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Just as the Japanese version of GODZILLA (1954) was transformed into GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS! (1956) for American audiences, did you know that same cut of the film was later released in Japan with English subtitles as MONSTER KING GODZILLA in 1957? Did you know that GODZILLA was also colorized for a notorious 1977 rerelease in Italy today known as “Cozzilla”? If you didn’t already know that, you probably won’t enjoy this book. But if you did know all that, then prepare to learn a whole lot more! While the previous two cuts are common knowledge to kaiju fans by this point, there are a whole lot more that aren’t. This exhaustive filmography analyzes and examines the changes made to over 50 Japanese monster movies exported to Europe. See LEGEND OF DINOSAURS AND MONSTER BIRDS (1977) rescored with John Barry music to become TERREMOTO 10 GRADO in Italy! See RODAN (1956) become THE FLYING MONSTERS OF OSAKA in Germany and the BLOODTHIRSTY HAWK in Lebanon! See MONSTER ZERO (1965) passed off as a big screen adaptation of the German sci-fi novel COMMAND FROM THE DARK! Compare the differences between all of Toho’s 11 Champion Matsuri releases to their original versions! And, just what is the difference between HANUMAN VS. 7 ULTRAMAN and 6 ULTRA BROTHERS VS. THE MONSTER ARMY? Open this book to find the answers!