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Godzilla Vs Destroyah
is a 1995 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Takao Okawara. Produced and distributed by Toho Studios, it is the 22nd installment in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, and is the seventh and final film in the franchise's Heisei period. The film features the fictional monster characters Godzilla, Godzilla Junior and Destoroyah, and stars Takuro Tatsumi, Yōko Ishino, Yasufumi Hayashi, Sayaka Osawa, Megumi Odaka, Masahiro Takashima, Momoko Kochi and Akira Nakao, with Kenpachiro Satsuma as Godzilla, Hurricane Ryu as Godzilla Junior, and Ryo Hariya as Destoroyah. In the film, Godzilla's heart, which acts as a nuclear reactor, is nearing a nuclear meltdown which threatens the Earth. Meanwhile, a colony of mutated creatures known as Destoroyah emerge from the sea, changing form and terrorizing Japan, forcing the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to devise a plan to eliminate both threats. ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' received global publicity following an announcement by Toho that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takao Okawara
is a Japanese film director, writer, and producer. Biography Most famous for his entries in the Heisei ''Godzilla'' series, Takao Okawara joined Tōhō in 1973, but would not get his first shot in the director's chair until 1980, when he joined Akira Kurosawa and Ishirō Honda on the film ''Kagemusha'' (1980). Four years later, he worked as an assistant director for the first ''Godzilla'' film of the Heisei series: ''The Return of Godzilla'' (1984). Okawara debuted as primary director seven years later on the film ''Reiko, the Psyche Resurrected'' (1991), which he also wrote. His most notable credit is perhaps the crafting the most profitable ''Godzilla'' film, ''Godzilla vs. Mothra is a 1992 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Takao Okawara, written by Kazuki Ōmori, and produced by Shogo Tomiyama. Produced and distributed by Toho Studios, it is the 19th film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, and is the fourth film in the ...'', in 1992. The director stated that his work o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Ryu
, nicknamed Hurricane Ryu, is a Japanese illustrator, comic book author, writer, director, martial artist and an actor. His real name is Hidemi Miyata, born in Tochigi Prefecture. Comics * 1980 - Parabola of Ecstasy, Comic DUMP #10, Daya Publishing * 1982 - Mad City 16 Beat, oneshot, Comic Lemon People #1, 1982 * 1983 - Gekisatsu! Uchuuken, Comic Lemon People #2-#81, Kubo shoten * 1985 - Blade of Gigantis, Tokyo III Co., Ltd * 1986 - Pretty Executor, Tokyo III Co., Ltd * 1990 - Monster Warrior Godzilla, published in JICC publishing's The Godzilla Comic * 1994 - Giant Monster Gamera, Gekkan Manga Boys, November 1994 - February 1995, Tokuma Shoten. Books * 1992 - Godzilla Monster Super Quiz, Kubo shoten * 1995 - Gojira Road, Fujinsha * 1996 - Kaijū baka ichi-dai Gojira yakusha e no michi, Yosensha * 1999 - Men who suitacted tokusatsu heroes, Sony Magazines Films As a director * 1987 - Pretty Executor * 1996 - Insatsu seyo! Kyōshinman * 2013 - P Man: Syborg Bishoujo Shirei Kyak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super X
is a 1984 Japanese Kaiju, ''kaiju'' film directed by Koji Hashimoto (director), Koji Hashimoto, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. The film features the fictional monster character Godzilla. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, it is the 16th film in the Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' franchise, the last film produced in the Shōwa (1926–1989), Shōwa period, and the first film in the Heisei series. In Japan, the film was followed by ''Godzilla vs. Biollante'' in 1989. ''The Return of Godzilla'' stars Ken Tanaka (actor), Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Yosuke Natsuki, and Keiju Kobayashi, with Kenpachiro Satsuma as Godzilla. The film serves as both a sequel to the original Godzilla (1954 film), 1954 film and a Reboot (fiction), reboot of the franchise that Retcon, ignores the events of every Shōwa era film aside from the original ''Godzilla'', placing itself in line with the darker tone and themes of the original film and returning Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |