#toho international

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SDCC 2023: DC and Legendary announce Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong

SDCC 2023: DC and Legendary announce Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong #SDCC #SDCC2023 #SDCC23 #ComicCon #ComicCon23 #Monsterverse #comics #comicbooks

DC and Legendary Comics kicked off the first full day of San Diego Comic-Con 2023 with a colossal announcement: DC will collide with Legendary’s Monsterverse in Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong, the cataclysmic crossover event of the year you never expected! In partnership with Toho International, the 7-issue series, launching in October, is from acclaimed writer Brian Buccellato, bestselling…

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#alan quah #brian buccellato #christian duce #dan mora #dc comics #drew johnson #francesco mattina #godzilla #jim lee #justice league #justice league vs. godzilla vs. kong #Kong #legendary #luis guerrero #rafael albuquerque #san diego comic-con #scott williams #sdcc #toho international

[mikeshouts]

Super7 Toho ULTIMATES Godzilla (Minus One) Figure Pre-order Closes Tomorrow!

Lovely 😊

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#Action Figure #Collectibles #Godzilla #Super7 #Toho International

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GODZILLA MINUS ONE - Review

DISTRIBUTOR: Toho International

SYNOPSIS: Set in a devastated post-war Japan, the country is still recovering from the scars of the past as a new threat appears. Koichi Shikishima and colleagues are dealing with devastated homes and issues over the lost war. Filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki asks the question of what happens when a disarmed and defenseless Japan encounters Godzilla.

REVIEW: I am a child of the Toho Monsters. When I was a kid, old enough to go to the local cinema on my own, the Saturday matinees were either classic universal monster movies or Toho giant monster movies. I never saw the 1954 film in a theater, only later as a teen on television. I built and painted an Aurora Godzilla Model kit, of course the one with the glow in the dark pieces, as well as a few of the other giant monster kits. Those films hold a fond place in my memories alongside the classic Universal monster films and the films of the legendary Ray Harryhausen. The best way I can describe my experience of viewing GODZILLA MINUS ONE is I had a reawakening of the awe and wonder of experiencing those films of my youth.

I loved what Yamazaki does with the narrative. At its core the film is about consequences and taking responsibility for one’s actions. Set against the backdrop of post WWII Japan, Koichi Shikishima is a kamikaze pilot who returns home to find his village destroyed and his parents dead. He is plagued by survivor's guilt and tries to subdue his demons by caring for a woman and orphan. The plot focuses on his relationships, the work he finds and when the United States' Operation Crossroads nuclear tests mutates the creature, the lengths he will go to protect the ones he loves and put his ghosts to rest. The film is rich with the social and political themes of the period, and Yamazaki does an excellent job of making them germain without being preachy. He does a marvelous job of finding the emotional sweet spot to engage the audience and transcend cultural differences. Many of the secondary characters feel drawn from the vast mythology of the Godzilla mythology, but feel fresh and sincere. Likewise there are several scenes that pay homage to the 1954 film and the mythology that will invigorate the fans.

The cinematography and visual effects are mind blowing. Yamazaki strikes a balance between logic and the history of the films in the franchise, and still manages to find some fresh and innovative concepts. I loved the way he presents moving in the ocean, how he walks on land once mutated, and the cool new sequence when he unleashes his nuclear blast. Even though it is fantastical I felt they put a lot of thought into the logic of the film. As much as they put into Godzilla, the vision and care that went into the design of the period designs, ships, aircraft, and machinery was flawless. Life action woven with the sound design and visual effects added gravitas to the scenes. I felt that Godzilla was chewing up and hurling life sized boats and trains, and rampaging buildings. The first scene where we encounter Godzilla feels like a homage to Harryhausen’s creatures in the creature's body posture and how it attacks the soldiers.Moreover, there is an aspect to the military hardware that ever so slightly has an aspect to their movement that feels like the hardware of the live action films. It’s like a modern dance number that has some classic choreography movements reimagined.

I loved, loved, loved Naoki Satō’s score. It creates a specific atmosphere to this story and cast of characters and at key moments he seamlessly transitions into the classic Godzilla themes by Akira Ifukube. I had totally forgotten about those pieces as I was so engrossed in the film so that when they hit I had goosebumps. If you are fans of the music you’ll want to sit through the credits as it is a feast for the ears.

GODZILLA MINUS ONE has a magnificent,ensemble cast. They balance comedy and tragedy with superb execution. I was emotionally engaged, I laughed numerous times and was mesmerized by their awe and shock. The young actress who plays the ward of Kōichi and Noriko is just so damn cute. The supporting cast creates these characters that are reminiscent of other characters from the Godzilla universe without feeling cliched. They feel grounded and genuine. They do an amazing job of taking the viewer on this epic journey.

First, GODZILLA MINUS ONE is the only film I’ve seen in 2023 that I would pay to see in a theater again. Second, it is so well balanced that The Criterion Collection should start working on their special edition now. It clearly is a rare Japanese masterpiece alongside the films of Akira Kurosawa, Yasujiro Ozu, and, of course, Ishiro Honda, to name just a few.

I like the Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment giant monster films. However, those films are all about the special effects and the blockbuster/visual effects element taking precedent. They’re unbalanced as I’ve never felt emotionally engaged by the characters, or felt their peril or jeopardy. GODZILLA MINUS ONE is a well rounded film that immerses the viewer in the experience and is emotionally engaging.

Thank you to the Japan Society in New York City for the advance press screening.

Until Toho capitalizes on the success of this film, and Takashi Yamazaki has expressed an interest in doing one more film, you’ll be able to get America’s “Big Mac & Fries” equivalent of a giant monster film with “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” slated for March 2024 and the Apple+ TV series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” is currently streaming.

CAST: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, and Kuranosuke Sasaki. CREW: Director/Screenplay/Visual Effects - Takashi Yamazaki; Based on Godzilla by Ishirō Honda; Producers - Minami Ichikawa, Kazuaki Kishida, Keiichiro Moriya & Kenji Yamada; Cinematographer - Kôzô Shibasaki; Score - Naoki Satô; Godzilla Theme - Akira Ifukube; Editor - Ryûji Miyajima; Visual Effects - Kiyoko Shibuya OFFICIAL: godzilla-movie2023.toho.co.jp INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/godzilla231103 TWITTER: twitter.com/godzilla231103 TRAILER: https://youtu.be/r7DqccP1Q_4?si=q7eMpsyeOvoGjkx1 RELEASE DATE: In theaters December 1st, 2023

**Until we can all head back into the theaters our “COVID Reel Value” will be similar to how you rate a film on digital platforms - 👍 (Like), 👌 (It’s just okay), or 👎 (Dislike)

Reviewed by Joseph B Mauceri

#film review #movie review #godzilla minus one #gojira mainasu wan #toho international #takashi yamazaki #ryunosuke kamiki #minami hamabe #horror #science fiction #giant monsters #joseph b mauceri #joseph mauceri

[geekcavepodcast]

“Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors” Gets Follow-Up Comic Miniseries

IDW Publishing, under license by Toho International, Inc., has announced a follow-up miniseries to the middle grade comic series Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors (which was itself collected into a graphic novel titled Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - Rise Up!). Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King! will be a 5-issue miniseries from returning creative team Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening, and Luis Antonio Delgado.

“It’s been a year, and to Cedric’s dismay, there have been no more Godzilla sightings. Sure, that means no destruction, but it was also his vlog’s most popular series of videos. He needs new content! His views are dropping, and he’s running out of ideas. He’s being called out for lying by cyberbullies Dragon, who are trying to see if Cedric really has the Godzilla chops, and Karen Higa, who has her own agenda. There’s more going on beneath the surface, but will Cedric find out what before something deadlier than Godzilla rears its head?” (IDW Publishing)

Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King! #1 (of 5), featuring Cover A by Dan Schoening, Cover B by Andrea Bell, and a Retailer Incentive edition by John Yurcaba, goes on sale in October 2022.

(Image via IDW Publishing - Dan Schoening’s Cover of Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King! #1)

#godzilla monsters and protectors #monsters and protectors #godzilla #godzilla all hail the king #erik burnham #dan schoening #luis antonio delgado #idw publishing #toho international #godzilla monsters & protectors all hail the king #TGCLiz

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The Japan Society Announces Special Public Screening of "Godzilla Minus One"

The Japan Society Announces Special Public Screening of "Godzilla Minus One"

The Press Release: Japan Society is honored to announce a special public preview screening of Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus One. Following its world premiere at the prestigious Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan Society will present the first Japanese Godzilla movie since 2016 to eager audiences in NYC on November 28 at 7:00 pm. The special public screening will take place at Japan…

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#announcements #godzilla #godzilla minus one #gojira mainasu wan #hidetaka yoshyoka #japan society #japan society film #kuranosuke sasaki #minami hamabe #munetaka aoki #peter tatara #ryunosuke kamiki #sakura ando #screening announcements #takashi yamazaki #toho international #toho studios #yuki yamada

[thanos-the-dad-titan]

November 3rd Happy Birthday Godzilla!!!!

