When it comes to science fiction Hollywood may have cornered the market on the cinematic adventures of stalwart heroes facing off against alien invaders or atomic monsters for that matter, but over in Japan the likes of Toho Studios were doing their best to give the “big boys” a run for the money and to…
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Latitude Zero (1969) – Review
Toho Studios may mostly be known for their Godzilla and other kaiju movies but in the late 60s they created a little gem called Latitude Zero, where an altruistic Nemo type does battle with his nefarious evil counterpoint, and his monstrous creations, and to capture some of that good ole American box office Toho wasn’t…
Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) – Review
Don’t trust aliens. If there is any takeaway from Toho’s science fiction movies it would be that one little tidbit. In 1964’s Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster the series’ first introduced us to the outer space threat of King Ghidorah, but in Invasion of Astro-Monster we get honest to goodness aliens, ones who seriously mean us…
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) – Review
With the amazing success of the rather goofy King Kong vs. Godzilla, it’s not surprising that the franchise would continue in that rather campy direction and if people wanted to see giant monsters duking it out then by god that’s what Toho Studios would give them.
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) – Review
With the titanic battle of King Kong vs. Godzilla being such a success the idea that Toho would then pit Godzilla against one of their own stars seemed only natural, so the benevolent giant moth known as Mothra was tapped to battle the King of the Monsters.