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Godzilla: Final Wars begins where other Godzilla films end, and I don’t intend that as hyperbole, it actually begins where another one of these Big G flicks ends. Our favorite mon-star is getting ready to take the kaiju ice bucket challenge just like during the …Read more »
Publisher: Atari Developer: Pipeworks Software System: Wii / Playstation 2 Available: PS2: Nov. 13 - Wii: Dec. 5 Rating: E 10+ If you happened to dig into any of the previous Godzilla titles of the past generation, like 2002's multi-platform Destroy All Monsters Melee …Read more »
Godzilla saw his first cinematic outing in a decade earlier this year with the release of the Gareth Edwards-helmed Godzilla , but in Japan, he’s been in cinematic slumber since 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars . That’s set to change, with the announcement from Godzilla studio …Read more »
Photo: Hector Garcia Godzilla hasn't done a whole lot of stomping Tokyo recently. The last time was about ten years ago in 2004's Godzilla: Final Wars , after which Toho sent him into hibernation until the release of this year's Hollywood Godzilla film. Well, to …Read more »
Is it too early to officially call 2014 the Year of Lupin? I mean, it’s looking pretty darn Lupiny so far. First, we’ve got the animated film Jigen’s Gravestone , directed by Takeshi “ Redline ” Koike, coming out June 21st. That film, which we’ve …Read more »
Director Ryuhei Kitamura ( Versus , Azumi , Godzilla: Final Wars ) is taking on Lupin the Third in a live-action film adaptation due out in Japan on August 30. While we've got a nice little wait before its theatrical premiere, character visuals hit Japanese …Read more »
It’s been 67 years since Godzilla made his roaring debut, and it’s been 50 since one of the classic entries—Godzilla vs. Hedorah, AKA Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster—brought some real ’70s style to screens. Yoshimitsu Banno’s entry in the long-running series opened in Japan in …Read more »
What’s it like to zipline into the mouth of the world’s first life-size Godzilla? No, not the stuff of kaiju fans’ dreams—you can now do this at Nijigen no Mori. The Godzilla Experience – dubbed ‘Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji’ – opened at Nijigen no Mori on …Read more »
As an anime fan, living in Japan doesn’t have the same import it used to. Sure, the omake – the events, the posters, the feeling of being in the country that makes the stuff you’re into – that’s all there. But as a pure consumer …Read more »
Shinji Higuchi, the director and special effects master whose live-action Attack on Titan adaptation hit theaters this past weekend, is set to co-direct a new Godzilla movie, the first made in Japan in 12 years, with Evangelion director Hideaki Anno. With filming set to get …Read more »
Created by Eiji Tsuburaya, the man responsible for bringing the original Godzilla to life, Ultraman has become a Japanese sci-fi staple after the first entry of the series, Ultraman , aired in Japan in 1966. The weekly monster show was a spin-off of the highly popular …Read more »
Kabukicho, a seedy-yet-charming entertainment district in Tokyo, has a new mascot care of Toho, the movie studio that just opened up a new movie theater in the area. As of this month, a 12-meter high Godzilla head stands perched on the top of the nine-story …Read more »
Someone take all these franchises away from Ryuhei Kitamura. He doesn't need 'em. Kitamura, the director of Lupin III , blasted onto the Japanese movie scene with the low-budget zombie martial arts epic Versus . Shot on a budget of what probably amounted to "enough …Read more »
Lupin trivia time: what’s the first Lupin the Third feature film? Castle of Cagliostro ? Not even close. You’ve clearly never read our in-depth Lupin primer . Mystery of Mamo , aka Lupin vs. The Clone ? A lenient quizmaster might give you points for …Read more »
[Interview excerpted from the December 2007 issue of Otaku USA Magazine. William Tsutusi and David Cox are real smart guys. William is an associate professor of history at the University of Kansas. David teaches multimedia at San Francisco City College. Both are rabid Godzilla fans, …Read more »
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