The Criterion Collection
Godzilla
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Directed by: Ishiro Honda
Featuring: Takashi Shimura, Akira Takarada, Momoko Kochi, Akihiko Hirata, Fuyuki Murakami, Sachio Sakai, Raymond Burr
Year: 1954
Time: 96 min.
Series: The Criterion Collection
Edition #: 594
Release Date: November 05 2024
MSRP:
$49.95
4K UHD Blu-ray/Blu-ray
2 Discs | BD-50/UHD-66
1.37:1 ratio
Japanese 1.0 PCM Mono
Subtitles: English
Regions A/None
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
Essay by J. Hoberman
