Front and back cover art for Shout! Factory`s GAMERA VS ZIGRA/ GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER Double Feature DVD. Photos courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 1971. 1980 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.Source: Shout! Factory Special Thanks to Tom Chen Our friends at Shout! Factory sent over an advance copy of their GAMERA VS ZIGRA/ GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER Double Feature Collector’s Edition DVD set, so we`re pleased to give SciFi Japan readers an early look at what`s coming their way on March 15th. The DVD has a suggested retail price of $19.93. Both films are presented in their original widescreen theatrical aspect ratios. The quality of the image and Japanese audio tracks matches the high standards of Shout! Factory`s previous Gamera releases. The English dubs are the same ones used for the original American releases; unfortunately the English audio for GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER appears to have been lifted from inferior elements as it is rather muffled. It is also incomplete... the narration switches briefly to Japanese during Barugon`s rampage and is missing the line "The chilling monster Barugon is attacking the city of Osaka, having destroyed the city of Kobe" which was part of the original English dub. GAMERA VS ZIGRA comes with a publicity gallery featuring lobby cards, stills, and poster designs (20 images) and a second gallery of behind the scenes photos (4 images). GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER comes with a gallery of 4 promotional images. The still galleries are presented full-screen, a big improvement over similar galleries in the earlier Shout! Gamera DVD sets. GAMERA VS. ZIGRA MENUS AND EXTRA FEATURES
Photos courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 1971 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.GAMERA VS ZIGRA (???????????, Gamera tai Shinkai Kaijuu Jigura, 1971) Running Time: 87 minutes Japanese Audio English Dub (Sandy Frank Film Syndication version) English Subtitles
Photos courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 1971 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER MENUS AND EXTRA FEATURES
Photos courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 1989 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER (???????, Uchuu Kaijuu Gamera, 1980) Running Time: 92 minutes Japanese Audio English Dub English Subtitles
Photos courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 1980 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their careers sharing their music, television and film faves with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD offerings serve up classic, contemporary and cult TV series, riveting sports programs, live music, animation and documentaries in lavish packages crammed with extras. The company’s audio catalogue boasts Grammy-nominated boxed sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations. These riches are the result of a creative acquisitions mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. With its fingers on the pulse of pop culture, Shout! Factory continues to impact the entertainment media landscape through acquisition of top quality programming for home entertainment releases. Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com.
For more information on Shout! Factory`s Gamera DVDs please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan:
- Showa Gamera Films Coming to DVD from Shout! Factory
- DVD Review: GAMERA THE GIANT MONSTER
- New Gamera Double Feature DVDs Coming from Shout! Factory
- Sneak Peek: Shout! Factory`s GAMERA DOUBLE FEATURE COLLECTOR’S EDITION DVDs
- GAMERA VS. ZIGRA/GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER DOUBLE-FEATURE COLLECTOR’S EDITION DVD
