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Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
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Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
Happy 68the Birthday, to the single greatest movie monster of all time, the King of Monsters, Godzilla! Gojira was released in Japan on this day, all the way back in 1954. Little did they know then, that an absolute legend of cinema was born.
Your deadicated hosts travel to 1950s Japan to cover GOJIRA (1954) from director Ishiro Honda! Plus, a brief history of post-war Japan, the atomic bomb, and the origins of the daikaiju genre.
A brief context-setting of Japan 00:00; Film background 18:45; Synopsis 1:33:02; Discussion 1:46:27; Ranking 2:28:22
From Ishirō Honda comes JÛ JIN YUKI OTOKO (1955), his followup to GOJIRA featuring Akira Takarada, Akemi Negishi and Sanshirō Sagara! Sealed away by Toho due to protests by the Buraku Liberation League, will this film hold up to its reputation?
Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 50:07; Discussion 1:08:28; Ranking 1:34:42
