Godzilla versus the sea monster released on december 17, 1966. Ebirah, horror of the deep was released directly to television in north america by the walter reade organization in 1968 under the title godzilla versus the sea monster. The dubbing is much better on the american version. Very good fight sequences, great visuals and a well written script. This plotline was originally intended for king kong, but for some reason kong was switched out for godzilla at the last.
Mechagodzilla, gojira tai mekagojira is a 1974 japanese kaiju film directed by jun fukuda, with special effects by teruyoshi nakano. The sea monster is a 1966 monster film produced by toho studios, and is the 7th installment in the godzilla franchise. Biomonster are known, concept art of the titular biomonster was made, and the final act of the story is said to include a double suicide between the. Definitley something different from most other godzilla movies. A boatload of teens and a wanted criminal are washed ashore on the same island, where they encounter a large group of escaped. Mar 21, 2019 im a little more forgiving these days of sea monster s shortcomings than i was in earlier viewings, but even so, the thing i like best about the film is that it took a script that wouldve made a terrible king kong ii film and converted it into a mediocre godzilla flick. Instead, the directors chair had been inherited by jun fukuda. They also discover a sleeping godzilla and decide to wake him up to aid in their plan to free the natives. We dedicated to our viewers massage and yoga videos.
Subscribers to oneofus at the special lower than usual level of brown coat and above can download this commentary track and listen along by picking up a copy of the movie and by doing the clicky thing right here. This is the first godzilla film in which an uncharted island is the primary setting rather than a location inside. It was the first godzilla film to not receive north american theatrical distribution. Apr 10, 2020 this time they are doing godzilla vs the sea monster or ebirah, horror of the deep depending on which country youre in. Ebirah, horror of the deep 1966 wikizilla, the kaiju. When the film begins, raiga is deep beneath the ocean battling a giant devil bone fish. Hedorah was significantly lower than previous godzilla films. The sea monster was released on american television and is slightly different. Nankai no daiketto ebirah, horror of the deep godzilla, mothra, and ebira, horror of the deep godzilla versus the sea monster. With nick adams, akira takarada, jun tazaki, akira kubo. Biomonster was one of four known drafts submitted by monster designer kaoru kamikiku while drawing artwork for hideki okas godzilla vs.
The protagonists are a ragtag group of different characters with different backgrounds. Ebirah, horror of the deep 1966 wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia. Godzilla vs the sea monster brings much awesome carnage to the screen in this series of eccentric, amusing and memorable monster films. In fact, the actual monster mash component of the film is held off until the final hour. As usual godzilla is against a different type of monster and. The movie was directed by jun fukuda with a script. Jun, who would go on to direct five of the big guys movies all together, had previously done gangster movies, and it shows in his first godzilla movie, godzilla vs the sea monster. The film was released straight to television in the united states in 1967 by the walter reade organization as godzilla versus the sea monster. It came at a time when godzilla was making the turnaround from abomb avenger to cartoon defender of japan. The main reason i believe this movie works so well is its diversion from the norm. Sep 04, 2011 godzilla vs the sea monster is a very fun adventure film. Onboard the ship is a bank robber, yoshimura, who is trying to evade the law. It features godzilla on an island fighting a giant shrimp called ebirah, and a giant bird called the giant condor, who both are controlled by a criminal organization called the red bamboo.
The sequel to deep sea monster reigo vs battleship yamato. It is the seventh installment in the godzilla film series, but is the eighth film in the overall franchise if one includes the 1956 american reedit of godzilla, king of the monsters. In 1968, ebirah, horror of the deep was released directly to television in north america by the walter reade organization, under the title godzilla vs. This 1966 entry in the godzilla series bucks the kiddie movie trend of many late60searly70s entries with a surprisingly complex and ambitious plot. Biomonster are known, concept art of the titular biomonster was made, and the final act of the story is said to include a double suicide between the biomonster and godzilla. Columbia tristar has just released this first new direction film on dvd with a beautiful widescreen image and.
Numerous humans are stranded on the island, most are slaves, while others. In its place, shinichi sekizawas dense yet concise script dishes out a fun spy movie plot that combines a missing brother, a mysterious sea monster. The godzilla film franchise showa era godzilla 1954 ghidorah the threeheaded monster 1964 godzilla vs. The showa series is the first batch of godzilla movies produced from 19541975. Columbia tristar has just released this first new direction film on dvd with a beautiful widescreen image and the original language track. The plot is actually decent and flows nicely as you are waiting for godzillas appearance. One of four known drafts submitted by toho monster designer kaoru kamikiku, a side project while he drew artwork for hideki okas godzilla vs. The plot is much more humandriven, but thats quite all right, as the story is an interesting but definitley cliched one. A reasonable box office success in japan though again a little less so than the previous entry, godzilla vs the sea monster was the first toho film that the studio created their own englishdubbed version for.
The godzilla suit used for this film, the daisensogoji, was first used in the. After yata is lost at sea, his brother ryota steals a yacht with his two friends and a bank robber. This is the second godzilla to appear in the series and the same one from the. There are times when godzilla vs the sea monster looks to be one of the more compelling and entertaining zilla movies from the 60s, this despite the fact that the big green guy. Raiga is an aquatic creature from the 2009 kaiju parody film, raiga. Im a little more forgiving these days of sea monsters shortcomings than i was in earlier viewings, but even so, the thing i like best about the film is that it took a script that wouldve made a terrible king kong ii film and converted it into a mediocre godzilla flick. This was also the first entry in the series that ishiro honda did not direct. The results were usually far more faithful to the original scripts but. Restored tv trailer to the walter reade organizations 1968 television release of ebirah horror of the deep. The arresting original godzilla soon gave rise to an entire monstermovie genre kaiju eiga, but the king of the monsters continued to reign supreme. That fabulous bit of synergy finally saw fruit with 1967s.
