Category Archives: Daikaiju

Raiga Poster and New Images

Posted on Monday, November 16, 2009 by Robert Hood

This newly released poster for Shinkaijû Raiga [aka Deep Sea Monster Raiga] (2009; dir. Shinpei Hayashiya) raises several questions about the movie. Among the questions that should be on the tip of your tongue are: “What on earth is that … Continue reading →

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Assault Girls: The Bigger Picture

Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2009 by Robert Hood

Along with a groovy new poster comes some fascinating news about Mamoru Oshii’s latest film, Assault Girls — last discussed here upon the recent release of a fantastic trailer. Twitch has provided a more detailed synopsis that increases my already-high … Continue reading →

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Ilya Muromets

Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2009 by Robert Hood

The main purpose behind this entry into the Backbrain archive is simply to note the existence of an old film I hadn’t known about — one that features a very cool monster. Eye-Filling Spectacle! Man Against Monsters! Ilya Muromets [aka … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival, Daikaiju, Dragons, Film, Giant Monsters | 4 Comments

Nagira, Mutant Monster From Germany

Posted on Sunday, November 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

You’d think that the need for difficult SFX work would be daunting to ultra-low-budget filmmakers and would lead them to work in intimate, less spectacular genres than kaiju eiga. Well, not everyone takes the easier route. Check out this new … Continue reading →

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Demeking Plummets to Earth!

Posted on Sunday, October 25, 2009 by Robert Hood

In Godzilla’s absence, it’s good to know that Japanese daikaiju en masse haven’t forgotten to make an occasional excursion to the Big City. We’ve had news of an Ultraman movie, then there’s the exciting discovery of Daisuke Sato’s The Fog … Continue reading →

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American Godzilla: The Graphic Novel

Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 by Robert Hood

Artist Todd Tennant — midway in his ambitious task of converting the abandoned 1994 screenplay by Ted Elliott/Terry Rossio for director Jan De Bont’s US Godzilla film into a graphic novel — has just renovated his poster for the project … Continue reading →

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New Daikaiju Appears Through a Fog of Obscurity

Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 by Robert Hood

A previously unknown and unsuspected Japanese giant monster film has just come to light — one that resonates backwards right to the start of the daikaiju eiga tradition. What is it? You’ll have to read on to find out. Background … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Independent film, Japanese, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, News, Where's the Film? | 193 Comments

Assault Girls Shine

Posted on Sunday, October 11, 2009 by Robert Hood

The newly released official trailer for Assault Girls [aka Asaruto gâruzu] (Japan-2009; dir. Mamoru Oshii) represents a massive upgrade on even the great potential we’ve seen before: Synopsis: In the aftermath of global thermonuclear war, the Earth’s surface has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Apocalypse, Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Robots, Trailers | 6 Comments

New: Ultra Galaxy Legend

Posted on Friday, September 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

After two interrelated TV series — Ultra Galaxy: Mega Monster Battle [aka Urutora Gyarakushii Daikaiju Batoru] (2007) and Ultra Galaxy: Mega Monster Battle – Neverending Odyssey [aka Urutora Garakushii Daikaiju Batoru Nebaa Endingu Odessei] (2008) — Tsuburaya Productions is in … Continue reading →

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More Raiga Pictures

Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 by Robert Hood

At this juncture it seems entirely possible that before too long we’ll be able to join up all the pictures of Shinkaijû Raiga [aka Deep Sea Monster Raiga] (Japan, 2009; dir. Shinpei Hayashiya) that have been released and pre-construct a … Continue reading →

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