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This is it! Almost 10 years going through the entire Godzilla series. It's been a wonderful journey. Thank you all for the support! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godzillapodcast

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Joe and Drew commentate over the highest grossing Godzilla movie ever.

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Directed by: Adam Wingard Screenplay by: Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett, Jeremy Slater Story by: Terry Rossio, Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett Based on: Godzilla and Mothra by Toho Co., Ltd. Produced by: Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Brian Rogers, Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Eric McLeod Starring: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, Fala Chen Cinematography: Ben Seresin Edited by: Josh Schaeffer Music by: Tom Holkenborg, Antonio Di Iorio Production company: Legendary Pictures Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures (Worldwide), Toho (Japan) Release dates: March 25, 2024 (TCL Chinese Theatre), March 29, 2024 (United States) Running time: 115 minutes Country: United States Language: English Budget: $135–150 million Box office: $571.8 million

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In this episode, Drew and Joe commentate over the oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One.

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Directed by: Takashi Yamazaki Written by: Takashi Yamazaki Produced by: Minami Ichikawa, Shūji Abe, Kenji Yamada, Kazuaki Kishida, Gō Abe, Keiichirō Moriya Starring: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki Cinematography: Kōzō Shibasaki Edited by: Ryūji Miyajima Music by: Naoki Satō Production companies: Toho Studios, Robot Communications Distributed by: Toho Co., Ltd Release dates: October 18, 2023 (Shinjuku Toho Building), November 3, 2023 (Japan) Running time: 125 minutes Country: Japan Language: Japanese Budget: $10–15 million Box office: $113.6–116 million

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On this episode of The Godzilla Podcast, hosts Drew and Joe take on the epic 2021 showdown, Godzilla vs. Kong. Directed by Adam Wingard, this blockbuster pits two legendary titans against each other in an all-out battle for supremacy, with humanity caught in the crossfire. The hosts explore the film's breathtaking visual effects, the intense action sequences, and the ensemble cast, including Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, and Brian Tyree Henry. Tune in for expert commentary, fascinating trivia, and Drew and Joe's personal insights on this $470.1 million monster mash!

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Directed by: Adam Wingard
Screenplay by: Eric Pearson, Max Borenstein
Story by: Terry Rossio, Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields
Based on: Godzilla and Mechagodzilla by Toho Co., Ltd
Produced by: Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Brian Rogers, Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Eric McLeod
Starring:
- Alexander Skarsgård
- Millie Bobby Brown
- Rebecca Hall
- Brian Tyree Henry
- Shun Oguri
- Eiza González
- Julian Dennison
- Lance Reddick
- Kyle Chandler
- Demián Bichir
Cinematography: Ben Seresin
Edited by: Josh Schaeffer
Music by: Tom Holkenborg
Production company: Legendary Pictures
Distributed by:
- Warner Bros. Pictures (Worldwide)
- Toho (Japan)
Release dates:
- March 24, 2021 (International)
- March 31, 2021 (United States)
Running time: 113 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $155–200 million
Box office: $470.1 million

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On this episode of The Godzilla Podcast, hosts Drew and Joe dive deep into the explosive 2019 blockbuster, Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Directed by Michael Dougherty, this monster-packed spectacle brings iconic kaiju like Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Mothra, and Rodan to the screen in an epic battle for dominance. The hosts break down the film's visual effects, high-stakes action, and the ensemble cast, including Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, and Millie Bobby Brown. Listen in as they provide expert commentary, trivia, and their personal take on this $387.3 million monster!

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Directed by: Michael Dougherty
Screenplay by: Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields
Story by: Max Borenstein, Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields
Based on: Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Mothra, and Rodan by Toho Co., Ltd
Produced by: Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Brian Rogers
Starring:
- Kyle Chandler
- Vera Farmiga
- Millie Bobby Brown
- Bradley Whitford
- Sally Hawkins
- Charles Dance
- Thomas Middleditch
- Aisha Hinds
- O'Shea Jackson Jr.
- David Strathairn
- Ken Watanabe
- Zhang Ziyi
Cinematography: Lawrence Sher
Edited by: Roger Barton, Richard Pearson, Bob Ducsay
Music by: Bear McCreary
Production company: Legendary Pictures
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures (worldwide), Toho (Japan)
Release dates:
- May 13, 2019 (Beijing)
- May 31, 2019 (United States)
Running time: 132 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $170–200 million
Box office: $387.3 million

Keywords: Godzilla: King of the Monsters review, Godzilla Podcast, Godzilla commentary, 2019 Godzilla movie, Michael Dougherty Godzilla, kaiju battle, Godzilla vs Ghidorah, Mothra, Rodan

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On this episode of The Godzilla Podcast, Drew and Joe finish their commentaries for the animated Godzilla movies with The Planet Eater!

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Directed by:
- Kōbun Shizuno
- Hiroyuki Seshita
Screenplay by: Gen Urobuchi
Story by: Gen Urobuchi
Produced by: Takashi Yoshizawa
Starring:
- Mamoru Miyano
- Takahiro Sakurai
- Tomokazu Sugita
- Yuki Kaji
Music by: Takayuki Hattori
Production companies:
- Polygon Pictures
- Toho Animation
Distributed by:
- Toho Visual Entertainment (Japan)
- Netflix (Worldwide)
Release dates:
- November 3, 2018 (TIFF)
- November 9, 2018 (Japan)
Running time: 91 minutes
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Box office: $1.5 million

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On this episode of The Godzilla Podcast, Drew and Joe continue to commentate over the animated Godzilla movies with City on the Edge of Battle!

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Directed by:
- Kōbun Shizuno
- Hiroyuki Seshita
Screenplay by:
- Sadayuki Murai
- Tetsuya Yamada
- Gen Urobuchi
Story by: Gen Urobuchi
Produced by: Takashi Yoshizawa
Starring:
- Mamoru Miyano
- Takahiro Sakurai
- Tomokazu Sugita
- Yuki Kaji
- Junichi Suwabe
Music by: Takayuki Hattori
Production companies:
- Polygon Pictures
- Toho Animation
Distributed by:
- Toho (Japan)
- Netflix (Worldwide)
Release date: May 18, 2018 (Japan)
Running time: 100 minutes
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Box office: ¥100 million (opening)

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On this episode of The Godzilla Podcast, Drew and Joe commentate over the animated Godzilla movies, starting with Planet of the Monsters!

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Directed by:
- Kōbun Shizuno
- Hiroyuki Seshita
Screenplay by: Gen Urobuchi
Story by: Gen Urobuchi
Produced by: Takashi Yoshizawa
Starring:
- Mamoru Miyano
- Takahiro Sakurai
- Kana Hanazawa
- Yūki Kaji
Cinematography by: Kousuke Kawamura
Edited by: Aya Hida
Music by: Takayuki Hattori
Production companies:
- Polygon Pictures
- Toho Animation
Distributed by:
- Toho (Japan)
- Netflix (Worldwide)
Release date: November 17, 2017 (Japan)
Running time: 88 minutes
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Box office: $3.3 million

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Join Drew and Joe as they discuss the new Godzilla film right after watching it in the theater for the first time.

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Drew and Joe sit down to discuss their viewing of the Apple TV+ show, Legacy of Monsters (2023-2024).

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Episodes:

"Aftermath"
- Directed by: Matt Shakman
- Written by: Chris Black
- Original release date: November 17, 2023
- Description: Cate Randa, a traumatized schoolteacher, travels to Tokyo to settle her father's affairs and uncovers a family secret related to Monarch's past activities.
- "Departure"
- Directed by: Matt Shakman
- Written by: Chris Black
- Original release date: November 17, 2023
- Description: Kentaro discovers Monarch files hinting at his great-uncle's whereabouts, leading to a chase to uncover family secrets and evade Monarch's pursuit.
- "Secrets and Lies"
- Directed by: Julian Holmes
- Written by: Andrew Colville
- Original release date: November 22, 2023
- Description: As Cate and her group journey to Alaska to find her missing father, secrets about Monarch's past expeditions and Godzilla's history emerge.
- "Parallels and Interiors"
- Directed by: Julian Holmes
- Written by: Milla Bell-Hart
- Original release date: December 1, 2023
- Description: Stranded in the wilderness, Cate and her allies confront a new threat while uncovering more about Monarch's past research.
- "The Way Out"
- Directed by: Mairzee Almas
- Written by: Amanda Overton
- Original release date: December 8, 2023
- Description: Escaping from captivity, Cate and her group navigate military patrols and personal struggles as they search for answers about their family's past.
- "Terrifying Miracles"
- Directed by: Mairzee Almas
- Written by: Karl Greenfeld
- Original release date: December 15, 2023
- Description: Cate's group faces internal conflicts and external threats as they delve deeper into Monarch's secrets and the mysteries of the Hollow Earth.
- "Will the Real May Please Stand Up?"
- Directed by: Hiromi Kamata
- Written by: Mariko Tamaki
- Original release date: December 22, 2023
- Description: May's past catches up with her, forcing difficult choices and alliances as Cate negotiates with Monarch to protect her friends.
- "Birthright"
- Directed by: Hiromi Kamata
- Written by: Al Letson
- Original release date: December 29, 2023
- Description: As Shaw seeks redemption, Cate and her allies confront Monarch and the consequences of their family's legacy.
- "Axis Mundi"
- Directed by: Andy Goddard
- Written by: Matt Fraction
- Original release date: January 5, 2024
- Description: In a realm between worlds, Cate and her group encounter new dangers and revelations that may alter the course of their mission.
- "Beyond Logic"
- Directed by: Andy Goddard
- Written by: Chris Black
- Original release date: January 12, 2024
- Description: The culmination of their journey brings Cate's group face-to-face with Godzilla and other titans, forcing sacrifices and unexpected alliances.

