Category Archives: Kaiju

Japanese Film, Kaiju, Podcast, Tokusatsu

#116: Shin Ultraman (2022)

September 8, 2025 Zen Leave a comment

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We review the second film in Hideaki Anno’s trilogy of Shin films: Shin Ultraman. Following the success of 2016’s Shin Godzilla, Anno returns yet again as screenwriter but this time with longtime collaborator Shinji Higuchi taking over directing duties in this modern day re-imagining of the popular Ultraman franchise that aims to return the series to its early roots. Tune in for the full review!

Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro + Hunter x Hunter, Return of Ultraman, Lupin Zero, Lupin IIIrd vs. Cat’s Eye

[37:27] Review – Shin Ultraman

[2:36:24] BlueSky Questions

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Kaiju, Podcast

Team B #17: Galgameth (1996)

January 21, 2025 Zen Leave a comment

As a chaser shot to our last episode about the North Korean Kaiju movie Pulgasari, BLT Team B have heroically taken it upon themselves to review the much unloved North American remake Galgameth!

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#103: Godzilla Minus One (2023)

June 23, 2024 Zen Leave a comment

Godzilla Minus One writer / director Takashi Yamazaki returns the venerable franchise to its roots with a dramatic period piece set in the immediate aftermath of world war 2 in which the titular kaiju looms large, like a terrifying spectre, over the defeated and demoralized Japanese populace. Tune in for the full review!

Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro + Kaiju No 8, The Great Pretender, Furiosa, Samurai Warriors 4DX

[38:25] Review – Godzilla Minus One

[2:21:18] Twitter Questions

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#81: The Mighty Peking Man

August 31, 2022 Zen Leave a comment

On today’s episode of the Blade Licking Thieves, we talk about our hopes for the recently announced continuation of the Berserk manga (sans its creator) and the potential pitfalls facing the creative team; discuss the long awaited and finally realized North American Macross licensing deal; briefly touch on the recent anime series I’m Quitting Heroing; and, finally, we review Shaw Brother Studio’s 1977 King Kong rip-off and certified so bad it’s good cult classic: The Mighty Peking Man.

Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro, Berserk, Macross, I’m Quitting Heroing
[39:25] The Mighty Peking Man Review
[1:46:50] Twitter Questions

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#68: Pacific Rim

August 2, 2020 Zen Leave a comment

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We’re kicking off our series of listener requests with Guillermo Del Toro’s love letter to the Kaiju and Mecha genres: Pacific Rim – so, tune in, enter the drift with us, and let’s cancel the apocalypse!

Review (17:14)

Twitter Questions (1:42:05 )

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#52: Godzilla: King of the Monsters

June 29, 2019 Zen 1 Comment

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The Blade Licking Thieves romp, stomp, and skreeonk our way to the box office to check out Legendary Picture’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Tune in to find out whether Hollywood has finally given Goji and friends the justice they deserve!

Review (00:00)
Twitter Questions (1:05:20)

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#42: King Kong vs Godzilla

August 31, 2018 Zen Leave a comment

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In 1962, before Alien vs Predator, before Freddy vs Jason, before the inevitable Goku vs Superman of future year 2032, Toho studios released the mega-sized, trans pacific, crossover event to crush them all: King Kong vs Godzilla!

What We’ve Been Watching + News (00:00)
Review (40:40)
Twitter Questions (1:28:32)