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Zone Fighter (1973) | Episodes 24 through 26 Nov 09, 2017

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Episode 24: DEFEAT THE NEEDLE SHOOTING TERROR-BEAST NEEDLAR Japanese Title: Harifuki Kyoujuu Niidoraa-wo Taose Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday September 10th 1973 Director: Ishiro Honda Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi Writer: Yuji Amamiya

Episode 25: CARNAGE! ZONE & GODZILLA VS. THE ALLIED TERROR-BEAST FORCES Japanese Title: Seizetsu! Zoon Gojira tai Kyoujuu Rengougun Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday September 17th 1973 Director: Kengo Furusawa Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita Writer: Yoshihisa Araki

Episode 26: PULVERIZE! THE GAROGA GAMMA-X STRATEGY Japanese Title: Funsai! Garoga Ganmaa X Sakusen Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday September 24th 1973 Director: Kohei Oguri Director of Special FX: Shinichi Kanzawa Writer: Satoshi Kurumi

Gorath (1962) Oct 26, 2017

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Directed by Ishirō Honda

Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka

Written by Jojiro Okami (story), Takeshi Kimura

Starring Ryō Ikebe, Yumi Shirakawa, Takashi Shimura, Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Ken Uehara

Music by Kan Ishii

Cinematography Hajime Koizumi

Edited by Reiko Kaneko

Release date March 21, 1962 (Japan)

Running time 89 minutes

The Mysterians (1957) Aug 22, 2017

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Directed by Ishirō Honda Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka Screenplay by Takeshi Kimura Story by Jojiro Okami Based on An adaptation by Shigeru Kayama Starring Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Takashi Shimura Music by Akira Ifukube Cinematography Hajime Koizumi Edited by Hiroichi Iwashita Release date 28 December 1957 (Japan) Running time 89 minutes Box office $975,000

Zone Fighter (1973) | Episodes 20 through 23 Aug 08, 2017

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Episode 20: FIERCE FIGHT! CAN YOU HEAR FIGHTER'S SONG? Japanese Title: Gekitou! Faitaa-no Uta-ga Kikoeru Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday August 13th 1973 Director: Masao Minowa Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Shiro Ishimori

Episode 21: INVINCIBLE! GODZILLA RAGES Japanese Title: Muteki! Gojira Ooabare Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday August 20th 1973 Director: Kohei Oguri Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Shinichi Kanzawa

Episode 22: COUNTERATTACK! DEFEAT SUPER JIKIRO Japanese Title: Gyakushuu! Suupaajikiro-wo Taose Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday August 27th 1973 Director: Masao Minowa Director of Special FX: Shinichi Kanzawa Writer: Masaru Takesue

Episode 23: SECRET OF THE GREAT TERROR-BEAST BAKUGON Japanese Title: Dai Kyoujuu Bakugon-no Himitsu Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday September 3rd 1973 Director: Ishiro Honda Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi Writer: Masaru Takesue

Birth of Japan (1959) Jul 12, 2017

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Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki Produced by Sanezumi Fujimoto, Tomoyuki Tanaka Screenplay by Toshio Yasumi, Ryuzo Kikushima Based on Kojiki and Nihon Shoki Starring Toshiro Mifune, Yoko Tsukasa, Koji Tsuruta Cinematography Kazuo Yamada Release date 1 November 1959 (Japan) Running time 182 minutes

Zone Fighter (1973) | Episodes 16 through 19 Jul 04, 2017

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Zone Fighter Episodes 16-19

Episode 16: TERRIFYING ATTACK! THE GAROGA ROBOT Japanese Title: Kyoufu-no Shuugeki! Garoga Robotto Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 16th 1973 Director: Akiyasu Kikuchi Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita Writer: Susumu Takeuchi

Episode 17: GO! FIGHTER, SCRAMBLE Japanese Title: GO! Faitaa Kinkyuuhasshin Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 23rd 1973 Director: Jun Fukuda Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Satoshi Kurumi

Episode 18: COMMAND: "DESTROY THE JAPANESE ISLANDS" Japanese Title: Shirei "Nihon Rettou Bakuhase-yo" Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 30th 1973 Director: Ishiro Honda Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi Writer: Yuji Amamiya

Episode 19: ORDER: "DESTROY THE EARTH WITH COMET K" Japanese Title: Meirei "K Suisei-de Chikyuu-wo Kowase" Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday August 6th 1973 Director: Ishiro Honda Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi Writer: Yuji Amamiya

