'Fes Godzilla' Shorts Coming to Japanese Blu-ray from TOHO Visual Entertainment on 04/16/25
One of the great announcements during Godzilla Fes 2024 was that TOHO Visual Entertainment will finally be releasing the five Fes Godzilla shorts to Blu-ray in one collection. Several of them were previously only available on disc as a reward for those who gave to the crowdfunding campaigns. In addition to the shorts, the release will also contain making-of footage, and interviews with director Kazuhiro Nakagawa and Godzilla suit actor Naoya Matsumoto.
The disc will not be subtitled in English, nor is there currently any word of a release outside Japan.
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Specs:
Retail price: ¥6,050 (Japan tax included), ¥5500 (without)
TBR35031D
JAN/ISBN: 4988104141316
1 Disc
1 layer (BD25G)
16:9 widescreen
1080p High Definition
Audio: Japanese 2.0ch Linear PCM
Subtitles: None
Included shorts:
-"Godzilla: Godzilla Fes"
-"Godzilla vs. Hedorah"
-“Fes Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks"
-"Fes Godzilla 4: Operation Jet Jaguar"
-"Fes Godzilla 5: Great Monster Battle"
TOHO Visual Entertainment describes the release (translation courtesy of Google):
The "Fes Godzilla" series, directed by Kazuhiro Nakagawa, is released every year at the Godzilla Festival starting with "Godzilla Fes 2020".
In the second film, a fierce battle with Hedorah unfolds, and in the third film, Gigan appears and a deadly battle unfolds. The fourth film, announced last year, features Jet Jaguar and Godzilla's biggest rival, King Ghidorah! And it has a shocking ending with "To be continued".
The year is 2024.
At Godzilla Fes 2024, the big anniversary year of Godzilla's 70th birthday, Godzilla and Jet Jaguar finally face King Ghidorah! "Fes Godzilla 5: Great Monster Battle" has been unveiled!
The five films in the series, including this one, which can be said to be the culmination of the Fes Godzilla series, which has grown in scale with each episode, will be released on Blu-ray!
As a video bonus, it includes exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the production process of each of the five episodes in the series, as well as interviews with director Kazuhiro Nakagawa and Naoya Matsumoto, who played Godzilla in the previous "Fes Godzilla" series!
The Fes Godzilla series is a series of short special effects films that focus on suits and miniature work and are announced at the Godzilla Fes every year, starting with "Godzilla Appears at the Godzilla Fes" at Godzilla Fes 2020.
Since the following year, each film has focused on the confrontation between Godzilla and a monster, with the pollution monster Hedorah appearing in 2021's "Godzilla vs. Hedorah," the cyborg monster Gigan in 2022's "Fes Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks," and the electronic robots Jet Jaguar and King Ghidorah appearing in 2023's "Fes Godzilla 4: Operation Jet Jaguar" to face off against Godzilla.
Director Kazuhiro Nakagawa has been directing since the first film, and also served as director for Fes Godzilla 5: Great Monster Battle.
Sources: TOHO Visual Entertainment, Godzilla Store, Amazon Japan, CDJapan