Episode 20: FIERCE FIGHT! CAN YOU HEAR FIGHTER’S SONG?
Japanese Title: Gekitou! Faitaa-no Uta-ga Kikoeru
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday August 13th 1973
Director: Masao Minowa
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Shiro Ishimori

Episode 21: INVINCIBLE! GODZILLA RAGES
Japanese Title: Muteki! Gojira Ooabare
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday August 20th 1973
Director: Kohei Oguri
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Shinichi Kanzawa

Episode 22: COUNTERATTACK! DEFEAT SUPER JIKIRO
Japanese Title: Gyakushuu! Suupaajikiro-wo Taose
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday August 27th 1973
Director: Masao Minowa
Director of Special FX: Shinichi Kanzawa
Writer: Masaru Takesue

Episode 23: SECRET OF THE GREAT TERROR-BEAST BAKUGON
Japanese Title: Dai Kyoujuu Bakugon-no Himitsu
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday September 3rd 1973
Director: Ishiro Honda
Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi
Writer: Masaru Takesue

Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Produced by Sanezumi Fujimoto, Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay by Toshio Yasumi, Ryuzo Kikushima
Based on Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Starring Toshiro Mifune, Yoko Tsukasa, Koji Tsuruta
Cinematography Kazuo Yamada
Release date 1 November 1959 (Japan)
Running time 182 minutes

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Zone Fighter Episodes 16-19

Episode 16: TERRIFYING ATTACK! THE GAROGA ROBOT
Japanese Title: Kyoufu-no Shuugeki! Garoga Robotto
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 16th 1973
Director: Akiyasu Kikuchi
Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita
Writer: Susumu Takeuchi

Episode 17: GO! FIGHTER, SCRAMBLE
Japanese Title: GO! Faitaa Kinkyuuhasshin
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 23rd 1973
Director: Jun Fukuda
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Satoshi Kurumi

Episode 18: COMMAND: “DESTROY THE JAPANESE ISLANDS”
Japanese Title: Shirei “Nihon Rettou Bakuhase-yo”
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 30th 1973
Director: Ishiro Honda
Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi
Writer: Yuji Amamiya

Episode 19: ORDER: “DESTROY THE EARTH WITH COMET K”
Japanese Title: Meirei “K Suisei-de Chikyuu-wo Kowase”
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday August 6th 1973
Director: Ishiro Honda
Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi
Writer: Yuji Amamiya

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Zone Fighter Episodes 11-15

Episode 11: IN A HAIR’S BREADTH: THE ROAR OF GODZILLA!
Japanese Title: Kanippatsu Gojira-no Sakebi!
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday June 11th 1973
Director: Jun Fukuda
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Kazuhisa Hattori

Episode 12: THE TERROR-BEAST BASE: INVADE THE EARTH!
Japanese Title: Kyoujuu Kichi Chikyuu-e Shinnyuu!
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday June 18th 1973
Director: Ishiro Honda
Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi
Writer: Norio Komata

Episode 13: HAIR-RAISING! THE BIRTHDAY OF TERROR
Japanese Title: Senritsu! Tanjoubi-no Kyoufu
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday June 25th 1973
Director: Ishiro Honda
Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi
Writer: Jun Fukuda

Episode 14: RAMPAGE! THE GAROGA BOYS ATTACK FORCE
Japanese Title: Takerikuruuzo! Garoga Shounen Kougekitai
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 2nd 1973
Director: Akiyasu Kikuchi
Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita
Writer: Masaru Takesue

Episode 15: IT’S SINKING! GODZILLA, SAVE TOKYO
Japanese Title: Chinbotsu! Gojira-yo Tokyo-wo Sukue
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 9th 1973
Director: Kengo Furusawa
Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita
Writer: Kohei Oguri & Norio Komata

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Zone Fighter Episodes 6-10

Episode 06: KING GHIDORAH’S COUNTERATTACK!
Japanese Title: Kingugidora-no Gyakushuu!
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday May 7th 1973
Director: Jun Fukuda
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Juro Shimamoto & Akira Ishikari

