The Criterion Collection

Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975

Edition no. 1000

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  • Release Date: Tuesday, 29 October 2019
  • Country of Release: USA
  • MSRP: $224.95
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Godzilla | Godzilla Raids Again | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Mothra vs. Godzilla | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster | Invasion of Astro-Monster | Ebirah, Horror of the Deep | Son of Godzilla | Destroy All Monsters | All Monsters Attack | Godzilla vs. Hedorah | Godzilla vs. Gigan | Godzilla vs. Megalon | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | Terror of Mechagodzilla
Licensor Information
Toho Co., Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Featuring: Takashi Shimura, Hiroshi Koizumi, Michael Keith, Akira Takarada, Yosuke Natsuki, Tadao Takashima, Akira Kubo, Tomonori Yazaki, Akira Yamauchi, Hiroshi Ishikawa, Katsuhiko Sasaki, Masaaki Daimon, Minoru Chiaki, Harry Halcombe, Yuriko Hoshi, Nick Adams, Kumi Mizuno, Yukiko Kobayashi, Kenji Sahara, Toshie Kimura, Yuriko Hishimi, Hiroyuki Kawase, Kazuya Aoyama, Tomoko Ai, Momoko Kochi, Setsuko Wakayama, James Yagi, Emi Ito, Chotaro Togin, Beverly Maeda, Kyoko Ai, Machiko Naka, Minoru Takashima, Yutaka Hayashi, Reiko Tajima, Akihiko Hirata, Yumi Ito, Akiko Wakabayashi, Jun Tazaki, Toru Ibuki, Sachio Sakai, Toshio Shiba, Tomoko Umeda, Tsugutoshi Komada, Tadao Nakamaru, Fuyuki Murakami, Yukio Kasama, Toru Watanabe, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Kazuo Suzuki, Keiko Mari, Toshiaki Nishizawa, Robert Dunham, Barbara Lynn, Goro Mutsumi, Masao Shimizu, Ichiro Arishima, Keiko Sawai, Hideyo Amamoto, Yoshio Yoshida, Zan Fujita, Kotaro Tomita, Katsumasa Uchida, Raymond Burr, Yoshibumi Tajima, Kenichiro Maruyama, Andrew Hughes, Midori Uchiyama, Susumu Okabe, Kunio Murai, Ulf Otsuki, Masao Imafuku, Sonosuke Sawamura, Hisaya Ito, Seishiro Kuno, Haruo Suzuki, Gen Shimizu, Gentaro Nakajima, Ikio Sawamura, Kenzo Tabu, Susumu Kurobe, Kanta Mori, Akira Tani
In 1954, an enormous beast clawed its way out of the sea, destroying everything in its path—and changing movies forever. The arresting original Godzilla soon gave rise to an entire monster-movie genre (kaiju eiga), but the King of the Monsters continued to reign supreme: in fourteen fiercely entertaining sequels over the next two decades, Godzilla defended its throne against a host of other formidable creatures, transforming from a terrifying symbol of nuclear annihilation into a benevolent (if still belligerent) Earth protector. Collected here for the first time are all fifteen Godzilla films of Japan’s Showa era, in a landmark set showcasing the technical wizardry, fantastical storytelling, and indomitable international appeal that established the most iconic giant monster the cinema has ever seen.
  • Year: 1954-1975
  • Time: 1295 total min.

Details by Film

Release Information:

Technical Specifications

Format:
Blu-ray
Discs:
BD-50 (8 Discs)
Total: 8 Discs
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37:1
2.35:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Mono 1.0
Japanese PCM Mono 1.0
Subtitles:
English

Supplements

Types of Supplements Included: Feature Film, Audio Commentary, Interview, Featurette, Video Essay, Alternate Version, Alternate Soundtrack, Theatrical Trailer, Book
  • New high-definition digital restoration of Godzilla, King of the Monsters, Terry Morse’s 1956 reworking of the original
  • Japanese-release version of King Kong vs. Godzilla from 1962
  • Audio commentary for Godzilla and Godzilla, King of the Monsters by film historian David Kalat
  • International English-language dub tracks for Invasion of Astro-Monster, Son of Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters, Godzilla vs. Megalon, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, and Terror of Mechagodzilla
  • Directors Guild of Japan interview with director Ishiro Honda, conducted by director Yoshimitsu Banno in 1990
  • Featurette detailing Godzilla’s photographic effects, introduced by special effects director Koichi Kawakita and special effects photographer Motoyoshi Tomioka
  • Programs detailing the creation of Godzilla’s special effects and unused effects sequences from Toho releases including Destroy All Monsters
  • New interview with filmmaker Alex Cox about his admiration for the Showa-era Godzilla films
  • 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
  • Interviews with actors Bin Furuya and Tsugutoshi Komada
  • New 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
  • A lavishly illustrated deluxe hardcover book featuring an essay by cinema historian Steve Ryfle, notes on the films by cinema historian Ed Godziszewski, and new illustrations by Arthur Adams, Sophie Campbell, Becky Cloonan, Jorge Coelho, Geof Darrow, Simon Gane, Robert Goodin, Benjamin Marra, Monarobot, Takashi Okazaki, Angela Rizza, Yuko Shimizu, Bill Sienkiewicz, Katsuya Terada, Ronald Wimberly, and Chris Wisnia

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Godzilla Raids Again
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
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Son of Godzilla
Destroy All Monsters
All Monsters Attack
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Terror of Mechagodzilla
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