Restored teaser trailer to cinema shares 1976 release of godzilla vs. Megalon was released theatrically in japan on march 17, 1973. The classic monster fantasy with godzilla, the giant dinosaur returning to the screen for the sixth time. Megalon 1973 g 04241976 us science fiction, fantasy 1h 22m user score. The winner of the contest was an elementary school student, who submitted the drawing of a robot called red arone. In 1976, cinemashares released a dubbed version of godzilla vs. They send their guardian, megalon, to destroy the surface world. As many know, the original tokyo shock release of the 1968 godzilla film hit retail without tohos approval, in particular for some of the extras included.
Search, discover and share your favorite godzilla vs megalon gifs. Shinji takagi godzilla, kenpachiro satsuma gigan, tsugutoshi komada jet jaguar, hideto odachi megalon this movie has godzilla at his most adorable. Megalon works better on cd than in the movie, where it is often drowned out by sound effects and monster roars, or. First off, this is the japanese international version of the film and not the american version.
The title plays over the same few repeated frames before the toho eizo credit fades in. This was to take advantage of a similar poster featuring king kong in its first remake. Megalons attack on tokyo consists entirely of stock footage including the same mobil station that is destroyed in half of tohos kaiju eiga. After that, in 1977, another media blitz introduced godzilla vs megalon to nbcs primetime network tv broadcast and it was thoroughly ingrained in.
Demons from outer space king kong damonen aus dem weltall. R2 germany media target distribution no known cuts. Orga vs gigan and megalon, a godzilla fanfic fanfiction. Megalon is a 1973 film about an undersea nation that sends megalon to destroy the world above where he fights with godzilla and a sizeshifting robot. The underground kingdom of seatopia sends out megalon, a giant beetle, and gigan to destroy the above ground dwellers. Heres the 1976 american recut version of godzilla vs. Restored theatrical trailer to cinema shares 1976 release of godzilla vs.
This is a weird question but does anybody like godzilla vs megalon. Oct 22, 2016 restored teaser trailer to cinema shares 1976 release of godzilla vs. Megalon 1973 g 0424 1976 us science fiction, fantasy 1h 22m user score. This was ripped from the passion productionsace video dvd.
Check my video of the restored theatrical trailer for all the additional info. Megalon was released theatrically in japan on march 17, 1973, it received a theatrical release in the united states in the summer of 1976 by cinema shares. Megalon on bluray was the fallout for the incident related to tokyo shocks release of destroy all monsters on the format. It received a theatrical release in the united states in the summer of 1976 by. Mechagodzilla was released in japan on march 21, 1974, where it was distributed by toho. With katsuhiko sasaki, hiroyuki kawase, yutaka hayashi, robert dunham. Godzilla and flying cyborg jet jaguar meet a giant cockroach and a big black chicken sent by seatopians. The winner of the contest was an elementary school student, who submitted the drawing of a robot called red arone, which superficially resembled both ultraman and mazinger z. They also request the aid from nebula m space hunter to send their. Mst3k made it somewhat bearable but thats the extent of its watchability. Megalon 1973 godzilla vs megalon is the thirteenth film in the franchise, and i suppose the unlucky association seems apt given that this is regularly cited as one of, and often the worst film of the series. Godzilla vs megalon toho kaiju total battle tokusatsu hero pocket. Woodrow carson download godzilla vs megalon destroy all monsters twopack bluray ebooks online. Godzilla vs megalon was one of the least expensive in the toho series but also one of the most successful in the united states, due to wide exposure after an effective marketing campaign in 1976.
Audio is from the german marketing dvd, as are the map shot and. In the first part of 1971, the most recent underground nuclear test, set off near the aleutians, sends shockwaves as far across the globe as monster island in the south pacific. Here we have a handful of opening scenes from various godzilla vs. Megalon, but was still not making as big a box office profit as the other films in the godzilla series had in the early 1960s. The director, jun fukoda, was no stranger to the godzilla series, and had already demonstrated that he could deliver a solidly competent bmovie. In this th installment of the 1st godzilla series deals with the underground country of seatopia striking back at mankind. The film made slightly more money than godzilla vs. It had godzilla and megalon each standing on top of one of the world trade center buildings. Godzilla vs megalon special edition dvd extras detailed. R4 australia madman entertainment no cuts has the uncut japanese version 78. Restored tv spot to cinema shares 1976 release of godzilla vs. Godzilla and jet jaguar meet big cockroach and black chicken. Like most of the 1970s godzilla films, its a lowbudget quickie made for kids. Megalon works better on cd than in the movie, where it is often drowned out by sound effects and monster roars, or marred by unlikely placement.
Directed by jun fukuda, yoshimitsu banno, ishiro honda. In this 14th installment of the 1st godzilla series deals with a prophecy from an okinawan descendant of the azumi royal family. Megalon the guardian of the underground kingdom of seatopia, megalon was unleashed upon the surface world after repeated nuclear tests had ravaged seatopia. The two title monsters first battle in hokkaido, one which ends with godzilla blasting off king ghidorahs middle head. The undersea nation of seatopia sends the gigantic megalon to destroy the world above and its up to godzilla and a sizeshifting robot, jet jaguar, to defeat him. Video treasure 86 sp this is the basic video master used by most of these, however, it has a very ugly yellow tint. Nov 05, 2016 restored tv spot to cinema shares 1976 release of godzilla vs. In one of the most bizarre and crass examples of false advertising campaigns ever seen, the films poster featured godzilla fighting megalon atop the late world trade center towers in new york city. She predicts that a giant monster will set fire to the city and trample on the people who try to run away. Megalon you are looking for suspenseful and semi serious movies about with adventure, androids and robots, vengeance, space and aliens, supernatural, heroes and ocean or sea themes of action, adventure and family genre shot in japan. Megalon, megaro is a giant insect kaiju who first appeared in the 1973 toho godzilla film, godzilla vs. Megalon is an unnecessary entry to yet another godzilla film.
Produced and distributed by toho studios, it is the th film in the godzilla franchise, and features the fictional monster characters godzilla, megalon, and gigan. Megalon is widely considered the low point of the godzilla series. Goro manages to free jet jaguar from the seatopians control and sends him to. The smog monster in 1972, a cheap distribution outfit cinema shares international released godzilla vs. Megalon was originally planned as a nongodzilla film, a solo vehicle for jet jaguar, which was the result of a contest toho had for children in midtolate 1972.
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