With a monumental 1000th release on the horizon, of course it’s time to celebrate, and the Criterion Collection is doing just that.
This retro romp, featuring American star Nick Adams, stands as a high point in the Showa Godzilla series.
After his first two cinematic rampages, Godzilla was revived as an adversary for the Hollywood import King Kong.
Toho Studios followed the enormous success of the original Godzilla with this sequel, efficiently directed by Motoyoshi Oda as a straight-ahead monsters-on-the-loose drama.