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Date: 5/18/08
Year: 1955
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Godzilla
Raids Again (1955) |
Company:
Video Treasures, Inc. (1989)
Country: United States
Category: Slip Cover
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| The
front features an unusual artist's conception of one
of the most famous publicity stills from this film.,
The description on the back is a nice short summary
of the film, although the ongoing confusion of what
each species is actually called continues as Anguirus
(here called "Angilas") is referred to as
an "Angilosaulus". This print is rare as
it actually features the "Gigantis" title
card. |
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Godzilla
Raids Again (1955) |
Company:
Westcoast Motion Pictures (Year Unlisted)
Country: Chile
Category: Clam Shell
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| Westcoast's
cover for Godzilla
Raids Again (1955) features artwork that
was used in some US releases of the film; with a drawing
of Heisei Godzilla's head (Trendmasters-style) added
in the corners. For some reason, the synopsis contains
spoilers (such as Anguirus' death) and states that
Anguirus had attacked Japan before. There is also
a poster for Godzilla
(1954) being used as a kind of extra (quite inappropriately
too). The running time listed is 82 minutes, yet the
featured film happens to be the US version of film,
which runs under 78 minutes. A US trailer for King
Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) (also released by
Westcoast) is shown before the film begins; a nice
gesture from the company (and possibly the only redeeming
factor of this release, which even has spelling mistakes
in the subtitles). |
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Half
Human (1955) |
Company:
Rhino Home Video (1990)
Country: United States
Category: Slip Cover
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| Half
Human has gained notoriety among kaiju fans for its
obscurity. Ishiro
Honda's original cut has never been released on
video outside of bootlegged tapes. Unfortunately,
the inferior Americanized version is the only cut
available, and even that's become hard to find. In
recent years, this tape has become a collector's item
for Japanese and American fans who want to catch a
glimpse of this rare Toho classic. (On a side note,
my copy of the tape was purchased from a library,
and the box was cut into several pieces to fit in
a clamshell case. Using Photoshop, I was able to restore
the slip cover to its former glory.)
The front cover, while somewhat simplistic, is
also rather stunning. The monster artwork is from
the film's theatrical poster, and it's nicely accented
by yellow rays. The two taglines (also from theatrical
ads) paint an evil portrait of the monster, although
the creature is more or less depicted as being a
misunderstood prehistoric hominid in the film itself.
Aside from a few typos, the synopsis on the back
(from Michael Weldon's Psychotronic Video Magazine)
accurately describes the film. Of course, this being
the Americanization, none of the Japanese cast is
credited. The runtime is listed as 78 minutes, however
the film itself is only 63, give or take a minute
for promos on either side of the movie. |
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Half
Human (1955) |
Company:
Panda Films (1993)
Country: France
Category: Clam Shell
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| Released
by Panda Films under their “Ze Craignos Monsters”
collection in 1993, Half
Human (1955) is a film that was never released
theatrically in France. This version features dubbing
by American actor John Carradine, and the film is
subtitled in the French language. Unfortunately, the
image quality of this print is rather poor. Jean-Pierre
Putters, who wrote the summary on the rear cover,
is none other than the founder of the famous French
magazine "Mad Movies", which is devoted
to horror films the world over. |
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