Godzilla anime trailer released
Toho Pictures has released the first full trailer for their feature length anime Godzilla:
Haruo Nakajima passes away aged 88 years old
It is Cult Faction’s sad duty to report that Godzilla himself, Haruo Nakajima has passed away at the age of 88 years old. Nakajima is known for playing Godzilla in twelve straight movies, but this legend also donned the a suit to play such legendary monsters as Mothra, […]
Godzilla: Monster Planet teaser trailer released
TOHO Animation’s official youtube channel has finally released the first teaser trailer for their Netflix original animated series, Godzilla: Monster Planet…
Godzilla: Monster Planet will have the largest Godzilla ever!
Polygon Pictures’ upcoming anime film trilogy on Godzilla has revealed their Godzilla will be the biggest in history at 118.5m-tall. The first of their trilogy: Godzilla: Monster Planet will be written by Kamen Rider Gaim‘s Gen Urobuchi. The film will open in Japan on November 17th 2017 and then will be streamed worldwide through […]
The Revenge of Shinobi (1989)
The Revenge of Shinobi takes place three years after the first game, the criminal organization Zeed from the original game has since reformed and have renamed themselves “Neo Zeed”. They decide to have their revenge on the Oboro Ninja clan and Joe Musashi by killing his master and […]
Godzilla Birthday Festival 2016 is coming!
The Godzilla Birthday Festival 2016 is the 6th such film festival since the annual event was introduced in 2010. The festival is being held simultaneously on November 2nd 2016, beginning at 8PM (JST) at: Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas theater in Tokyo Shin Gojira (2016) Godzilla 2000 (1999) The Return of Godzilla (1984) […]
Godzilla Island
Godzilla Island was a television show spinoff of the Godzilla franchise. It premiered on October 6th 1997, and ran for a total of 256 three-minute episodes, finishing on September 30th 1998. Set in 2097, most of Earth’s kaiju now all live on an island out in the Pacific Ocean […]
American trailer released for Shin Godzilla
It has been a long time since a proper (ie Japanese) Godzilla movie. In fact we have to go back to 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars, but now that is all about to change! This October, Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s Shin Godzilla is coming to theaters in the US for one […]
Godzilla Resurgence trailer released!
Shin Gojira (AKA Godzilla Resurgence), which opens shortly has released a new trailer: The new film is written and co-directed by Hideaki Anno.
Preview: THE RETURN OF GODZILLA (Blu Ray)
Cult Faction has discussed THE RETURN OF GODZILLA previously and now it is out on blu ray… but what is so special about it? Well unfortunately for North American audiences, this direct sequel to the original 1954 feature film has previously only been available in a highly edited version that […]
Heroes of Cult: Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima was born on January 1st 1929 in Yamagata, Japan. He is considered by many to be the best suit actor in the long history of the franchise. At the time, Toho’s visual effects director, Eiji Tsuburaya considered Nakajima completely invaluable, and was employed to essay the roles of […]
King Kong Vs Godzilla?
News has broken that the King Kong franchise has now moved studios to Warner Bros. and almost instantly speculation has arisen pitching Kong against everyone’s favorite atomic lizard Godzilla! It wouldn’t be the first time the pair had tussled. In pre-CGI times, the 1962 Toho studios Kingu Kongu tai Gojira pitted […]
Preview: Godzilla in Hell #1 (of 5)
Godzilla meets his greatest adversary of all time-the impossible tortures of Hell! Each issue of this special miniseries will see Godzilla enter a new level of the underworld to do battle with the impossible.
Ifukube 100: A Legacy of Monster Music Needs YOUR Help!
The Team Behind the Incredible “Ifukube 100: A Legacy of Monster Music” Needs YOUR Help for a Brand New Show! Author: John DeSentis Official Site: kickstarter.com/symphonic-fury-the-music-of-japanese-monsters On July 12th, 2014, hundreds of Japanese Tokusatsu (special effects) fans descended upon the Pickwick Theater in Park Ridge, IL for “IFUKUBE […]
Godzilla to attack PS4!
A gameplay trailer has just been revealed for Bandai Namco’s Godzilla game, which is set to hit store shelves this summer. In the game, Godzilla, the King of the Monsters, first appeared in 1954. Scientists studied the monster and found that they could harness its energy. Called “G-Energy,” this seemingly […]
Godzilla is coming to PS3/4!
Leading videogame publisher and developer BANDAI NAMCO Games America Inc. has announced GODZILLA for Western audiences coming to both the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Developed by Japanese videogame studio NATSUME ATARI, GODZILLA places players in control of one of the most […]
Godzilla 60th Anniversary prints!
Bandai continues the celebration of Godzilla’s 60th anniversary into early 2015 with the Toho Monster Memorial: Eternal Godzilla deluxe signed and framed limited edition photo print. This is the first Godzilla release in Bandai’s Memorial line, which launched in 2007 with the Ultraman franchise “Ultra Hero Memorial” and followed […]
Cult Movie Essentials: Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
During a meeting of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) for the potential return of Godzilla, Admiral Taizo Tachibana briefs cadets about Godzilla’s attack on Tokyo 50 years earlier. A nuclear submarine is reported missing, which is later found to have been destroyed by Godzilla. Tachibana’s daughter, Yuri Tachibana […]
Cult Movie Essentials: The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Three months after a volcanic eruption on Daikoku Island, the Yahata-Maru Japanese fishing vessel is caught in strong currents off its shores. As the boat drifts into shore, the island begins to erupt, and a giant monster lifts itself out of the volcano. A few days later, reporter […]
Cult Movie Essentials: Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Continuing after the end of Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla, Interpol agents, led by Inspector Kusaka, search for the wreck of Mechagodzilla at the bottom of the Okinawan Sea. Using the submarine, Akatsuki, they hope to gather information on the robot’s builders, the alien simians. The Akatsuki is suddenly attacked […]
