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 Criterion has announced the Godzilla Vs. Biollante 4K UHD Blu-ray release, check out the full info below as well as the cover art above.
Godzilla vs. Biollante Director: Kazuki Omori Diving into delirious realms of imagination, this second film of the Godzilla franchise’s 1980s resurgence showcased the towering beast for a new generation of fans. This time, Godzilla’s foe is one of the series’ most wondrously strange kaiju creations: Biollante—a mutant plant genetically engineered from the cells of a rose, a renegade scientist’s dead daughter, and Godzilla itself. With a wild plot encompassing spies, psychic children, and bonkers biotechnology—and some of the coolest special effects in the history of Japanese cinema—Godzilla vs. Biollante stands as a high point in the ever-evolving mythology of the King of the Monsters. 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
Available Mar 18, 2025 4K+BLU-RAY: 2 Discs, $34.96, SRP: $49.95 BLU‑RAY: 1 Disc, $27.96 Pre-order here.
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 Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director Storyline: Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director is a documentary that explores the life and career of prolific Japanese director Ishiro Honda, highlighting his filmography, war experiences, and obsession with the atomic bomb. Through interviews and analysis, it also delves into his friendship and collaboration with Akira Kurosawa. Synopsis:
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The film will premiere on October 4th. Official Web: www.ishirohondafilm.com Social Media: @daifilmsprods (Instagram) / https://www.facebook.com/daifilms (Facebook) Youtube channel (under construction): https://www.youtube.com/@dai_films IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30832175/  Film Stills
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  Godzilla 1954 Godzilla (a.k.a. Gojira) is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning more than thirty sequels. A thrilling, tactile spectacle that continues to be a cult phenomenon, the original 1954 Japanese version is presented here, along with Godzilla, King of the Monsters, the 1956 “Americanized” version. 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
"GODZILLA" (a.k.a. "GOJIRA") (c) 1954 Toho Co., Ltd. "GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS" (c) 1956 Toho Co., Ltd. Godzilla, Gojira, the character designs and King of the Monsters are trademarks of Toho Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
Coming soon, available Nov 5, 2024 4K+BLU-RAY 2 Discs $39.96 SRP: $49.95 BLU‑RAY 1 Disc $31.96 SRP: $39.95 DVD 2 Discs $23.96 SRP: $29.95 Pre-order at Criterion here.            GODZILLA MINUS ONE BLU-RAY DELUXE JAPAN COLLECTOR'S EDITION Description Godzilla Store Exclusive Featuring Both Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color Estimated ship date: September 2024 Be one of the first in the US to own Godzilla Minus One on Blu-ray with the “Deluxe Japan Collector’s Edition”! This Godzilla Store Exclusive mirrors the deluxe 4-disc box set released on May 1, 2024 in Japan, and includes both Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color. Preserving the Japanese treatment in both packaging and content, the “Deluxe Japan Collector’s Edition” includes all the same features as the original Japan release with the added addition of English menus and the option to select the theatrical release English subtitles for Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color. With an estimated ship date of September 2024, this edition will be a limited release and the first opportunity to own Godzilla Minus One home video in the US. Full details of each disc content: Disc 1: Godzilla Minus One 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Release date: Sept 2024 US Godzilla Store Exclusive      ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER GODZILLA MINUS ONE STOMPS ITS WAY ONTO NETFLIX AND AVAILABLE FOR DIGITAL PURCHASE/DIGITAL RENTAL ON JUNE 1 Highest Grossing Japanese Film in US Box Office History is Available Starting Today Across Platforms Press release June 1, 2024 – Get ready to experience the King of the Monsters from the comfort of your own home! Toho International, the U.S.