Godzilla Blu-ray

Runtime: 96 min

Director: Ishirō Honda

Cast: Akira Takarada, Momoko Kôchi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura, Fuyuki Murakami

Studios: TOHO, Toho Laboratory

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.

Special Features:

New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack

New high-definition digital restoration of Godzilla, King of the Monsters, Terry Morse's 1956 reworking of the original, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack.

Audio commentary

Audio commentary for both movies by film historian David Kalat.

New interviews

New interviews with actors Akira Takarada and Haruo Nakajima and legendary special effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai.

Interview

Interview with legendary Godzilla score composer Akira Ifukube.

Featurette detailing Godzilla's photographic effects

Featurette detailing Godzilla's photographic effects, introduced by special effects director Koichi Kawakita and special effects photographer Motoyoshi Tomioka.

New interview

New interview with Japanese-film critic Tadao Sato.

The Unluckiest Dragon

The Unluckiest Dragon, an illustrated audio essay featuring historian Greg Pflugfelder describing the tragic fate of the fishing vessel Daigo Fukuryu Maru, a real-life event that inspired Godzilla.

Trailers

Trailers for Godzilla and Godzilla, King of the Monsters.

New English subtitle translation

New English subtitle translation.

Technical Specifications:

• Black & White
• Monaural
• In Japanese with English Subtitles
• 1.37:1 Aspect Ratio