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On this episode of The Godzilla Podcast, Drew and Joe commentate over Kong: Skull Island from 2017.

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Directed by: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Screenplay by:
- Dan Gilroy
- Max Borenstein
- Derek Connolly
Story by: John Gatins
Based on:
- "King Kong" by Edgar Wallace
- Merian C. Cooper
Produced by:
- Thomas Tull
- Mary Parent
- Jon Jashni
- Alex Garcia
Starring:
- Tom Hiddleston
- Samuel L. Jackson
- John Goodman
- Brie Larson
- Jing Tian
- Toby Kebbell
- John Ortiz
- Corey Hawkins
- Jason Mitchell
- Shea Whigham
- Thomas Mann
- Terry Notary
- John C. Reilly
Cinematography: Larry Fong
Edited by: Richard Pearson
Music by: Henry Jackman
Production companies:
- Legendary Pictures
- Tencent Pictures
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates:
- February 28, 2017 (Empire, Leicester Square)
- March 10, 2017 (United States)
Running time: 118 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $185 million
Box office: $568.6 million

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Drew and Joe give their commentary on the much-beloved Shin Godzilla (2016)

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Directed by: Hideaki Anno & Shinji Higuchi Written by: Hideaki Anno Produced by: Minami Ichikawa, Taichi Ueda, Yoshihiro Sato, Masaya Shibusawa, Kazutoshi Wadakura Starring: Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara Cinematography: Kosuke Yamada Edited by: Atsuki Satō, Hideaki Anno Music by: Shirō Sagisu Production companies: Toho Pictures, Cine Bazar Distributed by: Toho Co., Ltd. Release dates: July 25, 2016 (Shinjuku), July 29, 2016 (Japan) Running time: 120 minutes Budget: ¥1.3 billion Box office $78 million

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Join Drew and Joe as they discuss the new Godzilla film right after watching it in the theater for the first time. Is Godzilla Minus One as good as everyone says it is?

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On this episode, Joe and Drew talk Godzilla 2014!

An American sailor's journey to reunite with his family amidst the ancient rivalry between Godzilla and two parasitic monsters known as MUTOs.

Directed by: Gareth Edwards
Screenplay by: Max Borenstein
Story by: David Callaham
Based on: Godzilla by Toho Co., Ltd
Produced by: Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Mary Parent, Brian Rogers
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn, Bryan Cranston
Cinematography: Seamus McGarvey
Edited by: Bob Ducsay
Music by: Alexandre Desplat
Production company: Legendary Pictures
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures (Worldwide), Toho (Japan)
Release dates: May 8, 2014 (Dolby Theatre), May 16, 2014 (United States)
Running time: 123 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $160 million
Box office: $529 million

Yes, we forgot iTunes reviews... Sorry about that, we're rusty... And, Congrats to Joel!

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We're back with another BONUS episode all about a new giant monster flick, Meg 2: The Trench! Enjoy!

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In this bonus episode of The Godzilla Podcast, Drew and Joe break down Godzilla: The Series and review its history, the cast and crew, and some of their favorite episodes. Enjoy!

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Joe and Drew sit down to discuss the recently released non-Kaiju film, Shin Kamen Rider.

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Finally, we finish the Hanna-Barbera Godzilla series! Sorry about the audio distortion in the episode. We removed what we could. Also, Joe's joke about pet owners is a joke and is not meant to be taken seriously... Don't write us about it haha.

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S2 E8: "Moonlode" Released November 3, 1979 A mysterious creature lands on Earth from the Moon. It soon starts to wreak havoc on shipping and seems to be affecting the water currents globally. The team and Godzilla must stop it before it causes worldwide devastation.

S2 E9: "The Golden Guardians" Released November 10, 1979 The team runs into a hostile tribe who worship giant gold statues. Things get serious when the statues seem to come to life and Godzilla is turned into a gold statue while battling them. The others must free Godzilla and convince the tribe that the statues are evil.

S2 E10: "The Macro-Beasts" Released November 17, 1979 While investigating an ocean volcano, the team find the volcano oozing a strange liquid that causes sea creatures to turn into giants. The team and Godzilla must find a way to get the creatures back to their normal sizes before they threaten nearby shipping lanes.

S2 E11: "Pacific Peril" Released November 24, 1979 When a new island is formed in the Pacific Ocean, the team investigates. Aftershocks from the island's formation end up trapping them in the volcano on the island, which they find is inhabited by giant lizards that eat lava. Worst of all, Godzilla is unable to reach them because he is also trapped by the seismic activity. The team must find a way to escape without Godzilla's help this time.

S2 E12: "Island of Doom" Released December 1, 1979 When a new weather satellite is mysteriously shot down by a missile, the team traces the missile's source to an island near Australia. They find the island fortified and under the command of a terrorist organization known as COBRA. The terrorists imprison the team, thinking that they are spies. The nuclear reactor on the island begins to suffer problems that threaten to cause an explosion that could destroy the island. Godzilla must rescue the team, stop COBRA and prevent the reactor from exploding.

S2 E13: "The Deadly Asteroid" Released December 8, 1979 A UFO lands in the Arctic and the team is sent to investigate. They discover a group of ice people from another planet named Frios that plan to destroy the Earth with an asteroid the size of the Moon. Captain Majors and Quinn are taken prisoner and Brock, Godzilla and Godzooky are frozen. Pete must free the others before the asteroid destroys the world.

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In this episode of The Godzilla Podcast, Joe and Drew again suffer through four more episodes of Godzilla, the 1978 TV show. Really, they hardly talk about the show at all (because it's terrible) and instead discuss Bionicle, Pokemon, "lady friends", and more!

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S2 E4: "The Beast of Storm Island" Released October 6, 1979 The team becomes stranded on an island inhabited by a creature named Axor which has made the humans on the island his slaves. Axor enslaves Captain Majors, Quinn, and Brock and puts them to work. Pete, Godzooky, and Godzilla must find a way to destroy Axor and free the island's inhabitants.

S2 E5: "The City in the Clouds" Released October 13, 1979 The team gets caught in a strange-looking hurricane and end up in a city in the clouds. The inhabitants explain they are there to escape an evil power dragon from their homeworld. Unfortunately, the power dragon follows them there. To make matters worse, after seeing Godzilla defeat the power dragon, the inhabitants turn hostile and want Godzilla so that they can make he and the power dragon fight and destroy each other, leaving them able to conquer Earth. The team must rescue Godzilla and keep him from falling into the wrong hands.

S2 E6: "The Cyborg Whale" Released October 20, 1979 After a lightning strike, a cyborg whale -- a prototype submarine used for scientific purposes -- suffers a malfunction and runs out of control with Pete and Brock inside. Even worse, the whale is on a collision course with Honolulu, Hawaii. The others and Godzilla must rescue Pete and Brock and stop the whale before it destroys Honolulu.

S2 E7: "Valley of the Giants" Released October 27, 1979 After the Calico runs aground in a river, the team discovers a valley full of giant insects. Godzilla is initially paralyzed by a giant black widow spider's bite and the entrance is sealed by a landslide. The team must find a way to escape and also prevent the insects from leaving the valley.

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Drew and Joe discuss their recent experience seeing Shin Ultraman in the movie theater. Enjoy!

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Thank you Derek for coming onto the show! Enjoy the inside-joke title haha.

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Taylor! Thank you for coming to the show!

Everyone go check out his podcast, "Giant Monster Messages"!

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S2 E1 (E14) - "Calico Clones" - September 15, 1979
While on their way to visit an oil rig, the team is captured by a mad scientist who has the knowledge to clone people and animals. He plans to make clones of the team and Godzooky and use them to steal the oil and make him a fortune. The team has to escape and alert Godzilla.

S2 E2 (E15) - "MicroGodzilla" - September 22, 1979
While helping the team get out of a hurricane, Godzilla wanders through a mysterious pink fog. Before long, the strange fog causes Godzilla to start shrinking. Even worse, a housefly also went through the fog, is now growing to gigantic proportions and seems to be targeting Brock and Godzooky. The others must find a way to get Godzilla and the housefly back to their normal sizes.

S2 E2 (E16) - 3"Ghost Ship" - September 29, 1979
The team makes a fascinating discovery: a German U-boat from World War I trapped in an iceberg. After Godzilla frees it, the team is shocked to see the crew of the U-boat are still alive and that they also believe that the war is still going on. They manage to convince them that the war is over, but then a giant octopus attacks the U-boat, with Pete and Brock inside. Godzilla must stop the octopus before the U-boat is destroyed.

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This time on The Godzilla Podcast, we look back on all the Millenium Era films! * Godzilla 2000 * Godzilla vs. Megaguirus * Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack * Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla * Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. * Godzilla: Final Wars

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Godzilla: Final Wars (ゴジラ FINAL WARS, Gojira Fainaru Wōzu)

Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura
Screenplay by Isao Kiriyama, Wataru Mimura
Produced by Shogo Tomiyama
Starring Masahiro Matsuoka, Rei Kikukawa, Don Frye, Maki Mizuno, Kazuki Kitamura, Kane Kosugi, Kumi Mizuno, Kenji Sahara, Masami Nagasawa, Chihiro Otsuka, Shigeru Izumiya, Masakatsu Funaki, Masatō Ibu, Jun Kunimura, Akira Takarada
Cinematography by Takumi Furuya
Edited by Shūichi Kakesu
Music by Keith Emerson, Nobuhiko Morino, Daisuke Yano
Production companies: Toho Pictures, Inc., CP International, Zazou Productions, Napalm Films
Distributed by Toho
Release dates: November 29, 2004 (Los Angeles), December 4, 2004 (Japan)
Running time 125 minutes
Budget: ¥1.9 billion
Box office: ¥1.2 billion

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S1 E11 · "The Breeder Beast" - November 18, 1978
An odd creature goes on the attack in Washington, D.C. The team discovers that the creature is made of an explosive material and packs enough energy to level the city. Godzilla must find a way to stop it before it threatens the world.

