Godzilla (1954) (Ultra HD Blu-ray & Blu-ray) (UK Import)
Godzilla (1954) (Ultra HD Blu-ray & Blu-ray) (UK Import)
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- Country of origin:
- Japan, 1954
- Age release:
- Dieser Titel ist nicht FSK-geprüft.
Delivery to minors is not possible.
Infos zu Titeln ohne Jugendfreigabe - Item number:
- 11961929
- UPC/EAN:
- 5060952893834
- Release date:
- 11.11.2024
- Series:
- Criterion Collection
- Genre:
- Science Fiction
- Playing time ca.:
- 96 Min.
- Director:
- Ishirô Honda
- Actor:
- Haruo Nakajima, Takashi Shimura, Kin Sugai, Akihiko Hirata
- Language:
- Japanisch
- Sound Format:
- mono
- Picture:
- 4:3 (s/w)
- Subtitles:
- Englisch
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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 SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
High-definition digital restoration of Godzilla, King of the Monsters, Terry Morse’s 1956 reworking of the original, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Audio commentary for both movies by film historian David Kalat
Interviews with actors Akira Takarada and Haruo Nakajima and special effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai
Interview with legendary Godzilla score composer Akira Ifukube
Featurette detailing Godzilla’s photographic effects, introduced by special effects director Koichi Kawakita and special effects photographer Motoyoshi Tomioka
Interview with Japanese-film critic Tadao Sato
The Unluckiest Dragon, an illustrated audio essay featuring historian Greg Pflugfelder describing the tragic fate of the fishing vessel Daigo Fukuryu Maru, a real-life event that inspired Godzilla
Trailers
PLUS: An essay by critic J. Hoberman
Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz
