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hometoursandotherstuff · 2 years

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Everybody knows the iconic Godzilla. But, let’s explore the other campy Japanese Kaiju (Japanese genre of films and TV featuring giant monsters, or Kaiju can also refer to the monsters, themselves.)

We all enjoy a nice B movie monster in the world of tokusatsu, or “special effect filming” in Japanese. The term is short for a genre of live action films bursting with heavy handed special effects, and a slew of freaky, giant creatures.

Godzilla crossed over into the mainstream media and pop-culture of the Western world, but we missed out on the ones that didn’t. That’s Eiji Tsuburaya, a pioneer of special effects, and a master at making kaiju monsters.

Like Dada, a humanoid alien inspired by the post-WWI European art movement, Dada, that also spread to Japan by the 1920s.

Dada made appearances in the 1960s-70s TV show, Ultraman, with a thirst for world domination and a suit evocative of the art movement’s inspiration from African tribal art. He’s gone thru many face changes over the years.

At one time, Tsuburaya was making a new monster a week. Let’s look at some of them. Several are really goofy, like Garamon, here, from the series “Ultra Q.” He emerged from a meteorite and emitted a strange clanking noise when he walked.

Next, is Balloonga, also from “Ultra Q,” that adhered to a rocket on its return from Saturn. It absorbed the rocket's energy, causing it to crash into the sea, then it absorbed Tokyo’s energy leaving in constant darkness.

Alien Varduck from “Return of Ultraman.” That’s “ice breath” shooting out, b/c he’s also know as “Snow Boy.”

Henpai Sentai, the Molester of the Sea.

I feel so stupid, I never knew that Mothra was Godzilla’s wife. This is getting weird, now.

The Shobijin, two tiny priestesses or fairy twins, that speak for Mothra always fascinated me. Talk about weird.

Would you believe that the flower blossom monster from the 1970s-80s Japanese TV show “Gosei Sentai Dairanger,” was the basis for the American Power Rangers? It fired a round of petals when attacked.

Check out this actor in half a Godzilla costume. It was so heavy, it could only be worn for a few minutes at a time.

They even have an action figure.

Behind the scenes shots of tokusatsu monster movies show the delightfully miniature sets such suited monsters trampled.

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#japanese movie monsters #godzilla #kaiju monsters #campy japanese monsters #long post

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cryptocollectibles · 2 years

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Ninja High School #32 (March 1992) by Antarctic Press

Destiny, Written by Alan R. Nepomuceno and Ben Dunn, drawn by Ben Dunn.

#Ninja High School #Antarctic Press #1992 #Anime #Manga #Comic Books #Comics #Zardon #Ben Dunn #Alan R Nepomuceno #Destiny #Etsy #Japanese Movie Monsters

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kekwcomics · 1 year

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#mothra #godzilla #toho godzilla #toho #toho films #toho monsters #toho studios #fairies #japanese sci fi #japanese movies #japanese culture #kaiju #toho kaiju #kaiji

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manderley · 5 months

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Monster (2023) - dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda

If a human gets a pig's brain transplanted, is it still human or is it a pig?

#monster #hirokazu koreeda #movieedit #filmedit #moviegifs #filmgifs #dailyworldcinema #dailyflicks #fyeahmovies #mine #japanese film #japanese cinema #movies #film #cinema

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charles-edwin · 5 months

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I’m not really sure, but I like someone. I can’t tell anyone, so I lie.

怪物 Monster (2023), dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda.

#monster 2023 #怪物 #kaibutsu #hirokazu koreeda #monster #japanese movie #jdramaedit #soya kurokawa #hinata hiiragi #mjblr #i cannot begin to explain how much these kids mean to me

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atomic-chronoscaph · 3 months

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Mothra (1961)

#mothra gif #kaiju movies #ishiro honda #toho studios #eiji tsuburaya #practical effects #miniature effects #giant monster movies #japanese sci-fi #60s sci-fi #60s movies #sixties #1961 #gif #chronoscaph gif

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madeleineengland · 5 months

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This dialogue collects all the beautiful meaning of the movie but let's focus for a moment on Yori's "sorry I lied".

That child dared to disobey his own father and incur his punishment, again, just for Minato! These kids want so much to be together, freely and simply. They just want to be themselves with someone who truly understands them and to express their care. They want to never have to ask permission again. Why the social stigma shouldn't have let them experience their first love, their true identity?

And finally in the end they both let go of the shame. They no longer ask permission and accept themselves as they are.

- MONSTER (2023), dir. by Hirokazu Kore'eda

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heystella · 5 months

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Monster (2023)

#cinematography #film #cinema #film stills #movie stills #movies #hirokazu koreeda #kore eda #kore-eda #monster #kaibutsu #japanese film #japan #japanese cinema

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malizanu · 5 months

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Monster (2023)

#my art #monster 2023 #kaibutsu #hirokazu koreeda #japanese movie #japanese cinema #illustration #digital art #artists on tumblr

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lostinmac · 5 months

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Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Dir. Takashi Yamazaki

#Godzilla #godzilla minus one #Japan #Toho #toho monsters #film #movie #japanese film #drama #action #asian cinema #takashi yamazaki

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randomblog-things · 5 months

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i feel empty after watching this movie

#monster 2023 #monster #film #japanese movie #jmovie #sakamoto yuji #film recommendations #jdramasource

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esqueletosgays · 5 months

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MONSTER (2023)

Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda Cinematography: Ryuto Kondo

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somosinevitables · 4 months

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Monster 怪物 (2023) If only some people can have it, that's not happiness. That's just nonsense. Happiness is something anyone can have.

#monster #monster 2023 #monster edit #jdramaedit #jdramasource #kaibutsu #kaibutsu 2023 #japanese cinema #filmedit #jmovie #yori x minato #minato x yori #my graphics #hirokazu koreeda #soya kurokawa #hiiragi hinata #sakura ando #怪物 #this movie 😭😭😭

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queermomo · 5 months

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Have seen a lot of people being confused about Hirokazu Kore-Eda's 2023 film Monster (kaibutsu) if it's really a queer film or not. It is a 100% queer film about two pre-teen boys and their journey to self acceptance. I know a lot of people hate getting queer baited or when a media keeps the queer aspect too subtle to notice but Monster is not like that at all. The queer aspect is very clearly stated and the movie even won Queer Palm 2023 so watch it without any worries! It's an amazing movie and will surely leave you speechless.