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  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
    edited June 2024 Posts: 5,921
    Call me late to the Godzilla Minus One party. I just watched it this weekend with my son. Unbelievable movie and so very well done. I was afraid that it wouldn't live up to all the positive talk and that I would be left underwhelmed.

    But boy was it a great movie. I was soon emotionally invested and cheering for our intrepid gang of heroes. My son, whose 12, said "I can't believe how emotional this movie is for me."
    He picked this movie for us to watch. He also said "I was expecting mindless explosions and fighting with the monster." LOL!

    I felt the same, I cried and felt a sense of joy at the end. Can't say enough about this movie.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 3,008
    I glad you (and apparently everyone else here) enjoyed GODZILLA:MINUS ONE @thedove.

    I saw it in theaters multiple times last year, and (of course) I purchased it on itunes the minute it became available. Before that, I even purchased the region 2 DVD from Japan and found a site where I could download the subtitles. It was that good.

    I'm guessing that you saw it on Netflix. In that case, may I ask how you watched it? Dubbed or subtitled? And there are even multiple versions of the subtitles. The itunes version uses those from the theatrical release, but Netflix does not. In addition, the closed caption subtitles are different than the simple subtitled version. I discussed this with @peter here:

    https://www.mi6community.com/discussion/63/last-movie-you-watched/p970

    Note, Naoki Sato's score for the film is very good, and the minute he inserts those two call backs to Akira Ifukube's classic themes (The Ginza attack and Godzilla's final battle with the ships) ..... well that was my favorite film moment of 2023!
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
    Posts: 5,921
    We watched the dubbed version and found it be very well done. Not distracting in the least.

    Awesome to hear about the discussion on subtitles. Closed captioning is different and sometimes not as accurate as a subtitles.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 3,008
    FYI,

    Someone has posted the US dubbed version of THE RETURN OF GODZILLA (1984) on Youtube. GODZILLA 1985 was the only Heisei era film to get a US release and is notable for bringing back Raymond Burr ("Mr. Martin") and lots of product placements for Dr. Pepper! The late (great) Roger Corman's New World Pictures did the distribution in the US.



    As I posted previously, Criterion will be streaming the Japanese version of the film (subtitled?) starting on July 1st.
  • GerardGerard
    Posts: 6,175
    Good news if you are in Paris from July 11th to July 14th : As art of the big Japan Expo event, a bif exhibition about Godzilla will take place at the Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte.

    https://www.japan-expo-paris.com/fr/animations/exposition-godzilla-70-ans-du-roi-des-monstres_4819.htm

    Of course, I'll be there !
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 3,008
    Have fun @Gerard.

    Toho is really going all out to celebrate Godzilla's 70th anniversary.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 3,008
    talos7 wrote: »
    Gerard wrote: »
    It's official : Godzilla Minus One will be out on Blu-Ray on May 1st...

    In Japan. No word yet on an American, or European release, but some say that it could happen in september. Fingers crossed :

    https://thedirect.com/article/godzilla-minus-one-blu-ray-release-date-us

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    Fingers crossed is right; I am a physical media guy.

    This is indeed happening. A region free version of the Japanese 4K box set was just announced. It will be released in September as a US Godzilla Store exclusive (for now).

    Disk 1: GODZILLA: MINUS ONE 4K
    Disk 2: GODZILLA: MINUS ONE Blu-ray
    Disk 3: GODZILLA: MINUS ONE/MINUS COLOR Blu-Ray
    Disk 4: Bonus Features (in Japanese Only).

