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    GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE 4K and Blu-ray From Criterion in March 2025

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    Source: The Criterion Collection press release
    Special Thanks to Courtney Ott

    Photo courtesy of the Criterion Collection. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD.

    The Criterion Collection has announced that the fan favorite GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE (ゴジラvsビオランテ, Gojira Tai Biorante, 1989) will be released March 18, 2025 in 4K UHD + Blu-ray and Blu-ray editions.

    Diving into delirious realms of imagination, this second film of the Godzilla franchise’s 1980s resurgence showcased the towering beast for a new generation of fans. This time, Godzilla’s foe is one of the series’ most wondrously strange kaiju creations: Biollante — a mutant plant genetically engineered from the cells of a rose, a renegade scientist’s dead daughter, and Godzilla itself. With a wild plot encompassing spies, psychic children, and bonkers biotechnology — and some of the coolest special effects in the history of Japanese cinema — GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE stands as a high point in the ever-evolving mythology of the King of the Monsters.

    104 minutes • Color • 5.0 surround • In Japanese with English subtitles • 1.85:1 aspect ratio 

     

    4K UHD + BLU-RAY COMBO EDITION

    SRP: $49.95

    STREET: 3/18/25

    CAT. NO.: CC3655UHDBD

    ISBN: 979-8-88607-254-9

    UPC: 7-15515-31101-4

     

    4K UHD + BLU-RAY COMBO SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

    • New 4K digital restoration, with 5.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack

    • One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features

    • New audio commentary featuring film historian Samm Deighan, host of the podcast Eros + Massacre and coeditor of the book Revolution in 35mm

    • Making-of program from 1993 featuring director Kazuki Omori and special-effects director Koichi Kawakita, among others

    • Short documentary from 1993 about the Biollante and Super X2 vehicle concepts

    • Deleted special effects

    • TV spots and trailers

    • New English subtitle translation 

    • PLUS: An essay by science-fiction and horror film expert Jim Cirronella

     

    BLU-RAY EDITION

    SRP: $39.95

    STREET: 3/18/25

    CAT. NO.: CC3656BD

    ISBN: 979-8-88607-255-6

    UPC: 7-15515-31111-3

     

    BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

    • New 4K digital restoration, with 5.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack

    • New audio commentary featuring film historian Samm Deighan, host of the podcast Eros + Massacre and coeditor of the book Revolution in 35mm

    • Making-of program from 1993 featuring director Kazuki Omori and special-effects director Koichi Kawakita, among others

    • Short documentary from 1993 about the Biollante and Super X2 vehicle concepts

    • Deleted special effects

    • TV spots and trailers

    • New English subtitle translation 

    • PLUS: An essay by science-fiction and horror film expert Jim Cirronella

    Photo courtesy of the Criterion Collection. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD.

    Photo courtesy of the Criterion Collection. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD.


    About the Criterion Collection

    Since 1984, the Criterion Collection has been dedicated to publishing important classic and contemporary films from around the world in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements. No matter the medium-from laserdisc to DVD and Blu-ray to streaming on the Criterion Channel-Criterion has maintained its pioneering commitment to presenting each film as its maker would want it seen, in state-of-the-art restorations with special features designed to encourage repeated watching and deepen the viewer's appreciation of the art of film.

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