The History of Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- The History of Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) #Godzilla #Kiryu #mothra
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CHO Japan Interview with Masaaki Tezuka: • Tokyo SOS Director EXT...
CHO Japan Interview with Tsutomu Kitagawa and Shinichi Wakasa: • Godzilla and His Maker...
Michiru Oshima's RUclips Channel: / @michiruoshima4045
Brian Solomon's "Godzilla FAQ"
David Kalat's, "A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series".
wikizilla.org
Set photography by Norman England.
www.tohokingdo...
Clips used from the documentary "Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects" Directed by Norman England.
www.scifijapan...
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**Corrections**
7:38 - 12 feet long*
8:59 - As some have correctly pointed out, Godzilla attacks Tateyama in 1999 because the bones of the 1954 Godzilla were excavated in the very first scene.
23:12 - 2004*
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when are you going to do the history of godzilla final wars 2004
The Kiryu saga was such a treat of the Millennium era. I loved how the ‘54 Godzilla was basically redeemed as a hero in the form of Mech G.
Bro basically got a reanimation jutsu forced to fight for humans 🤣 bro a slave
@@frankiejones7858 To be fair, do the humans have any other choice?
@@epicsheep9004 the lasers and the absolute zero canon would have worked alot better if they were on literally anything else other than a giant robot monster
I don’t think it was redeeming 54 as a hero as much as it was japan transforming the biggest threat to their nation into something that could defend it
@@Asmokedetector shhhhhhh big mecha go burrr
That was quick! But I’m not complaining!
Yup I was like dang that was fast
You can thank my memorial day weekend plans getting rained out for the quick turnaround on this one lol
@@BigActionBill I am sorry your plans were scuppered, but I appreciate the early upload nonetheless.
I was hoping these vids would continue, they’re top shelf research.
I actually prefer this one over Against Mechagodzilla.
I absolutely adore the portrayal of Mothra here. From the design, to her role in the overall story, this is pretty much the perfect Mothra portrayal in my eyes. She’s got a nice mix here of the more mysterious and fierce nature of the Showa incarnation, while carrying over the more gentle and mythological aspects of the Heisei version. This Mothra feels like a perfect mix of both, and the heavy ties to the original Mothra film really makes this feel like Mothra’s sequel, almost more than it does a Godzilla/Kiryu sequel.
The reason that Godzilla attacks in the beginning of GxM is because the JXSDF is transporting the skeleton of the original G from the ocean (they salvage the remains and put inside the cargo container). That's why Godzilla is drawn.
I didn’t Know that O_O hehe fancy fact
I didn’t realize that since the feeling I got watching it was the bones were still in the ocean when the idea was proposed
One thing I've always noticed there's typically a tertiary monsters that joins the fight in MechaGodzilla's return.
Showa= King Ceaser(Anguirus somewhat), and Titanosaurus.
Heisei= Rodan
Millenium= Mothra
Legendary= King Kong
I would say that mecha g is the tertiary monster in GvK, but I get what you're trying to say.
This is seriously some of the best Godzilla content on RUclips since Sci fi japan stopped creating videos. It's not clickbait. It's not biased. Its incredibly informative. I can't wait to see what Mothra vs Godzilla and Ghidorah the three headed monster will be like once they are redone. Are you planning on doing the stand alone movies such as Mothra 1961, Rodan, or the mysterians
Thank you! I definitely have bias I just try keep it to a minimum haha. I do plan on doing the Showa era redos, I didn't plan on doing Mothra or the others, but maybe in the future!
Agreed, I love that it openly welcomes new fans to learn the history, showing it’s not just a monster movie. At the same time it gives other fans to learn things that they might have not known
@@BigActionBill i'd love to see your take on War of the Gargantuas and Maguma!🥺
That shot of Kiryu with the streaming red tear gets me every time. The original Godzilla screams, “No more!”
Bro can speak English or Japanese? 💀
@@frankiejones7858 what….
@@HuyNguyen-ll9gz if that's a soul of a monster how can he speak to humans
@@frankiejones7858 ..... he never spoke?
@@frankiejones7858 He doesn’t mean a literal scream, rather, in a symbolic sense. He’s saying it’s as if Kiryu was screaming out “No more!”
Mothra and the Shobijin mob - Tokyo Shakedown.
"It's a nice city you got here, Chuujou. It'd be a shame if something happened to it..."
Can't wait for you to talk about Final Wars, 2014, Shin, the anime trilogy, KOTM and GVK soon, good luck!
