Ishiro Honda Double Feature
Ishiro Honda lived a long and eventful life that saw him forge a really remarkable career in the Japanese film industry. Though being at least intermittently associated with such legends as Akira Kurosawa, Honda may forever be best remembered for his relationship with another "legend" of sorts: Gojira. Honda was instrumental in developing what a lot of folks think of as the "modern" kaiju film, having not just helmed the first (and several subsequent) Godzilla outings, but also Rodan and Mothra. While all of those kaiju entries probably at least flirted with a science fiction ambience, Honda also made films which were inarguably firmly within a sci-fi idiom, including The Mysterians, as well as both of the films Eureka! Entertainment's Masters of Cinema series has aggregated together here in this release.

2xBD50 | 1080p AVC | 347 min | 45 Gb + 44.6 Gb
Language: Japanese, English
Subtitles: English
Genre: Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller


The H-Man:
Police experts investigating sordid drug dealings are stumped when crooks disappear, leaving only their clothes behind. No-nonsense Inspector Tominaga refuses to give credence to the radical theory of scientist Dr. Masada: radioactivity has transformed six sailors into H-Men, liquid beings that dissolve other humans for food...

Extras:
Original Japanese Version (1080p; 1:26:04) and International English Dubbed Version (1080p; 1:18:58) are offered.
Audio Commentary by film historian David Kalat is available under the Play Menu for the Original Japanese Version. (2020)
Audio Commentary by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski is available under the Play Menu for the Original Japanese Version. (2020)
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Battle in Outer Space:
In the future, bizarre phenomena cause disasters all over the world -- train wrecks, flooding, etc.. The United Nations traces the nefarious acts to alien forces called "Natalians". It seems the aliens have established a forward base on the moon, but Japanese scientists have developed a heat ray, and the rocket ships that will get an expedition there to reconnoitre and deal with the aliens...

Extras:
Original Japanese Version (1080p; 1:30:24) and International English Dubbed Version (1080p; 1:30:23) are offered.
Audio Commentary by film historian David Kalat is available under the Play Menu for the Original Japanese Version. (2020)
Audio Commentary by authors and Japanese sci-fi historians Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski is available under the Play Menu for the English Dubbed Version. (2009)
Isolated Music & Effects Track is available under the Play Menu for the Original Japanese Version.
Stills Gallery