Then wonder at the many strange dai-kaiju eiga produced after the Millennium Godzilla series finished its run such as Big Man Japan (2007) and Monster X Strikes Back (2008). Witness the ascension of Gamera and Mothra after the death of Godzilla in 1995’s Godzilla vs. Next up, chart the highs and lows of Toho’s Heisei Godzilla series and Yamato Takeru (1994). From there explore the bizarre history of Pulgasari (1985) shot in North Korea by a director kidnapped by Kim Jong-Il, then take a dip with the plesiosaur prop from Toho’s aborted Nessie movie used in Princess from the Moon (1987). The New Revised and Expanded Edition reviews over 25 new films including Shin Godzilla (2016), Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017)! From the First Edition: So, think you know all there is to know about the Heisei and Millennium Godzilla and Gamera films? Think you couldn’t possibly learn anything new about them? Think again, this sequel to The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Vol 1: 1954-1980 picks up in 1984 covering not only The Return of Godzilla, but even the kaiju space whales of Sayonara Jupiter.
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