Akira Takarada was an essential and profound influence in my life. As a young teenager, to me he was the living legend from the original Godzilla film. As a young man, to me he was charming, charismatic, and handsome, something I wanted to embody myself as well, as I entering into adulthood.
Interview: Kaiju Big Battel’s Vinnie D’Lux Talks Upcoming Anniversary Event
Kaiju Big Battel has encapsulated and brought joy audiences in various cities for over thirty years. Next week, everything will culminate at the Bell House in Brooklyn, NY, as "The…
Interview: ‘Bloodspawn’ Co-Directors David Rotan & Derek S. Campbell
Bloodspawn is an independent period piece creature feature co-directed, written, and produced by David Rotan & Derek S. Campbell. Playing all around the country at various film festivals, audiences got…
Interview: Jonathan Bellés on Ishiro Honda Documentary, Filmmaking in Spain
Earlier this month, Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director made its global premiere at the Sitges Film Festival in Spain. With much fan interest and curiosity worldwide, the community…
Special Interview: Bear McCreary on ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’
New York Comic Con is in full swing, and everyone has flocked to the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan to get the latest on all their favorite movies, shows, comics,…
Additional Details on ‘Ultraman Arc the Movie’ Revealed by Tsuburaya Productions
The release date for Ultraman Arc the Movie: The Clash of Light & Evil is drawing near! Beginning February 25, Japanese fans can watch the film in theatres. Previously, not…
Godzilla Vs. Biollante Coming to The Criterion Collection this March
At long last, the fan-favorite 2nd entry in the Heisei series will be back on physical media. That's right, Godzilla Vs. Biollante is coming to The Criterion Collection after months…
Tsuburaya Announces New English Dubs & Voice Cast for Ultraman Zero Trilogy
©Tsuburaya Productions Happy 15th birthday, Ultraman Zero! Tsuburaya Productions is pulling all the stops out to celebrate the occasion, with events & screenings all across the globe this year. To…
New Season of ‘Ultraman New Generation Stars’ Arrives in January
A brand-new season of Ultraman New Generation Stars will land on television screens this January! In this third season, Ultraman Z receives a record of all previous Ultra battles while…
‘Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla’ Review: The Kiryu Saga Begins
In 2002, Toho Studios released a new Godzilla movie in order to hopefully make the franchise more popular. This became part of the Millennium Era, a series of Godzilla films…
Review: ‘Grendizer U’ is Awesome, Yet Ridiculous
In an age where adaptations of any work by the legendary Go Nagai are scarce in an air-tight animation industry, Studio Gaina surprised fans all over the world with an…
A Look at the Gameplay of the New ‘Ultraman: Rising’ DLC Coming to GigaBash
Well, well, well. The last GigaBash DLC review from Kaiju United ended by saying that Passion Republic was far from done with the game and it looks like that statement…
Five Essential Ultraman Episodes to Watch This Christmas
Happy Holidays, Kaiju United readers! It’s a wonderful time of year to spend with your family, friends, and community. I thought greatly about what I could do personally to bring some…
Godzilla or: How America Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
The Godzilla franchise has spanned seven decades across 38 films, ten television series, countless lines of merchandise, and even holds the Guinness World Record for longest continuously running film franchise.…
The Kaiju Fan’s Holiday Gift Guide
The holidays are fast approaching! The more prepared among you are either already thinking about gift ideas, or have already bought gifts three months ago and they’re hidden somewhere where…
A Day at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures During Godzilla’s 70th Anniversary
From November 2nd to 4th of 2024, the city of Los Angeles played host to events celebrating the 70th birthday of the Godzilla series. The main events were in Little…
Review: ‘The Lake’ Reminds Us Why We Love Kaiju Films
Does our fear of monsters come from fictitious myths and legends told by our ancestors to protect us, or is there something real and arcane that may emerge one day?
A G-FAN’S DREAM COME TRUE: BEING PART OF A GODZILLA FILM
“Congratulations Christopher, you are now booked to work on GODZILLA 2!!!”
Godzilla Vs Kong’s Soundtrack: A Second Listen
The year is 2018. You are a Godzilla superfan, and you’re beyond excited for the […]
Koichi Sakamoto’s NINJA vs SHARK – Brand New Trailer + Details!
The new and exciting trailer for Koichi Sakamoto’s new film, Ninja Vs. Shark, has slashed and chomped its way onto the internet!
Review: ‘Orochi Strikes Again’ (1986)
Shinji Higuchi’s first major effects work is a must-view for any die-hard kaiju fan!
Interview: Graham Skipper
Graham Skipper, author of Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters speaks with Kaiju United about his new book, and shared love of all things Godzilla.
Your Anti-Kaiju Operations Are Wrong and You Should Feel Bad
Ah, I see you have a Kaiju infestation. They can be pesky and persistent vermin. So, you rolled out your air power, artillery, and heavy armor all withy…in view of the creature and lit that bitch up. Then what?
MM9 —Yamamoto’s Exciting Kaiju Novel! (Review)
Author Hiroshi Yamamoto delivers a breezy and clever science fiction novel that pays homage to a number of international ‘monster’ films and fiction but keeps the focus on the heralded history of Japanese mythology and kaiju legacies.
Heisei Godzilla Retrospective: GODZILLA (1984)
The story of Godzilla (1984) is a ride that was started from the cries of the fandom for more, and as a film it succeeded for many fans for giving them that taste they had long since missed for the near 10 years since the last Japanese production. The film spawned a new era of Godzilla films and fandom, defining what Godzilla means to many and, in some ways, Toho themselves.