Two Movies Added to Kaijuvision Radio’s Season 2 Schedule

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Kaijuvision Radio

Coming soon on Kaijuvision Radio

Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)

Bye Bye Jupiter (1984)

Completed Episodes:

Half Human (1955)

The Mysterians (1957)

Varan (1958)

The Three Treasures (1959)

Battle in Outer Space (1959)

Coming Soon:

The Last War (1961)

Gorath (1962)

Matango (1963)

Atragon (1963)

Dogora, the Space Monster (1964)

Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)

Godzilla Anime Trilogy (all in one episode)

War of the Gargantuas (1966)

Latitude Zero (1969)

Space Amoeba (1970)

The Submersion of Japan (1973)

Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Bye Bye Jupiter (1984)

Update: Kaijuvision Raids Again! 1 Week Remaining until Season 2 Premiere

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Kaijuvision Radio

Only one more week until Kaijuvision raids again!

I am working hard to create episodes for our exciting Season 2 of spectacular non-Godzilla Toho movies.

Check out the recent entries on the website for the Season 2 DVD guide and the list of all of the fun Japanese films that the kaiju community loves.

Also visit the Patreon site to donate to the cause of this unique and high-quality kaiju podcast. Currently donations are not covering the data transfer fees to distribute the episodes. Donors get the inside track on what’s going on with the podcast. Extra features, pictures, and content are included!

Episode 38 will debut at 12:00pm on Wednesday, September 19th!!

The Greatness of Toho Classic Sci-Fi

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Kaijuvision Radio

by Brian Scherschel

On September 19th, Kaijuvision Radio will begin its 2nd season.

Now that the Godzilla journey is over, it’s time to visit the kaiju we didn’t get to last season. In this new chronological journey, I’ll be tackling many of the classic Toho sci-fi movies that don’t have Godzilla in them. That includes non-Godzilla kaiju movies as well as non-kaiju tokusatsu movies. The time period is 1955-1977: 22 years of fun, fantastic, and underrated Toho classics. There will be episodes for the new Godzilla movies as they come out too.

The Submersion of Japan (1973)

Kaijuvision is sticking with the creative community that brought us the Showa Godzilla movies, including Ishiro Honda, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Shinichi Sekizawa, Akira Ikufube, Masaru Sato, and Teruyoshi Nakano. Of course we get to see many of Toho’s contract actors like Akira Takarada, Kumi Mizuno, Akihiko Hirata, and Takashi Shimura. We even get to see Toshiro Mifune in this season! Haruo Nakajima often played the kaiju depicted in these movies.

I love the concepts and ideas that these movies present to the viewers. These movies are intriguing and fascinating. They make you want to watch them again and again. Almost all of them are in wonderful color, and many are filmed in Tohoscope. Additionally many of Toho’s best actors were in these films. In contrast, American sci-fi movies were often relegated to black and white film, and good actors often avoided them.

These films are not only interesting, but they’re also culturally relevant. They tap into the Japanese cultural zeitgeist like many of the best Godzilla movies do. Since Kaijuvision excels in examining these kinds of connections, they make perfect sense to analyze.

What’s great is that these movies are more available and more affordable than they ever have been before. Many of them used to be “rare DVDs”. The DVD guide for these movies came out last week, so check out where to buy them. As current listeners know, Kaijuvision Radio prefers the Japanese versions with English subtitles. It’s much closer to the real thing than these sometimes horrific English dubs.

So strap yourselves in for another season of movie greatness!

Here again is the list:

Half Human (1955), The Mysterians (1957), Varan (1958), The Three Treasures (1959), Battle in Outer Space (1959), The Last War (1961), Gorath (1962), Matango (1963), Atragon (1963), Dogora, the Space Monster (1964), Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965), War of the Gargantuas (1966), Latitude Zero (1969), Space Amoeba (1970), The Submersion of Japan (1973).

Season 2 DVD Guide (+2 additional films)

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Kaijuvision Radio

by Brian Scherschel

Season 2 will begin on September 19th with “Half Human” (1955). That’s right, not one, but two more movies have been added to the season: “Half Human” and “The Three Treasures” (1959).

