by eiji tsuburaya and stars rhodes reason, linda jo miller, akira takarada, mie hama, eisei amamoto. The original 1962 japanese cut of king kong vs godzilla from the japanese blu ray release provided with english subtitles both on a burnin file as well as a raw file and an srt. Universal studios home entertainment brings king kong vs. Cinematography hajime koizumi art director takeo kita original music akira ifukube mostly replaced in american version special effects eiji tsuburaya.
Cinematography hajime koizumi art director takeo kita original music akira ifukube mostly replaced in american version. The criterion collection is a series of home video releases of, in its own words, important classic and contemporary films. Before jack enters dwans dressing room he is confronted by a security guard. I had almost given up finding a highquality region 1 dvd of this, the most successful godzilla movie ever. For many years, i strived to see the original japanese version of king kong versus godzilla. Fuji for laughs, as the two lovable beasts play ball with a large boulder and generally behave like. Godzilla with english subtitles, ripped directly from the toho bluray.
Godzilla 54 available in a superb criterion set, king kong vs. Director ishiro honda stages the battle scenes atop mt. King kong vs godzilla, dvd widescreen japanese version uncut. The original print, which was of the heavily edited and changed us version, was uneven in terms of quality but at its best featured good details and a rich vibrant. In the original april 29th, 1964 japanese release of mothra vs. King of the monsters bluray 2019 i would recommend this to a friend. When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal king kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus. King kong vs godzilla bluray by tadao takashima bluray. The transfer of this 50 yearold picture is quite good. King kong and godzilla are quite possibly the 2 most famous and iconic monsters ever in the history of kaiju movies, so well done to toho for coming up with this idea.
The first reissue of the film, on december 19th, 1970, had an. Godzilla features stock footage segments from the 1957 movie. Seriously, if you ever have the chance to acquire or even just view the japanese version of kk vs g you should absolutely do so. Aug 27, 2019 kong and his cohort are going to have their hands full when godzilla vs kong arrives next year. King ghidorah attacks, is a 1998 tokusatsu kaiju film and the final entry in tohos rebirth of mothra trilogy.
Godzilla dvd and were able to flawlessly bring it over to the hd format. Megalon and everything from biollante to final wars are on bluray. As promised in another thread in the domestic bluray section, i wanted to post my amateur reaction to the toho japanese import bluray of king kong vs. Japanese language with removable english subtitles plot. A few scenes are a little dark, but nobody has seen fit to modernize the colors, which are as bright and rich as ever. Kong and his cohort are going to have their hands full when godzilla vs kong arrives next year.
Godzilla to bluray on a region free, bd50 disc inside the standard blue case. Its first releases were laserdiscs of citizen kane and king kong 1933. Godzilla, boasting it as the complete version read more here, it was announced to the media last night, that a 4k restoration scan of the film was recently completed in japan. Ive always wanted to watch this one, but i kept putting it off, as i was holding out hope for a north american bluray release that actually included the. Godzilla built around a preposterous battle between the huge ape king kong and the firebreathing dinosaur gojira marked the beginning of toho studios aiming their monster films at children rather than general audiences. As promised in another thread in the domestic blu ray section, i wanted to post my amateur reaction to the toho japanese import blu ray of king kong vs. Godzilla is a 1962 japanese monster film directed by ishiro honda, with special effects by eiji tsuburaya. Godzilla winning in the original japanese version, but this is wrong, kong wins in. I approached the blu with some trepidation as the japanese dvd release which i pulled out for comparison is a decidedly mixed affair. Mothra 1964 ghidrah, the threeheaded monster 1964 godzilla vs. King kong vs godzilla 2011 trailer a fan made short film trailer duration. Godzilla is surely primed to coincide with the opening of the new gazilliondollar breaking bad godzilla.
The original print, which was of the heavily edited and changed us version, was uneven in terms of quality but at its best featured good details and a rich vibrant array of colors. Produced and distributed by toho, it is the 14th film of the godzilla franchise, and features the fictional monster characters godzilla, anguirus, and king caesar, along with the mecha character mechagodzilla. Godzilla was released on theaters four different times in different years in japan. The original 1962 japanese cut of king kong vs godzilla from the japanese bluray release provided with english subtitles both on a burnin file as well as a raw file and an srt. May 04, 2016 just two years after a satellite cable broadcast of the 1962 monster mash, king kong vs. Produced and distributed by toho studios, it is the third film in the godzilla franchise, and the first of two tohoproduced films featuring king kong. A pharmaceutical company captures king kong and brings him to japan, where he escapes from captivity and battles a recently released godzilla. They characters are entertaining and the monster fights are cheesy and enjoyable. Godzilla king kong escapes dvd, 2005, belly band at the best online prices at ebay. Also both versions of king king vs godzilla, i think.
Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Sony released both the japanese and american versions of king kong vs. My contact informs me that a member from the german. As it stands now, the only two movies i ever torrented are roger cormans fantastic four and the japanese version of king kong vs godzilla. At the same time as a pharmaceutical company manager undertakes an expedition in search of the mystical berries that confer gigantic size on the legendary kong, a team of american. When kong escapes he heads on a collision course straight to godzilla.
Japanese king kong vs godzilla is poor quality expensive light on extras especially if you have the original godzilla release ugly. Sony released the japanese version of the film on bluray in 2019 as part of the the criterion collections godzilla. Highdefinition digital tansfers of all fifteen godzilla films made between 1954 and 1975, released together for the first time, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks. Godzilla in theaters and on the japanese movie specialty channel, a marked and long overdue improvement over their ugly bluray version. Dec 03, 2015 king kong vs godzilla japanese bluray ascifibuff. My largest hope for this bluray was that universal took the print they had used for their king kong vs.
Tako, the chairman of a pharmaceutical company, learns of roma tomatosized berries that grow on farou island, are a miracle cure, and that the natives worship a god called king kong who has allegedly grown to giant size from eating the berries. While most of the other movies from the first godzilla era were released in their original version with english subtitles in the course of years, king kong vs godzilla was for years was only released in its us version in both the uk and the usa. Here i compare the toho dvd against the 2019 criterion blu ray of the original 1962 japanese cut of king kong vs. Last july, toho simulcast their fully 35mm sourced 4k restoration of the uncut 1962 version of king kong vs. Even return of godzilla and the japanese version of king kong vs. Produced and distributed by toho studios, it is the th film in the godzilla franchise, and features the fictional monster characters godzilla, megalon, and gigan. English japanese some films will have english dubs but if its like the criterion channel theyll just be over the original video japanese. It was released to japanese theaters on december 12, 1998. From universal studios home entertainment director. Director ishiro honda injured himself during the location shooting around mount fuji. Studio chairman toby emmerich announced in june 2019 that the godzilla vs, kong release date may be pushed back. King kong escapes, released in japan as king kongs counterattack, kingu kongu no gyakushu, is a 1967 japaneseamerican sciencefiction kaiju film featuring king kong, coproduced by toho and rankinbass.
Taking advantage of the growing interest for warner bros and legendarys godzilla remake, universal studios home entertainment will release their two toho king kong films king kong vs godzilla and king kong escapes on bluray on april 1st, 2014. Mechagodzilla, gojira tai mekagojira is a 1974 japanese kaiju film directed by jun fukuda, with special effects by teruyoshi nakano. Godzilla kingu kongu tai gojira 1962 criterion collection, godzilla. Youll have to purchase the japanese version directly from japan, and then play it in an all regionregion free bluray player. King kong vs godzilla 1962 criterion japanese version. I have tried vhs tapes and dvds only to end up with terrible blurry pseudoimages. Due to the involvement of rko, who licensed the mysterians 1957 for us distribution, the american version of king kong vs.
King kong bluray the premium collection uk includes 32 page booklet. King kong vs godzilla japanese version hd correct english. It is also the first time that both characters appeared on. A remake is needed for technology reasons, and a release of the japanese version would be great as well. He is captured and brought to japan, where he escapes from captivity and battles godzilla. Dvd against the 2019 criterion bluray of the original 1962 japanese cut of king kong vs. Universal studios home entertainment special thanks to evan fong and gary teetzel. It will also tackle each extra feature, even those borrowed straight from criterions 2011 godzilla blu ray. A newspaper and television station funded by a pharmaceutical company want a sensation, which happens to be the discovery of king kong on an island.
Iirc if youre in the us then theres a release either dvd or blu ray that contains the japanese version for all the movies except king kong vs godzilla. Godzilla with english subtitles, ripped directly from the toho blu ray. King of the monsters 3d includes digital copy blu ray dvd blu ray blu ray 3ddvd 2019 at best buy. It felt as if i was watching a toho japanese godzilla film but on a higher budget. The japanese version was only available in japanese language and without subtitles. Summer 2019 has proved less lucrative for the studio with the recent lackluster box office of warners and legendary tentpole godzilla. Godzilla king of the monsters digital, 4k, bluray release. For the discussion of toho dvds, blu rays, cds, streaming services, vhs, and other formats where toho films and soundtracks can be found. King kong vs godzilla and king kong escapes on bluray from. Godzilla on bluray in 2019 as part of the the criterion collections godzilla. This is one of my sons favorite godzilla movies ever because hes a fan of both godzilla and king kong. Heres the original 1962 japanese cut of tohos king kong vs. Godzilla in theaters and on the japanese movie specialty channel, a marked and long overdue improvement over their ugly blu ray version.
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