#godzilla #gojira #rodan #king ghidorah #king kong #toho international #tobo studios #kaiju #happy birthday #november 3rd Godzilla birthday #Youtube

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Another Godzilla post, here's Mothra. Kinda tried going for something that's in the middle of her "classic" design and the Monsterverse one, since I actually kinda dig MV Mothra.

Um, dunno if I'm gonna make a bunch of "Lore" for these guys yet, 'coz I'm already busy with a bunch of other stuff at the moment. I think if I do more Godzilla stuff, it's gonna be a little bit at a time between doing bits of project work.

Text reads:

Mothra-Divine Moth

(Imago) Length: 65 meters, Wingspan: 125 Meters, Weight: 15,000 metric tons.

(Larva) Length: 90 meters, Weight: 20,000 metric tons

#godzilla #gojira #toho kaiju #toho monsters #mothra #kaiju #funni magic moth #A little late for International Women"s Day I think but oh well.

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On December 8, 1969, Destroy All Monsters debuted in Turkey.

Here's some new Kyoto Ai art!

#destroy all monsters #ishiro honda #kyoti ai #monster movies #science fiction #toho monsters #toho #toho films #sci fi horror #horror sci fi #alien invasion #american international pictures #sci fi fantasy #kaiju #kaiju movies #kaiju art #movie art #art #drawing #movie history #pop art #modern art #pop surrealism #cult movies #portrait #cult film #dog day afternoon

[kekwcomics]

FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #39 (warren, 1966)

"Frankenstein Conquers the World"

(A favourite of mine! -- as if you hadn't already guessed!)

#famous monsters of filmland #famous monsters #forrest j ackerman #monsters #frankenstein conquers the world #japanese frankenstein #frankenstein monster #kaiju #baragon #monster baragon #american international pictures #AIP #ishiro honda #toho #toho kaiju #warren publishing #james warren

[cinemajunkie70]

Just some symbols that make me very happy! My religion as a cinephile if you will! A cure for the Sunday morning blues! Please indulge me! Thank you!

#movies #cannon films #toei #Toho #shaw brothers #golden harvest #hammer films #embassy home entertainment #nikkatsu #american international pictures #new world video #movie logos

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Godzilla Minus One is the top grossing live-action Japanese film in North America. Check out a new clip!

Godzilla Minus One is the top grossing live-action Japanese film in North America. Check out a new clip! #godzilla #godzillaminusone

This past weekend Godzilla Minus One roared into cinemas worldwide, leaving an indelible mark as the biggest foreign film opening of 2023! The film is now the highest grossing live-action Japanese film in North America — grossing $14.36 million! The colossal success of this cinematic masterpiece has not only captured the hearts of fans but has also set a new standard for international films at…

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#godzilla #Godzilla Minus One #toho international #video

[mikeshouts]

SpaceGodzilla Soft Vinyl - Trendy Variant: SpaceGodzilla Goes Psychedelic!

They say if you keep looking at the pictures every day, it'd be as good as you own it.

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#Collectibles #Godzilla #Mondo #Toho International #Vinyl Figure

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FEARS’ Favorite Films of 2023

Theatrical

LORD OF MISRULE (Magnet) Released: Friday, December 8, 2023 Director - William Brent Bell Screenplay - Tom De Ville Review – HERE

GODZILLA MINUS ONE (Toho International) Released: Friday, December 1, 2023 Director/Screenplay - Takashi Yamazaki Review – HERE

DO NOT DISTURB (Dark Star Pictures) Released: Friday, November 17, 2023 Director/Screenplay - John Ainslie Review – HERE

SUITABLE FLESH (RLJE Films) Released: Friday, October 27, 2023 Director - Joe Lynch Screenplay – Dennis Paoli Review – HERE Interview with Dennis Paoli – HERE

