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Stars: Kiwako Harada, Riki Takeuchi, Noriko Watanabe, Tomokazu Miura | Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi

Recently, Cult Epics have been releasing some amazing Blu-rays. We have seen Wan Pipel, The Last Island, and AmnesiA, to name a few; and one thing is for sure, Cult Epics do not skimp on their Blu-rays. They add great bonuses to make their releases live up to the “epic” in their moniker. Now the latest film to receive the Blu-ray treatment is Nobuhiko Obayashi’s 1986 award-winning romantic film, His Motorbike, Her Island.

Following a painful breakup, macho biker Koh (Riki Takeuchi) skips town and hits the road on his beloved Kawasaki W3 650. On his countryside excursion, he encounters the free-spirited Miyo who quickly takes interest in both the leather-clad Koh and his motorbike. Koh and Miyo fall in love even as Miyo’s prodigious biking talent and thrill-seeking tendencies heighten Koh’s fear that she may push it all too far.

Toho is planning sequels to multiple Godzilla movies. Toho is a Japanese production company that is best known for the Godzilla franchise, which follows a giant irradiated lizard who is alternately depicted as a rampaging avatar of destruction or a valiant hero who defends humanity from other monsters.

Altogether, there are 33 Japanese Godzilla movies and five English-language installments, four of which are part of Legendary's Monsterverse, which also features monsters and locations from the King Kong movies.

Per Bloomberg, after distributing 2023's Godzilla Minus One themselves and earning $116 million worldwide against a slim reported budget of just $15 million, Toho is pushing to own more of its content. This includes the planned sequel to Godzilla Minus One, which is currently in development.

However, Toho's international head Koji Ueda also revealed that, in addition to the upcoming Godzilla Minus One 2, Toho's plans include a follow-up to 2016's Shin Godzilla and...

Bottleneck Gallery will release Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. posters by Pablo Olivera tomorrow, July 16, at 12pm Et.

The standard version of each 24×36 fine art print is limited to 100. They’re $50 each or $135 for the set.

Japanese foil variants, limited to 100, are $60 each for $165 for the set. Art print variants, limited to 50, are $60 each for $165 for the set. Black-and-white variants, limited to 50, are $60 each or $165 for the set.

Bottleneck writes, “Pablo’s newest set of prints for Godzilla vs. Destroyah, Godzilla vs. king Ghidorah, and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. spotlight three of our favorite city-stomping, monster-bashing, kaiju-dropkicking films in the Toho and Godzilla oeuvre. Pablo’s prints focus on Godzilla and the terrifying cadre of killer kaiju’s who continuously come for the crown. Pablo’s prints are action-packed, wonderfully dynamic, and offer an explosively colorful look into some top-tier monster-mashers.”

In 1991’s Godzilla vs.

The first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions Godzilla is a kaiju of mammoth size and immense strength who leaves behind only death and ruin. What people often forget is that Godzilla is also a walking nuclear reactor. The energy beam blasts from his mouth come out as a byproduct of his internal fission reaction. Called the atomic breath, this high-temperature, kinetic energy attack has become the King of the Monsters' signature weapon over the years.

The destructive power of Godzilla's atomic breath is inconsistent. It changes with each era and each movie, according to the purpose it serves in the narrative. But in recent times, Godzilla's atomic breath has been getting astronomically stronger with his size. The strongest atomic breaths are terribly powerful and hauntingly beautiful, immortalizing moments from Godzilla's illustrious history and reminding humans of how puny they are.

Terror of Mechgodzilla Shows the Real Power...

Although Mothra isn't exactly renowned for her power level, her fights in the Godzilla franchise have yielded her an impressive accomplishment. Over the years, Mothra has clashed with an interesting assortment of kaiju associated with Godzilla. In addition to the King of the Monsters himself, Mothra has also done battle with two of Godzilla's kaiju villains in Toho's movies, King Ghidorah and Gigan. And thanks to the Monsterverse, she's even had a fight with Rodan, the monster considered by many to be Godzilla's greatest ally.

