{"id":2767,"date":"2025-06-04T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?p=2767"},"modified":"2025-06-22T15:30:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T19:30:01","slug":"episode-104-godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla-1974-ft-robert-kelly-of-record-all-monsters-godzilla-redux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/04\/episode-104-godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla-1974-ft-robert-kelly-of-record-all-monsters-godzilla-redux\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 104: \u2018Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla\u2019 (1974) | Ft. Robert Kelly of Record All Monsters | Godzilla Redux"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla-1974-posters-nvhru48y7kgbej.jpg?resize=403%2C306\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla-1974-posters-nvhru48y7kgbej.jpg?w=403&amp;ssl=1 403w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla-1974-posters-nvhru48y7kgbej.jpg?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Hello, Kaiju Lovers! This episode marks the final \u201cGodzilla Redux\u201d of season four, and it\u2019s a low-key banger! Robert Kelly, who managed to escape capture by the British police after episode 103, returns to discuss his first G-film, <em>Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla<\/em> (1974), and share what Nate says is the most unique take he\u2019s ever heard on this film. Namely, Robert says Godzilla is his friend, because Godzilla\u2019s monstrousness is a virtue in the vein of G.K. Chesterton. No kidding! But it isn\u2019t the only take they discuss\u2014and some are hotter than Big G\u2019s nuclear breath! They get into the so-called \u201calien apes as Americans allegory,\u201d the history and culture of Okinawa as it relates to this film (which is to that island what <em>Lord of the Rings <\/em>is to New Zealand), and more! King Caesar\u2019s ghost!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cJimmy\u2019s Notes\u201d on this episode COMING SOON!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Music:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201c\u30ad\u30f3\u30b0\u30b7\u30fc\u30b5\u30fcKing Caesar&#8217;s Theme &#8211; Epic Intense Cinematic Remix\u201d by Lilium Music (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2yX1CMzMLUE?si=1gAvae6hVAAXRnmq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/2yX1CMzMLUE?si=1gAvae6hVAAXRnmq<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Buy Robert\u2019s book, <em>Record All Monsters: The Book of the Essays from the Podcast<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/gFq6W2U\">https:\/\/a.co\/d\/gFq6W2U<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the Record All Monsters\u2019s episode on <em>Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla <\/em>(1974): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/s2e20-godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla-with-my-mom-wooo-and-aubrey--51852549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/s2e20-godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla-with-my-mom-wooo-and-aubrey&#8211;51852549<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out Nathan\u2019s spinoff podcasts,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/redcircle.com\/shows\/henshin-men\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Henshin Men<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/powertrippod.podbean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Power Trip<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/henshinpowerv3.podbean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henshin Power V3<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Danny DiManna (author\/creator of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/godzillanovelizationproject.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Godzilla Novelization Project<\/a>); Damon Noyes,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/the-cel-cast-1181606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cel Cast<\/a>, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nerdchapel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nerd Chapel<\/a>, Wynja the Ninja, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Eli Harris, Jake Hambrick, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), Jonathan Courtright, Leon Campbell, Michael Watson, and Sam Allred! Thanks for your support!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You, too, can join MIFV MAX on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/monsterislandfilmvault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon<\/a>&nbsp;to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/monsterislandfilmvault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/monsterislandfilmvault<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buy official MIFV merch on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teepublic.com\/user\/the-monster-island-gift-shop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TeePublic<\/a>! (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teepublic.com\/user\/the-monster-island-gift-shop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.teepublic.com\/user\/the-monster-island-gift-shop<\/a>). NEW MERCH NOW AVAILABLE!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/S4E104-thumbnail-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/S4E104-thumbnail.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/S4E104-thumbnail.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/S4E104-thumbnail.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/S4E104-thumbnail.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/S4E104-thumbnail.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Timestamps:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Introduction: 0:00-8:14<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Main Discussion: 8:14-2:28:22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outro (housekeeping, etc.): 2:28:22-2:47:14<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Credits: 2:47:14-end<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Podcast Social Media:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MIFV Linktree:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/monsterislandfilmvault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/linktr.ee\/monsterislandfilmvault<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nate\u2019s Linktree:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/nathan_marchand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/linktr.ee\/nathan_marchand<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MIFV is a member of PodNation (<a href=\"https:\/\/podnation.