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Zenichiro "Snapping Turtle" Fukuda confusedly crosses himself towards the end of Mothra (1961), part of a scene that was dubbed for the U.S. version but is absent on home video releases of the film.

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Mothra (1961)

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Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子), Frankie Sakai (フランキー堺), Shiro Otsuji (大辻伺郎) and Junzaburo Ban (伴淳三郎) in Fabulous Swindlers (極道ペテン師), 1969, directed by  Koji Chino (千野皓司).

[mackthemuser]

All Hail the Queen: Mothra (1961) Review

All hail the Queen of the Monsters! Introduced in the 1961 film of the same name directed by Ishirō Honda, this beautiful and colossal insect deity has become one of the most popular kaiju in the tokusatsu genre, starring in several of her own films and sharing the silver screen with the King of Monsters himself, Godzilla. Never without her two priestesses, the Shobijin, the mythical Mothra…

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Masahiro Shinoda, Sharaku, (1995)

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Lobby card for Women Are Born Twice (Onna Wa Nido Umameru, 女は二度生まれる), 1961, directed by Yuzo Kawashima (川島雄三) and starring Ayako Wakao (若尾文子) and Frankie Sakai (フランキー堺).

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Thinking about the really cute chubby male lead in Mothra (1961)

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FRANKIE SAKAI & CITY SLICERS “SPIKE JONES STYLE” (NIPPON COLUMBIA 45 RPM 12inch) 1986年にリリースされた冗談音楽の元祖と言われるSpike Jones & The City Slickersのコピーバンドとしてスタートしたフランキー堺率いるシティ・スリッカーズが1954年8月〜1955年12月に録音した音源を収録した大瀧詠一さん監修の12inch45回転盤。 リーダーのフランキー堺さんは日活専属のの俳優として映画に出演するようになってからはバンドを脱退したそうです。それを批判する人もいたそうですが、バンドマンより日活の俳優の方がステイタスが高かった時代だったんでしょう。 ライナーノートには厚家羅漢こと大滝さんの曲目解説の他に、リーダーのフランキー堺さん、メンバーの谷啓さんと大滝さんの三者対談が掲載されています。 #frankiesakai #spikejones #spikejonesandhiscityslickers #spikejonesstyle #フランキー堺 #フランキー堺とシティスリッカーズ #冗談音楽 #comicband #谷啓 #大瀧詠一 #厚家羅漢 #大滝詠一 https://www.instagram.com/p/CZxjMy7vIRt/?utm_medium=tumblr

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10 Favorite Ishiro Honda  Movies

Honda is one of the greatest sci fi directors of all time ,and I feel saddened not more people know of him.Now I havent seen all of his films (HAve yet to see Atragon ,Gorath,Matango  or the Mysterians ) but of the ones I have seenthese are my favorites

Latitude Zero(1969)

Sooooooooo keep in mind this is a favorites list ,not a best list ,cause this movie is not good.Also while I hold Hondas other work in high esteem I will fully admit this film is nonesense .......But thats  why I like it .You have Cesar Romero hamming it up as the villain,Joseph Cotten in frankly hideous outfits shooting lasers  and flying on a jet pack ,batmonsters ,a utopia where greed is nonexistant ,and a flying lion with a human brain.This is a guilty pleasure and if you want cheesy old fashioned sci fi this is one to watch,I was laughing the whole way through 

Rodan(1956)

I think the strength of Rodan is how it switches things up within the narrative,starting as one kind of monster movie and ending as another.Plus I am sucker for a monster love story 

Ghidorah the Three Headed Monster (1964)

Three of Tohos biggest kaijus:Godzilla,Rodan and Mothra  are forced to work together to face a world destroying space dragon,and adding into that is a interesting human plot about an alien possessing a princess who is the target of assassins .This is one of my favorite Godzilla movies and worth a watch 

Frankenstein Conquers The World(1965)

So this films plot is insane  and should not work .......But it is honestly one of my favorite monster movies,partly by how dedicated the filmmakers and cast are to taking this seriously.The heart of Frankensteins Monster is mutated into a cave boy after the bombings on Hiroshima ,who is studied by scientists before growing giant and escaping,meanwhile an unrelated monster Baragon is going around eating people (Making him one of the few kaiju who explicitly eats humans ) .Nick Adams and Kumi Mizuno are charming leads ,Baragon is one of my absolute favorite kaiju,Frankenstein is a monster you feel for and the fight scenes are great .An odd take on the Frankenstein story but a good one at least to me

War of the Gargantuas(1966)

The tale of two giant brothers,one good and kind to humanity  and the other  a maneating brute .This is a kaiju film with a great premise ,with the Green brother Gaira being a terrifying  villain and great fight scenes.Is let down by Russ Tamblyn looking bored out of his mind ,but even that is a bit entertaining

Invasion of the Astro Monster(1965)

Aliens persuade humanity to let them borrow Godzilla and Rodan to battle King Ghidorah in exchange for a cure for cancer....But things arent what they seem.More of a sci  fi film then a Godzilla one ,I think this is a pretty good sci fi  flick.The Aliens are interesting ,Nick Adams and Akira Takarada are great leads ,the few kaiju fights there are are great and hey Godzilla gets to show off his dance moves.Good flick

Terror of Mechagodzilla(1975)

