Eiji Tsuburaya and Gore

[TokyoVigilante]

And there was the episode "Cry of the Mummy" where the Science Patrol blows the dragons eyes out, then Ultraman jumps on its back and rides it around like a horse.

Jiras got it easy.

[August]

As for ULTRA SEVEN, while it was violent (concerning the Eyeslugger), it was about on par with ULTRAMAN's violence. Now, the episodes of ULTRAMAN were not shot in order — so, the early ones that were shot, such as the examples you folks have posted above — tend to have more visible blood — while the later ones, while still violent (such as Ultraman and the Science Patrol's demoralization of Gomora), are essentially bloodless. Even though, they are blowing monsters to bits, there's no more oozing or flowing blood as in the early episodes (Red King, Jirass, Dodongo, etc.). By the 1970s, all Japanese television and movies were quite a bit more violent, brought on to bring in audiences/viewers. "Samurai" and Detective dramas became more bloody, and so were their television counterparts — including superhero/monster shows. On the original Kamen Rider shows, for example, innocent citizens were routinely burned alive, dissolved, melted, and machine-gunned. By the mid-1980s, the Japanese PTA, and other organizations, which had been protesting this violence aimed at children, finally started getting their way. While there was less graphic murders in these shows, and the heroes stopped kicking badguys in the nads, the action and fighting was pretty much still intact. But, I do feel that the more violent aspects of the 1970s shows are what really made them standout from all the came before or after them!

[EleKaiju]

Ah, now that makes sense. Thanks August.

[Showa Gyaos]

Didn't Godzilla cause Anguirus to bleed in Godzilla Raids Again? Clearly he was okay with a little bit of blood.

[August]

Didn't Godzilla cause Anguirus to bleed in Godzilla Raids Again? Clearly he was okay with a little bit of blood.

Yes, but this is earlier than the period of the topic in discussion.

[Guardian7]

Well. Being a father myself... I actually applaud Tsuburaya (for the times he lived in) taking that stance. Granted... My daughter has seen things like SAW and stuff, but she is also older suppose (Though she did trick me once into getting the "Renewed" Texas Chain Saw Mass. when we were getting movies and I didn't realize she had slipped it in there until we got home.
But when she was younger it was my Cartoon/Kaiju Movie collections, along with Barney and other more mild cartoons.
Now at least they do have one Cartoon Program (Qubo) out that a parent could easily walk away from and NOT be concerned what their child was/were to see, as the programs on there are very mild and would have to NOT worry about something of a more adult graphic nature appearing.

G7