To help you with finding all of the movies for this great season of Toho sci-fi classics, I have written this DVD guide.

Some of these movies are still considered “rare” DVDs, but they’re not hard to find. I suggest you Google the harder to find titles and grab the original Japanese versions where you can find them. Let’s get started!

Half Human (1955)

DCA (American Cut)

Directed by Ishiro Honda, and released only one year after the original Godzilla. This movie is banned in Japan due to its portrayal of natives as savages. There is a really bad American version of this. Though Toho has never released a home video version of this movie, see if you can find the Japanese version with English subtitles.

The Mysterians (1957)

Tokyo Shock

Released in 2005, this Tokyo Shock version has the Japanese language option with English subtitles. One of Ishiro Honda’s (and Toho’s) absolutely best sci-fi classics. You can buy it here.

There are also Japanese versions with English subtitles available if you search for them.

Varan (Daikaiju Baran) (Varan, the Unbelievable) (1958)

Tokyo Shock

Tokyo Shock released their version of this movie in 2005 with optional Japanese language and English subtitles. You can buy it here.

Reel Vault

The American English language version of Varan is available and is quite cheap. You can buy it here.

Cory Film Corporation

There is an English only version of Varan on Amazon video as well. You can get it here.

There are also Japanese versions with English subtitles available if you search for those.

The Three Treasures (The Birth of Japan) (1959)

Toho

Also a hard to find movie, but it’s great. It’s a religious epic about the founding of Shintoism. Toshiro Mifune is one of my absolute favorites. See if you can find the Japanese version with English subtitles.

Battle in Outer Space (1959)

Sony Pictures

The “Icons of Sci-Fi: Toho Collection” by Sony Pictures is an affordable way to get three good movies in one purchase. It’s included with “The H-Man” and “Mothra”. “Battle in Outer Space” is in Japanese with English subtitles. You can buy it here.

Mill Creek Entertainment

I haven’t seen this before, but there is also a “Vintage Sci-Fi 6 Movie Collection” that includes “Battle in Outer Space”. The whole collection is just two discs. It’s affordable, but I cannot vouch for the quality. You can buy it here.

The Last War (1961)

Toho

There has been only one VHS release of this movie in the US decades ago. However, you can Google it and see if the Japanese language version with English subtitles is floating around.

Gorath (1962)

Toho

This is another great Toho sci-fi movie that hasn’t been widely released enough in the US. You can find the Japanese language English subtitled version though.

Matango (1963)

Tokyo Shock

Tokyo Shock released its DVD of Matango in 2005. There are Japanese language and English subtitle options on it. You can buy it here.

The original Japanese version with optional English subtitles is also available if you search for it.

You can see the English dub version (“Attack of the Mushroom People”) on Amazon Video here.

Atragon (1963)

Tokyo Shock

Tokyo Shock released its DVD in 2006 with Japanese language and English subtitle options. You can buy it here.

There is also a Japanese version with a English subtitle option available if you search for it.

Dogora, the Space Monster (1964)

Tokyo Shock

Tokyo Shock released its DVD of Dogora in 2005. It has Japanese language and English subtitle options. You can buy it here.

There is also a Japanese version with English subtitles available if you search for it.

Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)

MBL

MBL released this DVD but the year of release is not noted on Amazon. It lists Japanese language option and English subtitles. You can buy it here.

The Toho version with Japanese language and English subtitles is also around if you search for it.

War of the Gargantuas (1966)

Vivendi Entertainment

Starz on Amazon Video has the English language only version of this movie. You can view it here.

Classic Media

The Classic Media version of this movie was released with Rodan in 2008 and again in 2012. However it’s a collector’s item now, and it’s expensive. You can buy it here.

There is also a Toho version of this movie with Japanese language and English subtitles around if you search for it.

Latitude Zero (1969)

Tokyo Shock

Tokyo Shock released a 2-disc version of this movie in 2007 with Japanese language and English subtitle options. You can buy it here.

There is a Toho version of Latitude Zero available via Internet search. It has Japanese language and English subtitle options as well.

