The Criterion Collection has been publishing films for over 20 years, and it’s about to hit a huge milestone. It’s next disc, with a spine #1000, will be released this fall, and it is a massive blu-ray Godzilla collection. This collection of films targets primarily the early Japanese Godzilla films, packing in 15 films in total. The films include:
Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Invasion of the Astro Monster (1965)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
Son of Godzilla (1967)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
All Monsters Attack (1969)
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Also coming packaged with the mega-collection are a series of interviews with fimmakers and composers, English subtitles and dubs, and a hardcover book with notes on the films by cinema historians. This collection will be released on October 29, 2019, and is available for pre-order on the official website.
Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975 is a colossal set, and we’d have it no other way for our 1000th release! We can’t wait to share it with you when it roars into stores on Blu-ray on October 29. Take a look inside! https://t.co/jwYyr01mPZ pic.twitter.com/XtCdCMx9Wn
— Criterion Collection (@Criterion) July 25, 2019
Source: Gameinformer