Rodan (1956)/War Of The Gargantuas (1966) (2 disc) DVD

Coal miners in Japan dig up more than anthracite when they accidentally unleash a pair of giant winged reptiles who destroy whole cities with their supersonic flying. "Rodan" is an exciting monster mash from "Godzilla" director Inoshiro Honda. Kenji Sawara, Yumi Shirakawa star. AKA: "Rodan! The Flying Monster." Then, two gigantic gorilla-like creatures--one brown, the other green--terrorize Japan, much to the horror of American scientist Russ Tamblyn. Wild special effects and the haunting song "The Words Get Stuck in My Throat" highlight Honda's "War of the Gargantuas." Includes the American and Japanese versions of both films; 164 min./170 min. Cast:David Duncan, Akihiko Hirata, Akio Kobori, Yasuko Nakata, Kiyoharu Ohnaka, Kenji Sawara, Yumi Shirakawa, Yoshibumi Tajima, Minosuke Yamada total on two discs. Standard; Soundtracks: Japanese, English; Subtitles: English; documentary. In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English.

Here is more information on the documentary included on the two-disc set: BRINGING GODZILLA DOWN TO SIZE (2008, Classic Media/Happy Enterprises Productions/images from the iD) In English and Japanese with English subtitles Running time: 68 minutes Narrated by Alex Cox Produced and written by Ed Godziszewski and Steve Ryfle Directed by Norman England Executive producer: Lisa Bull/Classic Media Inc. Editor: Yasu Inoue Production manager: Joko Mizukami Original music by Kow Ohtani Featuring appearances by Akira Takarada, Hiroshi Koiumi, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Shogo Tomiyama, Haruo Nakajima, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Tsutomu "Tom" Kitagawa, Shusuke Kaneko, Teruyoshi Nakano, Akira Tsuburaya, Ryuji Honda, Shinichi Wakasa, Yasuyuki Inoue, Toshiro Aoki, Akinori Takagi, Toshio Miike, Shiro Sano, et. al.