| Description |
8 videodisc : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
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optical rdarm |
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mono rdacpc |
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video file rdaft |
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Blu-ray |
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region A rdare |
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Motion picture lcgft |
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Criterion collection ; 1000.
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| Note |
Title and credits from screen. |
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Widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio). |
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Issued as disc 3 in a boxed set entitled: Godzilla : the Showa-era films, 1954-1975. |
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Boxed set includes a hardcover book featuring a new essay by critic J. Hoberman and notes on the films by fim historian Ed Godziszewski. |
| Contents |
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964 ; 89 min.) -- Ghidorah, the three-headed monster (1964; 93 min.) -- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965 ; 94 min.). |
| Credits |
Mothra vs. Godzilla: director of photography, Hajime Koizumi ; editor, Ryohei Fujii ; music, Akira Ifukube ; production designer, Takeo Kita ; special-effects director, Eiji Tsuburaya. |
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Ghidorah, the three-headed monster: director of photography, Hajime Koizumi ; editor, Ryphei Fujii ; music, Akira Ifukube ; special-effects director, Eiji Tsuburaya. |
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Invasion of Astro-monster: director of photography, Hajime Koizumi ; editor, Ryphei Fujii ; music, Akira Ifukube ; special-effects director, Eiji Tsuburaya. |
| Cast |
Mothra vs. Godzilla: Takarada Akira, Hoshi Yuriko, Koizumi Hiroshi, Sahara Kenji, Fujiki Yū, Itō Emi, Itō Yumi, Tajima Yoshibumi, Tazaki Jun, Sada Yutaka. |
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Ghidorah, the three-headed monster: Natsuki Yōsuke, Hoshi Yuriko, Koizumi Hiroshi, Shimura Takashi. |
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Invasion of Astro-monster; Nick Adams, Akira Takarada, Kumi Mizuno, Akira Kubo, Yoshio Tsuchiya. |
| Summary |
Mothra vs. Godzilla: Godzilla faces off against the benevolent insect monster-god Mothra in this clash of the titans, a crossover battle between two of Toho Studios' most popular monsters-- the last in which Godzilla would figure as a malevolent villain rather than a fearsome hero. |
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Ghidorah, the three-headed monster: After laying waste to an alien civilization on Venus, the three-headed, lightning-emitting space monster Ghidorah brings its insatiable thirst for destruction to Earth, where fierce foes Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra must join forces in order to deal with the unprecedented threat. |
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Invasion of Astro-monster: Aliens from Planet X make an irresistible offer to the people of Earth: let them borrow Godzilla and Rodan to help defeat King Ghidorah, and in return they will provide a cure for all known human disease. But the aliens' duplicity is soon revealed, as they deploy all three monsters in their quest to conquer Earth. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray; region A; widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) presentation; LPCM mono; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles. Invasion of Astro-monster also available with a dubbed English soundtrack. |
| Subject |
Godzilla (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Monsters -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Astronauts -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Human-alien encounters -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Monster films.
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Science fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Foreign films, Japanese.
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Japanese language materials.
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Honda, Ishirō, 1911-1993, film director.
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Tanaka, Tomoyuki, 1910-1997, film producer.
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Sekizawa, Shinichi, screenwriter.
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Ifukube, Akira, 1914-2006, composer (expression)
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Takarada, Akira, 1934- actor.
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Koizumi, Hiroshi, 1926-2015, actor.
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Hoshi, Yuriko, 1943-2018, actor.
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Sahara, Kenji, 1932- actor.
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Natsuki, Yōsuke, 1936-2018, actor.
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Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982, actor.
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Adams, Nick, 1931-1968, actor.
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Kubo, Akira, actor.
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Mizuno, Kumi, 1937- actor.
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Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Mosura tai Gojira |
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Mothra versus Godzilla |
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Sandai kaijū, chikyū saidai no kessen |
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English title from subtitles for Sandai kaijū, chikyū saidai no kessen: Ghidorah, the three-headed monster |
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Kaijū daisensō |
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English title from subtitles for Kaijū daisensō: Invasion of Astro-monster |
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Container of (work): Mosura tai Gojira (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Sandai kaijū, chikyū saidai no kessen (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Kaijū daisensō (Motion picture)
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
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Invasion of Astro-monster.
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Godzilla, the Showa-era films, 1954-1975. 3.
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Ghidorah, the three-headed monster.
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| Standard No. |
715515236416 (set) |
| Music No. |
CC3075BD-3 The Criterion Collection (disc label) |
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CC3075BD The Criterion Collection (set) |
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