S1 E12 · "The Sub-Zero Terror" - November 25, 1978
The team becomes stranded in the Himalayas and are imprisoned by a race of Abominable Snowmen. Godzilla must find and rescue them before it is too late.

S1 E13 · "The Time Dragons" - December 2, 1978
The team and Godzilla are, strangely, teleported back to prehistoric times. They must find their way back to the present without disrupting the past.

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S1 E11 · "The Breeder Beast" - November 18, 1978
An odd creature goes on the attack in Washington, D.C. The team discovers that the creature is made of an explosive material and packs enough energy to level the city. Godzilla must find a way to stop it before it threatens the world.

S1 E12 · "The Sub-Zero Terror" - November 25, 1978
The team becomes stranded in the Himalayas and are imprisoned by a race of Abominable Snowmen. Godzilla must find and rescue them before it is too late.

S1 E13 · "The Time Dragons" - December 2, 1978
The team and Godzilla are, strangely, teleported back to prehistoric times. They must find their way back to the present without disrupting the past.

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Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (ゴジラ×モスラ×メカゴジラ東京SOS, Gojira x Mosura x Mekagojira Tōkyō Esu Ō Esu, lit. 'Godzilla × Mothra × Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS') is the 28th film in the Godzilla franchise, the fifth film in the franchise's Millennium series, the 27th Godzilla film produced by Toho, and a direct sequel to the 2002 film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla.

Directed by: Masaaki Tezuka
Written by: Masaaki Tezuka, Masahiro Yokotani
Produced by: Shogo Tomiyama
Starring: Noboru Kaneko, Miho Yoshioka, Mitsuki Koga, Masami Nagasawa, Chihiro Otsuka, Kou Takasugi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Akira Nakao
Cinematography: Yoshinori Sekiguchi
Edited by: Shinichi Fushima
Music by: Michiru Ōshima
Release date: December 13th, 2003
Running time: 91 minutes

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 **S1 E6 · The Energy Beast - Oct 14, 1978**  A caterpillar-like monster goes on the rampage after turning into Godzilla; the team must prove the real Godzilla's innocence.        **S1 E7 · The Colossus of Atlantis - Oct 21, 1978**  Giant robot captures the team and Godzilla in the lost ancient city of Atlantis where the people are trapped under a spell. **S1 E8 · The Horror of Forgotten Island - Oct 28, 1978**       The Calico ends up crashing upon an uncharted island that is inhabited by a giant cyclops monster; a force field keeps Godzilla off the island.        **S1 E9 · Island of Lost Ships - Nov 4, 1978**  The island of the Sirens emerges once every 1,000 years and imprisons Godzilla and the team, leaving it up to Pete and Godzuki to save them.        **S1 E10 · The Magnetic Terror - Nov 11, 1978**  Godzilla and the team must race to the South Pole to stop a magnetic monster from destroying the world.

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Directed by Masaaki Tezuka
Written by Wataru Mimura
Produced by Shogo Tomiyama
Starring: Yumiko Shaku, Shin Takuma, Kou Takasugi, Yuusuke Tomoi, Kumi Mizuno, and Akira Nakao
Cinematography: Masahiro Kishimoto
Edited by Shinichi Fushima and Shinichi Natori
Music by Michiru Ōshima
Release date: December 14, 2002 (Japan)
Running time: 88 minutes

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| 1 | 1 | "The Fire Bird" | September 9, 1978 | | A mysterious bird with fire powers residing in a volcano leaves to lay eggs in the Arctic. The team and Godzilla try to stop the creature before it melts all of the ice and causes worldwide devastation-and also before it creates a population of creatures that will threaten the world. | | 2 | 2 | "The Earth Eater" | September 16, 1978 | | A mysterious creature is eating the earth under San Francisco. Godzilla and the team must stop the creature before it destroys the city. | | 3 | 3 | "Attack of the Stone Creature" | September 23, 1978 | | While investigating an Egyptian pyramid, the team comes under attack by stone creatures able to breathe ice blasts and built to guard the pyramid. Godzilla must destroy them before they wipe out the team. | | 4 | 4 | "The Megavolt Monster" | September 30, 1978 | | Mysterious creatures with electrical powers are attacking ships in the Pacific. Godzilla must stop them before they destroy more ships. | | 5 | 5 | "The Seaweed Monster" | October 7, 1978 | | A monster made of seaweed threatens an island full of tourists. Godzilla and the team must destroy it before it has a chance to attack. |

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| Directed by | Shusuke Kaneko | | Written by | Keiichi Hasegawa Masahiro Yokotani Shusuke Kaneko | | Produced by | Shogo Tomiyama Hideyuki Honma | | Starring | * Chiharu Niiyama * Ryudo Uzaki * Masahiro Kobayashi * Shiro Sano * Takashi Nishina * Kaho Minami * Shinya Owada * Kunio Murai * Hiroyuki Watanabe * Shingo Katsurayama * Takeo Nakahara * Toshikazu Fukawa * Hideyo Amamoto

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Story 20 (G-Guard and Camero Saga)

209 "The Great Spy Game" July 27, 1998
210 "A Parcel Delivery from the Earth's Government" July 28, 1998
211 "Lucas' Great Shock" July 29, 1998
212 "The Anti-Animal Laser Gun is Out of Control!" July 30, 1998
213 "G-Guard Surrenders!" July 31, 1998
214 "There's Nothing More That Can Be Done" August 3, 1998
215 "Reunion" August 4, 1998
216 "The Base Recapture Strategy" August 5, 1998
217 "Counterattack" August 6, 1998
218 "Lucas Endures" August 7, 1998

Story 21(Gotengo Saga)

219 "The Hieroglyph Floats in the Sky" August 10, 1998
220 "Pick Up That Object!" August 11, 1998
221 "An Unexpected Relationship" August 12, 1998
222 "A Disappointing Victory" August 13, 1998
223 "Two Kaiju Die" August 14, 1998
224 "An Aurora of Mystery" August 17, 1998
225 "The Invisible Wall" August 18, 1998
226 "Enormous Barrier" August 19, 1998
227 "Top Secret" August 20, 1998
228 "The Illusionary Continent" August 21, 1998
229 "The Forbidden Super Weapon" August 24, 1998
230 "The Revival of the Two Kaiju" August 25, 1998
231 "Godzilla in a Large Pinch" August 26, 1998
232 "All-Purpose Battleship (Gyotengo)" August 27, 1998
233 "Delicious Air" August 28, 1998

Story 22 (Final Battle: Mecha-King Ghidorah Saga)

234 "A Mysterious Electric Wave" August 31, 1998
235 "Landes is Dismissed" September 1, 1998
236 "Zaguresu's Restoration" September 2, 1998
237 "Sudden Insanity" September 3, 1998
238 "The Threat of Zaguresu" September 4, 1998
239 "Torema has Returned" September 7, 1998
240 "Godzilla, Revived!" September 8, 1998
241 "Save Misato!" September 9, 1998
242 "The Mural of the Giant Emperor" September 10, 1998
243 "Warp Gate" September 11, 1998
244 "Usurpation of Zaguersu" September 14, 1998
245 "The Treason of Zaguersu" September 15, 1998
246 "Hurry! Gyotengo" September 16, 1998
247 "It Appears! The True Form of the Giant Emperor" September 17, 1998
248 "Suicidal Explosion, Vabaruda" September 18, 1998
249 "The Truth Revealed" September 21, 1998
250 "Torema's Feelings" September 22, 1998
251 "Misato's Decision" September 23, 1998
252 "The Final Battle" September 24, 1998
253 "Landes Lives" September 25, 1998
254 "It Appears! The Dark Giant Emperor" September 28, 1998
255 "Warp Gate Reversal!" September 29, 1998
256 "Goodbye Godzilla Island" September 30, 1998

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Directed by Masaaki Tezuka
Written by Wataru Mimura, Hiroshi Kashiwabara
Produced by Shogo Tomiyama
Starring Misato Tanaka, Shōsuke Tanihara, Yuriko Hoshi, Masatoh Eve, Toshiyuki Nagashima
Narrated by Yusaku Yara
Cinematography Masahiro Kishimoto
Edited by Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Music by Michiru Ōshima
Production company Toho
Distributed by Toho
Release date November 3, 2000 (Tokyo International Film Festival), December 16, 2000 (Japan)
Running time 105 minutes
Language Japanese
Box office ¥1.2 billion

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Story 16 (Gigan, Dororin and Firefighter Jet Jaguar Saga)

169 "Gigan in the Midst of Training" June 1, 1998
170 "A Historic and Unprecedented Reputation Match" June 2, 1998
171 "The Present from the Giant Emperor" June 3, 1998
172 "Transformation Monster Dororin" June 4, 1998
173 "The Duel on the Thunder Planes" June 5, 1998
174 "Somehow it Carries On!" June 8, 1998
175 "Call Godzilla!" June 9, 1998
176 "Nao's Adventure" June 10, 1998
177 "A Man's Romance!?" June 11, 1998
178 "Fumiya of Gigan" June 12, 1998

Story 17(Anguirus X Gororin saga)

179 "Porcupine's Dilemma" June 15, 1998
180 "I Must Know the Secret" June 16, 1998
181 "Cactus Plaza" June 17, 1998
182 "Anguirus' Great Shock" June 18, 1998
183 "Plant Monster Gororin" June 19, 1998
184 "Feeling Helpless" June 22, 1998
185 "The Back of Anguirus" June 23, 1998
186 "The Commander's Reflection" June 24, 1998
187 "Anguirus Endures" June 25, 1998
188 "A Victorious V Goal!" June 26, 1998

