Slightly off topic, bt it is quite possible that Gamera vs Zigra may hold a reord for being the film that has a longest lag time between original release in Japan (1971), and getting an official release in the United States (mid-late 80's Sandy Frank). Even with the seemingly long delay of the Heisei Godzilla films, they weren't anywhere near the possible 15 year (+/-) gap this film endured (quality aside).
*From a Pictorial History of Science Fiction Films by Jeff Rovin (1975)
I posted this in a thread about the fabled Leoman title, but I was just wondering, how publications were able to report on a film arguably most americans had not seen. This does beg the question...about when was the first US TV airing of Zigra? Also is there any evidence the film was shopped around to other distributors from 71-85? It is odd that Filmways got Super Monster out relatively quick after its initial release, but Zigra floundered in obscurity for so long.
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