Category Archives: Daikaiju

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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Gareth Edwards and Godzilla

Posted on Saturday, September 24, 2011 by Robert Hood

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Exclusive: Kanigar, a Giant Monster Film in the Making?

Posted on Saturday, August 20, 2011 by Robert Hood

According to up-and-coming UK filmmaker, Bevin Wright, Undead Backbrain (along with Monster Island News) were a source of information and inspiration when he began working on his stand-alone giant monster trailer. Whatever the inspiration — and classic 1950s creature features … Continue reading →

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Review: Painting Giant Robots and Monsters

Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2011 by Robert Hood

Godaizer (Singapore-2011; short [18:43 min.]; dir. Hillary Yeo) Reviewed by Robert Hood Mecha is one of the most popular sub-categories of anime and has produced some of the best and longest-running animated sci-fi series ever. Though quintessentially Japanese when considered … Continue reading →

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American Kaiju: Aligon Attacks!

Posted on Monday, June 27, 2011 by Robert Hood

Hot on the heels of his announcement that Bluewater Productions has contracted him to produce a series of American Kaiju comics, Todd Tennant has provided the Backbrain with a pic of another of his feature monsters — this time, Aligon … 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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Pacific Rim: Godzilla By Any Other Name?

Posted on Saturday, March 12, 2011 by Robert Hood

So by now everyone and their dog knows that Guillermo del Toro’s pet project, a big-budget version of H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness, isn’t going to fly. Universal has gone all whimpy in regards to it, dumping it … 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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Ultraman on Monster Awareness Month

Posted on Sunday, February 13, 2011 by Robert Hood

Click on this image now! Spectacular, isn’t it? These are some of the monsters that feature in the Ultraman franchise, one of two paintings by Toshio Okazaki published in Shōgakukan’s 1979 edition of Ultra Kaiju (Shōgakukan Nyūmon Hyakka Series #97) … Continue reading →

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