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Takeshi Kimura has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1970s.
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Five vacationers and two crewmen become stranded on a tropical island near the equator. The island has little edible food for them to use as they try to live in a fungus covered hulk while repairing Kessei's yacht. Eventually they struggle over the food rations which were left behind by the former crew. Soon they discover something unfriendly there...
Dir. Ishirō Honda · With Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Hiroshi Koizumi

At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.
Dir. Ishirō Honda · With Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yukiko Kobayashi
Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines. After an attack on the local village, Shigeru heads deeper into the mines only to make a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature. Soon a second monster appears as the two converge in Fukuoka.
Dir. Ishirō Honda · With Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata
An ever evolving alien life-form arrives on a comet from the Dark Gaseous Nebula and proceeds to consume pollution. Spewing mists of sulfuric acid and corrosive sludge, neither humanity nor Godzilla may be able to defeat this toxic menace.
Dir. Yoshimitsu Banno · With Akira Yamanouchi, Hiroyuki Kawase, Toshie Kimura
Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins.
Dir. Ishirō Honda · With Kenji Sahara, Kumi Mizuno, Russ Tamblyn
An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower.
Dir. Ishirō Honda · With Akira Takarada, Mie Hama, Rhodes Reason
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