    Too bad about that last disk, but Toho has been doing that since forever.
  • GerardGerard
    Posts: 6,175
    Confirmed here :

    https://godzilla.com/products/godzilla-minus-one-blu-ray-deluxe-japan-collectors-edition

    A bit on the expensive side (65 $), but worth every Cent (or Yen, or Euro).
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 3,008
    While I'm not in attendance, Godzilla fans may which to note that this weekend is the 29th annual G-Fest Kaiju Convention. Held in Chicago (US) every July, it is typically a gathering of two to three thousand fans Godzilla/Ultraman fans to celebrate the films and their history. Best of all is the chance to hear from guests involved in making these films and then seeing them on the large (very large) screen of the historic Pickwick Theater.

    https://www.g-festcon.com/

    PS. Although there will be a small gathering of Bond fans in New Jersey (US) in August, it would be great if we had something like this for the Bond fan community in the US. Oh well, next lifetime I guess.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    edited September 2024 Posts: 3,008
    Gerard wrote: »
    Confirmed here :

    https://godzilla.com/products/godzilla-minus-one-blu-ray-deluxe-japan-collectors-edition

    A bit on the expensive side (65 $), but worth every Cent (or Yen, or Euro).

    Those that pre-ordered the GODZILLA MINUS ONE box set from the Godzilla Store started to receive their shipments this week according to various twitter postings.

    In addition, I believe they are getting an e-mail with the link to an English language version of the booklet. Someone posted the link on twitter, and I downloaded it. Very nice info on the film.

    https://delivery.shopifyapps.com/-/a3ef2fc92d046e95/1cc481999bbe3726?utm_campaign=homevideodownload&utm_medium=lifecycle&utm_source=email&_kx=x1GNW2DEeisCppWZm69dM2X4wqeDWjNF62u20jL0yWY.VR8svJ

    I didn't purchase it (a shock I know :)) ), since disks 3 and 4 contains stuff that I already have via my purchase of the region 2 DVD - namely BTS and promotional clips that are not subtitled.
  • GerardGerard
    Posts: 6,175
    November 3rd is Godzilla Day, and on that occasion, in Paris, the Cinémathèque will show four movies on that day :

    14.00 : Son of Godzilla

    16.30 : King Kong Vs. Godzilla

    18.30 : Godzilla Vs. MechaGodzilla

    20.30 : Godzilla : Final Wars

    But that's not all : The Maison de la Culture du Japon, which is associated with the Cinémathèque, has also launched its own festival/exposition about Kaiju movies. Godzilla is, of course, well represented, but o are lesser monsters, such as Gamera, Gappa, and Daimajin.

    https://www.mcjp.fr/fr/agenda/kaiju

    Myslef, being on vacation at the time, I won't be able to attend any of the showings, but I intend to celebrate Godzilla Day by rewatching the original movie, and maybe the second one as well.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 3,008
    Godzilla continues to have a moment.

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    GODZILLA MINUS ONE director (and writer … and VFX supervisor!) Takashi Yamazaki will be attending the upcoming NYC Comic Con on October 19th (from 6:15 - 7:15 pm) as part of a “Godzilla vs. NYCC: 70 Years of the King of the Monsters Panel” discussion.
    https://godzilla.com/blogs/news/godzilla-vs-nycc-70-years-of-the-king-of-the-monsters?srsltid=AfmBOooBSHVVeyJ2XtqkOMIhGbYIhT2CX3CacSkFd6yFREDAluGR5q00

    Then, for those of you in the Los Angeles area, The Academy Museum is having an all-day tribute to Godzilla on November 3rd (2024). Among the films to be screened are:
    1. Gojira (1954)
    2. Destroy All Monsters (1968)
    3. Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1972)
    4. Shin Godzilla (2016)
    5. Godzilla Minus One (2023)

    In addition, there will be a hands-on workshop where you can try your hand at creating a miniature city for the big G to destroy!

    https://www.academymuseum.org/en/programs/series/godzilla-thon

    Of course, in Tokyo Godzilla’s “birthday” will be celebrated with a full-on bash, including – as Toho has done for the past several years – the premiere of a “retro” short film. This one is called “Fes Godzilla 5: The Great Battle of the Monsters” and will include Jet Jaguar and King Ghidorah. The trailer for which has been posted to YouTube.


    The events will be carried live over the official Toho YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodzillaOfficial

    PS: I wonder if EON has (or would consider) creating a new 8-10 minute James Bond short film for Global James Bond Day? And what would it look like?

