From Anime News Network via Cinema Today (Japan) TOHO is producing a new work of its iconic film monster Godzilla for release throughout Japan in 2016. It will be the first Godzilla film by TOHO since 2004's Godzilla Final Wars (pictured right). According to the Cinema Today website, the "legendary" Japanese franchise is undergoing a revival, in response to the heightened fan support after Gareth Edwards and Legendary Pictures' Hollywood Godzilla film became a worldwide hit. Edwards' film has opened in 63 countries and territories, and has earned over 57 billion yen (about US$470 million) worldwide, including 3.2 billion yen (US$26 million) in Japan alone. Production of the new film will run from summer to fall of next year, and TOHO is assembling the staff. It will have no direct ties with Edwards' film, but will instead be an entirely new Godzilla film. Edwards and Legendary Pictures are separately planning a sequel to their own film. TOHO proclaimed, "The time has come to make a film that will not bow down to the Hollywood film," thanks to a combination of rapidly improving filmmaking techniques (as exemplified by the ongoing Parasyte films) and know-how developed over the years in Japan. TOHO is also inaugurating the Godzilla Conference or "Godzi-con," a organization to discuss and determine the strategy of Godzilla projects — including but not limited to the new film — in response to the growing Godzilla fandom bolstered by Edwards' film. It is now mainly composed of TOHO staff members, but TOHO is considering adding other creators and businesses to explore new project possibilities. Note: This is not the first time this has been said but the previous time seem to be a rumor this time it seems likely it will happen. Update: it has been confirmed on the Japanese Godzilla site.
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From The Good The Bad And Godzilla While Toho’s Visual Effects films have been run before on the Nihon Eiga Senmon Channel (Japanese Movie Specialty Channel), and this past spring and summer saw a countdown of every Godzilla title on the Satellite Cable station to usher in the domestic release of Gareth Edwards’ GODZILLA (2014), there was more amazing news dropped on their website this past Wednesday morning in Japan, that will be another great cause for kaiju eiga fans across the globe to rejoice. For "Unearthed! Treasures of Visual Effects Collection," four films will be broadcast during the Big G’s 60th Anniversary — a cross section of Honda and Tsuburaya’s best, which isn't special in of itself, nor the premiere of new HD transfers, but rather that two of the films will be hailed as celebrations in of themselves. One of them, fans have been hoping on for decades, while the other is a completely mind-boggling surprising announcement, which I never saw coming. Here’s the biggest news, first: According to the NESC website, some of the lost negative elements for the full-length theatrical version of KING KONG VS. GODZILLA (1962) have recently been discovered and have been given a HD makeover. There is no word on how, when or where the footage was discovered, but this is extremely good news since the missing footage had been previously sourced from a worn anamorphic 16mm roadshow print. Click here for the complete article. Sony Movie Channel will be featuring several Godzilla films during the month of September, most are the films that Sony has released on Blu-ray but also they will be showing Mothra '61 as well. Below are the listings from there site. MOTHRA (1961) Monday, Sept 1 11.20 am E | 8.20 am P Friday, Sept 5 6.40 am E | 3.40 am P Saturday, Sept 13 3.25 pm E | 12.25 pm P Monday, Sept 22 9.00 am E | 6.00 am P Monday, Sept 22 9.00 am E | 6.00 am P GODZILLA VS. MOTHRA (1992) Monday, Sept 1 9.30 am E | 6.30 am P Friday, Sept 5 8.15 am E | 5.15 am P Monday, Sept 8 10.00 pm E | 7.00 pm P Monday, Sept 8 1.30 am E | 10.30 pm P Monday, Sept 22 10.35 am E | 7.35 am P GODZILLA 2000 (1999) Monday, Sept 1 1.00 pm E | 10.00 am P Monday, Sept 8 11.45 pm E | 8.45 pm P Monday, Sept 8 3.15 am E | 12.15 am P Thursday, Sept 11 6.25 am E | 3.25 am P GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS: THE G ANNIHILATION STRATEGY (2000) Monday, Sept 1 2.40 pm E | 11.40 am P Monday, Sept 15 10.00 pm E | 7.00 pm P Monday, Sept 15 1.20 am E | 10.20 pm P Sunday, Sept 21 7.10 am E | 4.10 am P GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA (2002) Monday, Sept 1 4.35 pm E | 1.35 pm P Monday, Sept 15 11.50 pm E | 8.50 pm P Monday, Sept 15 3.10 am E | 12.10 am P Sunday, Sept 21 9.00 am E | 6.00 am P GODZILLA: TOKYO S.O.S. (2003) Monday, Sept 1 6.10 pm E | 3.10 pm P Thursday, Sept 4 6.05 pm E | 3.05 pm P Thursday, Sept 11 8.10 am E | 5.10 am P Monday, Sept 22 10.00 pm E | 7.00 pm P Monday, Sept 22 1.50 am E | 10.50 pm P Saturday, Sept 27 7.55 am E | 4.55 am P GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (2004) Monday, Sept 1 7.45 pm E | 4.45 pm P Thursday, Sept 4 7.45 pm E | 4.45 pm P Saturday, Sept 13 1.10 pm E | 10.10 am P Monday, Sept 22 11.40 pm E | 8.40 pm P Monday, Sept 22 3.30 am E | 12.30 am P Saturday, Sept 27 9.30 am E | 6.30 am P This exhibit opens today and runs through the 17th check out the info below and the link for more info (translated from the Japanese site). Holding period 2014/08/02 (Sat) - 2014/08/17 (Sun) Holding time 10:00 to 18:00 (last admission 17:30) Venue Exhibition Hall A World Import Mart 4F Fee ■ Advance tickets for adults (junior high school or more) 1,000 yen (3 years old - elementary school students) ¥ 500 children ■ Day Ticket Adult (junior high school or more) 1,200 yen for children (3 years old - elementary school students) 700 yen Organizer Large Godzilla special effects Exhibition Executive Committee Phone number (Up to 17 days 10:00 ~ 18:00 ※ 8 May) 03-6369-8105 URL http://www.godzilla-tokusatsu.com/ The number of great power exhibition on the heels of the 60th anniversary of Godzilla birth ways. Highlight full to the latest movie from the Godzilla series in history! ■ (Sat) 10:00 - June 21, 2014 Advance release launch in each play guide Seven ticket, Lawson Ticket, Ticket Pia, of e +! From what we can tell there will be three locations for this Tokyo Tower, Shibuya Hikarie, and Kintetsu Art Museum. Admission is free at Tokyo Tower, the other locations is $10 US. The first exibit is from July 20th to the 29th, the second from July 24th to August 14th, the last one from July 18th to August 31st. Check out the website for all the info here.
Below is info on a celebration at Tokyo Tower Godzilla's 60th Anniversary it appears to be a month long celebration, Japan seems to really be going all out for Godzilla and I'm certainly not complaining. 60th Anniversary & latest Godzilla birth "GODZILLA" public celebration! That "GODZILLA" comes back to Tokyo Tower! 31 July 18 (Friday) to August (day), in the third floor gallery foot tower town I will hold a "World Exhibition in Tokyo Tower ~ GODZILLA GENERATION ~ Godzilla". Addition to display the duplicate original digital art, Godzilla world drawn by Yuji Kaida and raw賴範righteousness, market of rare goods full replication of the original Godzilla fan coveted, art book, and T-shirts held decision! This summer, the land of Godzilla memories? Please drunk in the world of Godzilla in Tokyo Tower! ◆ World Exhibition in Tokyo Tower ~ GODZILLA GENERATION ~ Godzilla ◆ ● (day) 31 July 18 schedule (Friday) to August ● location / time -foot third floor of Tower Town Gallery 9:30 to 21:00 Foot Town first floor lounge welcome 9:00 ~ 22:00 ● Admission fee Free ● Contact 03-3275-8640 (10:00 to 17:00 Yukan Fuji / weekdays) From Dread Central Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be releasing two more entries in its Toho Godzilla Collection this September and, as an added bonus (for the dozen or so people that enjoy them, kaiju completists, or mere gluttons for punishment), all three installments of the late 90s Rebirth of Mothra trilogy. Godzilla 2000, GMK/GxMG double feature, and the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy will arrive on Blu-ray September 9th. All will be digitally remastered in High Definition and English and Japanese audio options. Update: Godzilla 2000 will include both the Japanese release as well as the US release versions. All are two disc sets priced at around $20 they can be pre ordered from Amazon for $13.99. We posted this in the past now they are showing up as pre-orders on a number of sites, all Godzilla 60th anniversary Blu-ray & DVD releases (all of the 29 titles including the '98 American Godzilla film) will be available. 