Hello, Kaiju Lovers! Neil Riebe makes a dangerous journey to Hong Kong to join Nate for another “Godzilla Redux” with Son of Godzilla. This film was made in the “Year of the Kaiju,” 1967, and along with King Kong Escapes, was Toho’s big contribution to it. The studio’s “B team,” led by director Jun Fukuda, returned to helm this island adventure…that infamously introduced fans to “the Jar Jar Binks of the Godzilla franchise,” Minilla (aka Minya). But it also has some impressive insect kaiju. Believe it or not, this was made as a date movie…for very Japanese reasons! All this and more in the latest MIFV!
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Timestamps:
- Introduction: 0:00-5:51
- Main Discussion: 5:51-1:43:19
- Outro: 1:43:19-1:54:03
- Credits: 1:54:03-end
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
- Bogue, Mike. Apocalypse Then: American and Japanese Atomic Cinema, 1951-1967. McFarland & Company. 2017.
- “Fire Horse.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Horse.
- Galbraith, Stuart IV. Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992.
- Kaijuvision Radio, Episode 13: Son of Godzilla (1967) (Weather Control, Extreme Weather, The 3 Non-Nuclear Principles) (https://youtu.be/yfyXQXR4vjg?si=7VQ4t1RPTTTSh068).
- Kalat, David. A Critical History and Filmography of Toho’s Godzilla Series, 2nd Edition.
- LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982.
- LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films (Mutated Edition).
- “Son of Godzilla.” Toho Kingdom. https://www.tohokingdom.com/movies/son_of_godzilla.htm.
- “Son of Godzilla.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Godzilla.
- “Son of Godzilla (1967).” Wikizilla. https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Son_of_Godzilla.
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