Damon Foster climbing out of my then-future window in '85 for his video flick, "Androidman." Wow, haven't seen my first Tokyo house in forever! Located in Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, it was demolished in the '90s for an office building, also since replaced with most of the street.

There Were Giants on Earth in Those Days: One of the greatest actors of the post-war era, Tatsuya Nakadai, is gone. "The Human Condition," "Yojimbo," "Sanjuro," "Harakiri," "High & Low," "Kwaidan," "Sword of Doom," "Face of Another," "Kill!," "Kagemusha," and "Ran." He was 92.

NEW "SPACE SHERIFF" TO REPLACE "SUPER SENTAI"! From Nikkan Sports: A Reiwa-era version of "Space Sheriff Gavan" will be broadcast after the ending of the long-running "Super Sentai" series on TV Asahi, while the Sentai Series may survive. Full article:

CORRECTION: The Godzilla Fest MC, after the opening video, asserted "-0.0" brings it closer the '54 original, so would like to see, per tradition, miniatures & suitmation combined w/CG. In my excitement, I misheard. So, I apologize for jumping to that conclusion. m(__)'m

HERE'S OUR TITLE FOR YAMAZAKI'S UPCOMING KAIJU FILM: "GODZILLA -0.0"! This is read, "Godzilla Minus Zero." The new film will feature miniature work and suitmation in addition to CGI!

Here's this year's "Godzilla Fest" time table! Remember, Japan is 16 hours ahead of the West Coast of the US. The fest starts Noon, Mon, Nov 3 (JST), which is 8pm Sun (PDT) Pacific. It will be live streamed on Toho's YouTube Channel: https://t.co/1WJUbJ8s6S #Godzilla

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ACTOR SUSUMU KUROBE: BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1939! His most famous role was that of "Hayata" in Tsuburaya Productions' 1966 series ULTRAMAN! Many Happy Returns on your 86th Birthday, Mr. Kurobe! #Ultraman60th #Ultraman

JULY 17, 1966: THE PREMIERE EPISODE OF "ULTRAMAN" DEBUTED IN JAPAN! "Ultra Operation: No. 1" (Teleplay: Tetsuo Kinjo & Shinichi Sekizawa, Director: Hajime Tsuburaya, Special Effects: Koichi Takano). #Ultraman #Tokusatsu #EijiTsuburaya #TsuburayaProductions

New #Godzilla 4Ks Announced: EBIRAH, HORROR OF THE DEEP (1966), SON OF GODZILLA (1967), ALL MONSTERS ATTACK (1969), GODZILLA VS. GIGAN (1972), and GODZILLA VS KING GHIDORAH (1991). These will screen in select cinemas in Japan and hopefully followed with physical media releases.

Damaged Gomora, The Ancient Monster Reissued Bullmark's Kaiju Series 2014 Includes undamaged tail 古代怪獣 ゴモラ ダメ一ジ版 ブルマァクの復刻版 (ダメ一ジ版の尻尾) 2014

Coming in July is the next pair of Banpresto Crane Game prize in the "Enshrined #Kaiju" brand, #Rodan 1964 from "Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster"! The two colorways are the "Regular Color Version" (l) & the "Sonic Image Version" (r). #Rodan #Toho #Godzilla

GOT "CONDORMAN"? The first four episodes of Toei's tokusatsu hero series, created by Kohan Kawauchi, are now available with Eng fansubs via @BlueCherrySubs! Even in 1975, Condorman was a throwback to Kawauchi's earlier heroes, such as Moonlight Mask & Rainbowman. Check it out!

Commemorating Toho's 1,000th movie, THE THREE TREASURES features an all-star cast led by Toshiro Mifune in a mythical epic of Gods & Monsters released for the first time on Blu-ray! See Mifune battle an 8-headed serpent in this new HD transfer dropping in Japan on August 20th!

20 years after its Japanese DVD release, Shue Matsubayashi & Eiji Tsuburaya's unnerving World War 3 spectacle THE LAST WAR (starring Akira Takarada, Frankie Sakai & Yuriko Hoshi) has received a new HD transfer. This pending Blu drops from Toho Visual on August 20, 2025!

Honda & Tsuburaya's BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE (1959) gets a Blu-ray upgrade via Toho Visual! While porting upgraded extras from the '04 DVD, this also includes for the first time, the longer "work print" version w/alternate shots & temp optical animation! Dropping in Japan on Aug 20!

Here's a fantastic shot of the very popular iteration of the Big G from Honda & Tsuburaya's #MOTHRA VS. #GODZILLA (Mosura tai Gojira, 1964). Coupled with the great performance of suit actor Haruo Nakajima, this is generally considered the quintessential Godzilla. #Toho #Kaiju

This awesome shot was captured during the production of GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN (Gojira-no Gyakushu, 1955), released 70 years ago on April 24, 1955. We love you, Anguirus/Angilas! You're not getting older, you're getting better! #Anguirus #Angilas #Godzilla #GodzillaRaidsAgain

Here's a cool shot of the Big G after body-slamming #KingGhidorah from THE GREAT MONSTER WAR (1965). The beloved 6th entry in the #Godzilla series was released to the US in 1970 as "Monster Zero." Currently, #Toho is marketing this film worldwide as "Invasion of Astro-Monster."

On July 29th @discotekmedia orders SUPER RESCUE SOLBRAIN (1991) to save us! All 53-episodes released for the first time in North America on SDBD. Pre-order from Crunchyroll or your favorite disc retailer! #MetalHeroes #メタルヒーロー Pre-order: https://t.co/VcxN1ywhij

On July 29th @discotekmedia unleashes the 3rd Showa Kamen Rider series, KAMEN RIDER X, for the first time in North America! Pre-order this Blu-ray set from Crunchyroll or your favored disc importer! #KamenRider #仮面ライダー Pre-order: https://t.co/VnWVfSrxc7

Happy Mother's Day to all of you Mothers of Ultra out there! #MothersDay2025 #MotherOfUltra #Ultraman #母の日 #ウルトラの母 #ウルトラマン