Listen up! Neither man nor Godzilla may be able to defeat the other worldly toxic menace known as Hedorah in Godzilla vs. Hedorah!!!
Always a great time talking about films with Jim! And this one is just in time as it’s playing this Saturday at the Spookshow! Hope to see you there!
Had great time talking with Jim about a most psychedelic kaiju film from 1971, "Godzilla vs Hedorah," starring Akira Yamanouchi, Toshie Komura, Hiroyuki Kawase, Toshio Shiba, Keiko Mari and Yoshio Yoshida. The film, directed by Yoshimitu Banno, takes the Godzilla saga in a different direction that emphasizes man's destruction of planet Earth through pollution. A monster born of toxic sludge, fumes and garbage threatens mankind. Will Godzilla be man's savior? Find out on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!
1971 Poster
From Shane’s personal collection. A signed photo of Satsuma and Nakajima on their first day of work together.
Best song in the movie. "Return the Sun!" it is performed by Mari Keiko, Honey Knights and Moon Drops. In the American version the song was retitled “Save the Earth!” Which version is your favorite?
English translation
Translation by Jolyon Yates
Islands... fish... where've you gone?
Dragonflies... butterflies... where've you gone?
Mercury, cobalt, cadmium
Lead, sulfuric-acid, oxidants
Cyanogen, manganese, vanadium
Chromium, potassium, strontium
Filthy polluted oceans, filthy polluted air
Living things will no longer exist
Fields... mountains...
Become silent
On the Earth there is nobody
Nobody around who can cry
Return! Return! Return! Return!
Green... blue skies... return!
Return! Return! Return!
Blue seas... return! Return!
Return! Return! Return! Return!
Life... the Sun... Return!
Return! Return! Return! Return! Return!
"Save the Earth"
Set to the same tune as "Return the Sun!"
Animals, God's animals
Don't go away, don't go
Flowers, my flowers
Don't go away, don't go
The sea has cobalt, it's full of mercury
Too many fumes in our oxygen
All the smog now is choking you and me
Good Lord, where is it gonna end?
Got to get it back, someday
Got to get it back, and soon now
For tomorrow maybe you and me
We're movin', we're movin', movin' to the Moon now
It's up to us to make a choice
We know what it's worth to save the Earth
Come raise your voice
Save the Earth! (Save the Earth)
Save the Earth! (Save the Earth)
See the evil problem around us
Save the Earth! (Save the Earth)
Save the Earth! (Save the Earth)
And the solution: stop pollution
Save the Earth! (Save the Earth)
Save the Earth! (Save the Earth)
Save the Earth!
And the solution: to stop pollution
Save the Earth!
Save the Earth!
Save the Earth!
Ken the child protagonist playing with his (now extremely valuable!) Godzilla toys. What collectible Kaiju do you have?
