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==1962 aka==
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===King Kong vs. Godzilla===
== aka: King Kong vs. Godzilla ==
===キングコング対ゴジラ===


==2008 Hi-Vision Transfer==
== Criterion's GODZILLA: THE SHOWA ERA (1954-1975) ==


*2008 transfer was "created at Tokyo Laboratory, using a Cintel C-Reality telecine recording directly to HDCAM tapes" <ref>https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=17030048&postcount=3882</ref>
* "Both the KING KONG VS. GODZILLA and GODZILLA, KING OF MONSTERS will include the Japanese and US versions. All fifteen films in this set are high-definition digital transfers. We are working closely with Toho on this release and the 4K remaster you're referencing was not something that was provided to us for this." <ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/criterion/comments/ckl9bq/whats_the_status_on_those_godzilla_transfers/evpdctw/</ref>
**"The telecine machine at Tokyo Development Center is manufactured by a well-established Cintel company in England."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20081224025612/http://www.nihon-eiga.com/godzilla/hivision/</ref>
*missing scenes were taken from SD transfer
*Saki Uchiyama checked perforations<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20081224025612/http://www.nihon-eiga.com/godzilla/hivision/</ref>
*Mr. Hayato Komori, colorist <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20081224121751/http://www.nihon-eiga.com/godzilla/hivision/step3.html</ref>
*Mr. Shigeru Murata, technical manager in charge of restoration <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20081224124433/http://www.nihon-eiga.com/godzilla/hivision/step4.html</ref>


==2014 Toho Blu-ray==
== 4K Restoration ==


*Toho's 2014 Blu-ray release has a newer transfer with some but not all restored footage
* Tokyo Development Laboratory restores 12 frames <ref>https://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/series/higuchi/1255893.html</ref>
**"I finally found "3 rolls of Kingoji's cuts"
* [http://augustragone.blogspot.com/2016/05/king-kong-vs-godzilla-4k-remaster-shots.html "KING KONG VS. GODZILLA" 4K REMASTER SHOTS Teaser Compares Old Master & New Restoration!]
**but "I didn't have the roll 1 part... But I had to get this out, so I was told that I would just blow up the DVD image and release it... . "<ref name=":0" />
* [https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/189229 "King Kong vs. Godzilla" 4K digital remaster full version broadcast, special screening in Shinjuku]
*[https://amzn.to/32Al3PX available on Amazon]
*patchwork from four types of materials:
*#"A high-vision version of the "cut negative" other than "Roll 1" discovered in 2014.
*#A high-vision version of the "shortened film" that is the basis for supporting this software.
*#The one using "American version King Kong vs. Godzilla High Vision" owned by US Universal.
*#A blow-up of a conventional master (used for DVD etc.) to HD."
*##"the image is blurry in the scene where "TV commentator Kenzo Tatake" appeared"<ref>http://www.t-s-w-and-b.com/KingKong_vs_Godzilla/kgb1.html</ref>
*This master is what Toho supplied for the Japanese cut on Disc 8 of Criterion's 2019 GODZILLA: THE SHOWA ERA (1954-1975) Box Set <ref>Available on Amazon: [https://amzn.to/3iEBbq5 GODZILLA: THE SHOWA-ERA FILMS, 1954–1975 (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]]</ref>
**Note from Criterion's Jon Mulvaney: "The Japanese-release version of KING KONG VS. GODZILLA is being presented as a supplemental feature as received from a pre-existing Toho HD digital master. We are working closely with Toho on this release and the 4K remaster you're referencing was not something that was provided to us for this." <ref>https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/monsterkidclassichorrorforum/is-a-godzilla-box-set-in-criterion-s-future-t68168-s120.html#p1469649</ref>


