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Sadola | Monster Profile
Monster Name: Sadola (Sadolar / Sadora) Monster Appearances: Return of Ultraman, Ultraman Mebius, Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle, Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie, Ultra Zero Fight, Ultraman Ginga S, Ultraman X, Redman Sadola is a large, reptilian kaiju that stands on two legs and features massive pincers on both its hands and feet. One of Sadola’s most dangerous abilities is its electromagnetic fog, which it uses to cloak itself from view while also dis
Frank Laudato
Dec 92 min read


Goro | Monster Profile
Monster Name: Goro Movie Appearance: Ultra Q (TV Series) Goro is a giant monkey who became enormous after eating chemically enhanced walnuts that were created during World War II. These walnuts were originally designed to increase the strength of soldiers in combat, but when Goro an ordinary monkey consumed them, the result was extreme and uncontrollable growth. Despite his size, Goro possesses no supernatural powers. His abilities are purely physical exceptional strength, a
Frank Laudato
Nov 101 min read


Godzilla, King of The Monsters (1956) Review | Godzilla Island Archive
The Plot: Reporter Steve Martin is on his way to Cairo when he stops over in Japan. Upon landing, he’s questioned by local authorities who ask if he "noticed anything unusual during his flight?" He hasn’t but learns that his plane’s route passed over the wreckage of a ship destroyed by an unknown force. Intrigued by the mysterious sinkings, Steve decides to stay in Japan to investigate. As more ships are lost under bizarre circumstances reports of a strange underwater light,
Frank Laudato
Oct 62 min read


The Volcano Monsters (1957) — The Lost Film That Became Godzilla Raids Again | Godzilla Island Archive
Note: This article is from 2013 transfered from GodzillaIsland.com This marks the first entry in a new recurring feature here on GodzillaIsland.com , where I’ll be exploring Toho’s “Lost Projects” — films that were planned, rewritten, or abandoned entirely. This list, originally documented by the legendary fan site Toho Kingdom , includes everything from early drafts of beloved kaiju movies to mysterious scripts that never made it past the planning stage. Be sure to read Ea
Frank Laudato
Oct 63 min read


Rodan (1956) Review | Godzilla Island Archive
The Plot In a small mining village in Japan near a volcano, two miners go missing after hitting a pocket of water that floods the mineshaft. A search party discovers one miner’s body floating in the shaft. An autopsy reveals that the miner’s death was not an accident he was killed, though the weapon cannot be identified. A group of three miners and a police officer return to the shaft to find the other missing miner. As they explore the flooded shaft, strange noises emerge. O
Frank Laudato
Oct 23 min read


Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1964) Review | Godzilla Island Archive
The Plot: A detective is assigned to protect a visiting princess. Before her plane even arrives in Japan, an assassination attempt via bombing destroys the plane but the princess escapes by jumping from it before the explosion. Meanwhile, a meteor shower occurs over Japan, and a large meteor crashes in the mountains. A team of scientists investigates the meteor and discovers its unusually strong magnetic properties. Soon after, the princess is spotted in Japan, but she has lo
Frank Laudato
Sep 292 min read
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