Good news,he finally made Final Wars. 2014 will be next.
@@yeettime698 So far he only remade Mothra vs Godzilla. Seems like he's gonna remake older videos, then he'll maybe focus on newer material.
@@Ziomaletto I guess so.
@@Ziomaletto yeah, he still has to finish up the Showa Era before getting to Shin and Legendary (he just did Godzilla vs. Hedorah a few weeks ago).
Imagine if these films received the same budget as a typical American summer blockbuster. The suits, model work and destruction would be insane!
They are already insane !
Great review! I absolutely agree Bill, this one has some of the best practical effects and it actually really grew on me as I got older. I feel the same way about Akane too, they definitely should have kept her and the rest of the characters from the last one. A missed opportunity on the writer's part.
10:23
A sadder truth has never been spoken.
The special effects are so beautifully done in this film. They really show off how good practical/miniature effects can be when used right
You are one of my favorite Godzilla youtuber
He’s the only real one everyone is really freaking lame! UpFromtheDepths reviews are incredible as well!!!
Ikr he’s so good
He's good 👍
NGL, the part of this video that had me most excited was Mothra's wings. In my opinion they are best looking of any flying monster in the Godzilla series, possibly of any practical effects based giant monster movie, so I was super hyped to see what you thought of them.
Just an amazing job, easily the best
They had an advantage with this mothra that they never had before. By this point wire removal technology had progressed far enough that it was much more easily used even in the reduced budget and time frame of a Godzilla film. So they could use anchoring wires under the Mothra as well as wires above and below the wings and move the wings much more fluidly, while still preventing the wires from being seen. Wire removal technology really didn't become available for Godzilla films until the 2000s and the millennium era. It's always a painstaking process, but the technology improved enough that it became feasible. I agree it's a beautiful Mothra and along with the one from The rebirth of Mothra series my favorite, although I do love the very feminine more gentle looking one from 1992 as well.
Easily some of my favorite godzilla films, i like the continuity and connections to the other showa films ☺
Another great video Bill!
Interesting pfp my guy i think I know her....🤔
14:55 I prefer effects akin to Shin Godzilla imo. It is the nice balance between CG and the rubber suit look plus there are still amazing uses of miniature in that film securing a nice mix of CGI and practical effects in that movie :)
If you keep the same characters as the last movie, then a lot of the work of building them is already done. It saves more screen time for interesting things with monsters or real drama.
You would also have a character with a personal relationship to Kiryu, which gives the idea of dismantling it to return godzilla to the ocean some more personal dramatic weight.
Really does make no sense.
It really was a little frustrating to see watching these two movies back to back. I didn't expect to like the human characters in the first movie as much as I did, so to see Asake essentially get shafted and Dr. Yuhara and Sarah not even being mentioned soured me to this movie. Which is a shame seeing as how the fights themselves were still very good.
Im seriously still upset that Akane wasn’t the main character especially when Kiryu tells the new MC goodbye. I mean why wasn’t the dad and his daughter not in it? They had a purpose with fixing Kiryu so what gives?
Kiryu saying goodbye to akane would’ve been so perfect.
@@bruhmingo Needs a frowny face too to ram up the scene
Hello Big Action Bill!
First of all, thank You very much for Your awesome series of videos about the Godzilla movies.
The wealth of information and background knowledge contained in your videos is really impressive!
In one of your videos about a film from the 60s, you mention that in Germany the film titles often contain the name Frankenstein, although neither the character from the novel nor the character from the Keiju Eiga film is included.
I am from Germany and have been a big fan of the Keiju Eiga films since I was a child and can confirm the use of the name Frankenstein in the film titles. That was a promotional ploy in the 60s and 70s because the name Frankenstein is very well known in this country as the name of a monster. The consequence of this, of course, is that the film title no longer makes sense.
But the name King Kong has also been "misused" several times. In the 1973 film "Godzilla vs. Megalon", "Jet Jaguar" was named "King Kong".
In the 1974 film "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla", "Mechagodzilla" was named "King Kong". The film itself is titled "King Kong versus Godzilla".
While I mention these two films, your videos about the films from 1966 up to and including 1975, which can also be seen in the playlist that you show in the video about "Godzilla Final Wars", are unfortunately no longer in the playlist contain. Could you upload these videos again? That would be great.
By the way, here are two videos with the Mothra song:
ruclips.net/video/xCyX1hqriko/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/iBdRLW3v5xQ/видео.html
Greetings from Germany!
edit: a mistake corrected.
