Links
SPONSORS
Anime Jungle: US branch for Japanese retailer of anime and tokusatsu DVDs, CDs, toys, figures, posters, and kits.
Crunchyroll: Online media distribution giant focused on anime and Asian entertainment.
Godzilla On DVD: Official Godzilla and Toho DVDs from Classic Media.
JM Shop: Japanese retailer of movie memorabilia including posters, programs, and chirashi (mini-posters).
VIZ Pictures: North American theatrical and DVD distributor of Japanese films.
RECOMMENDED SITES
Bill’s Kitchen: High quality Japanese monster model kits by Bill Gudmundson.
Black Sun: Excellent blog by Roy Ware devoted to classic Japanese anime and fantastic cinema/TV.
Blue Glow: Blog of Stomp Tokyo co-creator Christopher Holland.
Cinema Insomnia: B-movie TV program hosted by Mr Lobo.
Club Tokyo: Japanese monster toy news and info source.
CollectionDX: Japanese and American toy news and reviews.
CreatureScape: Monster kits and modelling news and reviews.
Cult Movies Magazine: Official site for the popular magazine.
Destroy All Planets Official site of Carl Craig, star of the 1968 Gamera movie GAMERA VS VIRAS/DESTROY ALL
PLANETS.
EigaGoGo!: French site devoted to Japanese cinema.
Extreme Movie: Korean website covering new films from around the world.
Godzilla and Other Monster Music: Lawrence Tuczynski’s excellent site devoted to Japanese monster movie
soundtracks.
Godzilla Forum Yahoo Group: Discussion group run by SFJ’s Bob Johnson.
Hardcore Zen: News and observations by Brad Warner, formerly of Tsuburaya Productions.
Hoga Central: Japanese movie news.
Ishiro Honda Official Site: Official English language site for the director of GODZILLA, RODAN, MOTHRA and other
Toho classics.
Japanese Giants: Official website for the long-running magazine published by SFJ’s Ed Godziszewski.
Japan Times: Japanese news.
Jason Gray: Asian cinema news from Screen International and Japan Times correspondent.
Kaiju Big Battel: Live monster wrestling events.
Kaijucast: Podcast devoted to Godzilla/Japanese Sci-Fi; hosted by our good friend Kyle Yount.
Kaiju Headquarters: Monster movie news and reviews.
Kongulas Pranke Forum: German-language discussion board for monster movie fans.
Live Action Korea: Twitter page with constant news updates by SciFi Japan’s own Kim Song-ho.
Maboroshii Productions: Blog of filmmaker and noted Japanese movie historian Nicholas Rucka.
Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen: Site of Japan Times reviewer and author Mark Schilling.
Midnight Eye: Top-notch, academic site on Japanese cinema.
Monster Attack Team: Official site for the great Japanese monster movie fanzine.
Nikkatsu Action Lounge: Hard-Boiled Japanese Action Cinema.
Nippon Cinema: Japanese movie news site with regular updates.
Nishikata Film Review: Japanese cinema blog.
Oriental Cinema: The Webcast: Online version of Damon Foster’s long-running Asian cinema zine.
Otaku USA Magazine: Official site for the popular magazine.
Outcast Cinema: Site devoted to “disreputable” Japanese films; run by Marc Walkow of Synapse and Subway
Cinema.
Ryuganji: Japanese cinema news with links to other news sites.
Shusuke Kaneko Information Website: Official site for director of DEATH NOTE, GMK, and the 90s Gamera trilogy.
Subway Cinema News: Guide to Asian entertainment in New York City.
Takeshi Yagi’s Official Website: Director of Ultraman projects including the 2008 film SUPERIOR ULTRAMAN 8
BROTHERS.
Tangemania: Author Aaron Gerow’s Japanese film page.
Toho Kingdom: Fan site packed with info on Godzilla and Toho movies.
Tokyograph News: Japanese entertainment news.
Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow: Online community dedicated to discussing and promoting Japanese cinema in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada.
24framespersecond: International film news.
Twitch: International film news.
Undead Backbrain: News on Giant monsters, ghosts, zombies, and weird stuff from author Robert Hood.
Variety Asia: Asian film news from the top entertainment source.
Wildgrounds: Asian cinema news and review.
STUDIOS and DISTRIBUTORS
Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV)