Godzilla /
Godzilla: A prehistoric monster ravages metropolitan Tokyo. Scientists suspect that H-bomb tests awakened it from a two-million year sleep. They try to develop techniques to stop the monster.
| Uniform Title: | Gojira (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , , , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | Japanese English |
| Language Notes: | Godzilla: Japanese with English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. Godzilla, king of the monsters: English. |
| Published: |
[New York] :
Criterion Collection,
[2012]
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| Edition: | Blu-ray ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ;
594. |
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| Summary: | Godzilla: A prehistoric monster ravages metropolitan Tokyo. Scientists suspect that H-bomb tests awakened it from a two-million year sleep. They try to develop techniques to stop the monster. Godzilla, king of the monsters: An American reporter investigating a series of mysterious disasters off the coast of Japan comes face to face with Godzilla, an ancient powerful creature capable of reducing Tokyo to smoldering rubble. |
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| Item Description: | Remastered versions of the granddaddy of all monster movies, Godzilla, along with the "Americanized" version, Godzilla, king of the monsters. Special features include: New high-definition digital restoration with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; Audio commentrary 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 score composer Akira Ifukube; Godzilla photographic featurette; New interview with Japanese-film critic Tadao Sato; Audio essay describing the tragic fate of the fishing vessel Daigo Fukuryu Maru, the real-life event that inspired the movie; Movie trailers; New English subtitle translation. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (176 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Blu-ray, high-definition digital restoration, uncompressed monaural soundtrack, 1.37:1 aspect, region A. Requires Blu-ray player. |
| Production Credits: | Godzilla: director, Ishiro Honda ; producer, Tomoyuki Tanaka ; original story, Shigeru Kayama ; screenplay, Takeo Murata, Ishiro Honda ; music, Akira Ifukube. Godzilla, king of the monsters: directors, Terry Morse, Ishiro Honda ; producer, Tomoyuki Tanaka ; screenplay, Takeo Murata, Ishiro Honda ; original screenplay, Kayama Shigeru ; music, Akira Ifukube. |
| ISBN: | 9781604655100 1604655100 |