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INVASION OF ASTRO-MONSTER INVASION OF ASTRO-MONSTER 8x10 OR search current auctions Auction History Result 8w0001 INVASION OF ASTRO-MONSTER 20 8x10 Japanese export stills 1970 Toho, battling monsters! Date Sold 5/27/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 20 Original Vintage Theatrical 8" x 10" [20 x 25 cm] Japanese Export Movie Stills (Learn More) Kaiju Daisenso (released in other English-speaking countries as "Invasion of Astro-Monster" and "Godzilla vs Monster Zero"), the 1965 Ishiro Honda Toho Japanese kaiju battling rubbery monsters science fiction (sci-fi) thriller starring Godzilla (king of the monsters!), Rodan (the flying monster), King Ghidrah (the three-headed dragon monster), Nick Adams, Akira Takarada, Jun Tazaki, Kumi Mizuno, and Gary Graham. In this movie, Godzilla's look was made less severe and more friendly, befitting the protector that his character was becoming (although he still accidentally caused much damage on his own), and the film also featured the famous (or infamous) Godzilla "shie" victory dance! Also, note that this movie was made in Japan in 1965, but was not released in the U.S. until 1970 (it was released in some other countries between 1965 and 1970), and when it was released in the U.S. in 1970, it was not released by itself, but solely on a double-bill with "War of the Gargantuas" (and they put "ALL NEW" on the poster, because it WAS new to U.S. audiences in 1970). The delay seems to be related to the death of star Nick Adams and an internal business dispute with the U.S. distributors. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this one of two sets of 8x10 stills (the other is from King Kong Escapes) that were sent to us by the same consignor. In both cases the stills have no printing at all on the front or back other than some of the stills having a one or two digit number in the lower right corner of the image. While these COULD be U.S. stills, we think it is unlikely they are because of the lack of printing in the bottom blank border. The stills from King Kong Escapes have an important clue as to their origin, because they came together with an eight page brochure from the Toho company printed entirely in English, with a list on the back of the "overseas" cities it was for, which included four U.S. cities and seven in the rest of the world. Therefore we think it is extremely likely that both sets of stills are "Japanese export stills", meaning that they were printed in Japan and sent with brochures to the non-Japanese countries listed on the back of the brochure. But this is somewhat guesswork, so, please do not bid on these stills unless you can accept this uncertainty and if anyone knows more about this, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Condition: very good. Each has a few minor scuffs that are mostly only noticeable when the still is tilted to the light but otherwise they are in pretty nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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