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Son of Godzilla (1967)
Directed by Jun Fukuda
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Most recently watched by AllAboutSteve, sleestakk, Javitron
Overview
Reporter Goro Maki stumbles upon scientists conducting weather experiments on Sollgel Island in the South Seas. He discovers the island is inhabited by giant mantis and a woman named Saeko who’s been cast away since the death of her father. The pair soon find a helpless infant monster that Godzilla must adopt and learn to raise as one of his own.
Rated PG | Length 86 minutes
Actors
Tadao Takashima | Akira Kubo | Bibari Maeda | Akihiko Hirata | Yoshio Tsuchiya | Kenji Sahara | Ken'ichirô Maruyama | Seishirô Kuno | Yasuhiko Saijô | Susumu Kurobe | Kazuo Suzuki | Wataru Ômae | Chôtarô Tôgin | Osman Yusuf | Seiji Onaka | Yû Sekita | Haruo Nakajima | 'Little Man' Machan
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/11/2020 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Akira Kubo as the reporter Maki, and the stunningly beautiful Beverly Maeda as the stranded archeologist’s daughter Saeko, make a great couple in this decidedly family oriented Godzilla outing that features very little of the big guy himself.
The initial scenes of Godzilla’s son hatching and writhing around are comically bad, but he gets a little better once he’s up and walking as a guy (child?) in a suit. Still, it’s mostly awkward.
The giant spider and mantises are also awkward since they’re puppets controlled from above and move around weirdly. I did like the mantises jumping/flying attacks but yeah, mostly goofy stuff here and my least favorite Godzilla film for obvious reasons.
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