With those monsters - plus Godzilla - as opponents, it's no surprise that Mothra has died as many times as she has. Mothra has met her end in multiple movies, including her Monsterverse debut in Godzilla: King of the Monsters and her first film with Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla. However, that's not to see that she hasn't fared well in monster fights.

Barbenheimer was an unprecedented cultural event. Born from two vastly different movies marketed at different audiences, with zero things in common other than a release date and the fact that they had big budgets, "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" somehow inspired a totally organic, fan-driven "crossover." Granted, it was never really a proper crossover, and neither film's marketing campaigns acknowledged the other's, but fans didn't care. As much as the cultural conversation was aware, Barbenheimer was real, and it made both "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" hugely successful at the box office.

Indeed, the fan-made double feature caught on, and soon enough thousands of people were planning to watch both halves of Barbenheimer back-to-back on release day, embracing each film as part of a whole rather than play into box office competition. But years before people coined the term Barbenheimer, and even years before another brilliant piece of counter programming made both "The Dark Knight...

One of the most popular villains in the Godzilla franchise is none other than his robotic doppelgnger, Mechagodzilla. Now, a figure of his most powerful incarnation is being re-released in Japan after over 20 years.

Manufactured by Aoshima, the 2002 Mfs-3 Type 3 Kiryu based on the villain's appearance from Godzilla x Mechagodzilla is coming back to online retailers. Highly pose-able and extremely detailed, it's the perfect representation of the movie that can also be used to recreate many scenes. Set to become available in December, Godzilla fans can pre-order their copy of the collectible now.

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Evangelion and Godzilla cross over once more in a burning Bandai figure that unites the Eva Unit-01 with one of Godzilla's most dangerous forms.

Aoshima's "Kiryu" Version of Mechagodzilla Raids Again In 2024

As noted, the 2002 Mfs-3 Type 3 Kiryu figure is based on the iteration...

Oi there, listen up! Amazon Prime Video’s list of new releases for June 2024 includes another season of its biggest, bloodiest hit.

The Boys season 4 premieres its first three episodes on Thursday, June 13. Based on the trailers, The Boys is really leaning into the political side of its social satire with a presidential election underway and Homelander on trial for the small matter of killing a guy last season. The season will continue to air on Thursdays, culminating with the finale on July 18.

Amazon is really leaning into its sports offerings this month as well. Fans will get to watch the New York Yankees, the WNBA, and the Nwsl several times throughout June. That’s in addition to a couple of sports docs: Power of the Dream on June 18 and Federer: Twelve Final Days on June 20.

But if you’re looking for something even more explosive than Homelander and Roger Federer,...

Eight Godzilla movies are among the June streaming titles coming to Prime Video. These titles are among 150 titles coming to the streaming platform.

The eight iconic Godzilla films coming to Prime Video on June 1 include Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993), Godzilla Vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994), Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah (1995), Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla (2002), Godzilla vs. Megaguirus: The G Annihilation Strategy (2000), Godzilla, Mothra And King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004).

Related Every Godzilla Movie In The Franchise, Ranked

As the 1998 Godzilla movie celebrates its 25th anniversary, fans should check out the other monster movies in the franchise, like Godzilla Vs. Kong.

Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan's epic film about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb, which garnered seven Oscars is among the notable titles coming to Prime Video. Interestingly, there is a lesser-known connection between Oppenheimer and the Godzilla franchise. The Godzilla films are deeply rooted...

Mothra may die again in the Monsterverse, hinted at by her reflection in Jia's eye in the new Godzilla x Kong trailer. Mothra's sacrifice in King of the Monsters empowered Godzilla's new form, shown in the trailer with blue energy and nuclear pulse. Mothra's potential second death could explain Godzilla's power-ups, with her weakening state allowing for stronger enhancements.

In the same trailer that revealed Mothra's return, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire dropped a clue that could point to the beloved kaiju dying for a second time in the Monsterverse. The second Godzilla x Kong trailer included a split-second scene that confirms Mothra's presence in the fifth Monsterverse movie. Mothra could be seen as a reflection in Jia's eye, meaning that she may be relevant to whatever visions Jia is experiencing in Godzilla and Kong's new team-up movie.

