Over the course of this year we have watched nearly every Kaiju film from the disco soaked 1970s, from Godzilla to Mighty Peking Man, join us this week as we talk about the decade’s worst and best in this season’s wrap up episode.
Read More Episode 88 – Season 3 Kaiju Cinema Recap (1970-1979)We travel back in time to a world where a big green Kaiju dominated power hours of TV fun, where many in the US were first introduced to the Big G with the help of Hanna-Barbera. Come with us as we explore the world of 1978’s “The Godzilla Original Animated Series”!
Read More Episode 87 – The Godzilla Original Animated Series (1978)An American TV co-production with Japanese special effects leads to a marriage or giant magical monsters and Carl Weathers doing his best to pronounce fish names. This week we plumb the murky waters of 1978’s “The Bermuda Depths”
Read More Episode 86 – The Bermuda Depths (1978)Itsa Yaeti! Watch as another Italian team take on a Kong sized Kaiju, this time with feathered hair and a vice-like toe grip. Prepare yourself for 1977’s “Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century”
Read More Episode 85 – Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century (1977)We return to Shaw Brother’s Studio for another kaiju filled sleaze and action packed film. We’re in good company watching this film with fans like Roger Ebert and Quentin Tarantino, this week’s film is 1977’s “The Mighty Peking Man”!
Read More Episode 84 – The Mighty Peking Man (1977)To remove the bad taste of Kong knock offs we are going straight to the updated remake source of the giant ape films of the 1970s. This week we are finally watching the 1976 classic “King Kong”
Read More Episode 82 – King Kong (1976)Sure, you’ve heard about King Kong, who hasn’t? But have you heard of the movie that was so bad it was pulled from many theatrical releases? The film that festers on the bottom of every Kaiju film list in existence? This week we attempt to have our friendship survive 1976’s “Queen Kong”
Read More Episode 81 – Queen Kong (1976)This week we look at the previously unavailable Hong Kong Kaiju flick based on a Chinese folk hero. We take a peek at the 1976 Guan Yu experience of “War God”
Read More Episode 80 – War God (1976)We enter into the black hole of King Kong knock-offs in earnest as we take a look at a US and South Korean coproduction. Join us as we explore the highs and lows of 1976’s “A*P*E”!
Read More Episode 79 – A*P*E (1976)This week we view our first Shaw Brothers kaiju-related film, though it is certainly light on the giant monster action.
Join us as we take a look at the Hong Kong cult classic in 1975’s “The Super Inframan”
Read More Episode 78 – The Super Inframan (1976)