Godzilla Collectors Thread

[Mikezilla3k]

Originally Posted by Casual_G4m3r

Thank you for your help.

I am trying to make a list that allows people to choose if they want the Japanese or the English language versions, so I am attempting to include both of them for each films entry.

I know not everyone will be interested in both versions, and may prefer one other the other, so I am trying to satisfy both collectors.

This is a difficult task, to say the least. LOL! I'm not trying to complain, as I need this list just as much as any other collector may need it. Putting this together helps me organize the releases available, at least here in the USA. I generally do not import anything, due to cost and worries of region locking or language barriers. I am guessing there are others who are the same.

OK, I'll mostly just stick to US releases then.

The US version of Varan has been release on DVD twice by public domain companies (whether it's due to the version being public domain or confusion on the part of the distributor is up for debate). Synergy's is the better of the two due to it having less compression, though it does have a watermark pop up once every now and then:


Also worth noting that the Kraken releases do actually have better quality than the Criterion set since they used Sony's masters.

This Media Blasters releases includes the AIP dub (though in lesser quality than other copies out there:


These two DVDs include both US versions of Terror Of Mechagodzilla. It's the same dub on all three releases but they are all different in editing:

2006 includes the US TV Version which is almost uncut

[Show spoiler](just cutting a shot of fake breasts)

and also includes a prologue using footage from Invasion of Astro-Monster and All Monsters Attack. 2002 includes the US Theatrical Cut, which heavily cut and edited the film to comedic effect.

Another thing to possibly note is that there is a HD recreation of 1985 out there but not officially released.

And there are two versions of Shin Godzilla. One with fixed SFX and the original cut.


Funi's US release includes the fixed effects while Manga's UK release includes the original. Something worth noting that the US release removes most of the On-Screen Kanji and replaces them with English subtitles while Manga's keeps them (which is probably why they have the original version on the release).

Final thing to note is consult the Toho Kingdom forums, specifically the "Toho Media" section. They have numerous threads on various Toho releases and you don't need an account to see them.