This is fab! In 1955 they already knew exactly how space exploration was going to be. How did they know?!
Even though this was made in 1955, it is uncanny how much this looks like today's Japanese Super-Hero or space movies! It seems obvious to me that this was an inspirational film.
Chuckle!
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Trailer to Monster from a Prehistoric Planet: Most Cliche Japanese Monster Movie Ever Made!
By Mike in Tokyo Rogers
Just about all of the 1960's Japanese monster movies were pretty campy, cliche and not frightening at all... But the one that gets my vote as the campiest, silliest and most cliche of all time is Japanese Director Haruyasu Noguchi's "Monster from a Prehistoric Planet" that features a monster that looks like a huge chicken. The Japanese title of this dog is "Daikyoju Kappa."
The Internet Movie Database says:
An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.
You certainly do not want to sit through this entire, er, "thriller" but the trailer is pretty funny and is quite satisfying by itself... So, without much further ado, here is it ladies and gentlemen:
Daikyoju Kappa!
From Internet Archives
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Keywords:
Daikyoju Kappa, Monster from a Preshistoric Planet, Marketing Japan, Mike in Tokyo Rogers, Haruyasu Noguchi, Sci-Fi, 1960's, Monster movie, Mike Rogers
Just about all of the 1960's Japanese monster movies were pretty campy, cliche and not frightening at all... But the one that gets my vote as the campiest, silliest and most cliche of all time is Japanese Director Haruyasu Noguchi's "Monster from a Prehistoric Planet" that features a monster that looks like a huge chicken. The Japanese title of this dog is "Daikyoju Kappa."
Scary monster or Super Chicken? You decide!
The Internet Movie Database says:
An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.
You certainly do not want to sit through this entire, er, "thriller" but the trailer is pretty funny and is quite satisfying by itself... So, without much further ado, here is it ladies and gentlemen:
Daikyoju Kappa!
From Internet Archives
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Keywords:
Daikyoju Kappa, Monster from a Preshistoric Planet, Marketing Japan, Mike in Tokyo Rogers, Haruyasu Noguchi, Sci-Fi, 1960's, Monster movie, Mike Rogers
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Free Sunday Matinee: Gamera the Invincible (1965) Uncut and Free! No signup!
Need to burn some time yet do not want to spend any money? Yep. I can relate to that. Grab a bag of potato chips and a drink and relax with this B-grade Japanese cinema classic. Uncut, and unedited and in full length. Quality is great too. Acting is fabulously retro! And this movie is action-packed from the get-go!
Here is the American release of Gamera the Invincible from 1965!
This was the only film in the original Gamera series to be released to American theaters. It was originally presented in America by World Entertainment Corp. and Harris Associates, Inc. who re-named the film Gammera the Invincible. All subsequent entries in the series were released directly to television by American International Productions Television. Gammera the Invincible's American premiere was in New Orleans on December 15, 1966. Gammera the Invincible was heavily re-edited from its original Japanese version. Scenes were moved around and some were deleted completely. New footage featuring American actors was spliced in to create a more international feel and to replace scenes shot in the original cut featuring American extras with poor acting. Theses new scenes featured actors such as Albert Dekker and Brian Donlevy. The film was dubbed by Titan Productions, Inc. It features the voices of Jack Curtis and Peter Fernandez, who are best known as voices on Speed Racer and Ultraman.
The film opens with Gamera's awakening from the accidental detonation of an atomic bomb as a result of an aerial assault by American fighters on Soviet bombers caught crossing into North American airspace. Gamera wastes no time in causing a rampage of destruction, first destroying a Japanese research ship, then making its way to Japan to wreak havoc. In an attempt to stop the giant turtle, Gamera is sedated with a freezing agent on a precipice, and powerful explosives are placed at the base. The explosion knocks the monster on its back, and while it seems as though mankind has scored a victory, this is not the case: Gamera reveals its ability to fly. A second strategy, Plan Z, is devised to stop the monster, this time by baiting it into a rocket bound for Mars. The plan is successful and the Earth is safe from Gamera.
The film opens with Gamera's awakening from the accidental detonation of an atomic bomb as a result of an aerial assault by American fighters on Soviet bombers caught crossing into North American airspace. Gamera wastes no time in causing a rampage of destruction, first destroying a Japanese research ship, then making its way to Japan to wreak havoc. In an attempt to stop the giant turtle, Gamera is sedated with a freezing agent on a precipice, and powerful explosives are placed at the base. The explosion knocks the monster on its back, and while it seems as though mankind has scored a victory, this is not the case: Gamera reveals its ability to fly. A second strategy, Plan Z, is devised to stop the monster, this time by baiting it into a rocket bound for Mars. The plan is successful and the Earth is safe from Gamera.
Enjoy the show!
DOUBLE CLICK ON IMAGE FOR FULL SCREEN - EXCELLENT QUALITY!
DOUBLE CLICK ON IMAGE FOR FULL SCREEN - EXCELLENT QUALITY!
How did Japanese cinema ever come up with these ideas? Well, if you still have time, check out what happened with plants mutating & growing wildly a few weeks after the atomic bombs were dropped at 29:45 in the video at This is Powerful! Alternative Views: Hiroshima & Nagasaki. What People Experienced .
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Keywords: Gamera, Science-fiction, sci-fi, 1965, retro
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