We return to the middle chapter of the much lauded Daimajin trilogy this week and is it possible to already be suffering from franchise fatigue? This week’s episode is a quick look at the lake adventure that is 1966’s “Return of Daimajin”
Read More Episode 46 – Return of Daimajin (1966)
Another non-Godzilla Kaiju classic from Ishiro Honda…or is it? We have all the standard elements of a monster masterpiece with two times the monsters and a sibling rivalry that will go down in history. This is 1966’s “War of the Gargantuas”
Read More Episode 45 – The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
We head back to the small screen for a special episode looking at one of the most influential and long standing Tsuburaya Productions in Kaiju History.
Join us as we cross our forearms and press our capsule buttons in 1966’s “ULTRAMAN”
Read More Episode 44 – Ultraman (1966)
Starting of a trilogy of fantasy history Kaiju epics we start with the seminal hard-to-find classic from Daiei. Join us this week as we do a deep dive into the Edo inspired world of 1966’s “Daimajin”!
Read More Episode 43 – Daimajin (1966)
Will this departure from the Showa Gamera style spell this picture’s doom or will the rainbow foe light up the screen? Find out with this weeks look at 1966’s “Gamera Vs. Barugon”
Read More Episode 42 – Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)
Join us on a ninjutsu adventure with our examination of 1966’s “The Magic Serpent”!
Read More Episode 41 – The Magic Serpent (1966)
This week we have a special episode, taking a step away from the cinemas and into the world of Kaiju television. Join us as we dip our toes into the world of mystery and monsters in 1966’s “Ultra Q”.
Read More Episode 40 – Ultra Q (1966)
Ishiro Honda returns for another monster film in a decade that is soon to become crowded with them. This time the trope of alien invaders is fully cemented in the annals of kaiju cinema. This week we examine the history of 1965’s “Invasion of Astro-Monster”!
Read More Episode 39 – Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
A new kauji combatant enters the ring from rival studio Daiei films, to capitalize on the growing monster movie explosion. A giant turtle is released from the arctic ice by an atomic blast, this week we dive into the rat-infested history of 1965’s Gamera, The Giant Monster!
Read More Episode 37 – Gamera, The Giant Monster (1965)