Monster Mondays: Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) [or ‘Godzilla vs. Monster Zero’]

By Ben Dower Astronauts Kazuo Fuji (Akira Takarada) and Glenn Amer (Nick Adams) are sent to investigate the newly discovered Planet X.??They meet a race of humanoid aliens who live underground in fear of Ghidorah, which is attacking the planet?s surface.??These Xillians request to borrow Godzilla and Rodan in order to drive Ghidorah away, and…

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Monster Mondays: Mothra (1961)

By Ben Dower The crew of a ship that was wrecked on the nuclear testing site Infant Island reports meeting natives there.  An entrepreneur from the country of Rolisica named Clark Nelson (Jerry Ito) mounts an expedition to Infant Island.  He gives orders to everyone on the expedition, including stowaway reporter Zen’ichir? Fukuda (Frankie Sakai) and scientist…

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Monster Mondays: Rodan (1956)

Rodan?starts in the small town of Kitamatsu on the southern-most of Japan?s three main islands, Kyushu.??Shigeru Kawamura (Kenji Sahara) is an engineer at a coal mine where several people have been slashed to death.??Suspicions and accusations spread throughout the town until the culprit reveals itself: a giant insect called Meganulon! Mysteries and concerns continue to…

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