Another Great, Scarce, Out of Print Original Japanese Laserdisc!

SON of GODZILLA
(1967)

WideScreen
Laserdisc
 

Original Japanese Issue!
(Catalog # TLL 2077)
CLV Format
Excellent Condition.

Son of Godzilla (1967)

I know that many don't appreciate this film. It is understandable why someone may not like it. No one dies. No cities are destroyed. It has a hopeful ending. Baby Godzilla is overly cute and cuddly. The list can go on, but I feel that these attributes as well as the setting, the story about scientists on an island trying to change weather patterns, and the overgrown monsters of a spider and several praying mantis, along of course with Godzilla enhance the film and make it one of my favourites of the series. Not one of the best, however. Baby Godzilla is a real hoot to watch, and seeing Godzilla practice fatherly ways with him is fun to watch. We get to see a human side to a killing machine. Don't get me wrong, the film is hokey - but for me it brings back memories of my childhood when on many a summer day I would be camped in front of the television watching a Godzilla film.

I also have to mention Masaru Sato's playful and comforting music score and Shinichi Sekizawa's childish, yet positive story. The special effects are pretty good, handled by Teisho Arikawa and good character directing by Jun Fukuda. A lot of recognizable Toho characters appear in this film, including Tadao Takashima, Akira Kubo, Akihiko Hirata, Yoshio Tsuchiya, and Kenji Sahara. The monster battles are great, and the mantises and the huge spider were acted out very effectively. Not much of a plot though, but a nice movie mostly recommended for kids.

This is an ORIGINAL Japanese issue, high quality laserdisc  which has been long out of print and is NOT available on DVD.

$80.00