Story 18 (Spacegodzilla Saga)

189 "The Strongest Monster" June 29, 1998
190 "The Evil Spirit Revives" June 30, 1998
191 "Who is the True Criminal?" July 1, 1998
192 "The Evil Spirit Takes Form" July 2, 1998
193 "The Frightened Monsters" July 3, 1998
194 "Search Gabara Pond" July 6, 1998
195 "The True Nature of the Evil Spirit" July 7, 1998
196 "Landes Sulks" July 8, 1998
197 "The Super Gigantic Godzilla Appears" July 9, 1998
198 "Landes' Anger" July 10, 1998

Story 19 (Fire Rodan and Neo-Hedorah Saga)

199 "A Strange Mushroom" July 13, 1998
200 "Neo Hedorah Appears" July 14, 1998
201 "Neo Hedorah is Victorious" July 15, 1998
202 "G-Guard Base is Polluted" July 16, 1998
203 "A Mysterious Power" July 17, 1998
204 "Misato's Prayer" July 20, 1998
205 "The Ceremony Goes Wrong" July 21, 1998
206 "Invincible Neo Hedorah" July 22, 1998
207 "The Birth of Fire Rodan!" July 23, 1998
208 "Extreme Temperature! Double Blaze" July 24, 1998

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This time on the #Godzilla Podcast, we return to do a commentary over the Japanese edition of #Godzilla2000. Which version will we end up liking more? Listen to find out!

Directed by Takao Okawara
Produced by Shogo Tomiyama
Written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Wataru Mimura
Starring Takehiro Murata, Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida, Mayu Suzuki, Shiro Sano
Music by Takayuki Hattori
Cinematography: Katsuhiro Kato
Edited by Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Distributed by Toho
Release date: December 11, 1999 (Japan), August 18, 2000 (North America)
Running time: 99 minutes

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The #Godzilla Podcast brings you a bonus episode talking about the new #Netflix TV show: #GodzillaSingularPoint! Forgive the sound issues and the Dragon Ball tangent...

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GET READY TO CRUMBLE on this episode of The #Godzilla Podcast! We hope you enjoy this commentary of #Godzilla2000!

Directed by Takao Okawara
Produced by Shogo Tomiyama
Written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Wataru Mimura
Starring Takehiro Murata, Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida, Mayu Suzuki, Shiro Sano
Music by Takayuki Hattori
Cinematography: Katsuhiro Kato
Edited by Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Distributed by Toho
Release date: December 11, 1999 (Japan), August 18, 2000 (North America)
Running time: 99 minutes

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The #godzilla podcast has returned! Here are our first impressions of #godzillavskong!

Credits:

Directed by Adam Wingard

Produced by Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Brian Rogers, Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Eric McLeod

Screenplay by Eric Pearson, Max Borenstein

Story by Terry Rossio, Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields

Based on Godzilla and Mechagodzilla by Toho

King Kong by Edgar Wallace, Merian C. Cooper

Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Lance Reddick, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir

Music by Tom Holkenborg

Cinematography Ben Seresin

Edited by Josh Schaeffer

Release date March 24, 2021 (International), March 31, 2021 (United States)

Running time 113 minutes

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The #Godzilla Podcast has returned with a commentary of the controversial 1998 American Kaiju film, Godzilla!

Directed by Roland Emmerich
Produced by Dean Devlin
Screenplay by Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich
Story by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich
Based on "Godzilla" by Toho
Starring Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner, Harry Shearer
Music by David Arnold
Cinematography Ueli Steiger
Edited by Peter Amundson, David J. Siegel
Release date May 20, 1998 (United States)
Running time 139 minutes
Budget $130–150 million
Box office $379 million

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This week on The #Godzilla Podcast, we invite Andread on the show for an in-depth and insightful conversation about the Big-G!

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This week on The #Godzilla Podcast, we welcome supporter Chris Taylor for a delightful chat about the Big-G and play a great round of "Stump the Host"!

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This week on The #Godzilla Podcast, we invite a listener who wrote their college thesis on the big-G himself! Enjoy!

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This week on the #Godzilla Podcast, we look back on all the Heisei Era films:

1984 The Return of Godzilla
1985 Godzilla 1985
1989 Godzilla vs. Biollante
1991 Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1992 Godzilla vs. Mothra (Godzilla & Mothra: The Battle for Earth)
1993 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
1994 Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
1994 Yamato Takeru (Orochi the Eight-Headed Dragon)
1995 Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1996 Rebirth of Mothra
1997 Rebirth of Mothra II
1998 Rebirth of Mothra III

(We lumped Princess from the Moon in our Showa Era watch)

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AKA Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon!

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Directed by Okihiro Yoneda

Produced by Shogo Tomiyama

Written by Masumi Suetani

Starring: Megumi Kobayashi, Misato Tate, Aki Hano, Koichi Ueda, Atsushi Onita

Music by Toshiyuki Watanabe

Cinematography: Yoshinori Sekiguchi

Edited by Nobuo Ogawa

Release date: December 12, 1998

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Today we give you our initial thoughts on the new Godzilla movie! Enjoy! Don't worry, we'll revisit this one with a commentary in the future.

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Directed by: Kunio Miyoshi

Produced by: Hiroaki Kitayama, Shogo Tomiyama

Written by: Masumi Suetani, Tomoyuki Tanaka (Story)

Starring: Sayaka Yamaguchi, Megumi Kobayashi, Aki Hano, Shimada Maganao, Maho Nonami

Music by: Toshiyuki Watanabe

Cinematography: Yoshinori Sekiguchi

Release date: December 13, 1997

Running time: 98 minutes

Box office: $7,000,000

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Directed by Okihiro Yoneda

Produced by Hiroaki Kitayama

Screenplay by Masumi Suetani

Based on An idea by Tomoyuki Tanaka

Starring: Megumi Kobayashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Aki Hano, Kazuki Futami

Music by Toshiyuki Watanabe

Cinematography: Yoshinori Sekiguchi

Edited by Nobuo Ogawa

Release date December 14, 1996

Running time 106 minutes

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Directed by Kobun Shizuno, Hiroyuki Seshita

Produced by Takashi Yoshizawa

Written by Gen Urobuchi

Starring: Mamoru Miyano, Takahiro Sakurai, Tomokazu Sugita, Yuki Kaji

Music by: Takayuki Hattori

Release date: November 3, 2018 (TIFF), November 9, 2018 (Japan)

Running time: 90 minutes

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Directed by Takao Okawara

Produced by Shōgo Tomiyama

Written by Kazuki Ōmori

Starring Takuro Tatsumi, Yōko Ishino, Yasufumi Hayashi, Sayaka Osawa, Megumi Odaka, Masahiro Takashima, Momoko Kochi, Akira Nakao, Shigeru Kamiyama, Saburo Shinoda

Music by Akira Ifukube

Cinematography Yoshinori Sekiguchi

Edited by Chizuko Osada

Release date December 9, 1995

Running time 102 minutes

Budget US $10 million

Box office US $18 million

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Directed by Kensho Yamashita

Produced by Shōgo Tomiyama

Written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara

Starring Megumi Odaka, Jun Hashizume, Zenkichi Yoneyama, Akira Emoto, Towako Yoshikawa

Music by Takayuki Hattori

Cinematography Masahiro Kishimoto

Release date December 10, 1994

Running time 107 minutes

Budget $10.3 million

Box office $20 million

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Story 14 (King Ghidorah and Medic Jet Jaguar Saga)Story 14 (King Ghidorah and Medic Jet Jaguar Saga)

129 "A New Enemy, A New Fight" April 6, 1998

130 "Landes Appears, New Xilliens" April 7, 1998

131 "Don't Lie To Me!!" April 8, 1998

132 "Challengers of Godzilla Island!" April 9, 1998

133 "The Monster Doctor Appeared" April 10, 1998

134 "It is The Land of No Return!" April 13, 1998

135 "Space Proposal" April 14, 1998

136 "The Secret" April 15, 1998

137 "Don't Touch the Missiles" April 16, 1998

138 "Infernal Smoke of Death" April 17, 1998

139 "Landes Attacks Again! The Strike Back of Xilliens" April 20, 1998

140 "Now Dance Up" April 21, 1998

141 "Dance Dance Dance!" April 22, 1998

142 "After the Request" April 23, 1998

143 "There's Nothing to Do! I'm tired" April 24, 1998

144 "The Plan Begins" April 27, 1998

145 "Dancing the Sunda Dance" April 28, 1998

146 "King Ghidorah Attacks! Three Kings" April 29, 1998

147 "King Ghidorah!" April 30, 1998

148 "The Dance of Revenge and Destruction" May 1, 1998

Story 15 (Mothra Larva Saga)

149 "Gorath, Crashes" May 4, 1998

150 "Godzilla Will Never Back Down" May 5, 1998

151 "Mothra's Egg has Survived" May 6, 1998

152 "Mothra's Distress" May 7, 1998

153 "Unison" May 8, 1998

154 "The Mothra Song" May 11, 1998

155 "Protect Mothra's Egg!" May 12, 1998

156 "Years of Resentment" May 13, 1998

157 "The Commander's Order" May 14, 1998

158 "Take Off Tart-Coupe!" May 15, 1998

159 "The Larval Mothra is Discovered!" May 18, 1998

160 "Landes' Scheme" May 19, 1998

161 "Junior is Targeted" May 20, 1998

162 "Mothra vs. Godzilla" May 21, 1998

163 "Battra and Baby Mothra" May 22, 1998

164 "Misato vs. Landes" May 25, 1998

165 "The Cruelty of Landes" May 26, 1998

166 "Baby Mothra Awakes" May 27, 1998

167 "Mothra's Counterattack" May 28, 1998

168 "Mothra Returns Home" May 29, 1998

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Directed by Takao Okawara

Produced by Shōgo Tomiyama

Written by Wataru Mimura

Starring Masahiro Takashima, Ryoko Sano, Megumi Odaka, Yûsuke Kawazu, Daijiro Harada

