KING KONG VS. GODZILLA and KING KONG ESCAPES on BD April 1

[Joseph Goodman]

Has it ever been confirmed that the Japanese cut of KKvsG was ever distributed outside of Japan?

[Gwangi]

It is funny that a lot have swooned over Linda Miller, which is good and fine. But what about Mie Hama?




Julie Bennett dubbed her in KKE and I think she may have also done the same thing for Mie in "What's Up Tiger Lily?"

[klen7]

Did someone say Linda Miller? ::swooooon::

[lhb412]

[jellydonut25]

Mie Hama...

[StevenScrivello]

Looks like we have artwork. Maybe they're preliminary at the moment, but I think they look great!

[william newell]

[StevenScrivello]

[lhb412]

I always liked 'em, too. I mean, I usually dislike heavy photoshopery, but they capture the feel of those crazy, airbrushed Toho publicity stills.

[Shonokin]

[klen7]

[jellydonut25]

I'm cool with those covers

[JimPV]

[william newell]

I remember when these first came out on DVD...getting to finally see "King Kong vs, Godzilla" in widescreen was almost as much of a revelation as getting to see the Japanese cut. After all those years of pan and scan, it was nice to see where those mysterious off screen voices were coming from!

[Russzilla]

[Gwangi]

I have never seen the Japanese version of “KKE”, but I’ve heard Eisei Amamoto speak, and his voice was higher pitched. How affective it was for this movie, I really don’t know. Paul Frees’ voice on the other hand, was much lower, or at least he could make it that way, and as a result, Dr. Who sounded quite menacing.

If I had ever wanted to see the Japanese version, it is only because of comparing and contrasting between Amamoto and Frees (and both combined, did a great job as Dr. Who).

And it just occurred to me that I’ve met three actors from this film – Akira Takarada, Susumu Kurobe and Haruo Nakajima (unfortunately no Linda Miller! ).

[Dr Kain]

So I've decided to preorder these as I'm going to at least give the BD quality a try. Plus, as I have said before, I haven't see KKE since 97, so it might be worth the watch. I just hope I don't regret it as I'm watching them.

[MekaGojira3k]

How can anyone live that long without re-watching King Kong Escapes?
It's like living without joy.

[Dr Kain]

[Legion]

[Dr Kain]

[Reaper G]

[Sokubo]

^
Was Rhodes Reason amicable? I've heard that he called Ishiro Honda a "hack".

[Godzilla21]

[Xenorama]

it's his sense of humor which doesn't come across in print. At whatever G-Fest Rhodes was at he expressed great admiration for Honda. The "hack" thing was a joke.