IT LIVES INSIDE (Neon) Released: Friday, September 22, 2023 Director/Screenplay - Bishal Dutta Review – HERE Interview with Bishal Dutta – HERE

SATANIC HISPANICS (Dread) Released – Thursday, September 14, 2023 Director/Screenplay – Five episodes, five directors and five screenplays. Review – HERE

TALK TO ME (A24) Released: Friday, July 28, 2023 Directors – Danny & Michael Philippou Screenwriters - Bill Hinzman, Daley Pearson & Danny Philippou Review – HERE

THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER (RLJE Films) Released: Friday, June 9, 2023 Director/Screenwriter - Bomani J. Story Review – HERE

UNWELCOME (Well Go USA Entertainment) Released: Friday, March 10, 2023 Director - Jon Wright Screenplay - Mark Stay & Jon Wright Review – HERE

Animated

UNICORN WARS (GKids) Released: Friday, March 10, 2023 Director/Screenplay - Alberto Vázquez Review – HERE

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM (Paramount) Released: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 Directors - Jeff Rowe & Kyler Spears Screenplay - Brendan O’Brien - Was not reviewed by opening date.

THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE (Universal) Released: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 Directors – Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic Screenplay - Matthew Fogel - Was not reviewed by opening date.

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (Sony) Released: Friday, June 2, 2023 Directors - Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers & Justin K. Thompson Screenplay - David Callaham, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller - Was not reviewed by opening date.

NIMONA (Netflix) Released: Friday, June 30, 2023 Directors - Nick Bruno & Troy Quane Screenplay - Marc Haimes - Was not reviewed by opening date.

Platform

THE SACRIFICE GAME (Shudder) Released: Friday, December 8, 2023 Director – Jenn Wexler Screenplay - Sean Redlitz & Jenn Wexler Review – HERE Interview with Jenn Wexler & Sean Redlitz - HERE

WE HAVE A GHOST (Netflix) Released: Friday, February 24, 2023 Director/ Screenplay – Christopher W. Landon - Was not reviewed by opening date.

BROOKLYN 45 (Shudder) Released: Friday, June 9, 2023 Director/Screenplay – Ted Geoghegan Review – HERE Interview with Ted Geoghegan - HERE

THEY CLONED TYRONE (Netflix) Released: Friday, July 21, 2023 Director – Juel Taylor Screenplay - Juel Taylor & Tony Rettenmaier - Was not reviewed by opening date.

EL CONDE (Netflix) Released: Friday, September 15, 2023 Director – Pablo Larraín Screenplay - Guillermo Calderón & Pablo Larraín - Was not reviewed by opening date

NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU (Hulu) Released: Friday, September 22, 2023 Director/Screenplay - Brian Duffield - Was not reviewed by opening date

CRACKED (VOD Platforms) Released: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Director – Surapong Ploensang Screenplay - Ornusa Donsawai, Pun Homchuen, Surapong Ploensang, & Eakasit Thairaat Review – HERE

APPENDAGE (Hulu) Released: Monday, October 2, 2023 Director/Screenplay - Anna Zlokovic - Was not reviewed by opening date

SISTER DEATH (Netflix) Released: Friday, October 27, 2023 Director – Paco Plaza Screenplay - Jorge Guerricaechevarría & Paco Plaza - Was not reviewed by opening date

Major Studio

MEGAN (Universal) Released: Friday, January 6, 2023 Director – Gerard Johnstone Screenplay - Akela Cooper Review – HERE

KNOCK AT THE CABIN (Universal) Released: Friday, February 3, 2023 Director/Screenplay - M. Night Shyamalan Review – HERE

EVIL DEAD RISE (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema) Released: Friday, April 21, 2023 Director/Screenplay - Lee Cronin - Was not reviewed by opening date

RENFIELD (Universal) Released: Friday, April 14, 2023 Director – Chris McKay Screenplay - Ryan Ridley Review – HERE

THE BOOGEYMAN (20th Century Studios) Released: Friday, June 2, 2023 Director – Rob Savage Screenplay - Scott Beck, Bryan Woods& Mark Heyman Review – HERE

COBWEB (Lionsgate) Released: Friday, July 21, 2023 Director – Samuel Bodin Screenplay - Chris Thomas Devlin Review – HERE

THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER (Universal) Released: Friday, August 11, 2023 Director – André Øvredal Screenplay - Bragi Schut Review – HERE

