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| The National Film Archive of Japan. Photo by Brett Homenick. |
Today (Sunday, February 18), I took a trip to the National Film Archive of Japan to catch a screening of the kaiju classic Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) in 35mm. The movie was shown as part of its program called Women Who Made Japanese Cinema [Part 2]: From the 1970s to the 1980s. In particular, this screening honored screenwriter Yukiko Takayama's contributions to Japanese cinema.
The print itself was in excellent shape, with very few noticeable blemishes. The movie's subject matter is quite dark, and director Ishiro Honda does a great job of highlighting the consequences of the monster attacks on everyday people. The movie has always been one of my favorites.
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| The poster for Terror of Mechagodzilla outside the theater. Photo by Brett Homenick. |
There was an impressive turnout for the film, despite the fact that it had already been screened twice before in the last couple of weeks. Not much else to say. Even though the screening started a bit earlier than I would have preferred (12:30), I'm very glad I went. A great way to kick off a fairly warm (by February standards) Sunday!
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