Godzilla Vs Hedorah
Looking to capture the anticipation and general promotional buzz out there for the new Hollywood Godzilla movie, Kraken Releasing has set May as their big release month for titles that haven’t seen release here before. And they’re pricing them incredibly low – for both DVD and Blu-ray – making it easily accessible to try out some classic rubber suit monster movies that may bring back some childhood memories. Check out the full slate below:
Title: EBIRAH™, HORROR OF THE DEEP
Published by: Kraken Releasing
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 88 min.
Street Date: 5/6/2014
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $9.98
SYNOPSIS: When Ryota’s brother Yata disappears at sea, the intrepid youth and his friends join forces with a slightly trustworthy bank robber, steal a boat and go after him! Of course, there’s the little problem that Yata may be lost on a mysterious island where the evil terrorist organization Red Bamboo has enslaved natives to make heavy water for nefarious purposes. And that means dealing with the island’s monstrous, 164 feet tall guardian Ebirah™, as well as Red Bamboo’s arsenal of super advanced weaponry. On the plus side, help may be at hand in the form of a nubile island girl, two tiny fairies, their giant protector Mothra™ and the big G himself, the mighty Godzilla®. Surviving the results of all that “assistance” may not be guaranteed, but Red Bamboo will never want to tangle with teenagers AND Godzilla® at the same time again! Take a South Seas cruise to non-stop mayhem and giant monster destruction with EBIRAH™- HORROR OF THE DEEP!
Title: EBIRAH™, HORROR OF THE DEEP BLU-RAY
Published by: Kraken Releasing
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 88 min.
Street Date: 5/6/2014
Format: BD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $14.98
SYNOPSIS: When Ryota’s brother Yata disappears at sea, the intrepid youth and his friends join forces with a slightly trustworthy bank robber, steal a boat and go after him! Of course, there’s the little problem that Yata may be lost on a mysterious island where the evil terrorist organization Red Bamboo has enslaved natives to make heavy water for nefarious purposes. And that means dealing with the island’s monstrous, 164 feet tall guardian Ebirah™, as well as Red Bamboo’s arsenal of super advanced weaponry. On the plus side, help may be at hand in the form of a nubile island girl, two tiny fairies, their giant protector Mothra™ and the big G himself, the mighty Godzilla®. Surviving the results of all that “assistance” may not be guaranteed, but Red Bamboo will never want to tangle with teenagers AND Godzilla® at the same time again! Take a South Seas cruise to non-stop mayhem and giant monster destruction with EBIRAH™- HORROR OF THE DEEP!
Title: GODZILLA® VS.GIGAN™
Published by: Kraken Releasing
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 90 min.
Street Date: 5/6/2014
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $9.98
SYNOPSIS: When alien invaders, plans for a children’s theme park and four giant monsters with six heads between them all collide, the result is the inevitable battle for the fate of the Earth. At least, that’s how it is for Godzilla®, who teams up with his former spiky foe Anguirus™ for a tag team match against two of his greatest adversaries: the legendary three headed King Ghidorah™ and Gigan™, the cyborg hench-monster for insidious insect aliens whose plot to wipe out all human life is cleverly disguised as plans for the construction of a new children’s theme park. Unfortunately for the bug’s diabolical designs, their secret monster control codes are accidentally discovered by comic book artist Gengo Kotaka, who broadcasts the master tape and brings Team Godzilla® into play. It’s not going to be an easy fight, though, as the odds are four heads to two, and King Ghidorah™’s one of Godzilla®’s toughest opponents. With his cybernetic weaponry Gigan™ is equally ruthless, and his alien masters are as hard to kill as the cockroaches they resemble. Will Earth’s biggest defenders finally fall? Or will Godzilla®, and insecticide, triumph over all? Find out in GODZILLA® VS. GIGAN™!
Title: GODZILLA® VS.GIGAN™ BLU-RAY
Published by: Kraken Releasing
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 90 min.
Street Date: 5/6/2014
Format: BD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $14.98
SYNOPSIS: When alien invaders, plans for a children’s theme park and four giant monsters with six heads between them all collide, the result is the inevitable battle for the fate of the Earth. At least, that’s how it is for Godzilla®, who teams up with his former spiky foe Anguirus™ for a tag team match against two of his greatest adversaries: the legendary three headed King Ghidorah™ and Gigan™, the cyborg hench-monster for insidious insect aliens whose plot to wipe out all human life is cleverly disguised as plans for the construction of a new children’s theme park. Unfortunately for the bug’s diabolical designs, their secret monster control codes are accidentally discovered by comic book artist Gengo Kotaka, who broadcasts the master tape and brings Team Godzilla® into play. It’s not going to be an easy fight, though, as the odds are four heads to two, and King Ghidorah™’s one of Godzilla®’s toughest opponents. With his cybernetic weaponry Gigan™ is equally ruthless, and his alien masters are as hard to kill as the cockroaches they resemble. Will Earth’s biggest defenders finally fall? Or will Godzilla®, and insecticide, triumph over all? Find out in GODZILLA® VS. GIGAN™!
Title: GODZILLA® VS. HEDORAH™
Published by: Kraken Releasing
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 86 min.
Street Date: 5/6/2014
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $9.98
SYNOPSIS: Forget about acid rain and global warming! The worst ecological nightmare is actually Hedorah™, which starts off small but quickly mutates into a giant flying monster capable of wiping out all life on whatever unfortunate planet it lands on! And since Hedorah™ grows by consuming the toxic gases and chemicals mankind has spilled into the air and water, in the early 1970s that means that its potential growth is unlimited! Fortunately for the human race, the Earth has an ultimate green defender who doesn’t need to sing protest songs or try to enact new laws to get things done. Because nobody, and nothing, can stop Godzilla® when he decides to push an environmental issue, and while Hedorah™ may be the dirtiest opponent Godzilla® has ever faced, his name is going to be mud by the time he’s been stomped into the whole Earth a few dozen times. Get ready for the wildest Godzilla® film ever as the social concerns and way out fashions of the seventies collide head on with the ultimate in big monster brawls in GODZILLA® VS. HEDORAH™!
Title: GODZILLA® VS. HEDORAH™
Published by: Kraken Releasing
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 86 min.
Street Date: 5/6/2014
Format: BD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $14.98
SYNOPSIS: Forget about acid rain and global warming! The worst ecological nightmare is actually Hedorah™, which starts off small but quickly mutates into a giant flying monster capable of wiping out all life on whatever unfortunate planet it lands on! And since Hedorah™ grows by consuming the toxic gases and chemicals mankind has spilled into the air and water, in the early 1970s that means that its potential growth is unlimited! Fortunately for the human race, the Earth has an ultimate green defender who doesn’t need to sing protest songs or try to enact new laws to get things done. Because nobody, and nothing, can stop Godzilla® when he decides to push an environmental issue, and while Hedorah™ may be the dirtiest opponent Godzilla® has ever faced, his name is going to be mud by the time he’s been stomped into the whole Earth a few dozen times. Get ready for the wildest Godzilla® film ever as the social concerns and way out fashions of the seventies collide head on with the ultimate in big monster brawls in GODZILLA® VS. HEDORAH™!