The sea monster is a 1966 monster film produced by toho studios, and is the 7th installment in the godzilla franchise. The movie was directed by jun fukuda with a script. When the film begins, raiga is deep beneath the ocean battling a giant devil bone fish. He and jet jaguar tag team megalon and gigan is hilarious entertainment for most ot the end of the movie. Ebirah, horror of the deep 1966 wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia. During its development, ebirah, horror of the deep was intended to feature king kong, but the character was replaced by godzilla. The film stars akira yamauchi, toshie kimura, and hiroyuki kawase, with. They also discover a sleeping godzilla and decide to wake him up to aid in their plan to free the natives. The sea monster, is one of the better 60s g flicks.
Godzilla vs the sea monster was the seventh godzilla film. Biomonster was one of four known drafts submitted by monster designer kaoru kamikiku while drawing artwork for hideki okas godzilla vs. Amazing film, harry potter birds earth documentaries duration. Numerous humans are stranded on the island, most are slaves, while others. Godzilla vs the sea monster is a very fun adventure film. Ebirah, horror of the deep 1966 ebirah, horror of the. A boatload of teens and a wanted criminal are washed ashore on the same island, where they encounter a large group of escaped. Godzilla versus the sea monster released on december 17, 1966. We dedicated to our viewers massage and yoga videos. There the red bamboo, a terrorist organization, manufactures heavy water for selling weapons of mass destruction. With akira takarada, kumi mizuno, chotaro togin, hideo sunazuka.
The plot is actually decent and flows nicely as you are waiting for godzillas appearance. Number seven in the long running godzilla series and more well known under the title godzilla vs the sea monster, this film started life. Mar 21, 2019 im a little more forgiving these days of sea monster s shortcomings than i was in earlier viewings, but even so, the thing i like best about the film is that it took a script that wouldve made a terrible king kong ii film and converted it into a mediocre godzilla flick. The sequel to deep sea monster reigo vs battleship yamato. It is the seventh installment in the godzilla film series, but is the eighth film in the overall franchise if one includes the 1956 american reedit of godzilla, king of the monsters. An entertaining entry from the mid 60s, this film has a reputation of being a lesser entry due to the fact that it takes place on an island. This plotline was originally intended for king kong, but for some reason kong was switched out for godzilla at the last. Apr 10, 2020 this time they are doing godzilla vs the sea monster or ebirah, horror of the deep depending on which country youre in. Nankai no daiketto ebirah, horror of the deep godzilla, mothra, and ebira, horror of the deep godzilla versus the sea monster. One of four known drafts submitted by toho monster designer kaoru kamikiku, a side project while he drew artwork for hideki okas godzilla vs. The godzilla suit used for this film, the daisensogoji, was first used in the.
This is the first godzilla film in which an uncharted island is the primary setting rather than a location inside. Mothras home island has been captured by the red bamboo, a. Barubaroi and was one of several concepts overall vying for the position of the seventh heisei series godzilla film godzilla 7 which eventually led to the completed godzilla vs. Onboard the ship is a bank robber, yoshimura, who is trying to evade the law. It is classified as a tokusatsu of the daikaiju giant monster subgenre. The sea monster took place in some remote japanese islands where the natives worship a fly like sea monster,predictably godzilla battles it.
Ebirah, horror of the deep, under the title godzilla vs. The godzilla suit used for this film, the daisensogoji, was first used in the previous film. Godzilla is hilarious as he stomps around and boxes. The protagonists are a ragtag group of different characters with different backgrounds. In its place, shinichi sekizawas dense yet concise script dishes out a fun spy movie plot that combines a missing brother, a mysterious sea monster. The sea monster vhs clamshell 2001 wbonus godzilla movie tested. The main reason i believe this movie works so well is its diversion from the norm.
Columbia tristar has just released this first new direction film on dvd with a beautiful widescreen image and. The seventh film in tohos godzilla series and the first without the direction of inoshiro honda, this colorful installment finds the natives of a. The results were usually far more faithful to the original scripts but. The film was released straight to television in the united states in 1967 by the walter reade organization as godzilla versus the sea monster. For this first version of the hd reconstruction, i used the toho bluray as a source. This was also the first entry in the series that ishiro honda did not direct. Here is the version 1 edition of my hd reconstruction of the titra english dubbed version of godzilla vs. In 1968, ebirah, horror of the deep was released directly to television in north america by the walter reade organization, under the title godzilla vs. A reasonable box office success in japan though again a little less so than the previous entry, godzilla vs the sea monster was the first toho film that the studio created their own englishdubbed version for. Jun, who would go on to direct five of the big guys movies all together, had previously done gangster movies, and it shows in his first godzilla movie, godzilla vs the sea monster. The showa series is the first batch of godzilla movies produced from 19541975. Hedorah was significantly lower than previous godzilla films. Aliens from planet x request the use of godzilla and rodan to fight off king ghidorah, but have a better use for the three monsters. It is the 11th film in the godzilla franchise, and features the fictional monster characters godzilla and hedorah.