  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 3,008
    FYI,

    The official TOHO 70th Anniversary Godzilla Tribute. Interestingly (and correctly IMO), it also contains nods to Monsterverse films as well as the current "Monarch legacy of Monsters" TV show. I like the retro "In A World ....."



    PS: Nice use of Naoki Satō's score from GODZILLA MINUS ONE. Long Live the King, Indeed.
  • GerardGerard
    Posts: 6,175
    Speaking of which, I've read on the british Amazon site that the Region B Blu-Ray of Godzilla Minus One will be available on December 2nd 2024, with english, french and italian subtitles, and japanese and english soundtrack. Count me in !

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Godzilla-Minus-One-Standard-Blu-ray/dp/B0DJBSNCLB/ref=sr_1_2?crid=MFXZJOK00MKI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Z2qU2g7TEYF4Ee-B2OMMJSR_JDO4K40fZlDyDb0da_EG1ldjDqPdS3vrFms1MtFwVjFBvbwFbfNM-1Ljd71M8THIRqWDIw3sL4OAmbJeMhXKUbu_60kBYRID9fEY-JFtxaDw3ze_N28SPn0gjnN0Mh4sYOEpUd57mGHn94dnc_r1xClGmKmGDMVY5VNQUFAraiZ7jKFAnB_Ep1ndZep_6rjltuwl2jRDu9026irIzsc.yEH6kqcPwrSmpYA41tc5pljp4iELho1aIJ9X_3Aa6LQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=godzilla+minus+one&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1729450777&sprefix=%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-2

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  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 3,008
    As promised (and as Toho has done for the past several years), a release of a new "old-school" film short on GodzillaDay (November 3rd). This time Godzilla & Jet Jaguar VS GMK Ghidorah.


    PS: I would advise anyone interested to download the short quickly as I don't think that Toho leaves them up for very long.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 3,008
    ... and in Godzilla news that flew under the radar (NOT):

    https://variety.com/2024/film/news/godzilla-sequel-new-movie-minus-one-director-1236197482/

    No word on whether the new film will be a direct sequel to GODZILLA MINUS ONE or simply another entry in the series.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    Posts: 14,539
    My daughter shared this with me. I am so proud of her.


    Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thomson proclaimed June 27 as the first ever Godzilla Day. In her proclamation last Tuesday, Thomson said the city wants to honor the original, uncut 1954 Toho Studios film screening at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater that evening.

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    Mayor Thomson declares Godzilla Day for rare film screening
    By Ethan Sandweiss | Posted April 21, 2025
    https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/mayor-thomson-declares-godzilla-day-for-rare-film-screening.php
    The original cut of the Godzilla film that will be shown at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater sat in storage for over 50 years before the studio re-released it in 2006. (WFIU/WTIU News)
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    Godzilla is perhaps best known for destroying cities, but an Indiana city will celebrate him this summer.
    Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thomson proclaimed June 27 as the first ever Godzilla Day.

    In her proclamation last Tuesday, Thomson said the city wants to honor the original, uncut 1954 Toho Studios film screening at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater that evening.
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    But the inspiration for Godzilla Day and the decision to show the rare Japanese cut belongs to Beth Bredlau, an art history master’s student at IU.
    “It happened really fast and kind of serendipitously,” Bredlau said. She approached several venues about screening the film before reaching Steve Versaw, executive director of the Buskirk.

    “Not only did he love it, but he was full throttle,” she said.
    From there, Bredlau submitted a proclamation request to the Office of the Mayor, asking Thomson to declare a local holiday. She issued the proclamation within a week, Bredlau said.
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    Master's student Beth Bredlau shows off some Godzilla collectables. (Devan Ridgway, WTIU)
    The original cut of the Godzilla film that will be shown at the Buskirk sat in storage for over 50 years before the studio re-released it in 2006.