Music by Akira Ifukube

Cinematography Yoshinori Sekiguchi

Edited by Miho Yoneda

Release date December 11, 1993

Running time 107 minutes

Budget $9.5 million

Box office $18 million

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Story 11 (Shadow-Mechagodzilla Saga)

| # | Title | Airdate | | --- | --- | --- | | 94 | "Dismission" | February 16, 1998 | | 95 | "The Climax Challenge" | February 17, 1998 | | 96 | "Take Off! Black Mechagodzilla" | February 18, 1998 | | 97 | "The Duel: Godzilla vs Xilliens" | February 19, 1998 | | 98 | "You're a Coward!" | February 20, 1998 | | 99 | "Captivaty!" | February 21, 1998 | | 100 | "Dying At The Same Time" | February 24, 1998 | | 101 | "The True Intention: Annihilation Project" | February 25, 1998 | | 102 | "A Desperate Situation: Earth Was In A Grave Danger!" | February 26, 1998 | | 103 | "Zaguresu Praised As A Hero" | February 27, 1998 |

Story 12 (Proto Moguera Saga)

| # | Title | Airdate | | --- | --- | --- | | 104 | "The Monster from the Next Island: Site B Sunk" | March 2, 1998 | | 105 | "The 100 Monster Army And The Return of Xilliens" | March 3, 1998 | | 106 | "The Perfectly-Devised Trap Plan" | March 4, 1998 | | 107 | "The Tricky Gift from the Giant Dark Emperor" | March 5, 1998 | | 108 | "Strike Proto Moguera! Plan Z" | March 6, 1998 | | 109 | "Unbreakable Friendship" | March 9, 1998 | | 110 | "SOS! Godzilla Island in Danger Once Again" | March 10, 1998 | | 111 | "Burned Base" | March 11, 1998 | | 112 | "Invitation" | March 12, 1998 | | 113 | "The Promise" | March 13, 1998 | | 114 | "Go! Torema" | March 14, 1998 | | 115 | "Back into Darkness' Side" | March 17, 1998 | | 116 | "Escape from The X-UFO" | March 18, 1998 | | 117 | "Gigan Appears, The Robot Bird With Saber Arms" | March 19, 1998 | | 118 | "Until That Day, We Were Happy" | March 20, 1998 | | 119 | "Large Pinch" | March 21, 1998 | | 120 | "The King has Returned" | March 24, 1998 | | 121 | "The Anger of the Giant Dark Emperor" | March 25, 1998 | | 122 | "Charge! Vabaruda-Part 1" | March 26, 1998 | | 123 | "Charge! Vabaruda-Part 2" | March 27, 1998 | | 124 | "Charge! Vabaruda-Part 3" | March 30, 1998 | | 125 | "Farewell Good Friend" | March 31, 1998 |

Story 13 (Godzilla and Torema Saga)

| # | Title | Airdate | | --- | --- | --- | | 126 | "Torema's Flashback" | April 1, 1998 | | 127 | "Godzilla's Flashback" | April 2, 1998 | | 128 | "Along With Godzilla" | April 3, 1998 |

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Directed by Jon Turteltaub

Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Colin Wilson, Belle Avery

Screenplay by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber

Based on Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten

Starring Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Cliff Curtis

Music by Harry Gregson-Williams

Cinematography Tom Stern

Edited by Steven Kemper

Release date August 10, 2018 (United States & China)

Running time 113 minutes

Budget $130–178 million

Box office $222.4 million

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Directed by Kobun Shizuno, Hiroyuki Seshita

Produced by Takashi Yoshizawa

Written by Gen Urobuchi

Starring Mamoru Miyano, Takahiro Sakurai, Tomokazu Sugita, Yuki Kaji, Junichi Suwabe

Music by Takayuki Hattori

Release date May 18, 2018 (Japan)

Running time 100 minutes

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Directed by Takao Okawara

Produced by Shogo Tomiyama

Screenplay by Kazuki Omori

Starring Tetsuya Bessho, Satomi Kobayashi, Takehiro Murata, Megumi Odaka

Music by Akira Ifukube

Cinematography Masahiro Kishimoto

Release date 12 December 1992 (Japan)

Running time 102 minutes

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Story 8 (The Mystery of Godzilla Island Saga)

64 "The Mystery of Godzilla Island 1" (1998-01-05)
65 "The Mystery of Godzilla Island 2" (1998-01-06)
66 "The Mystery of Godzilla Island 3" (1998-01-07)
67 "The Mystery of Godzilla Island 4" (1998-01-08)
68 "The Mystery of Godzilla Island 5" (1998-01-09)

Story 9 (Godzilla vs. Godzilla Island Saga)

69 "Another Chance for Zaguresu" (1998-01-12)
70 "Overseer of the Spirit World" (1998-01-13)
71 "The Massive Godzilla" (1998-01-14)
72 "Godzilla Intense Fighting Record" (1998-01-15)
73 "Godzilla's Insanity" (1998-01-16)
74 "The Frightening Photograph of the Spirit Beast" (1998-01-19)
75 "King Caesar's Search" (1998-01-20)
76 "Torema vs. Godzilla" (1998-01-21)
77 "Stop Godzilla!" (1998-01-22)
78 "Hurry King Caesar!" (1998-01-23)
79 "Way to Go Nashi" (1998-01-26)
80 "The Last Target" (1998-01-27)
81 "Mobilization is Impossible!" (1998-01-28)
82 "Separation" (1998-01-29)
83 "Well Done Son" (1998-01-30)

Story 10 (Torema X Zaguresu Saga)

84 "The Two Suns" (1998-02-02)
85 "Godzilla Island is Drying Up" (1998-02-03)
86 "Zaguresu's Last Chance" (1998-02-04)
87 "Forest Fire Outbreak!" (1998-02-05)
88 "The Flame for Battle Returns" (1998-02-06)
89 "The Artificial Sun's Weak Point" (1998-02-09)
90 "Protect the Laser Gun!" (1998-02-10)
91 "Shoot! Torema" (1998-02-11)
92 "A Critical Moment" (1998-02-12)
93 "Shoot the Fake Sun" (1998-02-13

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Directed by Kazuki Omori

Produced by Shōgo Tomiyama

Written by Kazuki Omori

Starring Kōsuke Toyohara, Anna Nakagawa, Megumi Odaka, Katsuhiko Sasaki, Akiji Kobayashi, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Robert Scott Field

Music by Akira Ifukube

Cinematography Yoshinori Sekiguchi

Edited by Michiko Ikeda

Release date December 14, 1991

Running time 103 minutes

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Story 5 (All Giant Monsters Saga)

31 "This Kaiju for Hire" (1997-11-17)
32 "This is Strength!" (1997-11-18)
33 "A Detestable Premonition" (1997-11-19)
34 "A Long Duel" (1997-11-20)
35 "Match Call!" (1997-11-21)
36 "Godzilla Dies!?" (1997-11-24)
37 "For Sure Next Time!" (1997-11-25)
38 "The Decisive Battle Last Night" (1997-11-26)
39 "The Conviction of King Caesar" (1997-11-27)
40 "See! Wonderful Fighting Technique" (1997-11-28)

Story 6 (Mothra and Mothra Leo Saga)

41 "Mothra, Infant Mothra" (1997-12-01)
42 "A Doubtful Delivery Charge" (1997-12-02)
43 "An Ill-Omened Premonition" (1997-12-03)
44 "Return the Blue Sky and Vegetation!" (1997-12-04)
45 "The Birth of Hedorah" (1997-12-05)
46 "Aiming at Mothra!" (1997-12-08)
47 "The Tear of Mothra" (1997-12-09)
48 "Mothra's Sorrow" (1997-12-10)
49 "The Will of the Adult Mothra" (1997-12-11)
50 "Mothra Flaps its Wings" (1997-12-12)

Story 7 (Mecha-King Ghidorah Saga)

51 "Zaguresu Giant Shortfall Army" (1997-12-15)
52 "The Eventual Battle" (1997-12-16)
53 "Oh, it's Hopeless" (1997-12-17)
54 "Vabaruda Destruction Strategy" (1997-12-18)
55 "Zaguresu's Final Moment?" (1997-12-19)
56 "Zaguresu's Turn-Around" (1997-12-22)
57 "Unfathomable! The Giant Dark Emperor" (1997-12-23)
58 "The Commander has Returned" (1997-12-24)
59 "The Necklace of Fear" (1997-12-25)
60 "Don't Call its Name" (1997-12-26)
61 "Mecha-King Ghidorah Returns" (1997-12-29)
62 "Sortie, Commander!" (1997-12-30)
63 "All-Out Monster Attack" (1997-12-31)

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Directed by Brad Peyton

Produced by Brad Peyton, Beau Flynn, John Rickard, Hiram Garcia

Screenplay by Ryan Engle, Carlton Cuse, Ryan J. Condal, Adam Sztykiel

Story by Ryan Engle

Based on Rampage by Midway Games

Starring Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jake Lacy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Music by Andrew Lockington

Cinematography Jaron Presant

Edited by Jim May, Bob Ducsay

Release date April 4, 2018 (Microsoft Theater), April 13, 2018 (United States)

