Talkback: Rodan (1956)
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Good article about the movie. I found myself agreeing with the elements brought on it.
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I realize I'm bumping an old topic, so apologies if necessary.
But according to the "Celebrity ICONS" kaiju page on facebook, Yumi Shirakawa has passed away at age 79. She played Kiyo, the girlfriend of Kenji Sahara's character. She also had roles in The Mysterians, The H-Man, and Gorath.
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But according to the "Celebrity ICONS" kaiju page on facebook, Yumi Shirakawa has passed away at age 79. She played Kiyo, the girlfriend of Kenji Sahara's character. She also had roles in The Mysterians, The H-Man, and Gorath.
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^ saw that on fb, very sad.
This movie was great, just wish the Meganulon didn't look so goofy
This movie was great, just wish the Meganulon didn't look so goofy
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TheSecondComing wrote:I realize I'm bumping an old topic, so apologies if necessary.
But according to the "Celebrity ICONS" kaiju page on facebook, Yumi Shirakawa has passed away at age 79. She played Kiyo, the girlfriend of Kenji Sahara's character. She also had roles in The Mysterians, The H-Man, and Gorath.
https://www.facebook.com/20213817319576 ... =3&theater
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Sad she passed away, but then again, we're losing all the stars/actors from that era. That kind of makes it ultra sad...
I should watch this film again though. Rodan's 1956 suit blows the other Showa Rodan suit(s?) out of the water. Dare I say it, I even prefer the '56 look over the '04.
I should watch this film again though. Rodan's 1956 suit blows the other Showa Rodan suit(s?) out of the water. Dare I say it, I even prefer the '56 look over the '04.
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You should absolutely dare to say it, because it's totally true.Darth Kiryu wrote:Rodan's 1956 suit blows the other Showa Rodan suit(s?) out of the water. Dare I say it, I even prefer the '56 look over the '04.
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Yeah, the 1956 suit was the best, hands down, but I have a special place for the 64 suit in my heart as well. Sure, it looks goofy, but it just has a charm to me that I likeeabaker wrote:You should absolutely dare to say it, because it's totally true.Darth Kiryu wrote:Rodan's 1956 suit blows the other Showa Rodan suit(s?) out of the water. Dare I say it, I even prefer the '56 look over the '04.
If I had to rank the Rodan's, it'd be
1956
1964-1968
2004
1993
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Yeah. I don't think many would argue with you about '56 being the best. I do really like the '64 design though.
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I think I'd rank them:Lain Of The Wired wrote:Yeah, the 1956 suit was the best, hands down, but I have a special place for the 64 suit in my heart as well. Sure, it looks goofy, but it just has a charm to me that I likeeabaker wrote:You should absolutely dare to say it, because it's totally true.Darth Kiryu wrote:Rodan's 1956 suit blows the other Showa Rodan suit(s?) out of the water. Dare I say it, I even prefer the '56 look over the '04.
If I had to rank the Rodan's, it'd be
1956
1964-1968
2004
1993
1956
1993
1964-1968
2004
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^ I'm not a fan at all of the Heisei Rodan, way too weak looking and frail to be "Godzilla's equal"
The Showa suits look great, but the FW suit just comes off as a 2000 era Ultraman Rodan, but it still retains that Showa Rodan look so I'll let it pass, not a giant fan of it, but I dislike the Heisei prop way more
The Showa suits look great, but the FW suit just comes off as a 2000 era Ultraman Rodan, but it still retains that Showa Rodan look so I'll let it pass, not a giant fan of it, but I dislike the Heisei prop way more
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^I don't especially need Rodan to be Godzilla equal. I think the suit (well, really the puppet) serves the needs of that specific story, and it made for one of my favorite Bandai figures. Of course, I'm also a fan of the Heisei Mechagodzilla design, which is not very popular these days either.
The Final Wars suit doesn't give me any real sense of personality, which I'd say holds true for pretty much all of the FW designs.
The Final Wars suit doesn't give me any real sense of personality, which I'd say holds true for pretty much all of the FW designs.
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Frankly, considering his size, I think Rodan gave Godzilla one of his toughest fights in the Heisei series. I've long thought that Rodan was essentially Godzilla's equal, without strictly being his enemy, and I guess I've always thought that was pretty cool.
They may look goofy to you, but they still give me chills.Lain Of The Wired wrote:This movie was great, just wish the Meganulon didn't look so goofy.
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They're definitely uncanny.Rody wrote:They may look goofy to you, but they still give me chills.Lain Of The Wired wrote:This movie was great, just wish the Meganulon didn't look so goofy.
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Yeah, I don't think most people here would disagree with that statement.eabaker wrote:You should absolutely dare to say it, because it's totally true.Darth Kiryu wrote:Rodan's 1956 suit blows the other Showa Rodan suit(s?) out of the water. Dare I say it, I even prefer the '56 look over the '04.
Hell, the FW suit is actually my LEAST favorite Rodan design. That's just me, though.
I think it's the lack of personality that the machine has, rather than its design, that turns a lot of people off.eabaker wrote:]Of course, I'm also a fan of the Heisei Mechagodzilla design, which is not very popular these days either.
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I can see that. To me, the cold, purely mechanical feel of it is appropriate to the story. Unlike other incarnations of MG, this one really is just supposed to be a machine masquerading as an animal.Kaiju-King42 wrote:I think it's the lack of personality that the machine has, rather than its design, that turns a lot of people off.
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How sad to hear about Yumi Shirakawa passing. My sympathies to her family.
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Rodan is definitely one of Toho's best solo kaiju features. One of the few that really plays up the horror aspect. Would love a modern remake someday.
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I'd also like to see the Meganulon get their own solo film. Half the film belongs to them, and they made for good horror.
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One of the reasons that I kinda-sorta stand by GxMegaguirus is that it gets some nice horror moments out of the Meganulon in the second act.edgaguirus wrote:I'd also like to see the Meganulon get their own solo film. Half the film belongs to them, and they made for good horror.
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Last time I watched this movie, which was in 2011, I remember the creepy, suspenseful Meganulon--centric portion of the movie being the part I enjoyed most. I felt like the movie lost a lot of its atmosphere after the Rodans showed up.
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