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OrlandoEastwood · 01-25-2014, 07:19 AM

Ok, I am going to give you a run down on who owns the rights here in the States for the Godzilla films:

Godzilla (1954) - Classic Media
Godzilla Raids Again (1955) - Classic Media
King Kong Vs Godzilla (1962) - Universal
Mothra Vs Godzilla (1964) - Classic Media
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) - Classic Media
Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) - Classic Media
Godzilla Vs the Sea Monster (1966) - Kraken
Son of Godzilla (1967) - Rights are up for grabs
Destroy All Monsters (1968) - Media Blasters
All Monsters Attack (1969) - Classic Media
Godzilla Vs The Smog Monster (1971) - Kraken
Godzilla Vs Gigan (1972) - Kraken
Godzilla Vs Megalon (1973) - Media Blasters
Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla (1974) - Rights are up for grabs
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) - Classic Media
Godzilla (1984) - Rights are tied up, will not be available until 2016.
Godzilla Vs Biollante (1989) - Filmyard Holdings
Godzilla Vs King Ghidorah (1991) - Sony
Godzilla Vs Mothra (1992) - Sony
Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla (1993) - Sony
Godzilla Vs Spacegodzilla (1994) - Sony
Godzilla Vs Destoroyah (1995) - Sony
Godzilla 2000 (1999) - Sony
Godzilla X Megagurius (2000) - Sony
GMK (2001) - Sony
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) - Sony
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) - Sony
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) - Sony

Filmyard Holdings = 1 / Universal = 1 / Media Blasters = 2 / Kraken = 3 / Classic Media = 7 / Sony = 11
Right now; Son of Godzilla and Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla are up for grabs. Do not hope for anything for Godzilla 1985 until 2016. Toho sold all of the rights separately, with Warner Brothers having the television rights; New World had video rights but with them going out of business, the rights have gone into limbo somewhere. At one point, Anchor Bay did try to release it on DVD and in the process, realized that they didn't have rights. They did release it on VHS, however, a lot of those Godzilla films that Anchor Bay did tapes for were believed to be Public Domain until the Uruguay Act went into effect in 1996.

Kaiju films within the Godzilla universe on Blu-ray:

Rodan - ラドン (1956)

- 9/18/09

The Mysterians - 地球防衛軍 (1957)

- 3/19/10

Mothra - モスラ (1961)

- 9/18/09

Atragon - 海底軍艦 (1963)

- 3/19/10

War of the Gargantuas - フランケンシュタインの怪獣　サンダ対ガイラ (1966)

- 1/22/10

King Kong Escapes - キングコングの逆襲 (1967)

- 4/1/14 (American Cut)

Rebirth of Mothra - モスラ (1996)

- 9/9/14 (Trilogy Release of Rebirth of Mothra)

Rebirth of Mothra 2 - モスラ 2 海底の大決戦 (1997)

- 9/9/14 (Trilogy Release of Rebirth of Mothra)

Godzilla - ゴジラ (1998)

- 7/16/14

Rebirth of Mothra 3 - モスラ 3 キングギドラ来襲 (1998)

- 9/9/14 (Trilogy Release of Rebirth of Mothra)

Godzilla - ゴジラ (2014)

- 2/25/15 2D Version

- 2/25/15 3D Version

- 2/25/15 3D Version - Amazon Exclusive Steelbook

- 2/25/15 3D Version - Limited Edition DigiPack

- 2/25/15 3D Version - Limited Edition DigiPack with Amazon Steelbook

01-25-2014, 07:19 AM	#2
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	Ok, I am going to give you a run down on who owns the rights here in the States for the Godzilla films: Godzilla (1954) - Classic Media Godzilla Raids Again (1955) - Classic Media King Kong Vs Godzilla (1962) - Universal Mothra Vs Godzilla (1964) - Classic Media Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) - Classic Media Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) - Classic Media Godzilla Vs the Sea Monster (1966) - Kraken Son of Godzilla (1967) - Rights are up for grabs Destroy All Monsters (1968) - Media Blasters All Monsters Attack (1969) - Classic Media Godzilla Vs The Smog Monster (1971) - Kraken Godzilla Vs Gigan (1972) - Kraken Godzilla Vs Megalon (1973) - Media Blasters Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla (1974) - Rights are up for grabs Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) - Classic Media Godzilla (1984) - Rights are tied up, will not be available until 2016. Godzilla Vs Biollante (1989) - Filmyard Holdings Godzilla Vs King Ghidorah (1991) - Sony Godzilla Vs Mothra (1992) - Sony Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla (1993) - Sony Godzilla Vs Spacegodzilla (1994) - Sony Godzilla Vs Destoroyah (1995) - Sony Godzilla 2000 (1999) - Sony Godzilla X Megagurius (2000) - Sony GMK (2001) - Sony Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) - Sony Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) - Sony Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) - Sony Filmyard Holdings = 1 / Universal = 1 / Media Blasters = 2 / Kraken = 3 / Classic Media = 7 / Sony = 11 Right now; Son of Godzilla and Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla are up for grabs. Do not hope for anything for Godzilla 1985 until 2016. Toho sold all of the rights separately, with Warner Brothers having the television rights; New World had video rights but with them going out of business, the rights have gone into limbo somewhere. At one point, Anchor Bay did try to release it on DVD and in the process, realized that they didn't have rights. They did release it on VHS, however, a lot of those Godzilla films that Anchor Bay did tapes for were believed to be Public Domain until the Uruguay Act went into effect in 1996. Kaiju films within the Godzilla universe on Blu-ray: Rodan - ラドン (1956) - 9/18/09 The Mysterians - 地球防衛軍 (1957) - 3/19/10 Mothra - モスラ (1961) - 9/18/09 Atragon - 海底軍艦 (1963) - 3/19/10 War of the Gargantuas - フランケンシュタインの怪獣　サンダ対ガイラ (1966) - 1/22/10 King Kong Escapes - キングコングの逆襲 (1967) - 4/1/14 (American Cut) Rebirth of Mothra - モスラ (1996) - 9/9/14 (Trilogy Release of Rebirth of Mothra) Rebirth of Mothra 2 - モスラ 2 海底の大決戦 (1997) - 9/9/14 (Trilogy Release of Rebirth of Mothra) Godzilla - ゴジラ (1998) - 7/16/14 Rebirth of Mothra 3 - モスラ 3 キングギドラ来襲 (1998) - 9/9/14 (Trilogy Release of Rebirth of Mothra) Godzilla - ゴジラ (2014) - 2/25/15 2D Version - 2/25/15 3D Version - 2/25/15 3D Version - Amazon Exclusive Steelbook - 2/25/15 3D Version - Limited Edition DigiPack - 2/25/15 3D Version - Limited Edition DigiPack with Amazon Steelbook Last edited by OrlandoEastwood; 01-24-2015 at 04:49 AM.