Running time 107 minutes

Budget $120 million

Box office $417.9 million

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Directed by Kazuki Ōmori

Produced by Shōgo Tomiyama

Screenplay by Kazuki Ōmori

Story by Shinichirō Kobayashi

Starring: Kunihiko Mitamura, Yoshiko Tanaka, Masanobu Takashima, Megumi Odaka, Toru Minegishi, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Yoshiko Kuga, Ryunosuke Kaneda, Kōji Takahashi

Music by Koichi Sugiyama

Cinematography Yūdai Katō

Edited by Michiko Ikeda

Release date: December 16, 1989

Running time: 104 minutes

Budget: US$5 million

Box office: US$7 million

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Episodes (#, Title, Airdate) Story 1 (Godzilla and SpaceGodzilla Saga) * 1 "Attack of the Giant UFO!" (1997-10-06) * 2 "Spaceship Enigma: Friend or Foe?" (1997-10-07) * 3 "Torema Appears" (1997-10-08) * 4 "Godzilla Sortie!" (1997-10-09) * 5 "An Unbeatable Team" (1997-10-10)

Story 2 (Mothra and King Ghidorah Saga) * 6 "A Sudden Giant Battle" (1997-10-13) * 7 "Mothra's Persuasion" (1997-10-14) * 8 "Confrontation! Torema vs. Zaguresu" (1997-10-15) * 9 "Godzilla Awakens!" (1997-10-16) * 10 "Victory Reparation" (1997-10-17) * 11 "King Ghidorah's Revenge (Revenge of the King)" (1997-10-20) * 12 "A Miracle Born from Desperate Willpower" (1997-10-21) * 13 "Torema's Will" (1997-10-22) * 14 "Zaguresu Won't Give Up" (1997-10-23) * 15 "Torema Eternal..." (1997-10-24)

Story 3 (Godzilla the Prisoner) * 16 "Godzilla's Alibi" (1997-10-27) * 17 "I'm Innocent!" (1997-10-28) * 18 "Godzilla Escapes!" (1997-10-29) * 19 "Godzilla Obliteration Plan" (1997-10-30) * 20 "The Revealed Plot" (1997-10-31)

Story 4 (Godzilla Junior Saga) * 21 "Son of Godzilla" (1997-11-03) * 22 "Torema and Junior" (1997-11-04) * 23 "Kidnapping Junior" (1997-11-05) * 24 "Junior Rescue Operation" (1997-11-06) * 25 "Return Junior!" (1997-11-07) * 26 "Impenetrable Fortress" (1997-11-10) * 27 "A Regrettable White Flag" (1997-11-11) * 28 "Mothra's Rush!" (1997-11-12) * 29 "Heaven and Earth" (1997-11-13) * 30 "Raise the Victorious Flag" (1997-11-14)

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Directed by Directed by R.J. Kizer, Koji Hashimoto
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, Tony Randel
Written by Shuichi Nagahara, Lisa Tomei
Uncredited: Tony Randel, Straw Weisman
Story by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Starring Raymond Burr
Music by Reijiro Koroku, Christopher Young
Cinematography Kazutami Hara, Steven Dubin
Edited by Yoshitami Kuroiwa, Michael Spence
Release date August 23, 1985
Running time 87 minutes
Budget $2 million
Box office $4.1 million

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Directed by Koji Hashimoto

Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka

Screenplay by Shuichi Nagahara

Based on "The Resurrection of Godzilla" by Tomoyuki Tanaka

Starring: Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Yosuke Natsuki, Keiju Kobayashi, Kenpachiro Satsuma

Music by Reijiro Koroku

Cinematography: Kautami Hara

Edited by Yoshitami Kuroiwa

Release date: December 15, 1984

Running time: 103 minutes

Budget: $6.25 million

Box office: $11 million

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Directed by: Steven S. DeKnight

Produced by: John Boyega, Cale Boyter, Guillermo del Toro, Jon Jashni, Femi Oguns, Mary Parent, Thomas Tull

Screenplay by: Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, Steven S. DeKnight, T.S. Nowlin

Story by: Steven S. DeKnight, T.S. Nowlin

Based on Characters by Travis Beacham

Starring: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona, Zhang Jin, Charlie Day

Music by: Lorne Balfe

Cinematography: Dan Mindel

Edited by: Dylan Highsmith, Zach Staenberg

Release date: March 15, 2018 (Vue West End), March 23, 2018 (United States)

Running time: 111 minutes

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We return with a special episode with the great Midnight Tease!

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Directed by Kon Ichikawa

Produced by Masaichi Nagata

Written by Kon Ichikawa, Shinya Hidaka, Mitsutoshi Ishigami, Ryûzô Kikushima

Based on The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

Starring Toshiro Mifune, Ayako Wakao, Kyōko Kishida, Kiichi Nakai

Music by Kensaku Tanikawa

Cinematography Setsuo Kobayashi

Edited by Chizuko Osada

Release date September 14, 1987 (US), September 26, 1987 (Japan)

Running time 121 minutes

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Original Duology (1954-1955) * Godzilla (1954) * Godzilla Raids Again (1955)

Revival (1962-1968) * King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) * Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) * Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) * Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) * Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) * Son of Godzilla (1967) * Destroy All Monsters (1968)

Champion Series (1969-1975) * All Monsters Attack (1969) * Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) * Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) * Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) * Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) * Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

Other Toho Kaiju Films * Rodan (1956) * The Mysterians (1957) * Varan (1958) * The Three Treasures (1959) * Mothra (1961) * Gorath (1962) * Atragon (1963) * Dogora (1964) * Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) * The War of the Gargantuas (1966) * King Kong Escapes (1967) * Latitude Zero (1969) * Space Amoeba (1970) * Princess from the Moon (1987)

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Look who drove all the way to Utah to talk Godzilla? Ladies and gentlement, put your hands together for Jason Poor!

Here's his theory, for your enjoyment:

This is a long and ludicrous theory. It takes a lot of liberties, but I love the idea of all of his characters being the same man, so I decided to put something together. I did some research in Godzilla wikis and rewatched some of the movies to get a storyline together. I also thought about this way too much. Enjoy! I’d be curious to hear anyone else’s thoughts. It should be noted that I did not include non-Godzilla movies, as I haven’t seen most of them and can’t make a definite determination of where they would fit in.

A brilliant young oceanographer with an interest in paleontology, Dr. Sarizawa was in his early twenties when he discovered the existence of a marine dinosaur. He had recently returned from World War 2 with a devastating eye injury, and found himself bitter at humanity for the devastation man could cause. He hoped that the discovery of Titanosaurus would catapult him back into academic circles and bring him some clarity, but when he suggested he could control the creature the other scientists only laughed and ridiculed him.
Feeling betrayed, Dr. Sarizawa moved to Tokyo, where he met and befriended fellow paleontologist Dr. Yamane. He even became engaged to Yamane’s daughter, Emiko. But his true passion remained learning the secrets to controlling Titanosaurus. When he was approached by the terrorist group Red Bamboo to assist with the building of their base on Lechti Island, he knew he would be able to continue his studies in earnest.

In the meantime, his experiments led him to the accidental creation of a superweapon, the Oxygen Destroyer. At first the device scared him, but after Godzilla appeared and attacked Tokyo he knew he had his chance. He phoned Red Bamboo and told them to be ready. Under the guise of a noble underwater sacrifice, Sarizawa set off the Oxygen Destroyer and in the ensuing chaos boarded a Red Bamboo submarine and made his escape.

Red Bamboo gave him the name Ryuui and brought him to Lechti Island. There he found room to work on both his pet projects and solve problems for his new employers. Immediately upon arriving on the island he set to work a plan to keep Ebirah at bay from incoming Red Bamboo ships. With the organization able to move freely again in the pacific, he was sent many times on intelligence gathering missions to mainland Japan, usually as the scientist Kashiwagi. This put him in position to weigh in when Rodan, Mothra, King Kong, Varan appeared. When the identity became too high-profile, he retired it to take the role of a Police Chief in order to report to Red Bamboo on Japan’s security. This post put him right in the path of Ghidorah’s destructive debut. In order to play these roles, Sarizawa received plastic surgery at the hands of Red Bamboo scientists and was fitted with a glass eye.

The years of Kaiju attacks took its toll on Sarizawa. Eventually he returned to Lechti Island. Being “home” allowed him to remove the troublesome glass eye, but Red Bamboo had a different vision for the tortured scientist. They pressed him into their security service as a Guard Captain.

Here’s where things get weird. Well, weirder. If all of Hirata’s characters are the same person then he has to have a daughter during this time. Due to the influx of Infant Islanders on Lechti Island, I submit that Sarizawa met one of these and began a forbidden romance. She became pregnant, whereupon he secured her release, or smuggled her to Japan. There she gave birth to a daughter and named her Katsura. I also think that it’s highly convenient that Godzilla appears asleep on Lechti Island waiting for reanimation. This is my second theory: because Godzilla had provided a way out for Sarizawa in the past, he thought he could use the monster as an escape plan from the Red Bamboo. Because the compound of the yellow berries was similar to the red ones from Pharo Island, and because he was familiar with that case, Sarizawa concocted a serum that he somehow managed to administer to Godzilla and render him unconscious. From there, he would be able to use a radio-controlled Titanosaurus to deliver the sleeping Godzilla to a cave on Lechti Island, where Sarizawa could awaken him at will.
Unfortunately for him, when the Yahlen sank of the coast of the island, the survivors awakened Godzilla ahead of schedule, leading to the destruction of the Red Bamboo base. Sarizawa made to escape with the leaders of his organization, but the Ebirah-repellant had been replaced with a non-functioning serum and the giant lobster destroyed their ship.

A Red Bamboo submarine operating in the area picked them up and delivered the survivors to the mainland. Though a few survived, the organization had been destroyed and the remnants disbanded. By now Sarizawa was well-practiced in assuming identities and took the name Fujisaki, a scientist.

