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Godzilla (a.k.a. Gojira) is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning more than thirty sequels. A thrilling, tactile spectacle that continues to be a cult phenomenon, the original 1954 Japanese version is presented here, along with Godzilla, King of the Monsters, the 1956 “Americanized” version.
Film Info
• Japan
• 1954
• 96 minutes
• Black & White
• 1.37:1
• Japanese
• Spine #594
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• [4k ONLY] One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• High-definition digital restoration of Godzilla, King of the Monsters, Terry Morse’s 1956 reworking of the original, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• Audio commentary for both movies by film historian David Kalat
• 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
• Interview with Japanese-film critic Tadao Sato
• The Unluckiest Dragon, an illustrated audio essay featuring historian Greg Pflugfelder describing the tragic fate of the fishing vessel Daigo Fukuryu Maru, a real-life event that inspired Godzilla
• Trailers
• PLUS: An essay by critic J. Hoberman
• Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz
- The Criterion Collection
- Godzilla
- 96
- Ishiro Honda
- 12
- Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Akira Takarada, Momoko Kôchi
- Godzilla
English
- 1954
- Japanese
- 2
- B
- Free
- The Criterion Collection
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Godzilla (a.k.a. Gojira) is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning more than thirty sequels. A thrilling, tactile spectacle that continues to be a cult phenomenon, the original 1954 Japanese version is presented here, along with Godzilla, King of the Monsters, the 1956 “Americanized” version.
Film Info
• Japan
• 1954
• 96 minutes
• Black & White
• 1.37:1
• Japanese
• Spine #594
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• [4k ONLY] One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• High-definition digital restoration of Godzilla, King of the Monsters, Terry Morse’s 1956 reworking of the original, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• Audio commentary for both movies by film historian David Kalat
• 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
• Interview with Japanese-film critic Tadao Sato
• The Unluckiest Dragon, an illustrated audio essay featuring historian Greg Pflugfelder describing the tragic fate of the fishing vessel Daigo Fukuryu Maru, a real-life event that inspired Godzilla
• Trailers
• PLUS: An essay by critic J. Hoberman
• Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz
- The Criterion Collection
- Godzilla
- 96
- Ishiro Honda
- 12
- Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Akira Takarada, Momoko Kôchi
- Godzilla
English
- 1954
- Japanese
- 2
- B
- Free
- The Criterion Collection
Frequently Bought Together
+
Total Price: £96.98
Add both to basket
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OG Godzilla in 4K
Finally the original Godzilla '54 gets the 4K treatment. Presented in a really nice case with a pop up Godzilla for extra effect. The set comes with some new bonus features not present on the former Criterion release.
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The King in 4K
The King has never looked so good. Been too long waiting for a 4K version of Godzilla '54 and they've done a great job. Highly recommended.
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