Regardless, the shot of Mothra is a clear-cut sign...

Toho released a new Godzilla film, titled Godzilla Minus One (read our review Here), in Japan on November 3rd, which happens to be Godzilla Day – the anniversary of the 1954 release of the original Godzilla movie. The film made its way over to the United States in December… and it became the highest grossing live-action Japanese film in North America even before a black and white version was released under the title Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color. Director Takashi Yamazaki has let it be known that he’s interested in making a sequel, and during a new interview with Empire magazine he revealed that he would like to feature some “kaiju vs. kaiju” action in the follow-up, if Toho lets him make it!

Yamazaki said, “I would certainly like to see what the sequel would look like. I know that Shikishima’s war seems over, and we’ve reached this state...

It’s a fairly packed month on Hulu this February thanks to the addition of some interesting TV shows from FX and ABC. While the streamer’s own original content is somewhat limited – Life + Beth is returning for season 2 – you can also catch the new series of Feud this month. The new installment in Ryan Murphy’s juicy anthology show is based on the bestseller Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era by Laurence Leamer, and tells the story of Truman Capote’s betrayal and fall-out with New York’s most glamorous socialites. The cast is absolutely stacked, with Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, Chloë Sevigny and Calista Flockhart all swearing delicious revenge on Tom Hollander’s Capote.

Also via Hulu in February comes the third season of Abbott Elementary, along with new episodes of The Connors, The Good Doctor, Will Trent,...

Toho released a new Godzilla film, titled Godzilla Minus One (read our review Here), in Japan on November 3rd, which happens to be Godzilla Day – the anniversary of the 1954 release of the original Godzilla movie. The film made its way over to the United States on December 1st, and has quickly become the highest grossing live-action Japanese film in North America. There was a rumor going around that the film had a budget of $15 million – but director Takashi Yamazaki has since spoken up and said he wished he had that much to work with, because the budget was actually lower. With that in mind, it wouldn’t be surprising if Godzilla Minus One‘s success were to lead to a sequel… and Yamazaki says he would like to direct one!

As of this writing, Godzilla Minus One has earned $26 million at the Japan box office and another $26 million from other territories,...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Godzilla Minus One.

The director of Godzilla Minus One expressed his desire to make a sequel after fulfilling his dream of making a Godzilla movie. He said that he felt "lonely" after making the movie and wants to direct one more. The shocking Godzilla Minus One ending suggests that one of the main characters may have developed radiation poisoning and that Godzilla may not be truly dead.

The director of Godzilla Minus One has addressed a potential sequel. The movie, which is the 33rd Japanese-language Godzilla movie produced by Toho, is a post-World War II drama following former kamikaze pilot Kōichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki) attempting to rebuild his life in a war-torn Tokyo along with the similarly orphaned Noriko Ōishi (Minami Hamabe), only to have the city threatened by the emergence of the giant monster Godzilla. While the movie ended with Godzilla defeated and the couple reunited,...

U.S. audiences tend to accept Toho's earlier Godzilla movies as being high camp, usually thanks to Gen-x's half-remembered airings of late-'60s kaiju flicks broadcast on Uhf TV channels back in the 1980s. While there are some absurd and terrible Godzilla films from the Showa era (1954-1975), and many of them contained surreal, kitschy plot elements like invading aliens, one might also find several movies -- "Gojira," "Destroy All Monsters" -- that focus on Japanese national pride, the role of destructive weapons in the world, and a barely-simmering resentment lingering after a massive attack on the country. If modern superhero movies sprung from the U.S. subconscious as a fantastical revenge/preventative measure against 9/11, so too did Godzilla spring fully formed from the trauma left behind by the U.S.' atomic bomb attacks.

In the original "Gojira," that is literal. The titular creature, a stories-high amphibious animal,...