Hondas final film as a director and one  of my favorites ,the tale of a mad scientist and his daughter brainwashing a dinosaur into serving them  and helping them in their quest for world domination.It has an interesting main character  with Tomoko Ai as Katsura Mifune ,whose story is heartbreaking .Adding to that is Mechagodzilla (Who is one of my favorite Godzilla villains ),good action,and Akihiko Hirata as the mad scientist Dr Mifune 

Mothra(1961)

This is a fun change of pace from other kaiju films as Mothra is not the villain but simply trying to save her tiny priestesses from the villinous Nelson.Nelson is a fantastic human antagonist (He almost reminds me of Tim Curry ),and we have a humorus hero in the form of Frankie Sakai as reporter Fukuda .This is a fun lighthearted film and one of the best non godzilla kaiju films

Mothra vs Godzilla(1964)

The first brawl between two of Tohos kaiju and often called one of the best Godzilla films for a reason.Here two greedy buisnessmen have Mothras egg and she is not happy ,and complicating things  Godzilla is rampaging and only Mothra can stop him .Two great villains,likeable humans,a good story,and a fun battle between the titular kaiju.Honestly if you havent seen a  Godzilla film this is a good one to start with 

Godzilla (1954)

A tale of destruction and dangerous weaponry that could be used for evil..That happens to have a giant monster in it .This is a classic ,somber and truly horrific 

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I love Frankie Sakai 🖤

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Press photo for Man Is Courageous (男は度胸), an NHK period drama that aired in 1970 and 1971. Seen here, clockwise from top left:

Minori Terada (寺田農) Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) Toru Abe (安部徹) Frankie Sakai (フランキー堺) Yukiko Nagano (永野裕紀子) Taro Shigaki (志垣太郎)

Scanned from NHK Graph (グラフNHK), July 1, 1971.

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Mothra will make its North American Blu-ray debut with a special edition SteelBook release on July 9 via Mill Creek Entertainment. It includes both the original Japanese version and the U.S. theatrical cut.

Produced by Toho Studios, the 1961 Japanese kaiju classic reunites Godzilla director Ishirō Honda and special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya. Shin'ichi Sekizawa (King Kong vs. Godzilla) wrote the script. Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, and Kyōko Kagawa star.

Mothra is presented in widescreen with DTS-HD Master Audio for both English and Japanese tracks. Special feature are listed below.

Special features:

Japanese & U.S. cuts of the film

Audio commentary with authors/historians Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski

Trailers

Photo gallery

Following reports of human life on Infant Island, the supposedly deserted site of atomic bomb tests, an international expedition to the heavily-radiated island discovers a native tribe and tiny twin female fairies called "Shobijin" who guard a sacred egg. The overzealous expedition leader kidnaps the Shobijin to exhibit in a Tokyo stage show but soon they summon their protector, hatching the egg and releasing a giant caterpillar. When Mothra arrives in Japan and finally transforms into the ultimate beast, impervious to modern weapons, the nation and its people face their destruction.

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Preview- Mothra (SteelBook Edition Bluray)

Preview- Mothra (SteelBook Edition Bluray)

Mightiest Monster in All Creation! From the Creators of “Godzilla” – A sci-fi classic – the wildly colorful kaiju eiga (monster movie), MOTHRA!

Following reports of human life on Infant Island, the supposedly deserted site of atomic bomb tests, an international expedition to the heavily-radiated island discovers a native tribe and tiny twin female fairies called “Shobijin” who guard a sacred egg.

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Hoo boy, folks. How about them sixties, huh? We left this particular double feature shook, and not in that cool look-at-the-horrors-of-nuclear-war kind of way. But it’s all uphill from here! Right...?

Movie info beneath the cut!

MOTHRA (1961)

Directed by Ishiro Honda Screenplay by Shinichi Sekizawa Cinematography by Hajime Koizumi Based on a story in Asahi Shimbun by Shin'ichiro Nakamura, Takehiko Fukunaga, and Yoshie Hotta Starring Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyoko Kagawa, and The Peanuts

KING KONG vs GODZILLA (1962)

Directed by Ishiro Honda Written by Shinichi Sekizawa Music by Akira Ifukube Cinematography by Hajime Koizumi Starring Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yu Fujiki, Ichiro Arishima, Mie Hama, Shoichi Hirose, and Haruo Nakajima

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2007 in memoriam.

Margaret Middleton aka Yvonne De Carlo (Canadian-American actress), 84

Denny Doherty (Canadian singer), 66

Abbé Pierre (French Catholic priest & resistance member), 94

Frankie Laine (American singer & songwriter), 93

Robert Adler (Austrian-American inventor), 93

Brad Delp (American singer & songwriter), 55

Lucie Samuel aka Lucie Aubrac (French teacher & resistance fighter), 94

Barry Nelson (American actor), 89

Kamachi Sachiko aka Izumi Sakai (Japanese singer), 40

Ernst Bergman (Swedish movie director), 89

James Fossett (American businessman & adventurer), 63

Jane Wyman (American actress), 90

Lois Maxwell (Canadian actress), 80

Carol Bruce (American actress & singer), 87

Joey Gottlieb aka Joey Bishop (American actor & comedian), 89

Brigadier Gen. Paul Tibbets; Jr. (American general & pilot), 92

Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao (Japanese Catholic cardinal), 77

Laraine Day (American actress), 87

Robert “Evel” Knievel (American stuntman), 69

Izear “Ike” Turner; Jr. (American guitarist & songwriter), 76