Zone Fighter (1973) | Episodes 11 through 15 Jun 27, 2017

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Zone Fighter Episodes 11-15

Episode 11: IN A HAIR'S BREADTH: THE ROAR OF GODZILLA! Japanese Title: Kanippatsu Gojira-no Sakebi! Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday June 11th 1973 Director: Jun Fukuda Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Kazuhisa Hattori

Episode 12: THE TERROR-BEAST BASE: INVADE THE EARTH! Japanese Title: Kyoujuu Kichi Chikyuu-e Shinnyuu! Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday June 18th 1973 Director: Ishiro Honda Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi Writer: Norio Komata

Episode 13: HAIR-RAISING! THE BIRTHDAY OF TERROR Japanese Title: Senritsu! Tanjoubi-no Kyoufu Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday June 25th 1973 Director: Ishiro Honda Director of Special FX: Kichio Tabuchi Writer: Jun Fukuda

Episode 14: RAMPAGE! THE GAROGA BOYS ATTACK FORCE Japanese Title: Takerikuruuzo! Garoga Shounen Kougekitai Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 2nd 1973 Director: Akiyasu Kikuchi Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita Writer: Masaru Takesue

Episode 15: IT'S SINKING! GODZILLA, SAVE TOKYO Japanese Title: Chinbotsu! Gojira-yo Tokyo-wo Sukue Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday July 9th 1973 Director: Kengo Furusawa Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita Writer: Kohei Oguri & Norio Komata

Zone Fighter (1973) | Episodes 6 through 10 Jun 13, 2017

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Zone Fighter Episodes 6-10

Episode 06: KING GHIDORAH'S COUNTERATTACK! Japanese Title: Kingugidora-no Gyakushuu! Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday May 7th 1973 Director: Jun Fukuda Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Juro Shimamoto & Akira Ishikari

Episode 07: ZONE FAMILY'S CRITICAL MOMENT! Japanese Title: Zoonfamirii Kikiippatsu! Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday May 14th 1973 Director: Kengo Furusawa Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Satoshi Kurumi

Episode 08: DEFEAT THE INVADER OF FEAR! Japanese Title: Taose! Kyoufu-no Inbeedaa Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday May 21st 1973 Director: Akiyasu Kikuchi Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita Writer: Satoshi Kurumi

Episode 09: FIND THE SECRET OF THE RED SPIDER! Japanese Title: Oe! Reddosupaidaa-no Himitsu Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday May 28th 1973 Director: Kengo Furusawa Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Juro Shimamoto

Episode 10: ZONE FIGHTER, DESTROYED! Japanese Title: Zettaizetsumei! Zoonfaitaa Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday June 4th 1973 Director: Akiyasu Kikuchi Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita Writer: Motoo Nagai

Zone Fighter (1973) | Episodes 1 through 5 Jun 06, 2017

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Zone Fighter Episodes 1-5

Episode 01: DESTROY THE TERROR-BEAST MISSILE! Japanese Title: Kyoujuu Misairu Bakuhase-yo! Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 2nd 1973 Director: Jun Fukuda Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Jun Fukuda

Episode 02: ATTACK! DESTRO-KING Japanese Title: Yattsukero! Desutorokingu Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 9th 1973 Director: Jun Fukuda Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Jun Fukuda

Episode 03: STRIKE! GAROGA'S UNDERGROUND BASE Japanese Title: Tatake! Garoga-no Chitei-kichi Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 16th 1973 Director: Ishiro Honda Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita Writer: Masaru Takesue

Episode 04: INVASION! GAROGA'S GRAND ARMY: GODZILLA APPEARS Japanese Title: Raishuu! Garoga Dai Gundan – Gojira Toujou – Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 23rd 1973 Director: Ishiro Honda Director of Special FX: Koichi Kawakita Writer: Shozo Uehara

Episode 05: ATTACK KING GHIDORAH! Japanese Title: Kingugidora-wo Mukaeutsu! Original Airdate: 7:00pm (JST) Monday April 30th 1973 Director: Jun Fukuda Director of Special FX: Teruyoshi Nakano Writer: Juro Shimamoto & Akira Ishikari

Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) May 30, 2017

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Directed by Ishirō Honda Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka Written by Yukiko Takayama Starring Katsuhiko Sasaki, Tomoko Ai, Akihiko Hirata, Katsumasa Uchida, Gorō Mutsumi, Tadao Nakamaru, Toru Kawai as Godzilla Music by Akira Ifukube Cinematography Sokei Tomioka Edited by Yoshitami Kuroiwa Release date March 15, 1975 Running time 83 minutes

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