THE NUN II (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema) Released: Friday, September 8, 2023 Director – Michael Chaves Screenplay - Akela Cooper - Was not reviewed by opening date

SAW X (Lionsgate) Released: Friday, September 29, 2023 Director – Kevin Greutert Screenplay - Pete Goldfinger & Josh Stolberg - Was not reviewed by opening date

THANKSGIVING (Sony) Released: Friday, November 17, 2023 Director - Eli Roth Screenplay - Jeff Rendel & Eli Roth Review – HERE

#film news #movie news #favoritw 2023 #best of 2023 #magnet #toho international #dark star pictures #rlje films #neon #dread #a24 films #well go usa entertainment #gkids #paramount pictures #shudder #netflix #hulu #20th century studios #warner bros pictures #new line cinema #lionsgate #sony pictures

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Suzume kommt in die Kinos

Suzume kommt in die Kinos

Toho hat kürzlich die weltweiten Kinodaten für Makoto Shinkais neues Werk “Suzume” angekündigt. Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Wild Bunch International und Eurozoom bringen Tohos SUZUME ab dem 12. April 2023 international (außerhalb Asiens) in die Kinos. Das gaben die Filmpartner kürzlich bekannt. In der Info steht weiterhin folgendes: “Der weltweite Kinostart des Films umfasst…

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Just watched Godzilla: Minus One! (Spoiler free review/rant)

They promised and they gosh darn delivered - the human drama is fantastically written, with a lot of food for thought. We see the very unsettling internal struggle of a war-traumatized protagonist who cannot seem to find meaning in his life after surviving WWII. We see the stories of the people around him, souls scarred from the loss of life that resulted from the bombings. And we also see the human spirit prevailing through the darkness, in the middle of the rubble, as the dust of war settles, yet never allows them to forget what was lost and destroyed.

Godzilla - terror incarnate in the most beautiful and majestic flesh, gets presented to the audience as a real sucker-punch to the gut. The horror is palpable as the air rumbles and the brass roars our most beloved Ifukube tunes at the arrival of movie history's most prolific monster. Toho does not dare hide his presence in the shadows - in fact we get blessed with detailed shots of his body design, truly able to savour the artistry that was poured into his likeness, and that without ever breaking the pace. When he appears, he is truly here, and he has come to obliterate. This incarnation of Godzilla is brutality, and yet, I could not help but feel reminded of Jurassic Park's Tyrannosaurus rex in some shots, behaving like an animal does.

His eyes!!! This Godzilla does not walk over the city ignoring the ant-like humans in his wake. He knows that you are there. He is looking at you. He is coming to get you. And yet, you never get a real idea of what goes on inside this god of destruction's mind.

The story doesn't stop unfolding until its very end, where one is kept biting one's nails and shivering in the chair until, finally...

If your local cinema is still showing the film, I IMPLORE you to go watch it on the big screen. This film does so much with sound design, it truly ensures that you WILL feel the terror, you will feel the earth shaking and the world shattering at the arrival of GOJIRA.

Kenpachiro Satsuma-san, I hope you got to see this movie in all its glory before you left this earth. I hope they will add a dedication to you in the home release.

#godzilla minus one #godzilla minus 1 #godzilla #gojira #toho #kaiju #kaiju eiga #giant monsters

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Kaiju Week in Review (December 3-9, 2023)

I made a frame from this shot Wikizilla's Image of the Week. No regrets. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, I love ya. When I was a teenager, explicit queerness was anathema to most big-name franchises. Those dominoes have been slowly falling, often in lower-profile tie-ins first, and to me this is a huge one: 69 years without a queer live-action Godzilla character are over. And Cate's the main protagonist of the show! I'm not under the delusion that media representation will cure all society's ills, but it sure doesn't hurt. Now, the non-Tumblr parts of the fandom are being completely normal about this, right? Right? Whatever, that's why you'll never get rid of me here. Cate had a couple more sweet moments with May in this episode, and Mariko Tamaki wrote episode 7, so don't expect her to stop kissing girls. Hopefully she's learned a valuable lesson about cheating though.