Ebirah, a rejected script for a proposed coproduction between toho and americas rankinbass productions yes, the rudolph, the rednosed reindeer guys that was intended to tie in with the latters king kong saturday morning cartoon series. The plot is much more humandriven, but thats quite all right, as the story is an interesting but definitley cliched one. Produced and distributed by toho, it is the 14th film of the godzilla franchise, and features the fictional monster characters godzilla, anguirus, and king caesar, along with the mecha character mechagodzilla. The sea monster was released on american television and is slightly different.
Im a little more forgiving these days of sea monsters shortcomings than i was in earlier viewings, but even so, the thing i like best about the film is that it took a script that wouldve made a terrible king kong ii film and converted it into a mediocre godzilla flick. Godzilla, that perennial scourge of downtown tokyo, goes to battle again this time, against an evil sea monster. This 1966 entry in the godzilla series bucks the kiddie movie trend of many late60searly70s entries with a surprisingly complex and ambitious plot. In fact, the actual monster mash component of the film is held off until the final hour. Ebirah, horror of the deep 1966 a young man steals a boat to find his brother, but he and his shipmates become shipwrecked on a mysterious island inhabited by a giant sea monster and a slumbering godzilla.
However, the crew runs afoul of ebirah, a giant lobsterlike creature, and washes ashore on letchi island. There are times when godzilla vs the sea monster looks to be one of the more compelling and entertaining zilla movies from the 60s, this despite the fact that the big green guy. Subscribers to oneofus at the special lower than usual level of brown coat and above can download this commentary track and listen along by picking up a copy of the movie and by doing the clicky thing right here. The godzilla film franchise showa era godzilla 1954 ghidorah the threeheaded monster 1964 godzilla vs.
After yata is lost at sea, his brother ryota steals a yacht with his two friends and a bank robber. Sep 04, 2011 godzilla vs the sea monster is a very fun adventure film. An 1966 film featuring the return of godzilla and mothra. Very good fight sequences, great visuals and a well written script. Not the best godzilla film, but definitely decent enough to hold your interest. Aliens from planet x request the use of godzilla and rodan to fight off king ghidorah, but. It came at a time when godzilla was making the turnaround from abomb avenger to cartoon defender of japan. Godzilla versus the sea monster 1968 restored us tv trailer.
Any godzilla movie that opens with a teenage gogo dance marathon cant be all bad, and godzilla vs. Later that year, on july 5th 1991, broadway video enterprises registered the film with the number v2663p101 under its us title, godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, gojira tai mekagojira is a 1974 japanese kaiju film directed by jun fukuda, with special effects by teruyoshi nakano. Godzilla vs the sea monster brings much awesome carnage to the screen in this series of eccentric, amusing and memorable monster films. The film was released to theaters in japan on december 17, 1966, and was released directly to television in the united states in 1968 under the title godzilla versus the sea monster. This time they are doing godzilla vs the sea monster or ebirah, horror of the deep depending on which country youre in. Restored tv trailer to the walter reade organizations 1968 television release of ebirah horror of the deep. Raiga is an aquatic creature from the 2009 kaiju parody film, raiga. After defeating the creature raiga submerges and evidence of the battle washes ashore in the form of small devil bone fish. In this 7th installment in the 1st godzilla series deals with ryota, a young man, who wishes to obtain a boat so he can search for his brother who has been lost at sea. Definitley something different from most other godzilla movies. Instead, the directors chair had been inherited by jun fukuda.
That fabulous bit of synergy finally saw fruit with 1967s. This is the second godzilla to appear in the series and the same one from the. A young man steals a boat to find his brother, but he and his shipmates become shipwrecked on a mysterious island inhabited by a giant sea monster and a slumbering godzilla. It was the first godzilla film to not receive north american theatrical distribution.
Take away some uncharacteristic behavior from godzilla and the condor fight and the film is very enjoyable. Ebirah, horror of the deep was released directly to television in north america by the walter reade organization in 1968 under the title godzilla versus the sea monster. Where does this movie fit in the godzilla timeline this is the 7th movie out of 15 in the showa series of godzilla movies. The dubbing is much better on the american version. In 1954, an enormous beast clawed its way out of the sea, destroying everything in its pathand changing movies forever. After being caught in a storm in the south seas, several teenagers and thief arrive on an island where natives have been enslaved by a terrorist organization. The arresting original godzilla soon gave rise to an entire monstermovie genre kaiju eiga, but the king of the monsters continued to reign supreme. It features godzilla on an island fighting a giant shrimp called ebirah, and a giant bird called the giant condor, who both are controlled by a criminal organization called the red bamboo. The godzilla costume is good and the battles are also well done. Banno was only given 35 days to shoot the film and only had one team available to shoot both the drama and monster effects scenes. Biomonster are known, concept art of the titular biomonster was made, and the final act of the story is said to include a double suicide between the. Jun fukuda, ryohei fujii, tomoyuki tanaka, shinichi sekizawa. It was the first godzilla film to bypass theatrical distribution in the u. The sea monster is so ripe with plot elements that it doesnt even try to deal with all of them.
Biomonster are known, concept art of the titular biomonster was made, and the final act of the story is said to include a double suicide between the biomonster and godzilla. Columbia tristar has just released this first new direction film on dvd with a beautiful widescreen image and the original language track. As usual godzilla is against a different type of monster and. Ebirah, horror of the deep 1966 wikizilla, the kaiju. But we think the deepsea beastie might have met his match in the firebreathing gorgon that dates from prehistoric times.
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