Category Archives: Japanese

Mad Gods and Ghibli…

Posted on Sunday, May 20, 2012 by Robert Hood

Here’s an interesting oddity: as part of a museum exhibition running from July 10 to October 8 at Tokyo’s Museum of Contemporary Art titled Hideaki Anno’s Special Effects Museum, Anno is working with Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli to make a short … Continue reading →

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A New Restored Godzilla

Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2011 by Robert Hood

At last! In January next year Criterion is releasing a high definition digitally restored edition of Gojira [aka Godzilla]  — the 1954 daikaiju classic directed by Ishiro Honda – on Blu-ray and DVD. After the merely half-decent releases that have appeared … Continue reading →

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Monstrous Tourists

Posted on Monday, October 3, 2011 by Robert Hood

These vintage Japanese bromide cards — known as Pachimon Postcards — were published by Yokopro in the 1970s. They feature “pachimon kaiju”, counterfeit monsters that have been painted into scenes of familiar tourist attractions and locations around the world. As … Continue reading →

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The God of Clay: Forward to the Past

Posted on Saturday, May 28, 2011 by Robert Hood

A new daikaiju eiga (Japanese giant monster movie) is about to make its world premiere next month: God of Clay (Japan-2009/2011; short [13 min.]; dir. Koichi Kawakita and Nobuaki Sugimoto). God of Clay is a short film — the last … Continue reading →

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Review: Evangelion 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone

Posted on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 by Robert Hood

Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone (Japan-2007; dir. Masayuki Yamaguchi, Kazuya Tsurumaki and Hideaki Anno) Blu-ray edition reviewed by Robert Hood Giant robots (known as mecha) and giant monsters (known as daikaiju): two of the most iconic elements of Japanese … Continue reading →

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New Daikaiju May Be On The Way To Japan

Posted on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 by Robert Hood

In 2012, Tokyo may very well be attacked by something with at least one very large tentacle. Will it have more than six of them? Who knows? But this investment teaser makes me hope that the money will be forthcoming … Continue reading →

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Trailer for The Man Who Summons Kaiju

Posted on Monday, December 6, 2010 by Robert Hood

Here’s a teaser trailer for The Man Who Summons Kaiju [aka Kaijû wo yobu otoko] (Japan-2010; dir. Daisuke Andô), which we introduced on Undead Backbrain last week. It lacks subtitles, so the Japanese literate among you will have a better … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: The Man Who Summons Kaiju

Posted on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by Robert Hood

It’s always good to see another giant monster film arise from the spiritual home of the genre, even if it’s not full-length. The Man Who Summons Kaiju [aka Kaijû wo yobu otoko] (Japan-2010; dir. Daisuke Andô) is a 25-minute television … Continue reading →

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New: Ultraman Zero

Posted on Monday, November 22, 2010 by Robert Hood

The latest entry in the unending tokusatsu (special effects) franchise Ultraman — Ultraman Zero The Movie: Super Deciding Fight! The Belial Galactic Empire (Japan-2010; dir. Yuichi Abe)  — appears to continues the trend away from men and monsters in increasingly … Continue reading →

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Zombies. Tits. Dragon?

Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 by Robert Hood

Sometimes, there’s nothing you can add, except that it seems as though the infamous Takao Nakano’s The Big Tits Dragon is being released in the West as “Big Tits Zombie” — a title that’s probably inaccurate but clearly indicates that … Continue reading →

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