Archive for Godzilla
The Biggest THING in Town! (September, 1970)
Posted in 1970-1979, Movie Ads with tags Creature Features, Destroy All Monsters, Drive In, Dusk til Dawn, Gimmicks and Promotions, Godzilla, Godzilla vs. the Thing, Happy Holidays, Konga, Labor Day, Random Drive In Mash Up, Reptilicus, Thing-O-Rama on September 2, 2018 by WB KelsoFor the Love of Science-Fiction :: The Monsters are in Revolt! The World on the Brink of Destruction! (September, 1969)
Posted in 1960-1969, Movie Ads with tags American International, Destroy All Monsters, For the Love of Science-Fiction, Godzilla, Rodan, Sci-Fi, The Devil's 8, Toho on May 16, 2015 by WB KelsoThis post is part of the For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon hosted by Ferdy on Films, This Island Rod, and Wonders in the Dark. This year’s theme is science-fiction, and we’ll be leaning hard toward the “mad science” portion of the genre. Hope you enjoy, and please click on the link above and donate to help restore the silent film, Cupid in Quarantine. The goal is to raise $10,000. Give what you can, won’t you? Thank you!
Destroy All Monsters (1968) Toho Company :: American International / P: Tomoyuki Tanaka / D: Ishirô Honda / W: Ishirô Honda, Takeshi Kimura / C: Taiichi Kankura / E: Ryôhei Fujii / M: Akira Ifukube / S: Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yukiko Kobayashi, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Kyôko Ai
The Two Mightiest Monsters of All Time! (July, 1963)
Posted in 1960-1969, Movie Ads with tags Akihiko Hirata, Creature Feature, Godzilla, Ishirô Honda, John Beck, Kenji Sahara, King Kong, King Kong vs Godzilla, Mie Hama, RKO, Safari / Island Adventures, Sci-Fi, Tadao Takashima, Toho, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Universal International, Universal Pictures, Yû Fujiki on April 23, 2014 by WB Kelso
Needless to say, when I found the first ad for the titanic title bout between King Kong and Godzilla I got a little excited.
When I found the second ad, needless to say, I was a little concerned about the repeater, but figured, hell, we were heading for the weekend and building toward something really and truly special…
Well, shit.
Hrrrrmmmnnn … Trumped by Connie Francis. Nertz. Welp, hopefully, when it recycles to the Drive-In the ads will be a little more dramatic. And varied. And until I find those, check out these super-cool ads for the same film at the equally super-cool Friends of Marty Melville archive.
Other Points of Interest:
Poster campaign for King Kong vs. Godzilla at the Archive.
King Kong vs Godzilla (1962/1963) Toho:: John Beck :: RKO General Pictures :: Universal International / P: Tomoyuki Tanaka, John Beck (American Version) / D: Ishirô Honda / W: Shinichi Sekizawa, Bruce Howard (American Version), Paul Mason (American Version) / C: Hajime Koizumi / E: Reiko Kaneko / M: Akira Ifukube / S: Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yû Fujiki, Akihiko Hirata, Mie Hama
See the World Quake at the Fury of the Unleashed Battle of the Monsters! (December, 1965)
Posted in 1960-1969, Movie Ads with tags Akiko Wakabayashi, Alien Invaders, Continental Distributing, Creature Feature, Ghidrah: the Three Headed Monster, Godzilla, Hiroshi Koizumi, Ishirô Honda, Mothra, Rodan, Takashi Shimura, Toho, Tomoyuki Tanaka, When the Boys Meet the Girls, Yosuke Natsuki, Yuriko Hoshi on March 18, 2014 by WB Kelso
Other Points of Interest:
Poster campaign for Ghidrah at the Archive.
Ghidrah: the Three Headed Monster (1965) Toho :: Continental Distributing / P: Tomoyuki Tanaka / D: Ishirô Honda / W: Shinichi Sekizawa / C: Hajime Koizumi / E: Ryohei Fujii / S: Yosuke Natsuki, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Akiko Wakabayashi, Takashi Shimura
Multiplex Mash-Up :: GIANT AGAINST GIANT! The Ultimate Battle! (August, 1976)
Posted in 1970-1979, Movie Ads with tags Clint Eastwood, Comedy, Creature Feature, Godzilla, Godzilla vs Megalon, Hawmps, Jack Nicholson, Melodrama, Multiplex, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Apple Dumpling Gang, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Toho, Treasure of Matecumbe, Walt Disney, Westerns on January 14, 2014 by WB KelsoDrive-In Mash-Up :: Out of Pollution’s Depths It Slithers! A Deathmaster Back from Beyond the Grave! (May, 1972)
Posted in 1970-1979, Movie Ads with tags Akira Yamauchi, American International, Bob Kelljan, Craig T. Nelson, Creature Feature, George Macready, Godzilla, Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster, Hiroyuki Kawase, Mariette Hartley, Michael Macready, Peppertree Productions Inc., Robert Quarry, Roger Perry, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Sci-Fi, The Return of Count Yorga, Toho, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Toshie Kimura on November 15, 2013 by WB Kelso
When head Godzilla guru, producer Tomoyuki Tanaka, took one look at Yoshimitsu Banno’s finished film he declared the first time kaiju director would never work for Toho again, decrying he had ruined the franchise. That’s being a little harsh, as I find Godzilla vs the Smog Monster to be a trippy, surreal mess of awesome — you will believe a monster can fly, folks. But! The lack of the “Save the Earth” American International dub on Sony’s otherwise fantastic DVD is a crime, and that’s why I will never, ever part with my old VHS copy. Also of note, I did not know that actor Kenpachiro Satsuma, who played Hedorah, the Smog Monster, had to have an emergency appendectomy during the production — while still strapped into the rubber suit! Wow. As for our sequel to Count Yorga, despite the fact that the villain died in the last installment, with no explanation for his resurrection, and the fact that it’s basically the exact same movie as the first, the brass at AIP were bound and determined to groom Robert Quarry as a replacement for Vincent Price as their reigning King of Horror. And, well, we all know how that turned out, don’t we?
