07.31.2017: Daigoro vs Goliath Daikaiju Discussion

Gretchen, Dave, Kyle & Clancy subject themselves to one of the kiddiest kaiju flicks ever made, Daigoro vs Goliath (1972)! Where to begin for 1972’s Daigoro vs Goliath? This is absolutely, without a doubt, a film created for little kids. As such, things can get pretty nonsensical at times. Some people have called this the strangest kaiju film ever made… would they be wrong? In addition to almost an hour long discussion on this 1970s gem of a film, we cover a 2500 Tons of Awesome news from the Godzillasphere. MONSTER MUSIC: 1. Crime Fiction by Ervin Jereb (1969) 2. GEED no Akashi by Kenji Kawai, Riku Asakura & Voyager from Ultraman Geed (2017) 3. Main Titles by Masato Shimon from Daigoro vs Goliath (1972) 4. Money Eating Knight by the Garamones from Garamones (2016) SUGGESTED VIEWING (aka lookit alla dis newz!!!) : Godzilla Anime Film Trilogy Gets Presentation at Annecy Toho’s Press Notes for Godzilla Monster Planet Godzilla Monster Planet (2017) Teaser released Godzilla 2 Casting Call for the ATL *LIGHT SPOILER WARNING* Kong Skull Island videos on Twitter hint and a monstrous history Mothra teased at SDCC Want to read an entire article written about a single tweet? You shouldn’t! FYE/Suncoast exclusive for Kong Skull Island (2017) Bluray purchase TOKU Announces Ultra titles: Neo Ultra Q (2013), Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster (2007) and Ultraman Zero: The Chronicle (2017) — Go straight to Toku HD Winckler Productions to bring more Ultraman to US Theaters: Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy The Movie (2009), Ultraman Zero: The Revenge Of Belial (2010) & Ultraman Saga (2012) Tsuburaya Productions legal battles escalate over unlicensed Chinese Ultraman film — more from ScifiJapan Ultraman Geed has arrived!! Curious as to why we won’t get Japanese live action Godzilla films until 2020? UK Shin Godzilla appearance intensifies Shin Godzilla & Ultraman receive honors at 48th Annual Seiun Awards UK Listeners! Win a ticket to see Shin Godzilla in theaters! Strange Beasts V: Shin Beasts Gallery show at the Guzu Gallery in Austin, TX Win Shin Godzilla BluRay & Mini-poster from SciFi Japan! Bandai to unleash the Gargantua brothers in October Bandai Premium Website / English Portal CATASTROPHIC EVENTS: 8/26 – 8/27 JAPAN WORLD HEROES in Pasadena, CA w/Bin Furuya, Noburo Kaneko, Renn Kiriyama, Hirofumi Fukuzawa, Michi Yamato, TJ Storm and Team Fujiyama Ichiban (and more!!) 9/8 – 9/10 ROSE CITY COMIC CON in Portland, OR w/no Japanese guests this year, but KAIJUCAST will be tabling with KODOJA! 10/20 – 10/22 GRAND RAPIDS COMIC CON in Grand Rapids, MI w/Haruo Nakajima & Tom Kitagawa DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION: How can anything with a VHS cover this cool be so…. whatever it actually is. I don’t know much about Attack of the Supermonsters (1982), but I will be doing some digging on this film for the discussion! If you don’t already own this film, it has been put onto Youtube — that’s IF you want to subject yourself to this monstrosity. You’ll need to submit your homework before August 24th to be included in the discussion.