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/podnation.tv\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MIFV is one of Feedspot\u2019s top 10 tokusatsu podcasts! (<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/tokusatsu_podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/tokusatsu_podcasts\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MIFV is one of Feedspot\u2019s top 20 monster podcasts! (<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.feedspot.com\/monster_podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/podcasts.feedspot.com\/monster_podcasts\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\user%201\\Documents\\Nate's%20Stuffs\\Monster%20Island%20Film%20Vault%20(podcast)\\MIFV%20Blogs\\www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com\">www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#JimmyFromNASALives &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #MonsterIslandFilmVault&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#Godzilla&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #Mechagodzilla #kaiju&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #Okinawa&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #GodzillavsMechagodzilla&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #Toho&nbsp; #GodzillaRedux<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a9 2024, 2025 Moonlighting Ninjas Media<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bibliography\/Further Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Barr, Jason. <em>The Kaiju Film: A Critical Study of Cinema\u2019s Biggest Monsters<\/em>. McFarland &amp; Company, Inc., Publishers. 2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Galbraith IV, Stuart. <em>Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States, 1950-1992<\/em>. McFarland &amp; Company, Inc., Publishers. 1994.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cGodzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.\u201d <em>IMDb<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0071565\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0071565\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cGodzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.\u201d <em>Toho Kingdom<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tohokingdom.com\/movies\/godzilla_vs_mechagodzilla.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.tohokingdom.com\/movies\/godzilla_vs_mechagodzilla.htm<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201c<em>Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla<\/em>.\u201d <em>Wikipedia<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Godzilla_vs._Mechagodzilla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Godzilla_vs._Mechagodzilla<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201d<em>Godzilla vs. Mechacgodzilla <\/em>(1974).\u201d <em>Wikizilla<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/wikizilla.org\/wiki\/Godzilla_vs._Mechagodzilla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wikizilla.org\/wiki\/Godzilla_vs._Mechagodzilla<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kaijuvision Radio, Episode 19: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) (The Reversion of Okinawa: History and Culture) (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LODiyjrAb68?si=tG7N_cB0Xdu5ZEVo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/LODiyjrAb68?si=tG7N_cB0Xdu5ZEVo<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kalat, David. <em>A Critical History and Filmography of Toho\u2019s Godzilla Series <\/em>(2<sup>nd<\/sup> edition). McFarland &amp; Company, Inc., Publishers. 2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lees, J.D. and Marc Cerasini. <em>The Official Godzilla Compendium<\/em>. Random House. 1998.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LeMay, John. <em>The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies, Volume 1: 1954-1982<\/em> (2nd edition).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LeMay, John with Ted Johnson. <em>The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films \u2013 Mutated Edition<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LeMay, John. <em>Writing Japanese Monsters<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Skipper, Graham. <em>Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters<\/em>. Welbeck Publishing Group. 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1375\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2767-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/fghdaib4g78j4fzc\/S4E104_Godzilla_vs_Mechagodzilla_1974-Final-Final26h7xv.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/fghdaib4g78j4fzc\/S4E104_Godzilla_vs_Mechagodzilla_1974-Final-Final26h7xv.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/fghdaib4g78j4fzc\/S4E104_Godzilla_vs_Mechagodzilla_1974-Final-Final26h7xv.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/fghdaib4g78j4fzc\/S4E104_Godzilla_vs_Mechagodzilla_1974-Final-Final26h7xv.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw(&#039;https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2767-podcast&#039;);\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/fghdaib4g78j4fzc\/S4E104_Godzilla_vs_Mechagodzilla_1974-Final-Final26h7xv.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" download=\"S4E104_Godzilla_vs_Mechagodzilla_1974-Final-Final26h7xv.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, Kaiju Lovers! This episode marks the final \u201cGodzilla Redux\u201d of season four, and it\u2019s a low-key banger! Robert Kelly, who managed to escape capture&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/04\/episode-104-godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla-1974-ft-robert-kelly-of-record-all-monsters-godzilla-redux\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Episode 104: \u2018Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla\u2019 (1974) | Ft. 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