Icons of Science Fiction: Toho Collection - MOTHRA / The H-MAN / BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE (3-Disc DVD Set now available)

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Three classic films directed by Ishiro Honda,
the father of Japanese Sci-Fi movies...

Icons of Science Fiction: TOHO COLLECTION
Mothra ~ The H-Man ~ Battle in Outer Space »
(3-Disc Collection recently debuted on DVD - Aug 18)

Culver City, CA — Three classic sci-fi films by the influential director Ishiro Honda (Godzilla) made their DVD debuts recently, when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released Icons of Science Fiction: Toho Collection last week (Aug 18). The three-disc DVD collection is now available for $24.96 SRP.

The much-sought-after titles by fans of science fiction include The H-Man (1958), Battle in Outer Space (1959), and the classic Mothra (1961). Each film has been digitally re-mastered for the best possible picture and sound quality, and includes both the original Japanese versions (with English subtitles), and the U.S. versions, plus two commentaries (see details below).

Now for the first time on DVD—and in their original Tohoscope aspect ratios—Sony Pictures presents three Honda classics that display the enormous breadth of the Toho magic during its glory years. So travel back to the days before CGI, when special effects were real and the results were spectacular!

Film Synopsis for each film further below.

DVD Details + BONUS FEATURES include:
• Presented on three discs
• New Master and Transfer for best possible picture and sound (original 2.35:1 Widescreen ratio)
• Original Japanese tracks of all three films
• Commentaries on Battle in Outer Space and Mothra with Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
• Mothra: 88 minutes
• The H-Man: 79 minutes
• Battle in Outer Space: 90 minutes
Japanese versions: 277 minutes
U.S. versions: 259 minutes

(all three films are Not Rated)

About TOHO:
Headquartered in Tokyo, Toho Company Ltd. is an independent film studio as well as one of the 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.

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Film Synopsis:
Toho, the most famous of all Japanese movie studios, first made its name in the West for the extraordinary masterworks of Akira Kurosawa. But they really struck box office gold with the wildly colorful kaiju eiga (monster movies) that began in 1954 with the original GODZILLA (Gojira), the creation of director Ishiro Honda and special effects wizard Eiji Tsuburaya.

Now for the first time on DVD -- and in their original Tohoscope aspect ratios -- Sony Pictures presents three Honda classics that display the enormous breadth of the Toho magic during its glory years. The H-Man, Battle in Outer Space and Mothra are presented in both their Japanese and U.S. versions. So travel back to the days before CGI, when special effects were real and the results were spectacular!

Mothra (1961)
Members of a Japanese expedition to a heavily-radiated island find two tiny, beautiful girls and take them home for observation. When the girls are taken off the island, a mysterious egg hatches, producing a gargantuan moth which destroys everything in its path as it searches for the girls.

Tokyo once again faces destruction when a giant caterpillar crawls into town to save tiny twin sisters from the clutches of entrepreneurs out to exploit them. The one-foot high ladies have been kidnapped from their remote island in the South Seas and taken to Japan, where they are now a sideshow attraction. However, the twins have supernatural powers and cry out for help from the huge caterpillar that has hatched back on their island. The giant insect comes to Tokyo, where it causes mass devastation. It then transforms into a moth that continues on its way to liberate the sisters. Meanwhile, a reporter tries to get the scoop on this unusual story. Will Mothra rescue the maidens? And, if it does, how much of Tokyo will be left?

The H-Man (1958)
A radioactive liquid turns people into slimy blobs that begin to reproduce and clutter up Tokyo's sewer system.
The Tokyo sewer system is an oozing mess after a radioactive liquid turns people into slimy blobs that float down the drains following a rainstorm. To add to the havoc, the gelatinous masses then begin to reproduce. The blobs are ultimately destroyed in a fire that lights up the city.

Battle in Outer Space (1959)
The nations of the Earth unite in a common cause to fight off an invader from outer space.
A series of mysterious catastrophes sweep the globe, causing world's scientists to conclude that beings from another planet are attacking earth. Two earth space ships damage attackers, giving the world time to prepare for gigantic battle in outer space.

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