    The version of Godzilla familiar to most Americans was recut by distributors for American audiences. They removed 20 minutes of footage and much of the soundtrack, in addition to inserting new sequences featuring an American reporter as the main character.
    “It’s a little bit more gritty, and it really talks about the realities of what had happened during the war and the atomic bombing,” Bredlau said about the original. “So much of that was sanitized for the Americans. It really took away a lot of the responsibility and heaviness of what happened in the war.”
    Bredlau is still looking for ways to expand the event, like getting permits for public art projects and partnering with local businesses. She asked Indiana Gov. Mike Braun to proclaim a holiday as well, although the state has yet to respond.
    The Buskirk will air two other Godzilla movies that weekend, All Monsters Attack (1969) and Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971).
    Below: Beth Bredlau's Godzilla collectable breathes fire, stomps fighter jet in the WFIU/WTIU Newsroom.

  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    edited 1:16am Posts: 14,539
    I noticed this documentary/recreation on Tubi and enjoyed it. A lot of fun stuff on the difference between concept and challenges to execution.

    Highlight for me: special effects specialist working with miniature structures and props is wearing a hard hat.



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    Nezura 1964 (2020)
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11571408/
    A dramatization about the failed production of Daiei's Giant Horde Beast Nezura.

    Director - Hiroto Yokokawa
    Writers - Kensaku Sakai, Hiroto Yokokawa

    Cast:
    Norman England - Schmidt
    Shirô Sano - Azuma
    Yukijirô Hotaru - Nagano the film company president
    Bin Furuya - Father
    Yoshiro Uchida -Takiyama
    Mach Fumiake - Monto
    Ippei Ôsako - Shigeo Nagano
    Akira Ohashi - mo-cap actor for Mammoth Nezura
    Mai Saito -Junko
    Ryotaro Fujiyama
    Nômaru Abe
    Francisco de Borja De la Bella - Foreign actor pictured at auditions
    Ryotaro Fujiyama
    Noboru Satô - Muraoka the film director
    Masanori Kikuzawa - Tsukaji the special effects director
    Yoshinori Tanaka
    Himawari Ono - Sachiko
    Kazuma Yoneyama - Kazuaki Yukawa
    Yuma

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    Nezura
    https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Nezura
    Alternate names Nezra, Nezurabat
    Subtitle(s) - Giant Horde Beast (大群獣 Daigunjū)
    Species - Giant mutated rodents
    Height - 2 meters[1][note 1]
    Weight - 80 kilograms[1]
    Forms - Rats, Nezura, Nezoorabat, Mammoth Nezura
    Modeled by Ryosaku Takayama[2]
    Planned for Giant Horde Beast Nezura
    Concept history Dagora[3] → Nezura → Gamera
    First appearance Nezura 1964
    Roar(s)
    Nezura:- https://wikizilla.org/w/images/b/b2/Nezura_Roar.ogg
    Mammoth Nezura:- https://wikizilla.org/w/images/1/16/Mammoth_Nezura_Roar.ogg
    This article is a work in progress.
    As a reader, exercise caution when encountering unsourced statements.

    Nezura (ネズラ Nezura) are giant rat kaiju from the unfinished 1964 Daiei film Giant Horde Beast Nezura. A winged counterpart, called Nezoorabat (ネズーラバット Nezūrabatto), was also later created by Nezura's special effects director Yonesaburo Tsukiji, but ultimately went unused.[4] The 2021 film Nezura 1964, which chronicles the failure of Giant Horde Beast Nezura, depicts the live rodents playing the kaiju.

    Name
    The Nezura's name is derived from nezumi (ネズミ), the Japanese word for "mouse" or "rat," combined with the suffix -ra which is commonly used in kaiju names. In the treatment for Giant Horde Beast Nezura, the mutant Nezura which grows to enormous size as a result of Nezuras artificially made to devour each other is known as the Mammoth Nezura (マンモス・ネズラ Manmosu Nezura).[5]

    Design
    The Nezura simply looked like sewer rats, due to their portrayal by them as well as large puppets modeled after them. In promotional art, they seem to simply be actual rats.

