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I swear, I didn't set out to do two kaiju films right off the bat. I was writing the review of Varan and this came across the recommends on Amazon. I will get into things a little later on but this is probably one of my favorite of the Showa era of Godzilla films. Release Date: March 15, 1975 Director: Ishiro Honda Company: Toho Plot: This film picks up in the aftermath of Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. While searching for the remains of Mechagodzilla, a submarine encounters a new monster. This leads to an investigation that introduces as to a mad scientist named Dr. Mafune. The aliens return and propose an alliance that would see Titanosaurus and Mechagodzilla team up. There are a lot of parts and pieces to the plots of this movie. Katsura is one of the more tragic figures in a Godzilla movie. She is a cyborg that was created after suffering severe injures during one of her father's experiments. She ends up being one of the most memorable characters in any Godzilla mov...

Note: This review is for the United States cut of the movie. It is basically an entirely different movie. I hope to revisit the Japanese version of Varan at a later date. Release: 1958 (Japan), 1962 (United States) Director: Ishiro Honda (Japan), Jerry A. Baerwitz (United States) Company: Toho Notable Cast: Myron Healey as Commander James Bradley Haruo Nakajima as Varan Plot: Navy Commander Jim Bradley is sent to Japan. His goal is to test a chemical that will desalinate water. These tests wake up a monster referred to as Obaki. It rampages a bit before being defeated. The Monster: Varan isn’t a bad kaiju. He’s a cool lizard with spikes on his back. You don’t get to see the scene in this movie but he can fly around like a flying squirrel. I would say he’s one of the better designs I have run across in this type of movie. Varan in Godzilla NES game. Varan does exist in the same universe as Godzilla. I first encountered him in the original Godzilla...