He settled into his new life and, after his wife passed, began to raise his daughter on his own. However, when the UN created a team of oceanographers and meteorologists to study pacific weather patterns, he jumped at the chance to be close to Titanosaurus again. The group set up their experiment on Sollgel Island. Sarizawa volunteers to operate the radios, secretly searching for any sign of his dinosaur.

In a story now as old as, I imagine, this theory, Godzilla soon intervened in the experiment and the ensuing chaos destroyed the research station. The survivors found themselves on a raft in the ocean with a submarine bearing down on them. Sarizawa recognized the conn tower as his compatriots in Red Bamboo, but when he got on board he found instead a cadre of Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens.

The Aliens killed the others, but recognizing Sarizawa as the most brilliant and with the most experience with Godzilla, they spared him and provided him with a new life in Japan. As Dr. Miyajima. Sarizawa was supposed to be in their employ, but he found the methods of his new masters distasteful and purposely sabotaged their operations. Soon Godzilla destroyed Mechagodzilla, the Black Hole Planet 3 aliens were defeated, and Sarizawa sought to disappear into anonymity.

He took his final identity, Dr. Shinzo Mafune. His full life had made him tired and distrusting. He stopped going into public and his resentment of the scientific community grew. He blamed them for the tumultuous events of his past. Unbeknownst to him, the Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens had returned and were monitoring him. When a tragic accident during one of his Titanosaurus experiments claimed the life of his daughter Katsura, the aliens saw their chance and swept in to save her life with advanced cybernetics. Indebted to them, Sarizawa now saw no alternative but to go along with their plans. Soon he began to warm to the idea of taking revenge on the scientific community. His plans however soon attracted the eye of INTERPOL agents. Saraizawa was fatally wounded in a firefight between the agents and the aliens, and died alongside his beloved daughter.

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Directed by Ishirō Honda Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, Fumio Tanaka Screenplay by Ei Ogawa Starring Akira Kubo, Atsuko Takahashi, Yukiko Kobayashi, Kenji Sahara Music by Akira Ifukube Cinematography by Taiichi Kankura Edited by Masahisa Himi

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Just for you, our impressions of the new Godzilla Anime, Planet of the Monsters!

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Directed by Ishirō Honda

Produced by Don Sharp

Screenplay by Ted Sherdeman

Starring Joseph Cotten, Cesar Romero, Richard Jaeckel, Patricia Medina, Akira Takarada, Linda Haynes

Music by Akira Ifukube

Cinematography Taiichi Kankura

Edited by Ume Takeda

Release date July 26, 1969 (Japan), December 1970 (United States)

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Directed by Ishirō Honda

Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, Kenichiro Tsunoda

Screenplay by Ishirō Honda, Takeshi Kimura

Starring Russ Tamblyn, Kumi Mizuno, Kenji Sahara, Jun Tazaki

Music by Akira Ifukube

Cinematography Hajime Koizumi

Edited by Ryohei Fujii

Release date July 31, 1966 (Japan), July 29, 1970 (United States)

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Directed by: Ishirō Honda

Produced by: Yasuyoshi Tajitsu, Tomoyuki Tanaka

Written by: Jojiro Okami (story), Shinichi Sekizawa

Starring: Yosuke Natsuki, Yōko Fujiyama, Hiroshi Koizumi, Nobuo Nakamura, Robert Dunham, Akiko Wakabayashi, Jun Tazaki, Susumu Fujita, Seizaburô Kawazu, Hideyo Amamoto

Music by: Akira Ifukube

Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi

Edited by: Ryohei Fujii

Release date: August 11, 1964 (Japan)

Running time: 83 minutes

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Episode 24: DEFEAT THE NEEDLE SHOOTING TERROR-BEAST NEEDLAR
Japanese Title: Harifuki Kyoujuu Niidoraa-wo Taose
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday September 10th 1973
Director: Ishiro Honda
Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi
Writer: Yuji Amamiya

Episode 25: CARNAGE! ZONE & GODZILLA VS. THE ALLIED TERROR-BEAST FORCES
Japanese Title: Seizetsu! Zoon Gojira tai Kyoujuu Rengougun
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday September 17th 1973
Director: Kengo Furusawa
Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita
Writer: Yoshihisa Araki

Episode 26: PULVERIZE! THE GAROGA GAMMA-X STRATEGY
Japanese Title: Funsai! Garoga Ganmaa X Sakusen
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday September 24th 1973
Director: Kohei Oguri
Director of Special FX: Shinichi Kanzawa
Writer: Satoshi Kurumi

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Directed by Ishirō Honda

Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka

Written by Jojiro Okami (story), Takeshi Kimura

Starring Ryō Ikebe, Yumi Shirakawa, Takashi Shimura, Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Ken Uehara

Music by Kan Ishii

Cinematography Hajime Koizumi

Edited by Reiko Kaneko

Release date March 21, 1962 (Japan)

Running time 89 minutes

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Directed by Ishirō Honda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay by Takeshi Kimura
Story by Jojiro Okami
Based on An adaptation by Shigeru Kayama
Starring Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Takashi Shimura
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Hajime Koizumi
Edited by Hiroichi Iwashita
Release date 28 December 1957 (Japan)
Running time 89 minutes
Box office $975,000

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Episode 20: FIERCE FIGHT! CAN YOU HEAR FIGHTER’S SONG?
Japanese Title: Gekitou! Faitaa-no Uta-ga Kikoeru
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday August 13th 1973
Director: Masao Minowa
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Shiro Ishimori

Episode 21: INVINCIBLE! GODZILLA RAGES
Japanese Title: Muteki! Gojira Ooabare
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday August 20th 1973
Director: Kohei Oguri
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Shinichi Kanzawa

Episode 22: COUNTERATTACK! DEFEAT SUPER JIKIRO
Japanese Title: Gyakushuu! Suupaajikiro-wo Taose
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday August 27th 1973
Director: Masao Minowa
Director of Special FX: Shinichi Kanzawa
Writer: Masaru Takesue

Episode 23: SECRET OF THE GREAT TERROR-BEAST BAKUGON
Japanese Title: Dai Kyoujuu Bakugon-no Himitsu
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday September 3rd 1973
Director: Ishiro Honda
Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi
Writer: Masaru Takesue

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Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Produced by Sanezumi Fujimoto, Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay by Toshio Yasumi, Ryuzo Kikushima
Based on Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Starring Toshiro Mifune, Yoko Tsukasa, Koji Tsuruta
Cinematography Kazuo Yamada
Release date 1 November 1959 (Japan)
Running time 182 minutes

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Zone Fighter Episodes 16-19

Episode 16: TERRIFYING ATTACK! THE GAROGA ROBOT
Japanese Title: Kyoufu-no Shuugeki! Garoga Robotto
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 16th 1973
Director: Akiyasu Kikuchi
Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita
Writer: Susumu Takeuchi

Episode 17: GO! FIGHTER, SCRAMBLE
Japanese Title: GO! Faitaa Kinkyuuhasshin
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 23rd 1973
Director: Jun Fukuda
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Satoshi Kurumi

Episode 18: COMMAND: “DESTROY THE JAPANESE ISLANDS”
Japanese Title: Shirei “Nihon Rettou Bakuhase-yo”
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 30th 1973
Director: Ishiro Honda
Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi
Writer: Yuji Amamiya

Episode 19: ORDER: “DESTROY THE EARTH WITH COMET K”
Japanese Title: Meirei “K Suisei-de Chikyuu-wo Kowase”
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday August 6th 1973
Director: Ishiro Honda
Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi
Writer: Yuji Amamiya

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Zone Fighter Episodes 11-15

Episode 11: IN A HAIR’S BREADTH: THE ROAR OF GODZILLA!
Japanese Title: Kanippatsu Gojira-no Sakebi!
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday June 11th 1973
Director: Jun Fukuda
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Kazuhisa Hattori

Episode 12: THE TERROR-BEAST BASE: INVADE THE EARTH!
Japanese Title: Kyoujuu Kichi Chikyuu-e Shinnyuu!
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday June 18th 1973
Director: Ishiro Honda
Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi
Writer: Norio Komata

Episode 13: HAIR-RAISING! THE BIRTHDAY OF TERROR
Japanese Title: Senritsu! Tanjoubi-no Kyoufu
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday June 25th 1973
Director: Ishiro Honda
Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi
Writer: Jun Fukuda

Episode 14: RAMPAGE! THE GAROGA BOYS ATTACK FORCE
Japanese Title: Takerikuruuzo! Garoga Shounen Kougekitai
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 2nd 1973
Director: Akiyasu Kikuchi
Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita
Writer: Masaru Takesue

Episode 15: IT’S SINKING! GODZILLA, SAVE TOKYO
Japanese Title: Chinbotsu! Gojira-yo Tokyo-wo Sukue
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 9th 1973
Director: Kengo Furusawa
Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita
Writer: Kohei Oguri & Norio Komata

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Zone Fighter Episodes 6-10

Episode 06: KING GHIDORAH’S COUNTERATTACK!
Japanese Title: Kingugidora-no Gyakushuu!
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday May 7th 1973
Director: Jun Fukuda
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Juro Shimamoto & Akira Ishikari

Episode 07: ZONE FAMILY’S CRITICAL MOMENT!
Japanese Title: Zoonfamirii Kikiippatsu!
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday May 14th 1973
Director: Kengo Furusawa
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Satoshi Kurumi

Episode 08: DEFEAT THE INVADER OF FEAR!
Japanese Title: Taose! Kyoufu-no Inbeedaa
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday May 21st 1973
Director: Akiyasu Kikuchi
Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita
Writer: Satoshi Kurumi

Episode 09: FIND THE SECRET OF THE RED SPIDER!
Japanese Title: Oe! Reddosupaidaa-no Himitsu
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday May 28th 1973
Director: Kengo Furusawa
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Juro Shimamoto