-based subsidiary of Japan's Toho Co. Ltd that has brought classic Godzilla to life, today announced that the Academy Award®-winning smash hit Godzilla Minus One is stomping its way onto Netflix on June 1. The film, also available simultaneously for digital purchase/digital rental across additional platforms via Premiere Digital, opened in US theaters in December 2023 and quickly became the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film in US box office history. In addition to both subtitled and dubbed language versions of Godzilla Minus One being available to stream on Netflix (worldwide excluding Japan and with France coming at a later date), Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color are today available simultaneously for digital purchases/digital rentals in the US and Canada in subtitled versions across Amazon, Apple iTunes, Google Play, Microsoft, and FandangoNOW/VUDU, inDemand, XBOX, and Vubiquity. Both films will be offered at $14.99 USD/$14.99 CAD for purchase and $5.99 USD/$5.99 CAD for rent. Additionally, both Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color and Godzilla Minus One will be offered through Dish at $14.99 for purchase and $5.99 for rent. DirecTV will also launch both versions of the film, with Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color at $14.99 for purchase and $5.99 for rent and Godzilla Minus One at $9.99 for purchase and $5.99 for rent. Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color will also make its way onto Netflix later this summer. Set in postwar Japan, Godzilla Minus One sees Godzilla bring new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror. From renowned director, screenwriter & VFX visionary Takashi Yamazaki (The Eternal Zero, Stand By Me Doraemon) comes Godzilla Minus One, a film about the power of home in the face of despair. The film stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, and Kuranosuke Sasaki, with music by Naoki Sato. As the latest domestic Japanese Godzilla film since the popular Shin Godzilla in 2016, Godzilla Minus One became the first Japanese movie to win the Academy Award® for Best Visual Effects. This also marked the first time a Godzilla film was recognized by the Academy in its 70-year franchise history. Godzilla Minus One also garnered a list of impressive accolades including numerous Critics Groups Awards for Best Visual Effects as well as for Best Film, and was named Best International Film at the prestigious Lumière Awards, which honors outstanding achievement in the creation of immersive storytelling. The film also won 8 Japan Academy Awards, including Best Picture. ABOUT TOHO INTERNATIONAL Toho International, Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of Japan's Toho Co. Ltd, has brought classic Godzilla, with 70 years of storytelling and monster mayhem, brand awareness and excitement to audiences around the world through a comprehensive licensing program spanning toys & collectibles, gaming, apparel, accessories, publishing, seasonal, housewares, food & beverage, and many more categories. With 30 live-action films, numerous animated films and series, and more action-packed new content to come, Toho has captured the love and attention of Godzilla fans from all across the globe. Always-on content accessible across multiple streaming platforms has put Godzilla and other Toho monsters at the forefront of consumers' minds as the franchise gears up for an exciting next generation of storytelling and fandom. ABOUT PREMIERE DIGITAL Premiere Digital is a media services, distribution, and technology solutions company based in Los Angeles, California, and Bangalore, India. Premiere is a leader in cloud-based digital asset delivery and content optimization solutions for clients in the Media & Entertainment industry. They offer services that enable content ingestion, preparation, management, and delivery/distribution of media assets to all digital platforms, including the latest workflows in UHD and HDR for video, audio, image, closed caption, or subtitle files. Furthermore, Premiere has "smart" software tools and custom software solutions for use in the digital supply chain distribution space from ordering to consumer storefronts for tracking of enhanced monetization. Additional information on Premiere can be found at premieredigital.com. ABOUT NETFLIX Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services with 270 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films, and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause, and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time. 
  The Music Box Theatre is having a film festival for Godzilla movie fans and they are not skimping on it. Godzilla vs Music Box is seven days celebrating Godzilla's 70th Anniversary and features 16 films being shown through the run as well as a full day marathon of Showa films, all 15. The event is co-presented by the Japanese Arts Foundation and runs from June 7th to 13th, there will be many special guests, and more, check out the full list and details below. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Friday, 6/7 - Opening Night!