Guten Tag! Thank you for confirming, that makes sense! I'm currently re-doing my Showa era videos to be more in-depth, I removed my older ones. Next up is Ebirah! Once I'm done with the Showa era, i'll tackle the newer movies.
@@BigActionBill Hello!
I sent Youan e-mail to Your adress. I think, You will like, what i wrote to You.
These history of videos have become my go to playlist when idk what to have on in the background while doing dishes. I don't know if that sounds like a compliment, but it is one.
Lmao love it
I remember buying this movie around 04- 05, saw it at a wal mart, i was very surprised to see godzillas movies still been made, as a kid who grow up in the 90s with de shows series this made very happy, i still have the dvd
I think Mothra's ultimatum is ignored because Japan was still deliberating on that detail (In universe) but saw that Mothra may need help so used Kiryu to help her out.
Mothra being Mothra would let that slide.
it was also a bit arrogant of mothra, but this continuity didnt fight godzilla till just now. she didnt realize till it was to late she wasnt his match. which probably went into it as well. she wouldnt be able to uphold her end of the bargain.
only leo i believe is able to fight godzilla but even then who knows who would win.
I wouldn't mind a mecha Godzilla stand alone movie. It fighting some new monster or maybe an old one. I'd watch it matter what
Once again, thank you for another awesome video!
Also, I personally enjoyed seeing Noboru Kaneko in this film as he was GaoRed in Hyakujū Sentai Gaoranger, the Super Sentai from 2001.
Excellent work as always and dying to see what you have in store for Final Wars
Love your G-Film reviews! Very detail oriented! Great background info. Waiting on your last two: GODZILLA: FINAL WARS and SHIN GODZILLA. Hope to see you tackle those soon!
i wasn't expected an another documentary so quickly after the other, I'm impressed (in a good way)
edit: just finished the video. Once again great job, i learned a lot of things.
20:23 that laugh is so genuine it made me laugh. Love it
The two Kiryu movies were downright beautiful. The stories did a way better job than Megaguirus in a way because it ties a little more to the older films. Michiru Oshima's score was touching and gorgeous, and it literally made me cry seeing this in the theater as a kid. The Prayer song was beautifully haunting. I love these movies the best in the Millennium Series.
Indeed There are my Favorites alongside Godzilla 2000 Millennium
@@dragozillasaur813 Did you watch Godzilla Minus One? That movie is a masterpiece
@@ryancheney6841 I have, In IMAX but My heart goes to the Heisei/Millennium godzilla series
@@dragozillasaur813 I enjoyed all of them really except for Shin-Godzilla. Don't hate me, but I was not to keen on Shin-Godzilla, it could have been better in my opinion
Yeah I Didn't like shin godzilla either because of the design an such@@ryancheney6841
One of the best of bests of the all Godzilla saga, I love it so much the music in this one.
These are always so well done man, thank you for making them. Do you think you'll cover something like the Gamera or King Kong movies once you finish Godzilla?
Hidden gem of a channel you deserve more subs❤️🔥💎
Today was my first time watching this movie, and I think that the Kiryu saga has to be one of my favorites in the whole franchises. Mothra is always a treat to have, and Kiryu is my favorite Mechagodzilla design.
I was expecting just another monster bash, but that ending really threw off for a loop.
1954 Godzilla has been suffering in pain, and has lashed out in rage. We always see that creature as a monster of pure evil and devastation, unstoppable furry.
But as Kiryu it saw that in this Godzilla, and offered a way to peace and rest.
The one known for anguish offered a helping hand to another monster.
I was not expecting forgiveness like that and also cried.
This was the first Godzilla movie I owned and saw. I had the Sony DVD of it and can confirm that they don’t call it Kiryu, but Mechagodzilla, or “Mecha-G” at times.
Yes, you right
Still my absolute favorite Godzilla design
Love the video as usual but also appreciated the Sonic Adventure references lol
Very happy you uploaded man, i listen to your videos all the time while at work.
Man, Thank you for your RUclips channel on Godzilla and for having them long. I enjoy long videos instead of short details videos. Love it all on your channel.!
Excellent work as always, can't wait to hear your opinions on Godzilla: Final Wars
Great video, as always!
I’m excited for you to tackle Final Wars. Such a bizarre, marvelous mess of camp, that one.
16:28 made me laugh 😂
Same 😂
I rewatched this movie so many times back in 2004. Hands down my favorite
Kiryu was always my favorite version of Mechagodzilla, and I loved his arc. Like you, I wish they had actually carried over the human main characters from the previous film, but it still worked well.
17:10 LOL love that! Great video.
12:42 - A maaaaaaagical liopleurodon Billyyyy
Ayy wasn't suspecting this!! Lets gooooo!!!!! You are awesome my guy!
Was waiting for this video and it was definitely worth the wait one of my first and favorite Godzilla movies of my childhood I’m still a fan now because of it.💯
I LOVE all the returning showa actors in the hesei/millennium era. Its beautiful that so many actresses and actors are able to return, even fifty years later for final wars.
That was quick indeed! Not complaining. I’m gonna be sad that the next video might be the last unless you include legendary’s and shin as well.
@25:13 best way to put it. I like a Godzilla movie with characters to follow to make the stakes higher in the monster battles cause to me, a Godzilla movie with uninteresting/boring/flat/cringe chracters makes it a drag to watch.
If I had to rank the Mothra Songs, being every song sung by the Shobijin, so Sacred Springs, Mahara Mosura, Mothra's Song, etc. ( Not counting FW because if I forgot a Mothra song then it probably wasn't that good then ) it would look like this:
1: Heisei: All 3 of the main 3 songs are just amazing.
2: Showa: Elegant, slow and steady. Sacred Springs is easily my favorite of the 3 main songs in this series.
3: RoM: Specifically the song sung in Big Battle from RoM 3. It's very unique compared to the endless amounts of basic Mothra's Songs we get. The Mothra's Song from The Task Ahead and Mothra Battles Ghidorah is great as well, and Death and Rebirth is amazing and beautiful.
4: KoTM: It is just so grand. However, I would like a version with lyrics, even if it didn't appear in the film, like the no guitar version of "Bio Wars" from Godzilla vs. Biollante
5: Millenium: Overall pretty good, has a air of tension and finality.
( If you're wondering why GMK isn't here, it is not a remake of any previous Mothra song, and has no lyrics sung by the Shobijin or any equivalent. I'd put it at 3 or 4. )
Nice job I swear the last vid came out like
3 days ago keep up the great work!
I really like your Godzilla movie history video because they are very educational to me because there’s a lot of information I didn’t know about some Godzilla films production and even Wikizilla doesn’t have this information on their website.
Agreed
I particularly love this one, is my favorite movie of the whole saga, and I'd liked to see sequels to this universe, rather than having FW. I love Godzilla's look, I love Kiryu, I sort of like even Chujo and the girl character, the scenes are cool and emotional and the soundtrack is awesome. It's a simple movie, the fight takes most of the part, but it works very fine
I'm agreed in all
Great review!
1. Cinematography was good: crisp, sharp.
2. Much better FX.
3. Mothra looks great flying.
4. Mothra larva look better.
5. Jets and rockets looked good.
6. Godzilla Girls top-notch!! ❤
7. Story a bit redundant with Mecha G, but it was okay.
8. The sets looked good.
9. Godzilla water-surge was impressive.
Really great video! So happy to get this on my birthday :D
Happy Birthday!
Great run down and overview as always. Any plans to do other Kaiju films after you finish all the Godzilla movies?
Wow, you got this done fast.
17:07 - Well that was a quick flashback to my childhood every Monday night. 😂 Thanks for that.
I have watched all the movies but not seen the fantastic behind the scenes stuff. Great videos.
I was just wondering about this video
I probably watched this movie the most as a kid. It is a pretty great film in my opinion.
Yes now i have something to listen to while i work today
Yay your back love these videosy
In the GXM super complete works book the director confirmed the present godzilla is the biological son of the original. Tomoyuki Tanaka's backstory of Godzilla losing his family during castle bravo was made canon after putting the flashback of the castle bravo blast when the memories of the first godzilla emerge. Its implied the rage of losing his family, destroying tokyo, and the final moments of grief and rage while being killed by the oxygen destroyer mixed with Godzilla's roar are what woke up its soul in kiryu.
I remember I had a joke with a fellow Godzilla fan. Which Tezuka Godzilla film starts with a really cool Kaiju sequence, features a military personnel who feels guilt and a need to prove themselves, has the super weapon fail and only they can make it work again so that they can attack Godzilla, seemingly going on a suicidal mission to stop Godzilla only to somehow survive miraculously, and stare off as the sunset at the end of the film.