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1971) Toho Company :: American International Pictures / P: Tomoyuki Tanaka, Samuel Z. Arkoff / D: Yoshimitsu Banno / W: Yoshimitsu Banno, Takeshi Kimura / C: Yoichi Manoda / E: Yoshitami Kuroiwa / M: Riichirô Manabe / S: Akira Yamauchi, Toshie Kimura, Hiroyuki Kawase
The Return of Count Yorga (1971) Peppertree Productions Inc. :: American International Pictures / P: Michael Macready / D: Bob Kelljan / W: Bob Kelljan, Yvonne Wilder / C: Bill Butler / E: Laurette Odney / M: Bill Marx / S: Robert Quarry, Mariette Hartley, Roger Perry, George Macready, Craig T. Nelson
Spewed from Intergalactic Space! Twice the Monsters! Twice the Terror! (June, 1971)
Posted in 1970-1979, Movie Ads with tags Akira Kubo, American International, Atsuko Takahashi, Creature Feature, Destroy All Monsters, Drive In, Fumio Tanaka, Godzilla, Ishirô Honda, Jun Tazaki, Kenji Sahara, Kyôko Ai, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Toho, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Yog Monster from Space, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Yukiko Kobayashi on June 8, 2013 by WB Kelso
I’m sorry to report that I’ve tried to sit through Yog Monster from Space at least twice but fell asleep both times; and the second time I didn’t even make it as far as the inaugural effort. *sigh* However, that is certainly not the case for Toho’s ultimate Kaiju Rally, Destroy All Monsters, where the denizens of Monster Island unite to kick a little Kilaak ass!
Yog Monster from Space (1970) Toho Company :: American International / EP: Fumio Tanaka, Tomoyuki Tanaka / P: Samuel Z. Arkoff, Salvatore Billitter / D: Ishirô Honda / W: Ei Ogawa / C: Taiichi Kankura / E: Masahisa Himi / M: Akira Ifukube / Akira Kubo, Atsuko Takahashi, Yukiko Kobayashi, Kenji Sahara
Destroy All Monsters (1968) Toho Company :: American International / P: Tomoyuki Tanaka / D: Ishirô Honda / W: Ishirô Honda, Takeshi Kimura / C: Taiichi Kankura / E: Ryôhei Fujii / M: Akira Ifukube / S: Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yukiko Kobayashi, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Kyôko Ai
Millions Flee Wrath of Monster! Those Who Remain, See it From the Beginning! (February, 1965)
Posted in 1960-1969, Movie Ads with tags Adventure / Fantasy, Akira Takarada, American International, Creature Feature, Fay Spain, Godzilla, Godzilla vs. the Thing, Hercules and the Captive Women, Hiroshi Koizumi, Ishirô Honda, Peplum, Reg Park, Sci-Fi, Sword & Sandal, Toho, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Woolner Brothers, Yuriko Hoshi on August 8, 2012 by WB Kelso
Godzilla vs. the Thing (1964) Toho Company :: American International Pictures / EP: Sanezumi Fujimoto / P: Tomoyuki Tanaka / D: Ishirô Honda / W: Shinichi Sekizawa / C: Hajime Koizumi / E: Ryohei Fujii / M: Akira Ifukube / S: Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Yû Fujiki, Emi Itô, Yûmi Itô
Hercules and the Captive Women (1961/1963) Comptoir Français du Film Production (CFFP) :: SpA Cinematografica :: Woolner Brothers Pictures Inc. / P: Achille Piazzi / D: Vittorio Cottafavi / W: Vittorio Cottafavi, Sandro Continenza, Duccio Tessari, Pierre Benoît, Nicolò Ferrari / C: Carlo Carlini / E: Maurizio Lucidi / M: Gino Marinuzzi Jr., Armando Trovajoli / S: Reg Park, Fay Spain, Ettore Manni, Luciano Marin, Laura Efrikian
The Year’s Super-Terror Show! (July, 1959)
Posted in 1950-1959, Movie Ads with tags 100% Awesome, Alien Invaders, Creature Feature, Double Feature, Gigantis the Fire Monster, Godzilla, Sci-Fi, Teenagers from Outer Space, Toho, Tom Graeff on May 20, 2012 by WB Kelso
Other Points of Interest:
Poster Campaign for Gigantis the Fire Monster at the Archive.
Poster campaign for Teenagers from Outer Space at the Archive.
Gigantis the Fire Monster a/k/a Godzilla Raids Again (1955/1959) Toho :: Warner Bros. / P: Tomoyuki Tanaka, (American Version) Edmund Goldman, Paul Schreibman / D: Motoyoshi Oda / W: Takeo Murata, Shigeaki Hidaka / C: Seiichi Endo E: Hugo Grimaldi, Kazuji Taira / M: Masaru Satô / S: Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura
Teenagers from Outer Space (1959) Tom Graeff Productions :: Warner Bros. / P: Tom Graeff / D: Tom Graef / W: Tom Graeff / C: Tom Graeff / E: Tom Graeff / M: Tom Graeff / S: David Love, Dawn Bender, Bryan Grant, Harvey B. Dunn, King Moody