World Famous Comics: Gojira / Godzilla Deluxe Collector's Edition (Gojira/Godzilla [1954] / Godzilla, King of the Monsters [1956])
Gojira / Godzilla Deluxe Collector's Edition (Gojira/Godzilla [1954] / Godzilla, King of the Monsters [1956])
Starring: Akira Takarada, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura, Terry Morse Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD Format: Black & White, Collector's Edition, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled Label: Classic Media Number of Items: 2 Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 05, 2006 Theatrical Release Date: May 07, 2004
Product Description: The testing of nuclear weapons in the Pacific Ocean triggers the awakening of a dreadful 400-foot-tall fire-breathing prehistoric lizard who commences to wreak havoc on the city of Tokyo. The original Japanese version of GODZILLA without the Americanized addition of Raymond Burr.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY Rating: NR UPC: 828768455999 Manufacturer No: LVD684559
Amazon.com: The first of the Godzilla movies, and the most somber and serious in tone, Gojiro was originally a 98-minute Japanese horror film, until a U.S. company bought the rights and reissued the film at 79 minutes, replacing sequences involving a Japanese reporter with new inserts of a dour, pipe-smoking Raymond Burr. Both versions appear together for the first time in this release from Sony Wonder.
Gojira (1954) The best of the best. The darkest of all the Godzilla series. The one and only 1954 Japanese classic, Gojira. This is the real deal my fellow Godzilla fans. Finally after many years of waiting we finally get to see Gojira in its full glory.
Mans arrogance and ignorance of the nuclear bomb has spawned a monster who is more powerful than the very weapon that created the monstrous creature...this is Godzilla. Angered by his rebirth into an unfamiliar world, the giagntic saurian lashes out at the world, destroying anything that dares to challenge his might.
Dr. Serizawa, the man who created a weapon that is deadlier than all and any nuclear weapons (just a a piece the size of a softball can turn all of Tokyo Bay and a 150 mile radius into a graveyard), The Oxygen Destroyer. This deadly weapon is the world's only hope to destroy Godzilla once and for all. But is such power worth the risk?!
This DVD is great! If you want to see a great film with memorable scenes and thrilling storylines, then this film is for you. Buy this great DVD and enjoy! Plus it contains the american version with Raymond Burr on another disc...plus other awesome bonous features!
Buy the DVD and enjoy!
I love Gojira This is the best Godzilla I have ever seen; and I watch him all the time! Gojira is an excellent movie in which the Japanese show the viewer what actually did happen at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is genuinely frightening during the scenes of destruction; especially with small vignettes like the woman who tells her children, "We will be with your father soon," as they huddle in a corner. It is in Japanese with English subtitles.
I have a genuine liking for Godzilla in all his aspects; and the original 1956 American version with Raymond Burr is the best of those. That version is, of course, included; but the original Japanese Gojira amazed me! If you like Godzilla as a monster, protector, or, as my friend says, just plain "cute" creature, you will want to see this original with a serious message. It is well worth it.
Possibly the Greatest kaiju film ever made! No kaiju film can match up to the greatness of this fantastic film. The only ones who come even close are GMK and Shusuke Kaneko's Gamera trilogy from the 90's. And the only films who may surpass this one are the original King Kong and The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms. Now enough bickering on what's great and onto the main attraction. Gojira (Or Godzilla, King of the Monsters! as we know it here in the states) started one of the biggest movie franchises of all time. Although it is considered a kaiju film, it is supposed to represent the misfortunes and disaster of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from the bombings in 1945. We see people of all ages get crushed under Godzilla's mighty rampage and die slowly but painfully with nuclear material in their skin. Emiko Yamane must break her promise with her beloved friend Dr. Serizawa to tell the world of his horrible invention, the Oxygen Destroyer, to save all of Japan and the rest of the world from Godzilla. This is truly a sad film and should be taken very seriously as a warning for mankind of what is to come if the events of Hiroshima ever happen again. The special edition of this wonderful film includes not only the original uncut Japanese classic with optional subtitles but as a bonus we get the American version for comparison of the two films. We also get a ton of goodies here as we get audio commentaries for each film, trailers, and a "Behind the scenes" look as we see how the suit was created, deleted scenes, and much more. The quality is almost perfect as there are some scratches and lines in the films but it's not too much to complain. This set is a fantastic gift for all Godzilla, kaiju, monster, or even Japanese cinema fans to get as you will love this film and see the original Godzilla in all of his rubber suit glory.
This is The One That Started it All!!! Godzilla first appeared to the world in this great sci-fi classic that gets even better with age like fine wine!!!
A giant prehistoric creature who is 400 feet tal, rises from the Pacific Ocean to take nightly strolls through downtown Tokyo. Setting the city ablaze with his atomic breath, there just seems to be no end to this creatue's detruction and devestation!!
He's been awakened by H-bomb testing and keeps on making unwelcomed visits to the city. The officials work peevishly to try to find an end to Godzilla's reign of terror and destruction.
Come in bot the English version and the Japanese version. The Japanese version does not feature Raymond Burr who appears in the English version as journalist Steve Martin, but it DOES include an additional 20 minutes of footage not found in the English version.
~Daquan13.
The Japanese version really IS better! Sorry, Raymond Burr, I loved "Perry Mason".
But now that I've done a side-by-side comparison, the original Japanese version of "Gojira" is better than "Godzilla". 'Don't know why the US Studio thought that Americans couldn't handle the original. It was even cool seeing the islanders complaining to the Diet, and the commuters worrying about having to hide in bomb shelters again. If you stretch a bit, "Gojira" can be interpreted as an environmentalist movie, too. The plot is basically the same from movie to movie, but the Japanese version includes more plot and cultural detail, and better acting.
Also in the Japanese version, Takashi Shimura's (the leader of "The Seven Samurai") role is the main protagonist, not some ancillary character seen over Raymond Burr's shoulder every now and then.
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