Episode 07: ZONE FAMILY’S CRITICAL MOMENT!
Japanese Title: Zoonfamirii Kikiippatsu!
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday May 14th 1973
Director: Kengo Furusawa
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Satoshi Kurumi

Episode 08: DEFEAT THE INVADER OF FEAR!
Japanese Title: Taose! Kyoufu-no Inbeedaa
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday May 21st 1973
Director: Akiyasu Kikuchi
Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita
Writer: Satoshi Kurumi

Episode 09: FIND THE SECRET OF THE RED SPIDER!
Japanese Title: Oe! Reddosupaidaa-no Himitsu
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday May 28th 1973
Director: Kengo Furusawa
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Juro Shimamoto

Episode 10: ZONE FIGHTER, DESTROYED!
Japanese Title: Zettaizetsumei! Zoonfaitaa
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday June 4th 1973
Director: Akiyasu Kikuchi
Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita
Writer: Motoo Nagai

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Zone Fighter Episodes 1-5

Episode 01: DESTROY THE TERROR-BEAST MISSILE!
Japanese Title: Kyoujuu Misairu Bakuhase-yo!
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 2nd 1973
Director: Jun Fukuda
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Jun Fukuda

Episode 02: ATTACK! DESTRO-KING
Japanese Title: Yattsukero! Desutorokingu
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 9th 1973
Director: Jun Fukuda
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Jun Fukuda

Episode 03: STRIKE! GAROGA’S UNDERGROUND BASE
Japanese Title: Tatake! Garoga-no Chitei-kichi
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 16th 1973
Director: Ishiro Honda
Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita
Writer: Masaru Takesue

Episode 04: INVASION! GAROGA’S GRAND ARMY: GODZILLA APPEARS
Japanese Title: Raishuu! Garoga Dai Gundan – Gojira Toujou –
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 23rd 1973
Director: Ishiro Honda
Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita
Writer: Shozo Uehara

Episode 05: ATTACK KING GHIDORAH!
Japanese Title: Kingugidora-wo Mukaeutsu!
Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 30th 1973
Director: Jun Fukuda
Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano
Writer: Juro Shimamoto & Akira Ishikari

Directed by Ishirō Honda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by Yukiko Takayama
Starring Katsuhiko Sasaki, Tomoko Ai, Akihiko Hirata, Katsumasa Uchida, Gorō Mutsumi, Tadao Nakamaru, Toru Kawai as Godzilla
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Sokei Tomioka
Edited by Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Release date March 15, 1975
Running time 83 minutes

Directed by Jun Fukuda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay by Hiroyasu Yamamura, Jun Fukuda
Story by Shinichi Sekizawa, Masami Fukushima
Starring Masaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, Akihiko Hirata, Hiroshi Koizumi
Music by Masaru Sato
Cinematography Yuzuru Aizawa
Release date March 21, 1974 (Japan)
Running time 84 minutes

Drew and Joe scratch their heads as they talk about one of the weirdest Kaiju films ever.

Directed by Nacho Vigalondo
Produced by Nicolas Chartier, Zev Foreman, Dominic Rustam, Nahikari Ipiña, Shawn Williamson
Written by Nacho Vigalondo
Starring Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, Austin Stowell, Tim Blake Nelson
Music by Bear McCreary
Cinematography Eric Kress
Edited by Ben Baudhuin, Luke Doolan
Release date September 9, 2016 (TIFF), April 7, 2017

Directed by Jun Fukuda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by Takeshi Kimura,Shinichi Sekizawa, Jun Fukuda
Starring Katsuhiko Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kawase, Yutaka Hayashi, Robert Dunham, Kotaro Tomita, Ulf Ootsuki, Gentaro Nakajima
Music by Riichiro Manabe
Cinematography Yuzuru Aizawa
Release date March 17, 1973
Running time 81 minutes
Budget $760,000

Directed by Jun Fukuda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by Takeshi Kimura, Shinichi Sekizawa
Starring Hiroshi Ishikawa, Tomoko Umeda, Yuriko Hishimi, Minoru Takashima, Zan Fujita, Toshiaki Nishizawa, Kunio Murai
Music by Akira Ifukube, Kunio Miyauchi
Cinematography Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Release date March 12, 1972
Running time 89 minutes

This week ya'll get a bit of a monkey treat.

