Kimura and Honda's script developed the concept of Monsterland (referred to as Monster Island in future films). The earliest screenplay was titled, Monster Chushingura (Chushingura refers to a famous historical story in Japan about the rebellion of 47 samurai who took revenge after their master was unjustly forced to commit suicide.) Written in 1967 by Kaoru Mabuchi, this version of the film was to include “all of the monsters”, according to Ishiro Honda in an interview.
is a 1968 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda and written by Honda and Takeshi Kimura (the latter under the pseudonym "Kaoru Mabuchi").
When the monsters are freed from the Kilaaks' influence, the aliens send King Ghidorah to challenge the other monsters. Destroy All Monsters was released theatrically in Japan on August 1, 1968.
The film features footage from Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964), specifically King Ghidorah's fiery birth scene. New monster suits for Godzilla and Anguirus were constructed for the film, while Rodan, Kumonga, Minilla, Gorosaurus, Manda, Baragon, Mothra, and King Ghidorah suits were modified from previous films, with King Ghidorah having less detail than he had in previous films. ==Release== Destroy All Monsters was released in Japan on 1 August 1968 where it was distributed by Toho.
The film was released by American International Pictures with an English-language dub in the United States on May 23, 1969.
In comparison, Invasion of Astro-Monster brought in 3.8 million and Son of Godzilla collected 2.5 million. The film was released in the United States by American International Pictures with an English-language dub on 23 May 1969.
The film was reissued theatrically in Japan in 1972 where it was re-edited by Honda to a 74-minute running time and released with the title Gojira: Dengeki Taisakusen ( Godzilla: Lightning Fast Strategy).
Destroy All Monsters was shown on American television until the early 1980s.
It resurfaced on cable broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel in 1996. ===Home media=== Destroy All Monsters was released on VHS by ADV Films in 1998 which featured English-dubbed dialogue from Toho's own international version of the film.
It resurfaced on cable broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel in 1996. ===Home media=== Destroy All Monsters was released on VHS by ADV Films in 1998 which featured English-dubbed dialogue from Toho's own international version of the film.
The film stars Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yukiko Kobayashi and Yoshio Tsuchiya, with special effects directed by Sadamasa Arikawa, which were provided under the supervision by Eiji Tsuburaya. In the film, humans have achieved world peace by the year 1999, and various giant monsters are confined to an area known as Monsterland.
In 2011, Tokyo Shock released the film on DVD and Blu-ray and in 2014 the company re-released it on DVD and Blu-ray.
In 2011, Tokyo Shock released the film on DVD and Blu-ray and in 2014 the company re-released it on DVD and Blu-ray.
In 2019, the Japanese version and export English version were included in a Blu-ray box set released by the Criterion Collection, which included all 15 films from the franchise's Shōwa era. ==Critical reception== From contemporary reviews, both Variety and Monthly Film Bulletin noted the film's best scenes involved the monsters together, while criticising the filmmaking.
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