#Takashi Honda

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"Don't you think we should study how a creature like this survives regardless of the radiation it absorbs?"

Takashi Shimura as Dr. Kyohei Yamane in ゴジラ (GOJIRA, 1954) dir. Ishiro Honda

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Etude n-18, dessin

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Now watching:

My spouse and I are starting Kaiju Summer tonight. We have the Criterion Collection Godzilla set (15 movies), two Gamera collections (8 and 4 movies), plus Mothra on the DVR. If we don’t get burned out, we also have Pacific Rim, The Host, and a bunch of MST3K/RiffTrax versions of other kaiju movies.

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Films Watched in 2024: 72. 地球防衛軍/Chikyū Bōeigun/The Mysterians (1957) - Dir. Ishirō Honda

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(Archive) Horror movie of the Day: Gojira (1954)

Originally posted: 3rd November 2021

Yep, this was meant to be a horror movie. Instead it ended spawning the Kaiju genre. Good thing in general this is simply a good movie, and it's still easy to see why someone could consider it scary.

Reflecting the sociopolitical climate of the time, the movie presents harrowing imagery regarding the destructive power of radiation as a weapon, and the misery trail it leaves on it's path. From destroyed homes, to people inevitably waiting for their death and the injured from radiation burns, there's some heartbreaking stuff here. Japan may have not been blameless during WWII to put it mildly, but it's clear the atomic bombs left a deep scar on their people.

The terror of these people is believable…and relatable. This is less a fun romp about a giant monster destroying the city and more a political drama about disaster, where the monster happens to be the cause. Differing points of view about ethics in science are discussed as the core of the story, incarnated in the most significant human character in the movie(and series at large): Dr. Serizawa. He may not have the most complex characterization but it's impossible not feel bad for him, being stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to his life work and pre-existing trauma in his war experiences.

That being said, there is some unitentional cheese. Godzilla himself doesn't always meet the mark, with some shots looking less like a prehistoric nightmare with radiation imbued powers and more like Kermit the Frog. The explanation for the Oxygen destroyer is even harder to believe than the titular monster, blatantly violating basic physics laws.

But you know? None of this detracts from the drama and tragedy. There's a reason why, with a movie series that is just this short of 40 films and nearly 70 years of cultural relevance, this is still considered the best one. The original Japanese version, not the American Godzilla: King of the Monsters(1955).

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Movie Review: Godzilla Minus One turns the iconic kaiju into the God of Monsters

Godzilla Minus One ushers in the age of the God of Monsters. #godzilla #godzillaminusone #kaiju

From the very first trailer on, it was evident Godzilla Minus One was setting its sights on echoing the roaring debut of the nuclear monster back in 1954. Gojira, directed by Ishirō Honda, was a visceral kaiju allegory for the newly minted atom bomb world, a giant creature feature that turned the titular monster into a reminder of the position humanity put itself in by creating weapons of mass…

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WATCHLIST 2023: Godzilla (1954)

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Natsume (Takashi) reminds me a lot of Tohru (Honda)

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Happy 68the Birthday, to the single greatest movie monster of all time, the King of Monsters, Godzilla! Gojira was released in Japan on this day, all the way back in 1954. Little did they know then, that an absolute legend of cinema was born.

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When you see it, you’ll shitbrix.

SAUCE (contains LN continuity-related stuff and some other AUs)

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Takashi Shimura as Dr. Kyohei Yamane in ゴジラ (GOJIRA, 1954) dir. Ishiro Honda

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That Monster Will Never Forgive Us

Godzilla (1954) - Ishiro Honda // Journal Excerpt, July First - twinnedpeaks // Godzilla Minus One (2023) - Takashi Yamazaki // papayajuan2019 // Godzilla (1954) - Ishiro Honda // Godzilla Minus One (2023) - Takashi Yamazaki // The Angriest Dog In The World - David Lynch // Ishiro Honda on Rodan (1956) // Godzilla (1954) - Ishiro Honda

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Japanese horror films (recommendations)

