Award-winning Writer, Special Features Producer & Author of "Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters." Host of the first-ever Anime & Tokusatsu event in the US.
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Damon Foster climbing out of my then-future window in '85 for his video flick, "Androidman." Wow, haven't seen my first Tokyo house in forever! Located in Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, it was demolished in the '90s for an office building, also since replaced with most of the street.
WOULD YOU BELIEVE? WE'RE MOVING... WE'RE MOVING TO THE MOON, NOW... Would you believe that I snapped this photo while Moonlight gazing this evening? It was as easy as S, Y, 3! #Godzilla
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Happy to spread the word that @discotekmedia has just announced their upcoming HD release of the 1979 series "Kamen Rider" aka "Sky Rider"! Street date TBA. Hopefully, "Super-1" will not be far behind! #KamenRider #SkyRider #Tokusatsu #Toei
SHOWA ULTRAMAN RIGHTS VICTORY! TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ENDS UMC! Statement on the landmark ruling reported on the official Tsuburaya Productions website: tsuburaya-prod.com/news/1164…
The "Banned" Episode of ULTRA SEVEN Has Been Leaked Online! Check out Tsuburaya's HD remastered version of "From Another Planet With Love."
Watch: nicovideo.jp/watch/sm4572247…
Why was Episode 12 banned? You can read about it from my 2008 blog post, here: augustragone.blogspot.com/20…
Earlier today, 4K restorations of #GODZILLA VS #MOTHRA & VS #DESTROYAH were screened at Toho's corporate HQ in Tokyo. Both of these 4K restorations will play in select Japanese cinemas early next year. News courtesy of former #Toho visual effects cinematographer Keiichi Sakurai.
There Were Giants on Earth in Those Days: One of the greatest actors of the post-war era, Tatsuya Nakadai, is gone. "The Human Condition," "Yojimbo," "Sanjuro," "Harakiri," "High & Low," "Kwaidan," "Sword of Doom," "Face of Another," "Kill!," "Kagemusha," and "Ran." He was 92.
NEW "SPACE SHERIFF" TO REPLACE "SUPER SENTAI"! From Nikkan Sports: A Reiwa-era version of "Space Sheriff Gavan" will be broadcast after the ending of the long-running "Super Sentai" series on TV Asahi, while the Sentai Series may survive. Full article: tinyurl.com/spacesheriffredu…
HERE'S OUR TITLE FOR YAMAZAKI'S UPCOMING KAIJU FILM: "GODZILLA -0.0"! This is read, "Godzilla Minus Zero." The new film will feature miniature work and suitmation in addition to CGI!
Here's this year's "Godzilla Fest" time table! Remember, Japan is 16 hours ahead of the West Coast of the US. The fest starts Noon, Mon, Nov 3 (JST), which is 8pm Sun (PDT) Pacific. It will be live streamed on Toho's YouTube Channel: youtube.com/live/HH-7KLGFWQ0 #Godzilla
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ACTOR SUSUMU KUROBE: BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1939! His most famous role was that of "Hayata" in Tsuburaya Productions' 1966 series ULTRAMAN! Many Happy Returns on your 86th Birthday, Mr. Kurobe! #Ultraman60th #Ultraman
JULY 17, 1966: THE PREMIERE EPISODE OF "ULTRAMAN" DEBUTED IN JAPAN! "Ultra Operation: No. 1" (Teleplay: Tetsuo Kinjo & Shinichi Sekizawa, Director: Hajime Tsuburaya, Special Effects: Koichi Takano).
#Ultraman #Tokusatsu #EijiTsuburaya #TsuburayaProductions
New #Godzilla 4Ks Announced: EBIRAH, HORROR OF THE DEEP (1966), SON OF GODZILLA (1967), ALL MONSTERS ATTACK (1969), GODZILLA VS. GIGAN (1972), and GODZILLA VS KING GHIDORAH (1991). These will screen in select cinemas in Japan and hopefully followed with physical media releases.
Damaged Gomora, The Ancient Monster
Reissued Bullmark's Kaiju Series 2014
Includes undamaged tail
古代怪獣 ゴモラ ダメ一ジ版
ブルマァクの復刻版 (ダメ一ジ版の尻尾) 2014
GOT "CONDORMAN"? The first four episodes of Toei's tokusatsu hero series, created by Kohan Kawauchi, are now available with Eng fansubs via @BlueCherrySubs! Even in 1975, Condorman was a throwback to Kawauchi's earlier heroes, such as Moonlight Mask & Rainbowman. Check it out!
