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Turner Classic Movies is again broadcasting all of the classic Toho films in June like it much did last year. However, TCM will be broadcasting the US premiere of the original, Japanese version of Godzilla (1954), as well as broadcasting other classics such as Rodan, Mothra, The H-Man, The Manster, and House. You can check the Turner Classic Movies website for the complete schedule of next month’s lineup.
TCM Japanese Kaiju Movie Schedule for June, 2012
Friday, June 15
7:00pm CST- GOJIRA (Godzilla) (1954)
American nuclear weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable, dinosaur-like beast. Director: Ishiro Honda. Cast: Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kochi, Akira Takarada, Akihiko Hirata.
BW-96 mins, Japanese with English subtitles.
8:40pm CST- RODAN (1956/1957)
Miners uncover the nest of a giant pterodactyl. Director: Ishiro Honda. Cast: Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata.
C-72 mins, TV-PG, CC.
10:00pm CST- MOTHRA (1961/1961)
After singing twin maidens are kidnapped from a tropical island, a giant larva (and soon-to-be moth) travels to Japan to rescue them. Director: Ishiro Honda. Cast: Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyoko Kagawa, Emi Ito, Yumi Ito, Jerry Ito.
C-91 mins, TV-PG
12:00am CST- THE H-MAN (1958/1959)
Nuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime. Director: Ishiro Honda. Cast: Yumi Shirakawa, Kenji Sahara, Akihiko Hirata.
C-79 mins, TV-PG, CC.
1:30am CST- HAUSU (House) (1977)
A schoolgirl spends her summer vacation in a haunted house. Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi. Cast: Kimiko Ikegami, Eriko Tanaka, Kumiko Ohba.
C-88 mins, TV-MA, Japanese with English subtitles.
Thursday, June 28
8:30am CST- THE MANSTER (1958/1962)
A mad scientist turns a reporter into a two-headed killer. Director: George P. Breakston. Cast: Peter Dyneley, Jane Hylton, Satoshi Nakamura, Jerry Ito.
BW-73 mins, TV-PG
4:45pm CST- THE GREEN SLIME (1968/1969)
A mysterious fungus invades a space station and turns into monsters. Director: Kinji Fukasaku. Cast: Robert Horton, Richard Jaeckel, Luciana Paluzzi.
C-90 mins, TV-14
Source: Turner Classic Movies
