The Kaiju Transmissions Podcast
TV & Film
Byrd and Matt discuss Daiei's 1962 period monster movie, The Whale God (aka The Killer Whale). Directed by Tokuzo Tanaka (Zatoichi series), with a script written by Kaneto Shindo (Onibaba, Kuroneko) based on the novel by Koichiro Uno, it tells the story of a whaling village in the early Meiji period being terrorized by a gigantic whale. Two men, Shaki (Kojiro Hongo of the Gamera films) and Kishu (Shintaro Katsu of the Zatoichi films) to compete to be the one to kill the whale. For decades, this film was obscure to American audiences, but it just saw its first blu-ray release stateside. We'll give our review, as well as talk about whaling in Japanese culture, the awesome Akira Ifukube score, the themes of forgiveness and obsession, the influence of Moby Dick, and more! But first we have a news roundup with our thoughts on the new Godzilla x Kong trailer, Godzilla Minus One's Oscar nomination, and the passing of suit actor Ken Satsuma. Relax and enjoy the show!
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
Godzilla (1998) Retrospective w/ Failure To Franchise Podcast
Translating the Original Godzilla Novels with Jeffrey Angles!
Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters (Season 1- 2023-2024)
Rogue Stars! Gorath (1962) and Warning From Space (1956)
Godzilla Minus One (2023)- Kaiju Sized Roundtable Discussion
The Fantasy Films of Takashi Yamazaki + Godzilla Day 2023
Ghost Book (aka Yokaipedia) (2022)
The Tetsuo Trilogy
Intro To GeGeGe No Kitaro
The Manster (1959) & The Revenge of Dr. X (aka The Venus Flytrap) (1968)
Parasyte- Parts 1 and 2 (2014/2015)
Kuroneko (1968)
Dragon Lizard Lord Super Monsters (1998-2000/2022) & Hammer of Draco: Wrath of Dragons (2017)
Gamera Rebirth (2023)
Stop Mo-Dino Double! Dinosaurus (1960) and Planet of Dinosaurs (1977)
Reptili-cast!
The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
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