The seventh film in tohos godzilla series and the first without the direction of inoshiro honda, this colorful installment finds the natives of a. Not the best godzilla film, but definitely decent enough to hold your interest. Later that year, on july 5th 1991, broadway video enterprises registered the film with the number v2663p101 under its us title, godzilla vs. With akira takarada, kumi mizuno, chotaro togin, hideo sunazuka. Godzilla versus the sea monster 1968 restored us tv trailer. It is classified as a tokusatsu of the daikaiju giant monster subgenre. The sea monster vhs clamshell 2001 wbonus godzilla movie tested. Godzilla is hilarious as he stomps around and boxes. The sea monster, is one of the better 60s g flicks. Here is the version 1 edition of my hd reconstruction of the titra english dubbed version of godzilla vs.
Aliens from planet x request the use of godzilla and rodan to fight off king ghidorah, but have a better use for the three monsters. It is the 11th film in the godzilla franchise, and features the fictional monster characters godzilla and hedorah. He and jet jaguar tag team megalon and gigan is hilarious entertainment for most ot the end of the movie. Amazing film, harry potter birds earth documentaries duration. A young man steals a boat to find his brother, but he and his shipmates become shipwrecked on a mysterious island inhabited by a giant sea monster and a slumbering godzilla. Any godzilla movie that opens with a teenage gogo dance marathon cant be all bad, and godzilla vs.
Mothras home island has been captured by the red bamboo, a. In 1954, an enormous beast clawed its way out of the sea, destroying everything in its pathand changing movies forever. Godzilla, that perennial scourge of downtown tokyo, goes to battle again this time, against an evil sea monster. The godzilla suit used for this film, the daisensogoji, was first used in the previous film. Where does this movie fit in the godzilla timeline this is the 7th movie out of 15 in the showa series of godzilla movies. Take away some uncharacteristic behavior from godzilla and the condor fight and the film is very enjoyable. Ebirah, horror of the deep 1966 ebirah, horror of the. Godzilla vs the sea monster was the seventh godzilla film. After defeating the creature raiga submerges and evidence of the battle washes ashore in the form of small devil bone fish. The film stars akira yamauchi, toshie kimura, and hiroyuki kawase, with. So fun this ranks right up there with my favorite godzilla vs hedorah smog monster. Godzilla vs the sea monster is a very fun adventure film. An 1966 film featuring the return of godzilla and mothra.
However, the crew runs afoul of ebirah, a giant lobsterlike creature, and washes ashore on letchi island. The seventh film in tohos godzilla series and the first without the direction of inoshiro honda, this colorful installment finds the natives of a volcanic island enslaved by the armies of an unnamed country claiming to be in control of a giant crustacean named ebirah. Number seven in the long running godzilla series and more well known under the title godzilla vs the sea monster, this film started life. Ebirah, a rejected script for a proposed coproduction between toho and americas rankinbass productions yes, the rudolph, the rednosed reindeer guys that was intended to tie in with the latters king kong saturday morning cartoon series. Produced and distributed by toho, it is the 14th film of the godzilla franchise, and features the fictional monster characters godzilla, anguirus, and king caesar, along with the mecha character mechagodzilla. But we think the deepsea beastie might have met his match in the firebreathing gorgon that dates from prehistoric times. Aliens from planet x request the use of godzilla and rodan to fight off king ghidorah, but. For this first version of the hd reconstruction, i used the toho bluray as a source. The godzilla costume is good and the battles are also well done. Barubaroi and was one of several concepts overall vying for the position of the seventh heisei series godzilla film godzilla 7 which eventually led to the completed godzilla vs. In this 7th installment in the 1st godzilla series deals with ryota, a young man, who wishes to obtain a boat so he can search for his brother who has been lost at sea. The film was released to theaters in japan on december 17, 1966, and was released directly to television in the united states in 1968 under the title godzilla versus the sea monster. Ebirah, horror of the deep, under the title godzilla vs. After being caught in a storm in the south seas, several teenagers and thief arrive on an island where natives have been enslaved by a terrorist organization.
The sea monster is so ripe with plot elements that it doesnt even try to deal with all of them. An entertaining entry from the mid 60s, this film has a reputation of being a lesser entry due to the fact that it takes place on an island. Ebirah, horror of the deep 1966 a young man steals a boat to find his brother, but he and his shipmates become shipwrecked on a mysterious island inhabited by a giant sea monster and a slumbering godzilla. Jun fukuda, ryohei fujii, tomoyuki tanaka, shinichi sekizawa. Ebirah, horror of the deep is a 1966 japanese kaiju film directed by jun fukuda and produced. There the red bamboo, a terrorist organization, manufactures heavy water for selling weapons of mass destruction. This time they are doing godzilla vs the sea monster or ebirah, horror of the deep depending on which country youre in. Banno was only given 35 days to shoot the film and only had one team available to shoot both the drama and monster effects scenes. It was the first godzilla film to bypass theatrical distribution in the u. During its development, ebirah, horror of the deep was intended to feature king kong, but the character was replaced by godzilla. The sea monster took place in some remote japanese islands where the natives worship a fly like sea monster,predictably godzilla battles it.
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