Icons of Science Fiction: Toho Collection

A trio of films from renowned Japanese sci-fi master Ishirô Honda is included in this three-disc set. First, fallout from hydrogen bomb tests is turning people into blobs of oozing, radioactive green goop that travel through sewers and have a taste for human flesh, in "The H-Man" (1958). Kenji Sahara, Akihiko Hirata star. Next, it's a "Battle in Outer Space" (1959) when all the world's super powers put their differences aside and unite to fight a common enemy: an invasion of Earth launched by a race of diminutive aliens. Ryo Ikebe, Kyôko Anzai star. And, in "Mothra" (1961), explorers on a remote Pacific island find a huge egg and two tiny native girls that they bring back to Japan where the egg hatches a giant moth larva that threatens all of Tokyo. With Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, and Emi and Yumi Ito (aka vocal group "The Peanuts"). 4 2/3 hrs. total. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Japanese Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary. In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English.