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Auction History Result 5e180 INVASION OF ASTRO-MONSTER Italian photobusta '70 Toho, cool different battling monsters! Date Sold 1/14/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1970 (from the first release year of this film in Italy) Vintage Theatrical Folded Italian Photobusta Movie Poster (pbusta; measures 18" x 25 3/4" [46 x 65 cm]) (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. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that the credits on this poster are from "Kaiju Dainsenso" (Invasion of Astro-Monster), but not unusually, this Italian poster features images from at least one other movie with images of Gamera & Barugon! If anyone knows more about this poster, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Finally, note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube.
UPDATED 01/10/2014: Note that this photobusta is from the 1970 Italian first release and NOT a 1970 re-release as we initially listed! Condition: good to very good. There is a series of small holes that form numbers at top, typical of Italian posters of this period. There is a small amount of tattering around the edges of the poster. The poster is otherwise in pretty nice condition. Learn More about condition grades 
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