OCTOBER 2019 NEW RELEASES - THE CRITERION COLLECTION
クライテリオンから届いた10月のBLU-RAYリリース・アナウンス。なんと言っても注目は、世界で怖がれ愛された大怪獣シリーズを収めた『ゴジラ:昭和作品集』(1954 - 1975)でしょう。全作品HDマスターからの2Kレストア版となります。カバーアートはイラストレーター、清水裕子女史によるもの。収録作品は以下の通り。乞うご期待。
EIGHT-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTOR’S SET FEATURES
- High-definition digital transfers of all fifteen Godzilla films made between 1954 and 1975, released together for the first time, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks
- High-definition digital transfers of Godzilla, King of the Monsters,
the 1956 U.S.-release version of Godzilla; and the 1962 Japanese-release version of King Kong vs. Godzilla - Audio commentaries from 2011 on Godzilla
and Godzilla, King of the Monsters
featuring film historian David Kalat - International English-language dub tracks for Invasion of Astro-Monster, Son of Godzilla,
Destroy All Monsters, Godzilla vs. Megalon, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla,
and Terror of Mechagodzilla - Directors Guild of Japan interview with director Ishiro Honda, conducted by director Yoshimitsu Banno in 1990
- Programs detailing the creation of Godzilla
’s special effects and unused effects sequences from Toho releases including Destroy All Monsters - New interview with filmmaker Alex Cox about his admiration for the Showa-era Godzilla films
- New and archival interviews with cast and crew members, including actors Bin Furuya, Tsugutoshi Komada, Haruo Nakajima, and Akira Takarada; composer Akira Ifukube; and effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai
- Interview with critic Tadao Sato from 2011
- Illustrated audio essay from 2011 about the real-life tragedy that inspired Godzilla
- New English subtitle translations
- Trailers
- PLUS: A lavishly illustrated deluxe hardcover book featuring an essay by cinema historian Steve Ryfle, notes on the films by cinema historian Ed Godziszewski, and new illustrations by Arthur Adams, Sophie Campbell, Becky Cloonan, Jorge Coelho, Geof Darrow, Simon Gane, Robert Goodin, Benjamin Marra, Monarobot, Takashi Okazaki, Angela Rizza, Yuko Shimizu, Bill Sienkiewicz, Katsuya Terada, Ronald Wimberly, and Chris Wisnia
DISC SPECS
Title | GODZILLA: THE SHOWA-ERA FILMS, 1954–1975 |
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Released | Oct 29, 2019 (from Criterion) |
SRP | $224.95 (amazon: $209.10) |
Run Time | 1295 min (15 Movies/17 Cuts) |
Codec | MPEG4/AVC |
Aspect Ratio | 1.37:1, 2.35:1 |
Audio Formats | Japanese LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24bit), English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24bit) |
Subtitles | English, English SDH, none |