Posted on May 7, 2014
Godzilla (1954, Ishir? Honda)
Friday, May 16 & Saturday, May 17; Midnite (Buy Tickets)
Tubby-legged city crasher Godzilla turns 60 this year, and as he stomps his way back into theaters this Spring for Gareth Edwards’ goddamn amazing looking blockbuster, Rialto has put out a new digital restoration of the 1954 original to cash in celebrate. We’ll be screening the grim nuclear parable as a midnite movie on May 16 & May 17 (Buy Tickets), the same weekend that Edwards’ new film drops. It’s the smarty-pants alternative, basically.
Below, we’ve collected 60 years worth of Toho Godzilla posters, at least one for each of Godzilla’s 28 (!) film appearances. It covers a huge amount of time, so there’s some major design shifts as the series progresses. Highlights include the trippy Godzilla v. Hedorah poster, the flashy Millenium Series designs, and, of course, the one where Godzilla stands in battle on top of the World Trade Center.
Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1962)
Ghirdorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Invasion of the Astro-Monster (1965)
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)
Son of Godzilla (1967)
Son of Godzilla (Polish) (1967)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
All Monsters Attack (1968)
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Godzilla 2000: Millenium (1999)
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
