Giant Monster Messages (1958)

In this episode we talk about the originally made for TV film Daikaiju Varan from 1958. Taylor mispronounces many words and we discuss how the atomic option never was an option.

Time

01:25

History

12:32

Plot

18:25

Talking Points

28:59

Messages

44:44

Final Thoughts

48:20

Listener Feedback

References:

A Critical History and Filmography of Toho’s Godzilla Series - David Kalat

Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II - by John W. Dower,

Ishiro Honda: A life in film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa - By Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski

Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters - By August Ragone

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