Godzilla
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2012.
Format: DVD
Edition: Criterion.
Description: 2 videodiscs (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet
It's also 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.
Series: Criterion collection ; 594.
Other Authors:
Tanaka, Tomoyuki, 1910-1997.
Kayama, Shigeru, 1909-1975.
Murata, Takeo, 1910-1994.
Honda, Ishirō, 1911-1993.
Takarada, Akira, 1934-2022
Burr, Raymond, 1917-1993.
Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982.
Kōchi, Momoko, 1932-1998.
Hirata, Akihiko, 1927-1984.
Murakami, Fuyuki.
Sakai, Sachio, 1929-1998.
Sugai, Kin, 1926-2018.
Tamai, Masao, 1908-1997.
Tsuburaya, Eiji, 1901-1970.
Ifukube, Akira, 1914-2006.
Morse, Terry, 1906-1984.
Image Entertainment (Firm)
Tanaka, Tomoyuki, 1910-1997.
Kayama, Shigeru, 1909-1975.
Murata, Takeo, 1910-1994.
Honda, Ishirō, 1911-1993.
Takarada, Akira, 1934-2022
Burr, Raymond, 1917-1993.
Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982.
Kōchi, Momoko, 1932-1998.
Hirata, Akihiko, 1927-1984.
Murakami, Fuyuki.
Sakai, Sachio, 1929-1998.
Sugai, Kin, 1926-2018.
Tamai, Masao, 1908-1997.
Tsuburaya, Eiji, 1901-1970.
Ifukube, Akira, 1914-2006.
Morse, Terry, 1906-1984.
Image Entertainment (Firm)
ISBN:
9781604655117
UPC: 715515089517
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DVD FOREIGN Godzilla | Northeast Indoors | DVD | In |
Videorecording.
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.
Akira Takarada, Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura.
DVD.
Japanese dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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.
Akira Takarada, Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura.
DVD.
Japanese dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.