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Hachigatsu		#21	[-]
Jun 13 11 2:27 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I don't believe that Toho had any standing contracts with any particular company; jobs were farmed out to whom was available at the time. As for MAZINGER Z being dubbed by Frontier, there is nothing to support this. One of the few available episodes in English lays bare the company and the people behind the English dubbing in the ending credits: M.&M. Communications Inc. (a subsidiary of MK Company), according to the credits on the actual episode. The English dubbing was recorded at Commercial Recording in Honolulu, Hawaii and was produced by Seito "Tom" Ikeda and Dana Ikeda. The Technical Advisor was Koji Tomita and translation was handled by May Nozoe. According to some sources, only 29 out of 98 episodes were dubbed by M.&M. Communications. Perhaps the rest were indeed dubbed by Frontier since Toei had previously worked with Ross on THE GREEN SLIME? But, there isn't enough information available at this time to support this, however. August Ragone Author EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS Blog THE GOOD, THE BAD AND GODZILLA Last Edited By: Hachigatsu Jun 13 11 2:33 PM. Edited 2 times.
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Cody Himes		#22	[-]
Jun 13 11 3:33 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks for the clarification, August. I Googled William Ross to see what info was out there on him and came across a link that tied him to the MAZINGER Z dub, and then I found a video of it on YouTube.
Goji		#23	[-]
Jun 13 11 7:26 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I always found it odd that ALL MONSTERS ATTACK never had an international version produced. I wonder if that had anything to do with the falling out that Toho had with Ross. It certainly makes sense, considering the time frame.
DougGorius		#24	[-]
Jun 13 11 7:45 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	If ALL MONSTERS ATTACK didn't get an international dub courtesy of Frontier, then why didn't they just have CCL do it?
Goji		#25	[-]
Jun 13 11 7:55 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	^ That's what I'm saying. Even if Maron Films had picked up the rights immediately, it still doesn't explain why Toho wouldn't commission their own English dub for international release. Hell, even SPACE AMOEBA got it's own CCL dub the very next year.
Cody Himes		#26	[-]
Jun 13 11 8:24 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Is it possible that GODZILLA'S REVENGE/ALL MONSTERS ATTACK did get an international dub, and that it was just never released anywhere?
Crowzilla2		#27	[-]
Jun 13 11 9:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Godzilla's Revenge was for sure released in France and Italy, but I do not know what kind of dub they used (if dubbed at all). I have never seen any international press materials for Godzilla's Revenge either, not posters or even the small sell sheets but I have seen international press material* from every other Godzilla film of the 60s and 70s (and of course Space Amoeba as mentioned above). * by international press material I mean Toho produced material for use in other countries, not something produced by say Titanus to publicize a Toho film in Italy. The Online Marketplace for Movie Memorabilia: www.MoviePosterExchange.com
Goji		#28	[-]
Jun 14 11 2:34 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	You bring up a good point, Crowzilla. I've never seen any international posters/advertising materials for GODZILLA'S REVENGE. That's not to say they don't exist for sure, but every other Showa Godzilla film that had an international release, had a poster as well. Then of course, there is also the fact that an English export version of the film has never popped up in all these years. Maybe August can shed some light on this.
DougGorius		#29	[-]
Jun 14 11 2:46 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	^I know it's sequel GRA had an international poster, but did GODZILLA '54 ever have one? I don't remember seeing one.
Crowzilla2		#30	[-]
Jun 14 11 11:55 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	DougGorius wrote: ^I know it's sequel GRA had an international poster, but did GODZILLA '54 ever have one? I don't remember seeing one. Yes, there are export posters for EVERY Showa Godzilla film, except for Godzilla's Revenge (at least if one exists for that film, not only have I never seen it but i can't find any record of it). (And the Godzilla poster below is a full B1 size, whereas the poster for GRA again is only a B2. For the 60s and 70s films, the size again reverted back to B1 on the export posters - though of course there are smaller sell sheets also.) The Online Marketplace for Movie Memorabilia: www.MoviePosterExchange.com
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DougGorius		#31	[-]
Jun 15 11 12:17 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Woah, that's awesome! I suspect Toho made that poster after the US version was released, hence the GKOTM title. Do you know if any of the films pre-sold to American distributors, like the three Columbia titles, MOTHRA VS. GODZILLA and GHIDRAH, had international posters made?