Directed by Yoshimitsu Banno
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by Yoshimitsu Banno, Takeshi Kimura
Starring Akira Yamauchi, Toshie Kimura, Hiroyuki Kawase, Keiko Mari, Toshio Shiba
Music by Riichiro Manabe
Cinematography Yoichi Manoda
Edited by Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Release date July 24, 1971
Running time 85 minutes
Budget $250,000 (U.S)

I don't even want to put credits in the description, I feel so much shame for the filmmakers. -Joe

Our fist ever Patreon Invite Episode! Thank you Chris for coming on the show!

Directed by Ishirō Honda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay by Takeshi Kimura, Ishirō Honda
Starring Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yoshio Tsuchiya
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Taiichi Kankura
Edited by Ryohei Fujii
Release date: 1 August 1968 (Japan)
Running time: 88 minutes

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Directed by: Ishirō Honda
Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by: Shunrō Oshikawa (novel), Shigeru Komatsuzaki (story), Shinichi Sekizawa
Starring: Jun Tazaki, Yōko Fujiyama, Tadao Takashima
Music by: Akira Ifukube
Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi
Edited by: Ryohei Fujii
Distributed by: Toho, AIP (U.S.)
Release date: December 22, 1963 (Japan), March 11, 1965 (U.S.)
Running time: 96 min. (Japan), 88 mins (US)

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Directed by: Ishirō Honda
Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka, Henry G. Saperstein
Written by: Reuben Bercovitch, Takeshi Kimura
Starring: Nick Adams, Tadao Takashima, Kumi Mizuno
Music by: Akira Ifukube
Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi, Sadamasa Arikawa
Edited by: Ryohei Fujii
Release dates: August 8, 1965 (Japan)
Running time: 89 minutes (Theatrical), 93 minutes (International)

Directed by: Ishirō Honda
Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by: Ken Kuronuma (story), Shinichi Sekizawa
Starring: Kôzô Nomura, Ayumi Sonoda, Fumito Matsuo
Music by: Akira Ifukube
Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi, Teisho Arikawa
Edited by: Kazuji Taira
Release date: October 14, 1958
Running time: 87 min.

Directed by: Jerry A. Baerwitz (USA)
Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by: Ken Kuronuma (story), Shinichi Sekizawa
Starring: Myron Healey (USA), Tsuruko Kobayashi (USA)
Music by: Albert Glasser (USA)
Cinematography: Jacques R. Marquette (USA)
Edited by: Rudolph Cusumano (USA), Jack Ruggiero (USA)
Production
company: Toho
Distributed by: Crown International Pictures (USA)
Released date: December 7th, 1962
Running time: 70 min. (USA)

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In which Drew, Joe, and Kaleb discuss their thoughts on the new Godzilla movie!

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Directed by: Jun Fukuda
Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay by: Shinichi Sekizawa
Starring: Akira Takarada, Kumi Mizuno, Chotaro Togin, Hideo Sunazuka, Toru Watanabe, Toru Ibuki, Akihiko Hirata, Jun Tazaki, Ikio Sawamura, Pair Bambi, Eisei Amamoto
Music by: Masaru Sato
Cinematography: Kazuo Yamada
Edited by: Ryohei Fuji
Release date: December 17, 1966
Running time: 87 minutes
Language: Japanese
Budget: $1,200,000

Music Provided by Mecha G:
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Directed by Ishirō Honda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay by Shinichi Sekizawa
Starring Yosuke Natsuki, Hiroshi Koizumi, Yuriko Hoshi, Akiko Wakabayashi
Music by Akira Ikufube
Cinematography Hajime Koizumi
Edited by Ryohei Fujii
Production
company: Toho

Distributed by Toho

Release date
December 20, 1964 (Japan)

Running time
81 minutes

Country USA