 GOJIRA [GODZILLA] The Complete,
Uncut, Japanese Original Available on DVD
The ocean's surface boils white-hot and a Japanese freighter mysteriously vanishes in the Pacific. Rescue boats meet the same fate, and the superstitious villagers of Odo Island fear an ancient legend has come true: the legend of Godzilla!
Reawakened from eons-long sleep by an H-bomb test, the behemoth seeks revenge on the civilized world, turning Tokyo into a wasteland of atomic fire and rubble. Caught in the monster's path of destruction are young lovers Emiko and Ogata, who must betray their friend Dr. Serizawa, a brilliant but tormented scientist, in order to save the world.
Classic Media presents the original and uncut Japanese-language version of Ishiro Honda's GOJIRA (1954), critically acclaimed as a bold anti-nuclear allegory and one of the greatest monster movies of all time. Also included is the English edited version "Godzilla, King of the Monsters" starring Raymond Burr.
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Gojira (Godzilla)
· English subtitles
· Native HD master from 35 mm print
· 1954
· Runtime: 95:59
· Black and White
· Aspect Ratio: 35 MM print
· Language: Japanese
· Single Sided DVD
· Commentary by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
· 16 page booklet which includes a history on the making of Gojira and how it was imported into the US and became Godzilla, King of the Monsters
· Original theatrical trailer
· “Making of the Godzilla Suit” featurette
· “Godzilla: Story Development” featurette
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
· Single sided DVD
· Commentary by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
· 1956
· Black and white
· Runtime: 78:59
· Aspect Ratio: 4X3
· Language: English
· Original theatrical trailer
CLASSIC MEDIA BRINGS THE JAPANESE
MONSTER OF MASS DESTRUCTION TO DVD
WITH THE RELEASE OF THE ORIGINAL
This film is a MUST have for any fan
of Godzilla or classic scifi/horror.
GOJIRA (aka GODZILLA)
The Complete, Uncut, Japanese Original Available
on DVD For the First Time Ever On September 5,
2006
The Release is Part of a Monster DVD 2-Pack,
Which Includes Both Gojira And the US Version,
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Move over King Kong! Godzilla is back! On September
5, Classic Media will release the complete, uncut,
Japanese original, Gojira (Godzilla), on DVD for
the first time ever in the US. From legendary
Japanese filmmaker Ishiro Honda, Gojira quickly
became a monster classic. Gojira will only be
available as part of a special DVD 2-pack that
also includes the re-edited US version, Godzilla:
King of the Monsters, starring Raymond Burr. Both
versions have been digitally remastered in HD.
The Gojira/Godzilla: King of the Monsters DVD
2-pack stomps onto retail shelves late summer
for $21.98 SRP.
Robert Mayo, SVP of Home Video at Classic Media,
said, “It’s really exciting to be able to finally
bring this classic film to DVD for the American
audience. Fans have been looking forward to the
release of Gojira for several years.”
For more information and updates closer to release
date, fans can log onto www.godzillaondvd.com.
A Monster Metaphor
Ishiro Honda’s 1954 black-and-white classic spawned
a new genre called the “kaiju eiga” or, Japanese
monster movie, giving way to countless sequels.
With its 50th anniversary theatrical re-release
in 2004, audiences rediscovered the strong anti-nuclear
message of the original Gojira film.
Gojira contains 40 minutes of footage that was
not seen as part of the re-edited, re-dubbed Americanized
Godzilla: King of Monsters. In the US version
40 minutes were cut and 20 minutes of new scenes
were added, starring Raymond Burr as an American
reporter. As a result, the original tone of the
movie was changed and the anti-H-Bomb message
dropped.
Gojira (1954)
Run Time: 98 minutes
When several ships mysteriously explode and sink
off the coast of Japan, the country begins to
panic. Authorities are convinced that the unexplained
activity was caused by underwater mines or volcanoes
and sends officials to Odo Island to investigate.
Days later, something comes ashore and destroys
several neighboring houses, killing many locals.
Renowned paleontologist, Dr. Kyohei Yemane (Takashi
Shimura), is called to lead a new expedition and
uncovers the source of the problem – a 400-foot
tall mutant dinosaur the natives call Gojira.
The Doctor insists that the monster, which was
awakened from a million-year sleep by nuclear
bomb tests in the South Pacific, be studied not
destroyed. Gojira soon begins a rampage that threatens
to destroy Japan. Can the powerful monster be
eliminated before it is too late?
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (1956)
Run Time: 78 minutes
When American reporter Steve Martin, played by
Raymond Burr, investigates a series of mysterious
disasters off the coast of Japan, he comes face
to face with an ancient creature so powerful and
terrifying, it can reduce Tokyo to a smoldering
graveyard. Nuclear weapon testing resurrected
this relic from the Jurassic age, and now this
behemoth is stomping and smashing his way through
the city. Conventional weapons are useless against
him; but scientist Dr. Serizawa has discovered
a weapon that could destroy all life in the bay
– including Godzilla! But, which disaster is worse,
Godzilla’s fury, or the death of Tokyo Bay?
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CLASSIC MEDIA LAUNCHES “RETURN TO THE KING OF THE MONSTERS ™ HOMETOWN” SWEEPSTAKES TODAY
TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF “GOJIRA” ON DVD
One Grand Prize Winner Will Receive an 8-Day, 7-Night Trip
For 2 to Tokyo, Japan
New York, NY – August 16, 2006 – Godzilla wants to show you his hometown! To celebrate the US release of GOJIRA, the original 1954, uncut Japanese Godzilla movie, Classic Media kicks off the Return to the King of the Monsters™ Hometown Sweepstakes.
Starting today, Godzilla fans can log onto www.godzillaondvd.com to enter to win one of more than 250 monstrous prizes.
One grand prize-winner will receive an 8-day/7-night vacation to Tokyo, Japan for two, including travel and first-class accommodations. Classic Media will also give away one SONY PSP ™ per day for the duration of the sweepstakes, running from August 16 – September 16, 2006. Additional prizes include 50 “Gojira/Godzilla: King of the Monsters” DVD sets and 200 limited-edition Gojira DVD movie posters.
For “Return to the King of the Monsters ™ Hometown” sweepstakes details, rules and regulations – please log onto www.godzillaondvd.com . This promotion is produced by T.E.A.M. Group, Florham Park, N.J.
GODZILLA ©1954
Toho Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Godzilla®
and the character design are trademarks of Toho
Co., Ltd.
GODZILLA, KING OF
THE MONSTERS ©1956 Toho Co., Ltd. Godzilla®,
the character design and King of the Monsters
are trademarks of Toho Co., Ltd.
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