A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series
A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series is a historical filmography book that analyzes the Godzilla series written by David Kalat.
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Kalat delves into the history and technical wizardry used to achieve these films, why they are so popular with moviegoers despite being reviled by some critics and the tonal differences of the American and Japanese versions of the films. The book also features filmographic data of each film in chronological order and an analysis of the Japanese film industry versus Hollywood to help convey the timeless quality of Godzilla against contemporary filming.
Contents
Preface to the New Edition
Introdution
A Note on the Text
Part One: King Kong vs. Godzilla (1954-1963)
- G for Giant
- Gojira
- Godzilla Conquers America
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
- Godzilla Raids Again
- Rodan
- Varan the Unbelievable
- Mothra
- King Kong vs. Godzilla
- Tsuburaya Enterprises
Part Two Monsterland (1964-1969)
- Mothra vs. Godzilla
- Ghidrah, The Three-Headed Monster
- Invasion of Astro-Monster
- Monsters Inc.
- Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
- Son of Godzilla
- Destroy All Monsters
- All Monsters Attack
Part Three: Something Funny's Going on (1970-1975)
- Survival of the Silliest
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah
- Godzilla vs. Gigan
- Godzilla vs. Ultraman
- Godzilla vs. Megalon
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
- Terror of Mechagodzilla
- The Crook, the Geek, the Reporter, and His Lover
Part Four: The Return of Godzilla (1977-1995)
- Waiting for Godzilla
- The Return of Godzilla
- Godzilla 1985
- Godzilla vs. Biollante
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
- Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth
- Godzilla vs. the Gryphon
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Part Five: The Godzilla Millennium (1998-2005)
- Godzilla vs. Godzilla
- Godzilla
- Godzilla 2000
- Godzilla x. Megaguirus
- Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
- Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
- Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S
- Godizilla Final Wars
Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Binliography
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