Theres a few i want to share, some of these are popular with the horror community in general and some just within people who are interested in these themes!!

starting off with some well known:

Ring (1998; directed by Hideo Nakata)

Ju-On: The Grudge (2002; directed by Takashi Shimizu)

Perfect Blue (1997; directed by Satoshi Kon)

Godzilla (1954;directed by Honda Ishirō)

Ichi the Killer (2001; directed by Takashi Miike)

Audition (1999; directed by Takashi Miike)

House (1977; directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi)

A Page of Madness (1926; directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa)

Kuroneko (1968; directed by Kaneto Shindō)

Onibaba (1964; directed by Kaneto Shindo)

Horrors of Malformed Men (1969; directed by Teruo Ishii)

Kwaidan (1964; directed by Masaki Kobayashi)

Tokyo G0re Police (2008; directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura)

Gozu (2003; directed by Takashi Miike)

Three... Extremes (2004; directed by Fruit Chan, Takashi Miike, Park Chan Wook)

The Sinners of Hell (1960; directed by Nobuo Nakagawa)

Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989; directed by Shinya Tsukamoto)

slightly less known:

Meatball Machine (2005; directed by Yūdai Yamaguchi)

Girl Hell 1999 (directed by Daisuke Yamanouch)

Noriko's Dinner Table (2005; directed by Sion Sono)

Naked Bl00d (1996; directed by Hisayasu Satō)

Shogun's Sad1sm (1976; Yuji Makiguchi)

Vampire Clay (2017; directed by Sôichi Umezawa)

Marebito (2004; directed by Takashi Shimizu)

Cold Fish (2010; directed by Sion Sono)

Grotesque (2009; directed by Kōji Shiraishi)

Strange Circus (2005; directed by Sion Sono)

And my personal favorite 1991s 964 pinnochio !!

I tried not to put too much exploitati0n/ extreme horror on here. I based them on how much people on social media talk/have talked about them.

Also is it obvious i love Takashi Miike.

If you need any more Japanese or in general horror from other countries/places i got u!!

Enjoy :D

[bikebound]

Perfect Balance: 2016 Honda CB1100 by @wedge_motorcycle. The unique cohesion and purity of line is a Wedge Motorcycle signature, and the process is rigorous. Says builder Takashi Nihira: “I took the bike off the workbench and took it outside the workshop to verify the body lines many times from different viewing angles and at different distances.” Photos: @hiromitsuyasui_weekend. Special thanks to Tadashi Kohno. Full story today on BikeBound.com. ⚡️Link in Bio⚡️ https://instagr.am/p/CsV3jtFO9Fs/

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Godzilla will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on November 5 via The Criterion Collection. Known in its native Japanese as Gojira, Toho's 1954 Japanese kaiju classic is celebrating its 70th anniversary.

Ishirō Honda directs from a script he co-wrote with Takeo Murata. Eiji Tsuburaya (Ultraman) helmed the special effects.Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Akihiko Hirata, and Takashi Shimura star with Haruo Nakajima and Katsumi Tezuka as Godzilla.

Godzilla has been newly restored in 4K. A high-definition restoration of Terry Morse’s 1956 American reworking of the film, Godzilla, King of the Monsters, is also included. Both feature uncompressed monaural sound.

Bill Sienkiewicz designed the cover art. Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Audio commentary for both movies by film historian David Kalat

Interviews with actors Akira Takarada and Haruo Nakajima and special effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai

Interview with composer Akira Ifukube

Godzilla's photographic effects featurette, introduced by special effects director Koichi Kawakita and special effects photographer Motoyoshi Tomioka

Interview with Japanese film critic Tadao Sato

The Unluckiest Dragon - Illustrated audio essay by historian Greg Pflugfelder on the fishing vessel Daigo Fukuryu Maru, a real-life event that inspired Godzilla

Trailers

Booklet with an essay by critic J. Hoberman

Godzilla is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning more than 30 sequels.

Pre-order Godzilla.