The answer, all of them..lol.
That's said, beautiful music and some outstanding effects even if the story is rather meh and the characters feel like shallow clones of real human beings and characters we've seen before. It's a great film to pop in and watch all the Godzilla scenes however. But one question? How could two Mothra larva swim all the way from infant Island to Tokyo in what seems to be less than half an hour? Apparently infant island is in the middle of tokyo bay😁
Thank you so much for this history of series
I wonder if they've given any thought to, instead of producing movies, producing something more like a Godzilla mini-series where there might be more time to explore both human and monster back-stories in a little more detail. Maybe they should test out a Netflix, HBO or Amazon mini-series based on the characters where Godzilla might have a minor skirmish with one or two other monsters per episode - then they could pivot back to the free-for-all summer blockbuster with all of them based on those stories. While the action is obviously centered around the monsters and not the human characters, there is some story telling necessary and they potentially could use it to build the franchise through online delivery. The stories have to matter to some extent if you're trying to sustain a franchise from one generation to the next. The canon doesn't have to be perfect, or as massive as Star Wars or Star Trek...but it could be. Movies seem to be ironically constraining for such huge characters like Godzilla; 2 hours isn't enough time to really tell the story AND show the action.
...Good luck on the last Millennium movie for Godzilla. Heard it was mixed feelings on how good it was from fans, but mainly on the bad side save for only how Godzilla can kick ass really fast or epically in that last film.
Can we all just take a minute, go to 1:01 , and just appreciate how amazing that Mothra prop is
Tokyo SOS is so good. I really really like it
Awesome video!!!
21:37 ok that’s actually touching
Yo!!!! Your videos are a work of art. Thanks for making them they entertain me while I draw 👽🤟. Thank you. Stay blessed
yay another video!!!
This was actually the first Godzilla film I ever saw when I was 6 and it’s what got me into the series
I started this series at final wars and have watched all subsequent uploads in order. Anxiously awaiting Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla
Great piece I stumbled upon. Actually one of the movies I missed...definitely need to track it down
The director once said that Kiryu might be the father of the current Godzilla. They don't confirm it, but he did say that's a valid interpretation. It'd explain a lot.
He should of just made that statement canon, therefore godzilla would have a actual motivation for attacking Japan because without that interpretation, he's just attacking because the plot demands him to do so.
It's going to be 20 years old this year!
I really enjoyed Tokyo S.o.s
The continuation of the theme of life and living with the time nature gave us and to die as nature intends is a profound message.
Life is important but you can't have life without death. There must be balance.
While the characters weren't as interesting or fleshed out they're not the worst in the Godzilla series.
I got the idea that Kiryu wasn't made out of evil intentions, moreso it was made to protect japan and by extent the world.
Whereas MechaGodzilla in GVK 2Ø21 was made to kill godzilla and be the apex species again.
It's fun to go from Kiryu to the egg carriers in final wars
Still able to defend ourselves just not with the bones of the souls of the dead.
Kiryu's design is so slick and cool
The sounds are satisfying and the spectacle of these two titans fighting is amazing.
💜🤖🦖🖤 I would still recommend this to people especially back to back after Godzilla against mechagodzilla
I waited longer than the existance of Space-Time for this, cant wait for FW
Great video, can't wait for final wars
Awesome review
yeah, i generally like the kiryu saga as well, i think both these movies had a interesting new take on mechagodzilla having the bones of the original godzilla and having some form of intelligence. i can agree the special effects were well done in these movies. i can also agree they should of kept the same characters from MxG, i really liked akane and wished they developed her relationship with kiryu more
6:07 Mothra's head on a human head is weird.
@@EverythingGachaRelated Thank you.
love these videos
I love these videos!
I never noticed the this movie was the last to be disturbed under the tristar bander. I always lumbed tristar and Columbia as a part of Sony
Will you ever be doing Monsterverse history?
Great review. I wish they did make a Kiryu 3 film as I think fans would love it
And there goes the most interesting character… ILL TELL YOU WHAT YOUR GOD DANG RIGHT!
Can’t wait for final wars! I think it’s brilliant, but I know it’s not for everyone.
Heh - I genuinely never knew that the Legend of Legaia composer did Godzilla movies too
Great work
I am not ashamed to say, I teared up watching Mothra die. Here and in the Legendary's King of the Monsters - actually, KOTM one still gets me every time.
Maybe a zone fighter video. A lot of interesting Godzilla lore!
Great video!