Saturday, 6/8
Sunday, 6/9
Monday, 6/10 - Kid's Day
Tuesday, 6/11
Wednesday, 6/12 - Mothra Day
Thursday, 6/13
SERIES PRICING
About Music Box CHICAGO’S VENUE FOR INDEPENDENT, FOREIGN, CULT AND CLASSIC FILMS Turn onto Southport Avenue and it’s hard to resist the neon beacon that lures cinephiles from across Chicagoland with eight flickering letters—Music Box. It’s a promise of more than just entertainment, but a total experience. It’s a community of strangers coming together over the anticipation of that familiar red velvet curtain rising toward the twinkling, star-covered ceiling. It’s a symbol of Chicago’s go-to venue for independent, foreign, cult, and classic films. Walk by the ticket window and step back in time to when the ‘20s were still roaring and the theatre first opened—just two months before The Great Depression—on August 22, 1929. It was a time before fluorescent lighting, megaplexes, and artificial butter. And although our ticket prices have changed slightly over the past 90 or so years, the butter on our popcorn is still real. Each of our theatre’s 700 seats has a story to tell. The stories are more colorful than the decades of films projected here; of first dates that took place under the starry sky; of family traditions revolving around the annual White Christmas singalong; of the ghost some say haunts the theatre to this day. Join us, and make a few memories of your own. It’s certain to be an experience as unforgettable as the film itself. The Music Box Theatre is independently owned and operated by the Southport Music Box Corporation. SMBC, through its Music Box Films division, also distributes foreign and independent films in the theatrical, DVD and television markets throughout the United States. Location: 3733 N Southport Ave Chicago, IL 60613 Phone: 773 871 6604 
  The Japanese video release of Godzilla Minus One has been announced, it includes Amazon exclusive, and Godzilla Store exclusive. The Amazon version features a Steelbook for the 4K version with 4K disc, standard Blu-ray disc of the film and a second disc for the Minus Color version, and a bonus disk, it also comes with Amazon exclusive bonuses. There is a version without the Steelbook, and one without any bonuses. The Godzilla Store is the same but no Steelbook but instead a limited Movie Monster Series Godzilla (2023) Memorial Gold Version figure. There is also a tree disc Blu-ray set with figure as well. There will most likely be other versions which we will add to this post. Updated below. Amazon 4K, Japanese original steel book + acrylic stand + visual sheet, Manufacturer bonus: Famous line sticker - 15,100 yen 4K, Acrylic stand + visual sheet, Manufacturer bonus: Famous line sticker - 12,100 yen 4K - 12,100 yen Blu-ray - 4,400 yen DVD - 2,973 yen Godzilla Store 4K, Acrylic stand + visual sheet, Manufacturer bonus: Famous line sticker, figure - 15,620 yen 4K, Acrylic stand + visual sheet, Manufacturer bonus: Famous line sticker - 12,100 yen Blu-ray, Acrylic stand + visual sheet, Manufacturer bonus: Famous line sticker, figure - 13,420 yen Blu-ray, Acrylic stand + visual sheet, Manufacturer bonus: Famous line sticker - 9,900 yen Yodobashi Limited Godzilla-1.0" Blu-ray deluxe edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray included 4-disc set A5 with character lithograph (with serial number) - 16,390 yen General releases Godzilla-1.0 Blu-ray deluxe edition 3-disc set: 9,900 yen Godzilla-1.0 Blu-ray 2-disc set: 6,050 yen Godzilla-1.0 DVD 3-disc set: 4,950 yen Godzilla-1.0/C Blu-ray: 4,400 yen Godzilla-1.0/C DVD: 3,300 yen Product description (4K Sets) Japan after the war. From nothing to negative. ★Amazon exclusive bonus★ Comes with original steel book + acrylic stand + visual sheet ★Manufacturer bonus★ Comes with famous line sticker <Story> Live and resist. Godzilla suddenly appears in Japan, which has become a scorched earth. Is there a way for the nameless people left behind to survive and fight back? Takashi Yamazaki is the director, scriptwriter, and VFX director of Godzilla-1.0, which commemorates Godzilla's 70th anniversary . A symbol of despair is now revived in Reiwa. Main story DISC① 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Main story 125 minutes / 3 layers (100G) / 4K 2160p 16:9 Scope size / Dolby Vision Audio: (1) Japanese Dolby Atmos (2) Japanese 5.1ch Dolby TrueHD (3 ) Japanese 2.0ch Dolby TrueHD (4) Barrier-free Japanese audio guide 2.0ch Dolby TrueHD Subtitles: Barrier-free Japanese subtitles Main story DISC② Blu-ray, Main story 125 minutes / Trailer editing / 2 layers (BD50G) / 1080p High Definition 16:9 Scope size audio: (1) Japanese Dolby Atmos (2) Japanese 5.1ch Dolby TrueHD (3) Japanese 2.0ch Dolby TrueHD (4) Barrier-free Japanese audio guide 2.0ch Dolby TrueHD subtitles: Barrier-free Japan Japanese subtitles “Godzilla-1.0/C” main story DISC③ Blu-ray, Main story 125 minutes / “Godzilla-1.0/C” trailer / 2 layers (BD50G) / 1080p High Definition 16:9 Scope size Audio: (1) Japanese Dolby Atmos (2) Japanese 5.1ch Dolby TrueHD (3) Japanese 2.0ch Dolby TrueHD (4) Barrier-free