Ishirō Honda
A New Godzilla Movie Is on Its Way
Toho has greenlit a new Godzilla movie from ‘Godzilla Minus One’ director Takashi Yamazaki. The Japanese studio teased the news in an “Emergency Announcement” bulletin akin to the ones heard in old-school Godzilla features.
Japan & the U.S. Had Some Weird Frankenstein Movies in the ’60s
During the 1960s, the tale of ‘Frankenstein’ was given a kaiju spin by Japan’s Toho Studios, while in America, a very low-budget production pitted Wild West outlaw Jesse James against Frankenstein’s daughter.
Did ‘King Kong vs. Godzilla’ Have Two Different Endings?
For a long time, many people believed that the 1962 monster match-up had Godzilla winning in the Japanese version, and Kong in the American one. But was that really the case?
A Black-and-White Version of ‘Godzilla Minus One’ Is Coming to the U.S.
‘Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color,’ which was already released in Japan, will now stomp into U.S. theaters for a week to give American audiences even more of that old-school Godzilla feel.
TCM Stomps Into 2024 With a New Year’s Day Godzilla Marathon
Turner Classic Movies is ushering in the King of the Monsters’ 70th year with eight of the first nine movies from the early Godzilla era.
‘Destroy All Monsters’: Revisiting Toho’s 1968 Kaiju Crossover Masterpiece
Look back at the characters and themes from the Tohoverse that led to the classic, 11-monster team-up event.