Kaiju Vs. History

A new kauji combatant enters the ring from rival studio Daiei films, to capitalize on the growing monster movie explosion. A giant turtle is released from the arctic ice by an atomic blast, this week we dive into the rat-infested history of 1965's Gamera, The Giant Monster!

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Finally the idea generated over a decade earlier comes to fruition at the hands of Ishiro Honda. This week we examine the interesting twists and turns it took in order to make 1965's "Frankenstein Conquers the World".

We take a look at one of the most often cited "Best" of the Showa era, with 1964's "Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster"

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Ishiro Honda is back with another non-Godzilla series Kaiju flick, but one that feels very different from Gorath and The Mysterians. This week gangsters, diamond G-men and invisible tentacles battle it out in 1964's "Dogora"!

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Two of Toho's titans return to tower over Tokyo in this fresh versus battle, the heroic fan favorite Mothra against the still villainous Godzilla. Ishiro Honda is back to direct what many consider the best kaiju film of the decade, this week's episode is 1964's "Mothra vs. Godzilla"

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Set sails for an adventure from the master Ishiro Honda aboard the Gotengo! This week we are diving into 1963's "Atragon". Will the monstrous Manda take down the crew or will our heroes put aside their political differences and save the world from undersea authority!

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This week we look at a watershed moment in the history of kaiju cinema. Its east meets west, tradition vs the atomic age, King vs God!

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We are back for another Ishiro Honda scifi epic that Toho producer Tomoyuki Tanaka insisted has a giant Walrus monster in it. This is technically a Kaiju flick, 1962's amazing planet X disaster film "Gorath".

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This might be it. One of the greatest Kaiju origin film since the original King Kong and Godzilla. This week on Kaiju vs. History we take a look at the appearance of a new monster moth on the scene. A featured creature that will go on to be one of the greatest Kaiju of all time. This week is Ishiro Honda's 1961 classic "Mothra"!

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We are back for even more European Kaiju Cinema this week with 1961's "Gorgo" from director Eugène Lourié. They took equal parts King Kong and Godzilla to create their own Gaelic folk monster. This is a film that will astound you, and if you've never heard about it it is worth a look.

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