Japanese audio guide 2.0ch Dolby TrueHD Subtitles: Barrier-free Japanese subtitles Bonus DISC Blu-ray, Recording length: To be determined / 2 layers (BD50G) / 16:9 / 1080p High Definition (partially 1080i) Audio: Japanese 2.0ch Dolby Digital <Contents (bonus DISC)> ■Making ■VFX making ■Special program to commemorate the release Behind the scenes -No .30-Tounfumono” ■Event video collection Monday, September 4, 2023: Completion report press conference Wednesday, October 18, 2023: World premiere Red carpet event Monday, October 23, 2023: Tokyo International Film Festival Opening Red Carpet November 1, 2023 (Wednesday): Tokyo International Film Festival Closing Screening Stage Greetings November 3, 2023 (Friday/Holiday): Opening Day Stage Greetings November 8, 2023 (Wednesday) - 10 (Friday): North American Premiere November 29, 2023 (Wednesday): Sapporo Event ◇ Takashi Yamazaki Selection Talk Show September 15, 2023 (Friday): “Takashi Yamazaki Selection Godzilla Screening” 1st (Guest: Shinji Higuchi) Friday, September 29, 2023: “Takashi Yamazaki Selection Godzilla Screening” 2nd (Guest: Keizo Murase) Friday, October 13, 2023: “Takashi Yamazaki Selection Godzilla Screening” 3rd ( Guest: Shusuke Kaneko) October 27, 2023 (Friday): “Takashi Yamazaki Selection Godzilla Screening” 4th (Guest: Hideaki Anno) <Preview Edit (Main DISC②)> ■Special News 1 and 2 ■Trailer ■TV Spot No. 1 edition / That's Godzilla edition / A glimmer of hope edition / The world praises edition / Live and resist edition / Against Godzilla edition ■ "Godzilla-1.0/C" trailer ■ 6 seconds bumper ■ IMAX PR video ■ ScreenX PR Video ■TOHO CINEMAS MOVIE LINE UP ■Cinema erasure announcement <Specifications/Inclusions> ■4-disc digipak + outer case specifications ■Special booklet ■<Special disaster planning document> Reduced edition <Cast> Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yamada Yuki, Takataka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki <Staff> Director Screenplay VFX: Takashi Yamazaki Music: Naoki Sato Release date: May 1, 2024 Studio: Toho Number of discs: 4 (4K Set)  Amazon  Bonus  Bonus  Bonus  Minus Color Version
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 The Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington NY will celebrate Godzilla's birthday with four films over four days November 4th to 7th (Saturday thru Tuesday). The four films are Godzilla (1954), Mothra Vs. Godzilla (1964), Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1964), and Destroy All Monsters (1968). All are in Japanese with English subtitles, they will start at 7PM for the first two, and 7:30PM for the second two, tickets are $15 ($10 for members). The Cinema Arts Centre is at 423 Park Avenue Huntington, NY 11743 and you can buy tickets on their website here. Godzilla: King of the Monsters - Celebrating the Birth of a Kaiju Legend
 From Toho Prepare for massive (miniature) monster battles when Godzilla Voxel Wars arrives on Steam this November for PC and Mac. From Toho Games and studio Nukenin LLC, the all-new single-player strategy puzzle game puts players in control of Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, and more as they rampage across six worlds to repel the Fungoid mushroom menace in turn-based combat. Each world consists of multiple 8x8 grid stages, which can each be flipped to reveal another playable side enhanced with increased difficulty. Players can also build their own sharable stages for others to try. Players that complete stages in the fewest attempts will net the highest scores to rule the online leaderboards. See the first trailer and images from the upcoming Godzilla Voxel Wars game below. ABOUT THIS GAME Summary: From TOHO Games, subsidiary of the company behind the Godzilla movie series, and the up-and-coming game studio Nukenin LLC (winner of the Google Indie Game Festival 2021 TOHO Games Award) comes a new strategy puzzle game! Control Toho monsters as you save the world by repelling the invasion of the Fungoid mushroom menace! Progress through the stages to discover the truth behind these monster mushrooms! Key Points of this Game:
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Windows MINIMUM:
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Four giant Godzilla films crash into the Hollywood Theatre in one weekend! It's RETURN OF GODZILLATHON!
In September the Hollywood Theatre will feature four Godzilla films for their second Godzillathon hosted by Kyle Yount (Kaijucast, Collect All Monsters), check out the four films below including dates and times for each. The Hollywood Theatre is located at 4122 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, Oregon 97212, tickets can be purchased online or at the Hollywood Theatre Box Office, which opens 30 minutes prior to the first showing of the day/evening. Tickets for most films are $10 for adults, $8 for students/seniors (65+)/children, and $7 for members. Special events may have different pricing; please check online event descriptions for the most accurate info.
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