Crowzilla2		#32	[-]
Jun 15 11 12:56 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There are indeed international posters for both GODZILLA AGAINST MOTHRA and GHIDORAH, THE THREE HEADED MONSTER (both titles taken from the posters). I am not aware of any international posters for Mothra, H-Man, or Battle in Outer Space (though I would certainly be interested in purchasing all three should they be located). The Online Marketplace for Movie Memorabilia: www.MoviePosterExchange.com Last Edited By: Crowzilla2 Jun 15 11 4:02 PM. Edited 2 times.
Hachigatsu		#33	[-]
Jun 15 11 1:31 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Your photo disappeared... August Ragone Author EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS Blog THE GOOD, THE BAD AND GODZILLA
Crowzilla2		#34	[-]
Jun 15 11 7:55 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	no it didn't ;-) The Online Marketplace for Movie Memorabilia: www.MoviePosterExchange.com
Hachigatsu		#35	[-]
Jun 15 11 3:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	LOL! August Ragone Author EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS Blog THE GOOD, THE BAD AND GODZILLA
DougGorius		#36	[-]
Jun 15 11 3:26 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I wanna see those posters.
Crowzilla2		#37	[-]
Jun 15 11 4:02 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	DougGorius wrote: I wanna see those posters. You'll have to wait for the next book for that. :-) After the first book, many images that had never been published before appeared everywhere (probably the 1954 B style/countryside Godzilla was the most notable) without giving credit. I know it runs with the territory, and am prepared for it to happen again but I'd like to at least have some kind of reason for people to want to buy the next one. (and there should be several other unseen gems also - how's that for a teaser?) The Online Marketplace for Movie Memorabilia: www.MoviePosterExchange.com
Baradagi85		#38	[-]
Jun 15 11 4:54 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Crowzilla2 wrote: There are indeed international posters for both GODZILLA AGAINST MOTHRA and GHIDORAH, THE THREE HEADED MONSTER (both titles taken from the posters). Interesting. In addition to a booklet in English for GODZILLA AGAINST MOTHRA, I have a Toho sales sheet with the title given as MONSTER OF MONSTERS: GHIDORAH.
Crowzilla2		#39	[-]
Jun 15 11 6:48 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Baradagi85 wrote: Interesting. In addition to a booklet in English for GODZILLA AGAINST MOTHRA, I have a Toho sales sheet with the title given as MONSTER OF MONSTERS: GHIDORAH. Are you talking about the horizontal-oriented one with "Monster of Monsters" in red letting, and Ghidorah below in orange? (sorry no picture handy, I had forgotten about that one and it's packed up somewhere). It is interesting that they mixed-up the marketing campaign on that title. I'm not sure I'm familiar with an English booklet on GODZILLA AGAINST MOTHRA though - is this a pressbook? And speaking of being unfamiliar with things - I am still seeking out great examples of rare paper (posters/lobbies/etc.) for inclusion in my next book (which I hope to have to the printers by the end of this year). If you have something that you think needs to be included that I don't have, I would love to have a nice image to use for the book (I'd probably like to buy it from you, but can understand if you do not wish to sell). This book will expand beyond Godzilla and include all Japanese giant monsters. The Online Marketplace for Movie Memorabilia: www.MoviePosterExchange.com
gorgozilla		#40	[-]
Jun 15 11 11:52 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Cody Himes wrote:>>I don't recall Steve's book having any stories about the Ross/Toho feud.<< I just checked and it's not in the book. The article, "Godzilla Talk," is in issue #32, and although it's pretty much the same article that was published in his book, there's a bit more information on William Ross. "Sometime in the early 1970s, Toho discontinued hiring Ross's company to dub certain films. Ross isn't sure why, although it may have stemmed from a misunderstanding between Ross and a Toho casting director that occurred around that time. Ross had auditioned for an acting role in a Toho science-fiction movie (he doesn't remember which one), but ended up accepting a part in another picture instead, to which the Toho man took offense; for a number of years, Ross says, a sign was hung in the studio's casting department offices that read, 'Do not hire William Ross.'" I can see that happening. I had applied for a part-time teaching job with a large Korean company about 6 months ago. When I hadn't heard anything from them for more than a month, I accepted another job that was offered straight away. Then 3 weeks later, the HR person from the big company contacted me and told me that they had finally decided to hire me. Naturally, I had to turn them down, and they got really mad. It was as if I was supposed to stay unemployed and commit to them while they were taking their own sweet time trying to make up their minds. Applying for work isn't a @$%#* marriage proposal!
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