The most famous kaiju in the world is set to make his triumphant rerelease to the big screen in more ways than one. The resurgence of Godzilla has blown up almost as big as the monster itself. The U.S. retried our hand at the gargantuan creature with 2014’s Godzilla, which aimed for redemption from the 1998 name-only version. That reintroduction spawned a monster-verse with King Kong getting his own reboot and culminating in a rumble for the film Godzilla vs. Kong. Not only is there to be a spin-off series with Monarch: Legacy of Monsters featuring the “Gorilla-whale,” but this December sees a new era with the Toho film Godzilla Minus One.

Fans of the series can now also celebrate the introduction of the Millennium series as Godzilla-movies.com reveals that special screenings of Godzilla 2000 will be shown at AMC theaters courtesy of Fathom Events. Fandango has listed the...

Godzilla has killed over a dozen kaiju throughout his film history, including Anguirus, Mothra, Ebirah, and others. Godzilla's archenemy, King Ghidorah, has been killed by Godzilla six times, including a death in the MonsterVerse. Other monsters that have met their demise at the hands of Godzilla include Mechagodzilla, Baragon, and the MUTOs in the MonsterVerse.

Well over a dozen kaiju have met their ends at the hands of Godzilla. Across more than 30 movies, Godzilla has come to blows with most of the monsters in the franchise. Throughout his time on the big screen, Godzilla has vanquished more than his fair share of opponents.

At one point or another, Godzilla has killed the vast majority of the villains in his rogues’ gallery. A few, on the other hand, such as Biollante and Rodan, haven’t been slain by Godzilla at all. In contrast, there are some who have been killed by him on multiple occasions,...

Pluto TV is introducing a new Godzilla channel that will show nothing but Godzilla movies and television series 24 hours a day.

In the decades since Toho Co., Ltd. first introduced the world to its famous kaiju in 1954, the giant monster has amassed a massive library of films and television shows that fans still enjoy today. Now Pluto TV has announced the launch of a new Godzilla channel which will feature 24 hours of classic Godzilla films and series, as well as some new Pluto TV exclusives. With Pluto TV’s new Godzilla channel, it will be easier than ever for fans to watch hours of non-stop Kaiju action.

Related: Why Godzilla's Human Characters Matter Just as Much the Kaiju

Pluto TV touted its new Godzilla-themed channel, "The King of the Monsters has made landfall on Pluto TV! Emerging in 1954, Godzilla has become a global icon and symbol that has transcended time and pop culture.

Take cover because the monster of mass destruction, Godzilla, is coming to Pluto TV next month, with a channel devoted to the kaiju legend — and a few other iconic monsters. Hey, come to think of it, Godzilla Goes to Pluto would be a great movie!

In an official statement, Pluto hyped their Godzilla channel with the following: “The King of the Monsters has made landfall on Pluto TV! Emerging in 1954, Godzilla has become a global icon and symbol that has transcended time and pop culture. After debuting as a terror that descended upon Tokyo, Godzilla has fought numerous foes and gained new allies over several distinct eras. While each film stands alone in its own moment in time, the evolution of Godzilla followed advancements and film and technology along with cultural trends, yet always staying rooted in the origins from 1954. Today, fans can celebrate one of the world’s most...

Fathom Events and Toho International, the Japanese studio’s U.S.-based subsidiary that brought classic Godzilla to life, are unleashing Godzilla: Tokyo Sos into theaters for the first time in the U.S. in celebration of the 20th anniversary, and those screenings are Tonight!

This one-day-only event will take place on the big screen in over 600 theaters across the U.S. on March 22, and will feature the film with subtitles along with bonus content every fan will love, including a special showing of Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex, a short that debuted at the 2022 Japan Godzilla Festival as a sequel to G vs. G (2019).

In Godzilla: Tokyo Sos, Mothra’s twin fairies appear with a warning to Japan that Kiryu (aka Mechagodzilla) must be put to rest at the bottom of the ocean or face the wrath of Mothra. When Godzilla returns once again, will humanity heed the warning or...

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II stands out as the one Godzilla movie where the human characters are the true antagonists of the story. Godzilla's roles in his movies tend to vary, but the same doesn’t really apply to the humans. Whether Godzilla is their enemy or not, they're generally portrayed as the protagonists.