    Development
    Paper.gif This section is a stub. Please help out by adding information.
    Giant Horde Beast Nezura was an attempt by Daiei to capitalize on the monster movie trend kicked off by Toho's Godzilla. Several still shots and promotional photos for the Nezura film were produced and released, but the film was canceled by Kojima, the executive at Daiei, due to very bad conditions (fleas, lice, ticks, and germs) brought on by the untrained live sewer rats which they caught to shoot the movie, plus the worry caused for the neighboring town of Daiei Studios.[citation needed]
    Daiei did not give up on making a kaiju film, however, and ended up creating Gamera the Giant Monster the next year.

    The biopic Nezura 1964 features an original design for the Mammoth Nezura which took inspiration from Jiger, Barugon, and Titanosaurus.[6][7]
    History
    Giant Horde Beast Nezura
    At a food research institute located on one of Japan's surrounding islands south of Tokyo, scientists develop a revolutionary high-calorie food source labeled "S602." One of the scientists discovers the nutrient has terrible side effects that cause mutations in those who consume it. Plans to continue with the experiments of S602 are halted and the current supply is supposedly disposed of. An infestation of rats on the island leads to a number of disappearances. An investigation uncovers giant rats attacking and eating livestock, as well as human victims. One of the dead man-sized rats is dissected for study, and a decision is made to spray poison gas on the island to kill all the rats. Many of them escape to the sea and Tokyo is invaded by a horde of rodents, as well as an enormous mammoth-sized rat. The rats eventually cannibalize each other, thus eradicating the threat on their own.
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    Gallery
    https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Nezura/Gallery
    Trivia
    • Some elements of the Nezura and their scrapped film were incorporated into the 2002 Japanese film Nezulla the Rat Monster.[citation needed]
    • Some Nezura make a cameo appearance in the Zigra anatomy artwork used for Shout! Factory's 2011 DVD release of Gamera vs. Zigra and Gamera Super Monster, trapped within one of Zigra's three stomachs with the other two housing Gamera's child friends and various marine animals, including an unlucky Virian and Pairan.[8][9]
    Notes
    • While promotional materials for Giant Horde Beast Nezura say that the Nezura are 2 meters tall, Gamera Daimajin Kaiju Kaijin Complete Works (p. 112) says that the Nezura are 2 meters long.
    References
    This is a list of references for Nezura. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
    • @nezura1964 (26 February 2020). "『大群獣ネズラ』撮影風景写真 スケールを測るため人物とネズミの多重露光を行ったテストフィルム。 宣伝資料ではネズラの身長は2メートル、体重は80キログラム。". Twitter.
    • @nezura1964 (26 July 2020). "『大群獣ネズラ』でも高山良策氏によるネズラ模型が作られました。". Twitter. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022.
    • @nezura1964 (9 February 2021). "大映は『大群獣ネズラ』以前に本物のタコを用いた『大魔獣ダゴラ』という企画がありました。『#ネズラ1964』では、この「ダゴラ」については割愛しましたが、代わりに同ミニチュアセットで横川監督による短編『ヤツアシ』を撮影しました。現在、鋭意編集中！". Twitter. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022.
    • @nezura1964 (4 February 2020). "築地米三郎監督が晩年企画していた『大群獣ネズーラバット』 今回新たに築地家から提供していただいた企画ポスターにはなんと「正義の味方」の副題が！ ガメラと同じようなテーマで構想されていたのかもしれません！ 新作『ネズラ1964』でも何かの形でオマージュできたらと思っています。". Twitter. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022.
    • Giant Horde Beast Nezura Filming Scenario, September 30, 1963, Daiei Tokyo Film Studio
    • @nezura1964 (21 January 2021). "#ネズラ展 展示物紹介③マンモスネズラ雛形A『大群獣ネズラ』では沖縄に生息する大ネズミを使用する予定でしたが、『ネズミ1964』では新怪獣として登場しました。モデルは大映怪獣を彷彿とさせるよう、バルゴンやジャイガーの要素を取り入れています。". X.

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