SciFi Japan
  • SciFi Japan
  • SciFi Japan

    Godzilla - Toho

    Ultraman - Tsuburaya

    International Scifi

    Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Special Thanks to Kai Saari Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has provided a half dozen clips from their new DVD release ICONS OF SCI-FI: TOHO COLLECTION.

    THE H-MAN Film Clip - Liquid Creature, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. © 1958 Toho Co., Ltd.
    THE H-MAN Film Clip - Don`t Move, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. © 1958 Toho Co., Ltd.
    BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE Film Clip - No Gravity, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. © 1959 Toho Co., Ltd.
    BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE Film Clip - Moon Battle, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. © 1959 Toho Co., Ltd.
    MOTHRA Film Clip - Plant Attack, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. © 1961 Toho Co., Ltd.
    MOTHRA Film Clip - Thousands Dead, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. © 1961 Toho Co., Ltd.

    About Toho

    Headquartered in Tokyo, Toho Company Ltd. is an independent film studio as well as one of Japan’s biggest entertainment conglomerates. The company is best known for producing many kaiju (monster) and tokusatsu (special effects) movies, as well as acclaimed films by Akira Kurosawa. The studio’s most famous international export is GODZILLA (1954), a film that created a worldwide sensation and is known as “King of the Monsters”. Toho has also been involved in the production of numerous anime titles and other films, and is currently the biggest motion picture distributor in Japan. Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla, and Rodan are described as being Toho`s Big Five due to the monsters` numerous appearances in all three eras of the franchise, as well as spin-offs. * Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla, Rodan, the character designs and King of the Monsters are trademarks of Toho Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

    About Sony Picture Home Entertainment

    Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. SPE is a division of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE`s global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in more than 100 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at sonypictures.com. For more info on Blu-ray Disc, visit sonypictures.com/bluray.


    For more information on the ICONS OF SCI-FI: TOHO COLLECTION please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan:


    Advertisement

     

    Scifi Japan TV

    Promotional Video
    Scifi Japan TV
    Video

    Anime/Animation

    Asian Cinema

    Kaiju / Monsters

    Merchandise

    About us

     

    Welcome to SciFi Japan, your source for news and information on science fiction, horror, fantasy and action movies, TV shows and videos.. from classics and old favorites, to upcoming productions and home video releases, to the odd and obscure titles you may never have heard of!

    The mainstream press has largely ignored Japanese tokusatsu (special effects) films, and when the genre has been covered by American news outlets and television the results were often inaccurate and condescending. On the other hand, there have been some excellent fan publications and websites devoted to these films, but Japanese studios have been extremely reluctant to deal with fan groups due to concerns over copyright infringement issues (some fans advocate and promote activities such as video bootlegging and unlicensed downloading). With no direct access to studio news and photos, fan reporting has often been forced to rely on secondhand info and rumors.

    What was missing was a professionally run English news outlet working directly with Japanese studios and filmmakers. So, in 2006, we brought together a talented group of published authors and reporters, film historians, reviewers, festival organizers, and movie makers with ties to the Japanese film industry to launch SciFi Japan (More information on our key contributors can be found here). The only English language news site press registered with all of the major Japanese studios and production companies, SciFi Japan is able to consistently bring accurate and exclusive information on Japanese films and shows to English speaking/reading fans worldwide.

    This site also receives updates from licensees and distributors of Japanese movies in North America, the UK and Australia, and we’re press registered with the major American studios as well. So, while our primary focus remains Japanese llive action and anime news we will rinclude international productions in our "International SciFii" and. "Asian Cinema" sections.

    And in 2012, we launched SciFi JAPAN TV, a web series featuring coverage of tokusatsu events and interviews with Japanese filmmakers. Each episode was shot on location in Japan exclusively for SciFi Japan by the Gaijin Channel production team. 

    SciFi Japan has grown by leaps and bounds over these past few years, and the site will continue to improve. So please bookmark SFJ and check back with us frequently… we’ll do our best to make it worth the effort!

     

     
     
     

    Contact Us

    For comments, questions or advertising inquiries please contact us at below...

    Invalid Input

    Invalid Input

    Invalid Input

    Invalid Input

    Invalid Input

    © 2026 Your Company. All Rights Reserved. Designed By JoomShaper