Dogora The Space Monster DVD

In 1965, American International Pictures brought DOGORA to the US. Retitled DAGORA THE SPACE MONSTER, the movie bypassed a theatrical run and went straight to television in a horribly cropped "pan and scan" version. The upcoming DVD will be the first time the widescreen version of the film has been released in the US.

Since the DVD is still several months away a complete list of contents are not yet available. Media Blasters has revealed that they are working with the VOOM satellite channel "Monsters HD" on materials for DOGORA, and while details are sketchy at this time, there will be a bounty of extra features. As with the other recent Media Blasters DVDs, DOGORA will include the Japanese audio track in a variety of formats with English subtitles, plus Toho's international English dubbing. This same dub was used for AIP-TV's release, so older fans should experience a welcome sense of nostalgia when watching the movie.

The following is a partial list of specs for the DOGORA DVD. H!O will flesh out the information once everything has been confirmed.

Street Date: 7/15/05
Language: Japanese/English

Subtitles: English
Running Time: 83 min
Aspect Ratio & Format: 2.35:1 16x9 Anamorphic
Color

Cast: Yosuke Natsuki, Robert Dunham, Hiroshi Koizumi, Yoko Fujiyama, Jun Tazaki, Yoshibumi Tajima, Hideyo Amamoto, and Akiko Wakabayashi

Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Director: Ishirô Honda
Special Effects: Eiji Tsuburaya
Screenplay: Shinichi Sekizawa
Music: Akira Ifukube
Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi
Special Features: TBA

Dogora, The Space Monster, DVD, Toho