Space Amoeba (1970)

Tokyo Shock

Tokyo Shock released their version of this movie in 2006 with Japanese language and English subtitle options. You can buy it here.

The English language only version of Space Amoeba is available on Amazon video. You can see it here.

There are Japanese versions with English subtitles of Space Amoeba on the Internet so check those out if you like.

The Submersion of Japan (1973)

Toho

This film was released in the US as “Tidal Wave”, which was heavily cut. That version isn’t very good. If you search for the original Japanese language with English subtitle options, you will hopefully find it.

There are also original Japanese versions of this movie with English subtitles available if you search for them.

Media Blasters/Tokyo Shock

There is a 3-movie DVD set released in 2007 that contains “The Mysterians”, “Varan” and “Matango”. There are English and Japanese language versions of all of the movies in this box set. However it is quite expensive at the moment. You can buy it here.

This concludes the DVD guide. Good luck and start viewing and reviewing these great film treasures!

Announcement of Season 2 Episode List / “My Farewell Address”

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Kaijuvision Radio

by Brian Scherschel

What’s Next

Get ready for a season of great classic Toho movies starting next month!!!

Season 2 of Kaijuvision will premiere on Wednesday September 19 with “The Mysterians”. Episodes for the newer Godzilla movies will debut shortly after the movies are released.

The new episodes will follow the same 3-part structure (Description/Opinion and Analysis/Related Topic). Episodes will debut every other week on Wednesdays at noon Eastern. I’ll release the DVD guide for these movies next week.

Season 2 Lineup:

The Mysterians (1957)

Varan (1958)

Battle in Outer Space (1959)

The Last War (1961)

Gorath (1962)

Matango (1963)

Atragon (1963)

Dogora, the Space Monster (1964)

Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)

Godzilla Anime Trilogy (all in one episode)

War of the Gargantuas (1966)

Latitude Zero (1969)

Space Amoeba (1970)

The Submersion of Japan (1973)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

My Commitment to the Fans of Kaijuvision Radio

As the show continues, many things won’t change, but a few things will.

I may be disabled from a number of physical health issues and I may be acting as a caregiver for my 96-year old grandmother, but those two things didn’t stop me when I decided to create this podcast, and can promise you they won’t now either. My devotion to my grandmother, maintaining my health, and this podcast is unwavering.

I will be taking on sole responsibility for the podcast here on out.

Currently our Patreon donations are not fully covering the monthly data fees and storage for the distribution of the podcast. Please visit the Kaijuvision Radio Patreon site to see just what you will get back for your donation.

I knew I wanted to create something different and unique. Mission accomplished there.

Thank you Nathan for your many visits to Kaijuvision Radio HQ and for your contributions to the podcast.

Thank you to all fans of Kaijuvision Radio for watching/listening, and for your positive responses to this truly great show!

If you like what you’ve seen and heard so far, you’ll love what comes next.

-Brian

“My Farewell Address”

by Nathan Marchand

It is with a heavy heart that I tell all of you, G-fans and kaiju lovers, that I am stepping down from Kaijuvision Radio. I will be starting grad school, working at the university as a teaching assistant, and moving to a new apartment. While I’ll still be in our local area, all those changes would make it difficult to produce the high-quality content that is the staple of this podcast.

I was determined to make it work, but upon further consideration, I’ve realized that I need to take time to get used to my “new normal.” I simply wouldn’t be able deal with the additional pressure during this time of adjustment. I believe in the work we’ve done on this podcast, and I love our listeners. So, as much as I wanted to discuss some classic Toho tokusatsu, that just isn’t in the cards right now.

On the bright side, this will give me a chance to finish some writing projects. I have some books in the works, so my spare energy for the time being will be diverted to those. Feel free to follow my progress on my website (www.NathanJSMarchand.com) Facebook (www.Facebook.com/nathanjsmarchand), and Twitter (@NathanMarchand7).I do plan to stay involved with the kaiju fandom. I’ve spent too much time and effort researching these films not to be. So, don’t worry: I’m not disappearing. Like Godzilla himself, I’ll still be around, even if I’m just hanging out on Monster Island and not stomping through cities.As I often say at the end of a KVR episode…Sayonara!