An Eternal Thought in the Mind of Godzilla

Godzilla: Page 1 "Godzilla Appears!"

Godzilla: Game Boy ad, 1990

Godzilla: Ken Tanaka with Cybot Gojira, 1984

Hot Tears of Shame TV - Bring Me the Head of Mecha Godzilla

Matt Alt and Patrick Macias run amok in a minefield of restored Godzilla, Ultraman, and tokusatsu props. These items belong to the private collection of special effects artist and director Tomoo Haraguchi (DEATH KAPPA). And no, we couldn't keep them.

Godzilla: G-Fest 1998

Via Nick Montemayor on Facebook

Godzilla: On a stretcher, 1964

 

G suit actor Haruo Nakajima second from right...

Woke up with this image from Godzilla 1985 lodged in my brain.

Godzilla: New Year's Day Calligraphy, 1972.

Godzilla takes time out of his busy schedule during the making of GODZILLA VS. GIGAN on the Toho Studios lot to demonstraite traditional kakizome New Year's Day calligraphy to a bunch of bedazzled brats.

Godzilla: Smoking tobacco via neck holes in the monster suit

On the set of Godzilla's Counterattack, 1955, smokin' in a G suit is what Haruo Nakajima does best. 

Godzilla: Practicing the Shie Dance, 1965

Godzilla Santa: X'mas 1972

Godzilla: the 1967 'Son of Godzilla' Christening Ceremony

Week of the Gargantuas - Kaiju Graffiti

Tanbata festival on the Toho lot.

Kaiju demonstration on the "11 PM" TV show (suit actor Haruo Nakajima at left).

WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS screens in 16mm tonight at Other Cinema in San Francisco.

Week of the Gargantuas - Behind the Scenes Pix

WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS screens in 16mm Sat/30 at Other Cinema in San Francisco.

Week of the Gargantuas - Early Creature Concepts & Suit Designs

WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS screens in 16mm Sat/30 at Other Cinema in San Francisco.

Week of the Gargantuas - Art by Takashi Minamimura

WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS screens in 16mm Sat/30 at Other Cinema in San Francisco.

Week of the Gargantuas - The Words Get Stuck In Her Throat

Presenting the studio take of "Feel in My Heart" (AKA "The Words Get Stuck in My Throat") as performed by the beautiful, vivacious, and very talented Kipp Hamilton in glorious 320kbps. Taken from the 1966 film WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS.

Feel in My Heart

WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS screens in 16mm Sat/30 at Other Cinema in San Francisco.

Week of the Gargantuas - Sanda & Gaira Publicity Shots + 1

War of the Gargantuas screens in 16mm Sat/30 at Other Cinema in San Francisco.

Week of the Gargantuas - Illustration by Yuji Kaida

War of the Gargantuas screens in 16mm Sat/30 at Other Cinema in San Francisco.

Monster Mash: Ishiro Honda Tribute + War of the Gargantuas Sat/30 @ Other Cinema

Editor of the national J-Pop mag Otaku USA, Patrick Macias and August Ragone respond to the Halloween call with a titanic tribute to the storied director of the original Godzilla, Ishiro Honda. With more than a nod towards the recently released Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda, the provocative pair of kaiju fanboys contextualize Honda's prolific career, which saw the production of Rodan, Mothra, The Mysterians, Monster Zero, Destroy All Monsters, Terror of Mechagodzilla, Atragon, and Battle in Outer Space (the latter two excerpted here). Starring Russ Tamblyn, the 16mm War of the Gargantuas is Honda's 1966 effort, in which two hairy humanoids spawned from Frankenstein's monster (!) wreak havoc on--where else?--Tokyo. Free hot sake! Doors open at 7:30 for cinematic trick-or-treats; come in cosplay! *8pm showtime.

OTHER CINEMA / ATA Gallery, 992 Valencia (@ 21st). Admission* $6.