For a little while there, I was getting a little worried. When casting an eye over the filmography of Ishirō Honda I was starting to
Tag: Ishiro Honda
The H-Man (1958) – Review
While Ishiro Honda will always be most famous for unleashing a 165 foot tall irradiated lizard onto the world as it masqueraded as the social
The Mysterians (1957) – Review
There’s a test I tend to put on the works by Japanese filmmaker Ishiro Honda that I like to call the Godzilla test. It’s born
Matango (1963) – Review
Hey, you guys all know Ishiro Honda right? I mean, some of you less familiar with Japanese fantasy cinema actually might not instantly have prior
Atragon (1963) – Review
Ishiro Honda rightfully is held aloft as one of Japan’s leading purveyor of sci-fi and adventure primarily because of his most famous creation, the city
Frankenstein Conquers The World (1965) – Review
Japanese Kaiju movies from the 50’s and 60’s tended to come complete with the weirdest plots, but maybe that’s to be expected from a country
Space Amoeba (1970) – Review
Boasting an original title that translates as Gezora, Ganimes, and Kamoebas: Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas – but released in America with
Varan The Unbelievable (1958) – Review
If you ever wondered how foreign monster movies were marketed to America back in the days of the 50’s and 60’s, you’d need look no
War Of The Gargantuas (1966) – Review
Godzilla and Mothra director Ishiro Honda was always trying to bring something new to that strange little genre known as the Japanese monster flick with
Destroy All Monsters (1968) – Review
By 1968, Toho Studios had been on something of a Kaiju roll for well over a decade, but, behind the scenes, rumblings were occuring that
King Kong Escapes (1967) – Review
Despite their routinely “out there” plots, most of Toho’s monster output still manage to make a certain amount of sense when judged by their own
Mothra (1961) – Review
Ishiro Honda – surely the Stan Lee of monster movies – by this point in his career had belted out more than his fair share
Rodan (1956) – Review
It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that all Japanese monster movies are cut from the same cloth and that they’re pretty much
Invasion Of Astro-Monster (1965) – Review
Over the last couple of Godzilla movies, a noticable swing toward showing the King Of The Monster’s in a more heroic light was emerging and
All Monsters Attack (1969) – Review
By the tenth movie in Godzilla’s cinematic odyssey, some bright spark at Toho realised that the greatest resource in keeping the King Of The Monsters
Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster (1964) – Review
By the time we reached the fifth movie in the life and times of the legendary city stomper known as Gojira, Toho studios were in
Terror Of Mechagodzilla (1975) – Review
Fate has a funny way of working out sometimes. Take the two Mechagodzilla movies Toho put out in the mid-70s for example what was supposed
King Kong Vs Godzilla (1962) – Review
After a somewhat muted response to Godzilla Raids Again, the King Of The Monsters took something of a sabbatical as he literally chilled out within
Godzilla (1954) – Review
Before 1954, filmdom’s premier leading man in the giant monster stakes was King Kong. A roaring slice of romanticized Americana and an unabashed helping of
Mothra Vs. Godzilla (1964) – Review
After his Toho-mandated rumble with King Kong gave Godzilla some much-needed box office, it seemed like a no-brainer for the studio to dig further into
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