Mechagodzilla (メカゴジラ Mekagojira)
It's impossible to explain how much of a mark Mechagodzilla has made such me without sitting everyone down to watch Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla and Terror of Mechagodzilla while I clap and dribble with mindless glee. But I'll try.
All Monsters Attack (1969)
It boggles my brain that Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) cops the infamous reputation of being the worst of the Godzilla series. How could All Monsters Attack be forgotten?
Hedorah (ヘドラ Hedora)
NAME: Hedorah (ヘドラ, Hedora) FIRST APPEARS IN: Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) DESIGN FEATURES: – multiple forms – gigantic, sad eyes – a slimy exterior SKILLS: – polluting the world – sucking on factories – terrifying school children – smearing kittens with radioactive sludge – pissing off Godzilla MONSTER SOUNDS: Godzilla vs. Hedorah was pretty much...
Jet Jaguar (ジェットジャガー Jetto Jagā)
NAME: Jet Jaguar (ジェットジャガ, Jetto Jagā) FIRST APPEARS IN: Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) DESIGN FEATURES: – coned head – Michelin Man style arm rolls – a bad-ass colour-combo of red, orange, silver and blue SKILLS: – handshaking – altering his size to suit occasions – getting double-teamed by Megalon and Gigan – floodlight eyes –...
Anguirus (アンギラス Angirasu)
NAME: Anguirus (アンギラス Angirasu) FIRST APPEARS IN: Godzilla Raids Again, 1955 DESIGN FEATURES: – spiked shell-back – horned face – spine-covered tail SKILLS: – getting fucked up by Mechagodzilla – crawling around on his hands and knees – communication through animated speech bubbles (see: Godzilla vs. Gigan) – befriending Godzilla MONSTER SOUNDS: Anguirus doesn’t get...
Gigan (ガイガン Gaigan)
NAME: Gigan (ガイガン Gaigan) FIRST APPEARS IN: Godzilla vs. Gigan, 1972 DESIGN FEATURES: – metallic hook hands – super hip cycloptic eye – pot belly – dual back-fins – looking like a total bad-ass SKILLS: – abandoning fights – high fives – being generally cowardly in battle – a chest-buzzsaw that does an excellent job...
Amazingly bad English speaking actors in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
You know you’re in for a bloody good laugh when an English speaking actor appears in a Godzilla film. Here’s my personal favourite moment of horrible gaijin acting from Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) – enjoy!
King Caesar (キングシーサー Kingu Shisa)
NAME: King Caesar (キングシーサー Kingu Shisa) FIRST APPEARS IN: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) DESIGN FEATURES: – rabbit ears – inappropriate scales – shit-eating grin – claws SKILLS AND QUIRKS: – being extremely unhelpful – creating misplaced mystique – laying dormant inside a mountain for bloody ages – jumping about like a lunatic and getting his...
Heisei Godzilla posters
My pal Jack Douglas recently posted an image of the magical poster for Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla on my Facebook wall. This reminded me how drool-worthy Japanese posters for the Heisei (mid-80s to mid-90s) era’s Godzilla films were. When I was in Tokyo last year, my partner and I became patrons of a bar called Leo,...
Godzilla: Shōwa and Heisei eras
Wherever your preference lies - Shōwa, Heisei or Millennium - Godzilla fans should thank the great kaijū gods in the sky that we've been blessed with such an outrageous amount of excellent films!
10 misleading Godzilla posters
I love movie posters that lie. There’s nothing better than seeing a poster for a movie you’ve seen and thinking: “hang on… that doesn’t happen in the film!” It never fails to amuse me how misleading marketing infuriates some of my fellow movie nerd pals. They spit out words like “trash” and “cheap” at the...
Posters from Pakistan
In my journey to find ridiculous Godzilla posters, I came across some truly insane posters from Pakistan. Unlike the hand-painted and endearing silliness of Ghanaian advertisements or the flat out brilliant painted chaos of Thai posters, these posters are just plain ridiculous. It is almost as if the designers went out of their way to make...
