Tag: Hiroshi Koizumi

Repairing History with Robot Monsters On Okinawa, an elder High Priest pleads for Godzilla to destroy mainland Japan. He’s vengeful. His Azumi clan was wiped out, presumably during World …

Aliens Among Us Were Godzilla real, conspiracies would follow. That’s human nature. As Ghidorah: The Three Headed Monster opens, UFO watchers sit on a rooftop, hoping for an intergalactic …

While following a similar story to the prior Mothra, Mothra vs Godzilla finds a unique tone amid some outstanding action.

No Banana Oil Here Godzilla Raids Again’s opening act captures a snapshot of post-war Japan. Rather than Godzilla representing an actual nuclear force, Godzilla Raids Again positions the beast …

Giant Moth Stomps Capitalism Beside Godzilla, Mothra stands as director Ishiro Honda’s most accusatory giant monster film. Borrowing from the lineage of King Kong, Honda makes Mothra Japan’s own, …

SOS is enough of a cinematic, special effects driven ruckus to earn its place.