Episode 10: ZONE FIGHTER, DESTROYED!
Japanese Title: Zettaizetsumei! Zoonfaitaa
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday June 4th 1973
Director: Akiyasu Kikuchi
Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita
Writer: Motoo Nagai

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Zone Fighter Episodes 1-5

Episode 01: DESTROY THE TERROR-BEAST MISSILE!
Japanese Title: Kyoujuu Misairu Bakuhase-yo!
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 2nd 1973
Director: Jun Fukuda
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Jun Fukuda

Episode 02: ATTACK! DESTRO-KING
Japanese Title: Yattsukero! Desutorokingu
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 9th 1973
Director: Jun Fukuda
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Jun Fukuda

Episode 03: STRIKE! GAROGA’S UNDERGROUND BASE
Japanese Title: Tatake! Garoga-no Chitei-kichi
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 16th 1973
Director: Ishiro Honda
Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita
Writer: Masaru Takesue

Episode 04: INVASION! GAROGA’S GRAND ARMY: GODZILLA APPEARS
Japanese Title: Raishuu! Garoga Dai Gundan – Gojira Toujou –
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 23rd 1973
Director: Ishiro Honda
Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita
Writer: Shozo Uehara

Episode 05: ATTACK KING GHIDORAH!
Japanese Title: Kingugidora-wo Mukaeutsu!
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 30th 1973
Director: Jun Fukuda
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Juro Shimamoto & Akira Ishikari

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Directed by Ishirō Honda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by Yukiko Takayama
Starring Katsuhiko Sasaki, Tomoko Ai, Akihiko Hirata, Katsumasa Uchida, Gorō Mutsumi, Tadao Nakamaru, Toru Kawai as Godzilla
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Sokei Tomioka
Edited by Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Release date March 15, 1975
Running time 83 minutes

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Directed by Jun Fukuda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay by Hiroyasu Yamamura, Jun Fukuda
Story by Shinichi Sekizawa, Masami Fukushima
Starring Masaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, Akihiko Hirata, Hiroshi Koizumi
Music by Masaru Sato
Cinematography Yuzuru Aizawa
Release date March 21, 1974 (Japan)
Running time 84 minutes

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Drew and Joe scratch their heads as they talk about one of the weirdest Kaiju films ever.

Directed by Nacho Vigalondo
Produced by Nicolas Chartier, Zev Foreman, Dominic Rustam, Nahikari Ipiña, Shawn Williamson
Written by Nacho Vigalondo
Starring Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, Austin Stowell, Tim Blake Nelson
Music by Bear McCreary
Cinematography Eric Kress
Edited by Ben Baudhuin, Luke Doolan
Release date September 9, 2016 (TIFF), April 7, 2017

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Directed by Jun Fukuda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by Takeshi Kimura,Shinichi Sekizawa, Jun Fukuda
Starring Katsuhiko Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kawase, Yutaka Hayashi, Robert Dunham, Kotaro Tomita, Ulf Ootsuki, Gentaro Nakajima
Music by Riichiro Manabe
Cinematography Yuzuru Aizawa
Release date March 17, 1973
Running time 81 minutes
Budget $760,000

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Directed by Jun Fukuda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by Takeshi Kimura, Shinichi Sekizawa
Starring Hiroshi Ishikawa, Tomoko Umeda, Yuriko Hishimi, Minoru Takashima, Zan Fujita, Toshiaki Nishizawa, Kunio Murai
Music by Akira Ifukube, Kunio Miyauchi
Cinematography Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Release date March 12, 1972
Running time 89 minutes

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This week ya'll get a bit of a monkey treat.

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Directed by Yoshimitsu Banno
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by Yoshimitsu Banno, Takeshi Kimura
Starring Akira Yamauchi, Toshie Kimura, Hiroyuki Kawase, Keiko Mari, Toshio Shiba
Music by Riichiro Manabe
Cinematography Yoichi Manoda
Edited by Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Release date July 24, 1971
Running time 85 minutes
Budget $250,000 (U.S)

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I don't even want to put credits in the description, I feel so much shame for the filmmakers. -Joe

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Our fist ever Patreon Invite Episode! Thank you Chris for coming on the show!

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Directed by Ishirō Honda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay by Takeshi Kimura, Ishirō Honda
Starring Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yoshio Tsuchiya
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Taiichi Kankura
Edited by Ryohei Fujii
Release date: 1 August 1968 (Japan)
Running time: 88 minutes

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Directed by: Ishirō Honda
Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by: Shunrō Oshikawa (novel), Shigeru Komatsuzaki (story), Shinichi Sekizawa
Starring: Jun Tazaki, Yōko Fujiyama, Tadao Takashima
Music by: Akira Ifukube
Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi
Edited by: Ryohei Fujii
Distributed by: Toho, AIP (U.S.)
Release date: December 22, 1963 (Japan), March 11, 1965 (U.S.)
Running time: 96 min. (Japan), 88 mins (US)

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Directed by: Ishirō Honda
Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka, Henry G. Saperstein
Written by: Reuben Bercovitch, Takeshi Kimura
Starring: Nick Adams, Tadao Takashima, Kumi Mizuno
Music by: Akira Ifukube
Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi, Sadamasa Arikawa
Edited by: Ryohei Fujii
Release dates: August 8, 1965 (Japan)
Running time: 89 minutes (Theatrical), 93 minutes (International)

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Directed by: Ishirō Honda
Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by: Ken Kuronuma (story), Shinichi Sekizawa
Starring: Kôzô Nomura, Ayumi Sonoda, Fumito Matsuo
Music by: Akira Ifukube
Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi, Teisho Arikawa
Edited by: Kazuji Taira
Release date: October 14, 1958
Running time: 87 min.

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Directed by: Jerry A. Baerwitz (USA)
Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by: Ken Kuronuma (story), Shinichi Sekizawa
Starring: Myron Healey (USA), Tsuruko Kobayashi (USA)
Music by: Albert Glasser (USA)
Cinematography: Jacques R. Marquette (USA)
Edited by: Rudolph Cusumano (USA), Jack Ruggiero (USA)
Production
company: Toho
Distributed by: Crown International Pictures (USA)
Released date: December 7th, 1962
Running time: 70 min. (USA)

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In which Drew, Joe, and Kaleb discuss their thoughts on the new Godzilla movie!

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Directed by: Jun Fukuda
Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay by: Shinichi Sekizawa
Starring: Akira Takarada, Kumi Mizuno, Chotaro Togin, Hideo Sunazuka, Toru Watanabe, Toru Ibuki, Akihiko Hirata, Jun Tazaki, Ikio Sawamura, Pair Bambi, Eisei Amamoto
Music by: Masaru Sato
Cinematography: Kazuo Yamada
Edited by: Ryohei Fuji
Release date: December 17, 1966
Running time: 87 minutes
Language: Japanese
Budget: $1,200,000

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Directed by Ishirō Honda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay by Shinichi Sekizawa
Starring Yosuke Natsuki, Hiroshi Koizumi, Yuriko Hoshi, Akiko Wakabayashi
Music by Akira Ikufube
Cinematography Hajime Koizumi
Edited by Ryohei Fujii
Production
company: Toho

Distributed by Toho

Release date
December 20, 1964 (Japan)

Running time
81 minutes

Country USA

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*Correction: 1964, NOT 1963 as was stated in the episode.

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May 10, 1962 (US)

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Directed by Ishirō Honda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by Shinichi Sekizawa
Starring Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yu Fujiki, Ichirō Arishima, Mie Hama, Shoichi Hirose, Haruo Nakajima
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Hajime Koizumi
Universal International (USA)
Release date: June 26, 1963 (USA)
Running time: 91 minutes (USA)
Box office: $1.25 million

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Directed by Ishirō Honda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by Shinichi Sekizawa
Starring Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yu Fujiki, Ichirō Arishima, Mie Hama, Shoichi Hirose, Haruo Nakajima
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Hajime Koizumi
Release date: August 11, 1962
Running time: 97 minutes
Budge: Japan ¥5 million
Box office: Japan ¥350 million

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Directed by Motoyoshi Oda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by Shigeaki Hidaka, Takeo Murata
Starring Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura
Music by Masaru Satō
Cinematography by Seiichi Endo
Edited by Kazuji Taira
Released: May 21, 1959
Running time: 78 minutes

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Join us as we descend into the soundtrack-less madness that is Godzilla raids again!

Directed by Motoyoshi Oda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by Shigeaki Hidaka, Takeo Murata
Starring Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura, Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla
Music by Masaru Satō
Cinematography Seiichi Endo
Edited by Kazuji Taira
Released: April 24, 1955
Running time: 82 minutes
Budget $800,000

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Once upon a time, all of us thought that THIS was the first Godzilla film! Little did we know...

Directed by Terry O. Morse, Ishirō Honda
Produced by Terry Turner, Joseph E. Levine
Written by Shigeru Kayama, Al C. Ward
Screenplay by Ishirō Honda, Takeo Murata
Starring Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Akira Takarada, Momoko Kochi, Akihiko Hirata, Haruo Nakajima, Katsumi Tezuka
Narrated by Raymond Burr
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Guy Roe
Edited by Terry Morse
Release dates: April 27, 1956 (US), May 29, 1957 (Japan)
Running time: 80 min.
Budget $650,000

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Join us for our very first episode/commentary for the very first Godzilla film!

Directed by IshirÅ Honda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay by IshirÅ Honda, Takeo Murata
Story by Shigeru Kayama
Starring Akira Takarada, Momoko KÅchi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Masao Tamai
Edited by Kazuji Taira
Distributed by Toho
Release date: November 3, 1954
Running time: 96 minutes
Budget ¥60 million
Box office $2.25 million

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