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Godzilla / Janus Films, Toho Productions, Classic Media, Jewell Enterprises.
Godzilla: A prehistoric monster ravages metropolitan Tokyo. Scientists suspect that H-bomb tests awakened it from a two-million year sleep. They try to develop techniques to stop the monster.
Godzilla, king of the monsters: An American reporter investigating a series of mysterious disasters off the coast of Japan comes face to face with Godzilla, an ancient powerful creature capable of reducing Tokyo to smoldering rubble.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781604655100
- ISBN: 1604655100
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (176 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (14 pages).
- Edition: Blu-ray ed.
- Publisher: [New York] : Criterion Collection, [2012]
- Copyright: ©2012
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Remastered versions of the granddaddy of all monster movies, Godzilla, along with the "Americanized" version, Godzilla, king of the monsters. Special features include: New high-definition digital restoration with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; Audio commentary 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 score composer Akira Ifukube; Godzilla photographic featurette; New interview with Japanese-film critic Tadao Sato; Audio essay describing the tragic fate of the fishing vessel Daigo Fukuryu Maru, the real-life event that inspired the movie; Movie trailers; New English subtitle translation. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Godzilla (96 min., 1954) -- Godzilla, king of the monsters (ca. 80 min., 1956). |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Godzilla: director, Ishiro Honda ; producer, Tomoyuki Tanaka ; original story, Shigeru Kayama ; screenplay, Takeo Murata, Ishiro Honda ; music, Akira Ifukube. Godzilla, king of the monsters: directors, Terry Morse, Ishiro Honda ; producer, Tomoyuki Tanaka ; screenplay, Takeo Murata, Ishiro Honda ; original screenplay, Kayama Shigeru ; music, Akira Ifukube. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Godzilla: Akira Takarada, Momoko Kochi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura. Godzilla, king of the monsters: Raymond Burr, Akira Takarada, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kochi. |
| System Details Note: | Blu-ray, high-definition digital restoration, uncompressed monaural soundtrack, 1.37:1 aspect, region A. Requires Blu-ray player. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions. |
| Language Note: | Godzilla: Japanese with English SDH. Godzilla, king of the monsters: English. |
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| Subject: | Godzilla (Fictitious character) > Drama. Monsters > Japan > Drama. Legends > Japan > Drama. |
| Genre: | Feature films Japan. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Co PL - Seymour Main Library | BLU-RAY FIC GODZILLA (Text) | Blu-ray | 37500004197790 | Movies | Available | - |
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