"The Way Out" is also another gift to those of us who have always wanted to see more of the ramifications of a world where Godzilla exists, from underground towns for the super-rich to ruined cities where federal troops shoot looters and harass people experiencing homelessness. And the show continues to find ways to use kaiju to talk about COVID, from Cate and Kentaro's exchange about San Francisco truthers ("It's easier than waking up every day and thinking, at any moment, the same could happen to you") to the blink-of-an-eye speed at which the threat went from on the news to her front door in the flashbacks.

As I foretold, we got a Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire trailer, an amusing contrast to the weighty Toho flick and Apple show already fore of mind. It's Adam Wingard unbound, that's for sure. The human cast seems pared back, a longstanding Monsterverse problem, and the kaiju fights were far and away the best part of Godzilla vs. Kong, so hopefully this approach will play to his strengths. But that movie also had excellent VFX, and some of the shots in here are rough. There's time to fix them, at least... which probably can't be said of Godzilla's design. I like that he's pink (did some Warner Bros. executive take the wrong message away from Barbie?) and sporting a thagomizer on his tail, but his proportions are uncanny. And I see Kong found the Infinity Gauntlet; good for him.

I am, of course, not done talking about Godzilla Minus One. It added over 200 screens and made $8.3 million in its second weekend in the U.S., a minuscule drop considering that its $11.4 million opening "weekend" spanned five days. Almost a third of all tickets sold this weekend were for Godzilla or Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron, remarkable in a market so allergic to foreign imports. That brings its total to $25.3 million (more by the time you read this). With an avalanche of Christmas blockbusters on the way, its grip on premium-format screens is about to slip. Still, I see it hanging around theaters for a while. I have never seen the fandom so united in praise for a film before, and it's making plenty of new fans.

Some of those fans are in high places. Variety leaked that it's on the 20-film shortlist for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars (to be narrowed to five nominees), something I, again, never expected to read about a Toho Godzilla film. Alas, it's locked out of this year's Best International Film category due to the quirky nomination period.

Much has been made of how great the film looks on a $15 million budget. I have two caveats, one in each direction. No one is quite sure where the $15 million figure came from; Yamazaki said at a recent con appearance that he only wished he had that much to play with. (He has yet to divulge the actual budget, just that it was above ¥1 billion.) Now, unions in the Japanese film industry are much weaker than in Hollywood, so a given production budget goes a lot further in Japan. All the same, I doubt that alone explains Minus One looking better than most superhero movies made for twenty times the cost. I'll offer a couple more reasons: Yamazaki has extensive visual effects experience (he's been the VFX supervisor of all but one of the live-action films he's directed), and the film's big effects scenes aren't as busy or lengthy as many of the Hollywood counterparts. I don't know if Disney will ask Yamazaki to direct the next Star Wars movie (that would require there to be a next Star Wars movie), but the studios here should be taking notes.

the sphinx, a blog with a ton of American Godzilla rarities to share, has outdone itself—behold a continuity and dialogue script for the U.S. version of King Kong vs. Godzilla! Included in the download is a detailed comparison with the film. No huge differences, apart from the script giving the secretary added to the U.S. version a name, but a fascinating piece of history all the same.

The Minus One incarnation of Godzilla (MaiGoji?) has joined Godzilla Battle Line, accompanied by [SPOILER]. To be honest, my enthusiasm for this game has been flagging, and I'm not caught up on the strategies developing around these two, so I'll just refer you to Sir Melee's channel as usual. This Godzilla's also doing a collaboration with the Japanese mobile game Fleet of Blue Flame.

Tiffany Grant, Asuka's original voice actress, will narrate the audiobooks for the Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA light novels which explore an Instrumentality-free path for the show. Seven Seas Entertainment published them in English from 2019 to 2021, which, to be honest, was also news to me.

This one's for my fellow library workers: the obscenely popular Who HQ nonfiction series for children is publishing a book about Godzilla next June. I don't know if this will have quite the same impact on today's young Godzilla fans as the Ian Thorne tome had on Gen Xers and Millennials, what with the Internet and all, but it's certain to be more factual. Expect illustrations instead of licensed photos, and not just because of Toho.

I can finally talk more about the Godzilla x Kong: Titan Chasers mobile game without fearing a DMCA. Not that there's much to talk about; it's freemium through and through and I'm not sure I know a single person who's excited for it. Interesting to see some critters from the comics break into another medium, at least. Here's the trailer.

#kaiju week in review #godzilla minus one #monarch legacy of monsters #godzilla x kong the new empire #kaiju #godzilla