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Celebrate Godzilla’s Birthday This November with a 48-hour Marathon and Godzilla vs. TokuSHOUTsu: Friday Night Kaiju, Featuring 17 Classic Kaiju Films
Source: Toho Co., Ltd. press release
Official Site: godzilla.com
Special Thanks to Sarah J. De Bruin
This November, celebrate 67 years of Godzilla with your fellow Kaiju and toku fans with two monstrous events on TokuSHOUTsu and Shout! Factory TV. Utilizing high-definition restorations of the films, these marathons mark the first time these titles are available on either channel.
The party kicks off on November 3rd with a 48-hour Godzilla movie marathon starting at 12 am PT on Shout! Factory TV with 17 Kaiju films starting with GODZILLA, THE UNCUT JAPANESE ORIGINAL (GOJIRA) with subsequent films, including GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN (1955), airing in chronological order.
Following the two-day birthday marathon, fans can keep the party going each Friday in November with Godzilla vs. TokuSHOUTsu: Friday Night Kaiju Marathons. Starting Friday, November 5th at 4 pm PT / 7pm ET, each Friday night will feature a four-film lineup of classic Kaiju films making their debuts on the channel.
Godzilla vs. TokuSHOUTsu: Friday Night Kaiju Lineup
11/5/21
Godzilla, The Uncut Japanese Original (Gojira) (1954)
Rodan (1956)
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1964)
11/12/21
The War Of The Gargantuas (1966)
Invasion Of Astro-Monster (1965)
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
11/19/21
Ebirah, Horror Of The Deep (1966)
Son Of Godzilla (1967)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
All Monsters Attack (1969)
11/26/21
Godzilla, King of The Monsters! (1956)
Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Terror Of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Fans who are unable to tune into the festivities can still watch all 17 Kaiju films from these events as the films are now also available for viewing on demand on ShoutFactoryTV.com; Shout! Factory TV’s Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, and Android apps; and on various Shout! Factory TV branded channels including Tubi.
For all TokuSHOUTsu updates, fans can follow social media accounts @TokuSHOUTsu on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
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About Shout! Factory TV
Shout! Factory TV is a digital entertainment streaming service that brings timeless and contemporary cult favorites to pop culture fans. Shout! Factory TV offers an unrivaled blend of original programming and TV shows and movies curated from major studios, independent producers and its own distinctive entertainment library. The Shout! Factory TV family of channels also includes Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Carol Burnett Show, Johnny Carson TV and TokuSHOUTsu™, with more to come soon. Shout! Factory TV provides an immersive, high-quality viewing experience across a wide variety of platforms: online at ShoutFactoryTV.com, on smartphone devices, tablets and connected TV, and via apps on the Roku player, Android, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV. Shout! Factory TV channels are also available as branded channels on Amazon Prime Channels, Comcast Xfinity, Crackle, IMDb TV, Local Now, Plex, Pluto TV, Redbox, The Roku Channel, Roku Premium Subscriptions, Samsung TV Plus, Sling TV, STIRR, STRUUM, TCL, THETA.tv, Tubi, Twitch, Vizio and XUMO, with more to come. For more information, please visit ShoutFactoryTV.com.
About TokuSHOUTsu
Included in the Shout! Factory TV™ family of channels, TokuSHOUTsu™ is a free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel dedicated to all things tokusatsu, featuring TV series and live-action films with eye-popping special effects, vicious Kaiju brawls, superhero stunts and spectacular sci-fi. TokuSHOUTsu’s tentpole TV and film properties include Ultraman, Kamen Rider, Godzilla and Super Sentai, and the original series Let’s Talk Toku. The TokuSHOUTsu channel currently streams on Plex, Pluto TV, TCL, Twitch and THETA.tv, with more to come, and with select titles also available to stream on demand via Shout! Factory TV. For more information, please visit TokuSHOUTsu.com and follow social channels on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.