Toho Archives - MOVIES & MANIA

HALF HUMAN Japanese-US hybrid Yetisploitation

‘1400 pounds of frozen fury that moves like a man!’ Half Human is a 1955 tokusatsu film about villagers who worship a monster and its son who live in an …

Five Obscure Toho Kaiju Movies

Although Toho has released a plethora of films featuring hugely popular giant monsters such as Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra, it may surprise people to know that the major Japanese film …

MOTHRA Reviews of kaiju classic

‘Mightiest monster in all creation!’ Mothra – original title: モスラ Mosura – is a 1961 Japanese science fiction kaiju tokusatsu film directed by Ishirō Honda (Matango; The Human Vapour; The …

GODZILLA: PLANET OF THE MONSTERS (2017) Reviews and overview

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters – Godzilla -怪獣惑星– Gojira: Kaijū Wakusei – is a 2017 Japanese CGI anime kaiju film produced by Toho Animation and animated by Polygon Pictures. The film is co-directed by Kōbun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita, from a screenplay by Gen …

ATTACK ON TITAN (2015) Japanese monster movie

Attack on Titan – aka 進撃の巨人 – “Shingeki no kyojin: Attack on Titan” – is a 2015 Japanese action-monster film directed by Shinji Higuchi for Toho Pictures. It based on the manga …

GODZILLA RESURGENCE aka SHIN GODZILLA (2017) Reviews and overview

‘A god incarnate. A city doomed.’ Godzilla Resurgence – aka Shin Godzilla and Shin Gojira – is a 2017 Japanese re-imagining of Toho’s most successful monster. The film was written and directed by …

GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (2004) Reviews and overview

Godzilla: Final Wars (ゴジラファイナルウォーズ Gojira: Fainaru Wōzu) is a 2004 Japanese science fiction Kaiju film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus), written by Wataru Mimura and Isao Kiriyama and produced by Shogo Tomiyama. It is the 28th installment in the Godzilla film series, and …

GODZILLA (1978 – 1981) Animated TV series

Godzilla is a 30-minute animated series co-produced between Hanna-Barbera Productions and Toho in 1978 and aired on NBC in the United States and TV Tokyo in Japan. The series is an animated adaptation of the Japanese Godzilla films produced by Toho. It continued to air until 1981. Derided by many aficionados …

GODZILLA VS. HEDORAH Reviews and overview

Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster or Godzilla vs. Hedorah (ゴジラ対ヘドラ Gojira tai Hedora), is a 1971 Japanese science fiction kaiju film produced by Toho. Directed by Yoshimitsu Banno and featuring special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano, the film starred Akira Yamauchi, Toshie Kimura, …

ONIBABA (1964) Reviews of Japanese classic

Onibaba will be released by The Criterion Collection on Blu-ray and DVD on October 5, 2021. Special features: Audio commentary by writer-director Kaneto Shindo and actors Kei Sato and Jitsuko …

GODZILLA (1954) Reviews and overview

Godzilla (ゴジラ Gojira) is a 1954 Japanese science fiction Kaiju film produced by Toho. Directed by Ishirō Honda and featuring special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The movie stars Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Akihiko Hirata and Takashi Shimura. Plot: Godzilla, a …