In most Godzilla movies, the goals of the human characters are largely consistent. Regardless of who the threat is, their focus is on averting destruction. Sometimes, that involves thwarting Godzilla, investigating mysterious activities, or foiling a plot masterminded by aliens. In some situations, such as Godzilla: King of the Monsters, rogue groups of humans are at the heart of the problem, forcing the movie's main characters to rise up and stop them. One movie that quietly deviates from the formula is Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II. Released in 1993, the fifth installment in the Heisei series saw Godzilla...

Between October 6, 1997 and September 30, 1998, 256 episodes of Godzilla Island, a TV series spin-off from the Godzilla film franchise, aired on TV Tokyo in Japan. Twenty-five years later, Godzilla Island is finally getting an official international release, complete with English subtitles… and it’s being released through YouTube! An episode of Godzilla Island will be released on the Godzilla Official by Toho YouTube channel every Tuesday and Thursday.

If you’re a Godzilla fan who hasn’t heard much, if anything, about Godzilla Island, it’s understandable. Each episode of the show is only 3 minutes long, and the kaiju featured on the show weren’t brought to life through “suitmation” like in the Toho movies. Instead, the monsters are portrayed with toys created by Bandai. The first episode of Godzilla Island can be seen in the embed at the bottom of this article, to give you an idea of what the show is like.

Back in November, Fathom Events and Toho International teamed up to bring the 2002 Godzilla franchise entry Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla to U.S. theatres for the first time… and now they’re set to do the same thing for the 2003 Godzilla movie Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.! The film will be reaching 600 theatres across the United States on March 22nd.

Tickets are now available on FathomEvents.com, so check and see if Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. is going to be playing at a theatre near you. For this screening, the film will be presented with English subtitles. The one-day event will also include a special showing of Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex, a short that debuted at the 2022 Japan Godzilla Festival as a sequel to the short G vs. G (2019) – never before seen on the big screen!

Directed by Masaaki Tezuka, who wrote the screenplay with Masahiro Yokotani, Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. has the following synopsis:...

Fans of the titular King of the Monsters can rejoice as the Toho film Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. is stomping into American theaters for the first time in celebration of its 20th anniversary from Fathom Events, according to the franchise's official Twitter page. With tickets now available to pre-order, the screening of the film will take place for one night only on March 22.

Fathom Events and Toho International, the Japanese studio’s U.S.-based subsidiary that brought classic Godzilla to life, announced today that Godzilla: Tokyo Sos is coming to theaters for the first time in the U.S. in celebration of the film’s 20th anniversary!

This one-day-only event will take place on the big screen in over 600 theaters across the U.S. on March 22, and will feature the film with subtitles along with bonus content every fan will love, including a special showing of Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex, a short that debuted at the 2022 Japan Godzilla Festival as a sequel to G vs. G (2019).

In Godzilla: Tokyo Sos, Mothra’s twin fairies appear with a warning to Japan that Kiryu (aka Mechagodzilla) must be put to rest at the bottom of the ocean or face the wrath of Mothra. When Godzilla returns once again, will humanity heed the warning or...

Perhaps the greatest foe that Godzilla has ever faced is none other than Mothra. The flying kaiju has also squared of with many other giant monsters, making her worthy of worship. Now you can bow down to the queen by purchasing Mondo’s new premium scale statue inspired by her appearance in Godzilla: Tokyo Sos, where […]

The post All Hail the Queen! Mothra Takes Flight as Mondo’s Latest Premium Scale Statue appeared first on /Film.

The King has arrived at the New York Toy Fair. A new promo image from Godzilla Vs Kong has been showcased at the event, which is taking place this weekend, and it has made its way online, providing us with our best look yet at the legendary monster's updated look for the new movie. If this photo is any indication, it could be yet another sign that another classic character from the franchise is going to show up, which will seemingly complicate things for both Godzilla and King Kong.

The Toy Fair image sees Godzilla standing amidst some very tall buildings in an unidentified city, shooting his atomic breath into the sky. At what, or who, precisely, he's aiming we're not sure. Though, it's not unreasonable to assume this rage is directed at a certain, large primate that is also being highlighted in the movie's title. The major takeaway here is the monster's fins,...