#1000h: FUKUDA, Jun: Son of Godzilla (1967)
FUKUDA, Jun (Japan)
Son of Godzilla [1967]
Spine #1000h
Blu-ray
In director Jun Fukuda's second Godzilla outing, secret weather-control experiments create a radioactive storm and Godzilla must rescue monster hatchling Minilla from the giant mutant insects that result. Featuring a buoyant score by Masaru Sato and impressive wirework by special-effects director Sadamasa Arikawa, Son of Godzilla is lively, comic, and timely in its addressing of contemporary anxiety about worldwide food shortages.
Screenplay by Shinichi Sekizawa and Kazue Kiba.
The Extras
The Booklet
Thirty-six page book featuring an essay by Steve Ryfle and essays on the films by Ed Godziszewski.
Son of Godzilla [1967]
Spine #1000h
Blu-ray
In director Jun Fukuda's second Godzilla outing, secret weather-control experiments create a radioactive storm and Godzilla must rescue monster hatchling Minilla from the giant mutant insects that result. Featuring a buoyant score by Masaru Sato and impressive wirework by special-effects director Sadamasa Arikawa, Son of Godzilla is lively, comic, and timely in its addressing of contemporary anxiety about worldwide food shortages.
85 minutes
Color
Monaural
in Japanese
Monaural
in Japanese
2:35:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2019
Director/Writers
Screenplay by Shinichi Sekizawa and Kazue Kiba.
Jun Fukuda was 44 when he directed Son of Godzilla.
Other Fukuda films in the Collection:
#1000g: Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
#1000l: Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
#1000m: Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
#1000n: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Other Fukuda films in the Collection:
#1000g: Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
#1000l: Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
#1000m: Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
#1000n: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
The Film
The Booklet
Thirty-six page book featuring an essay by Steve Ryfle and essays on the films by Ed Godziszewski.
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