16 titles are newly released as Blu-ray format, and other 13 ones are reissued. They are listed close to $50 US but should be had for less, these show in listings on CD Japan as being region free, if so then for possible the first time US buyers can get the highly sort after Godzilla 1984 in these formats. Most include bonus material, trailers, making of, poster art, etc. You can go to the CD Japan site here. The Japanese network will celebrate Godzilla's 60th anniversary with two documentaries and a number of Godzilla films. The documentaries are "The Premium: Godzilla’s Counterattack: Who Are You?" and "The Man Who Painted Monsters With Sound: Godzilla vs. Akira Ifukube", info direct from there site below. "The Man Who Painted Monsters With Sound: Godzilla vs. Akira Ifukube" Sunday July 6th Navigator Sano Shiro actor also appeared experience in "Godzilla 2000", Godzilla music stay alive in '60 or was born in what way, and sprinkled with a dramatic re-enactment with the testimony of the person in charge the process to completion from the birth secret story as well as look back, Akira Ifukube composer is in deciphering the message I put in the sound. For movie "Godzilla", a film director has likened this. "The movie is said to be a masterpiece, there is music that has excellent characteristics that always, also Godzilla, it is in the works to be engraved in the memory by the music" ---. It adds special effects to the video and intense character of Godzilla, is what makes a masterpiece "Godzilla" another, it is the music. It was the composer, composer Akira Ifukube greeting 100th birthday this year. His music will be the decisive impression of the Godzilla movies, and continue to influence also sequel. Also composer Alexander Desupura known was in charge of the music Hollywood version of a new work of this summer of "GODZILLA", or "speech of the King of England" and "Treasures of Harry Potter death", and without learning the music of Ifukube, It is said that it is not possible to express the existence of Godzilla. Music Ifukube is on the show? Whether continue to be loved, to Navigator Sano Shiro actor also appeared experience in "Godzilla 2000", Godzilla music stay alive in '60 or was born in what way, why, complete from its birth secret story as well as look back and sprinkled with a dramatic re-enactment with the testimony of the person in charge of the process up, Akira Ifukube composer is in deciphering the message I put in the sound. [Cast] Shiro Sano (Actor), Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (actress) Alexander Desupura ("GODZILLA" music composer) other reproduction drama: Yoshizawa Yu (Actor), Kana Harada (actress), etc. "The Premium: Godzilla’s Counterattack: Who Are You?" Saturday July 5th Film critic of the United States has likened this Godzilla. '60 From the birth of the movie "Godzilla" - ". Monster immortal can live in any era, it's Godzilla's existence that can be reborn in the clothing appropriate for the age always commit our thoughts the most." Spawn of atomic and hydrogen bombs, Hero, as the presence of sound the alarm to the human race at the children, Godzilla has engaged in a desperate struggle with the human being appeared in front of us, to destroy the city earnestly, and then, fight the Wild Things Are at at were. And summer this year. Godzilla revives 3D movie which made full use of state-of-the-art technology in Hollywood as "GODZILLA". Why Godzilla is what continues to be superstar of the movie? Is it a who exactly is Godzilla beyond the age difference and culture, the country, coming resurrected screen time after time? The movie covered the people of Japan and the United States, which has been wrestling with Godzilla. Generously errand video so far ranging '60 Godzilla, 28 installment, and while exchanging the latest research and unpublished materials, in the Japanese star movie largest, King of the Monsters of the world's most famous, the charm of Godzilla I will focus on. [Appearance] Takarada Akira, Ken Watanabe, Takao Okawara, Kazuki Omori, Shusuke Kaneko, Ryuhei Kitamura, Masaaki Tezuka, KenAkira Yamashita, Koichi Kawakita, Shogo Tomiyama, Wataru Mimura, Gareth Edwards, William Tsutsui, Gregory Flew Films being shown: GODZILLA 60th Anniversary Digitally Remastered (1954) MOTHRA VS GODZILLA (1964) GHIDORAH: THE THREE-HEADED MONSTER (1964) INVASION OF ASTRO-MONSTER (1965) RETURN OF GODZILLA (1984) GODZILLA VS MECHAGODZILLA II (1993) GODZILLA VS DESTOROYAH (1995) GODZILLA, MOTHRA AND KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK (2001) GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA (2002) |
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