Both take place largely on a south Pacific island populated by monsters, and both include a "native girl" among the cast. Son of Godzilla is very similar to the previous year's Ebirah, Horror of the Deep.It was released for TV in the US in 1969, and was not screened for critics. It currently owns a 67% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics enjoyed the style and monster fights, but thought the film was too childish. When the film was re-issued on August 1, 1973, it received 610,000 attendees, adding up to a rough attendance total of 3,090,000. When Son of Godzilla was released on Decemin Japan, it sold 2,480,000 tickets. Other Details: 2.35:1 aspect ratio, 86 minutes run time, 1 disc, Japanese and International versions.Format: Color, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen.The Walter Reade dub was the only version of the movie released and seen by the common viewer for 35 years, until 2004 when Tristar released the film in DVD and the Walter Reade dub was replaced by Toho's international dub instead. The dubbing script, purportedly written by Peter Fernandez, seems to be based on Toho's international dub script, as several characters share unique names in both English versions Kamacuras is called "Gimantis," Kumonga is called "Spiega," and Saeko Matsumiya is renamed "Reiko." Only about two minutes of footage was cut from the Japanese version, including a prologue in which Godzilla appears and reacts to the radio waves eminating from Solgell Island. Like Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, Son of Godzilla was released directly to American television by the Walter Reade Organization in 1969. Frankenstein's Island ( Frankensteinin saari Finland).Godzilla's Son ( Godzillas son Sweden).Frankenstein's Monster Hunt: Godzilla's Son ( Frankensteins Monster jagen Godzillas Sohn Germany).The Planet of the Monsters ( La planète des monstres France French Belgium De planeet der monsters Dutch Belgium).The Son of Godzilla ( El hijo de Godzilla Spain Mexico Il figlio di Godzilla Italy Syn Godzilla Poland).Monster Island's Decisive Battle: Godzilla's Son (Literal Japanese title).Special effects by Teisho Arikawa, Eiji TsuburayaĪctor's name on the left, character played on the right.Production design by Takeo Kita, Akira Watanabe.Written by Shinichi Sekizawa, Kazue Shiba.Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right. The scientists realize that the cold has placed the two monsters into a state of hibernation, but they will awaken once the snow melts and live in peace on the island. Unable to abandon his offspring, Godzilla shelters his son in his arms, and the two fall unconscious. As the scientists escape to a waiting submarine they witness Minilla succumbing to the cold. Godzilla comes to the aid of his offspring, and together the two are able to defeat Kumonga, with Minilla finally learning to control his radioactive blast. The scientists decide to complete their experiment, thereby freezing the monsters so they can escape. The spider attacks the caves where the scientists are hiding, and Minilla stumbles into the fray. Dubbed Minilla, the baby comes to the aid of Saeko Matsumiya when she is attacked by a Kamacuras, but inadvertently awakens Kumonga, a giant spider. At first, the baby has difficulty producing anything more than smoke rings, but Godzilla discovers that stressful conditions, such as stomping on the baby's tail, produce a true radioactive blast. The baby quickly grows to about half the size of his father, and Godzilla instructs the child on the important monster skills of roaring and using his radioactive breath. One is smashed to pieces through repeated slams and the other is blown up by Godzilla's atomic breath, though the third and final mantis flies away before Godzilla can destroy it as well Soon Godzilla himself arrives on the island, incidentally stomping the scientists' base as he rushes to defend the infant monster. The scientists realize that the baby's cries to others its kind were the cause of the interference that ruined their experiment. The egg hatches, revealing a baby Godzilla. Investigating the mantises, now called Kamacuras, the scientists find the creatures digging an egg out from under a pile of earth. The balloon detonates prematurely, creating a radioactive storm that causes the giant mantises to grow to enormous sizes. The first test of the weather control system goes awry when the remote control for a radioactive balloon is jammed by an unexplained signal coming from the center of the island. Their efforts are hampered by the presence of giant praying mantis-like creatures and by the arrival of a nosy reporter. A team of scientists stationed on Solgell Island attempts to perfect a weather control system.
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