==2016 4K Restoration / Digital Remaster (4Kデジタルリマスター)==
== References ==
 
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*"the negative film of "Roll 1", which had been missing for a long time, was discovered, and a project to completely reproduce the full-length version"
**"made a "lost frame" by referring to the previous and next frames with digital technology, and worked to connect the movements"
**"The stereo 4ch cine tape miraculously remained, and I was able to reproduce the stereo sound."<ref>July 13, 2016 - [https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20160713-godzilla/ Why King Kong vs. Godzilla 4K Digital Remaster is a long-cherished desire for monster movie fans]</ref>
*"24 minutes were cut when the shortened version was created, and the film that had been lost for a long time was discovered this time, making full use of the latest digital technology to restore it. It revived on the screen for the first time in 54 years as a remastered version."<ref>November 1, 2016 - [http://2016.tiff-jp.net/ja/lineup/works.php?id=227 King Kong vs. Godzilla (4K Digitally Remastered Edition) at Tokyo International Film Festival]</ref>
*"pure domestic film was completed and completed without using any film owned by US Universal" <ref>http://www.t-s-w-and-b.com/KingKong_vs_Godzilla/kgb4K1.html</ref>
*"The total number of negatives is 10 volumes. The film, which had a total length of about 8800 feet, was manually repaired, and 4K digital scan was performed for each frame by ARRISCAN. Scanning at 4K is about 2 frames/second, and the data per frame is about 50 MB. Grading is performed with Quantel Rio 4K, and in addition to screening of 4K projectors, playback is performed with a professional master monitor and home 4K TV to check the color adjustment. Restoration to restore film scratches, dirt, dust, splices, fading marks, etc., one frame at a time is completed using 4K compatible film restoration software such as MTI's Nova, Digital Vision's Phoenix, and HS-ART's DIAMANT. I am making it. For audio, the stored 4-channel stereo cine tape data is restored and adjusted for use."<ref>July 6, 2016 - [https://www.pronews.jp/news/20160607100016.html Japanese movie channel and SKY PerfecTV, "Kingoji" full-length 4K digital remaster version simulcast in 4K/2K]</ref>
*"when I scan a negative, it's in a state called "LOG." This LOG is like capturing all the information contained in the film. So, if you make the dark part brighter, you can see the details...I also shoot the bright part with the details visible when I sunk it a little, so the range of color adjustment is tremendous. It's wide, so even if it's a video, you'll be able to see where you couldn't see it by scanning the LOG and adjusting the colors from there.”<ref name=":0">November 2017 - [http://www.t-s-w-and-b.com/KingKong_vs_Godzilla/taidan/taidan1_3.html Part 3 of talk with Toshifumi Shimizu]</ref>
*The Tokyo Development Laboratory restore team created 12 missing frames
**Yoshinori Kato, Chief of Restoration Group (加藤良則氏)
**Jun Yamashita, Colorist (カラリストの山下純氏) <ref>June 4, 2020 - [https://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/series/higuchi/1255893.html The film movie will be reborn beautifully in this way!-Tokyo Development Office Infiltration Repo Final]</ref>
**Hayato Komori, Archive Coordinator, Video Production Section (小森勇人さん) <ref>https://mainichi.jp/articles/20160711/ddm/018/070/003000c?fbclid=IwAR2nOeENRP9wUNP6UAm9ZMzxMTurbuOriQPd0uVAMz5NvO3D9kkFpG55LLk</ref>
**Toshifumi Shimizu (Archive Manager) (清水俊文氏)
*"so the biggest feature of this restoration is "a sense of unity" anyway. It can be said that "King Kong vs. Godzilla" has finally become "a movie" <ref>July 12, 2016 - [http://mtorisan.sblo.jp/article/176050635.html The highlight of "King Kong vs. Godzilla" 4K full restoration version]</ref>
*"About 10 people took about 3 months to finish"
**"He was able to reproduce even the parts that were not visible on the film, such as the sweat of the characters."
**"I could see the piano wire (which moves Godzilla). On top of that, while removing scratches and dirt this time, the "technique" of the time, such as the piano wire, was left intact."<ref>July 12, 2016 - [https://www.sankei.com/entertainments/news/160712/ent1607120003-n1.html Image quality is clear! !! Resurrected "Kingoji" Lost film found, full-length 4K]</ref>
 
==2019 4K edit fix==
 
*cut back to Godzilla after Kong looks to see if his hands are burnt is restored (1:27:58)
**" In the rebroadcast this time (2019), it seems that the editing was done again, and it was completely restored to the original state at the time of the first release! "<ref>http://www.t-s-w-and-b.com/KingKong_vs_Godzilla/kgb4K1.html</ref>
 
==More links==
 
*June 27, 2016 - [https://news.yahoo.co.jp/byline/higuchinaofumi/20160627-00059293/ Naofumi Higuchi's Thousand and One Thousand Nights 64th Night "King Kong vs. Godzilla <4K full version>"]
*June 30, 2016 - [https://mainichi.jp/articles/20160630/dde/018/200/019000c Half a century ago "King Kong vs. Godzilla" Carefully restored and cleared 4K digital remastered version]
 
===2016 Broadcast on Nihon Eiga Senmon Channel (Japanese Movie Specialty Channel)===
 
*May 8, 2016 - [http://augustragone.blogspot.com/2016/05/king-kong-vs-godzilla-4k-remaster-shots.html "KING KONG VS. GODZILLA" 4K REMASTER SHOTS Teaser Compares Old Master & New Restoration!]
*June 1, 2016 - [https://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1002568.html "King Kong vs. Godzilla" restored in 4K. July 14 4K broadcast]
*June 1, 2016 - [https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/189229 "King Kong vs. Godzilla" 4K digital remaster full version broadcast, special screening in Shinjuku]
*June 3, 2016 - [https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2016/06/03/99209.html Complete version of "King Kong vs. Godzilla" in 4K... Broadcast & screening decided in July]
*[https://twitter.com/search?q=%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E5%AF%BE%E3%82%B4%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A9%204K%20from%3Apasinpasin&src=typed_query&f=live @pasinpasin tweets about KKvG]
 
===2016 Tokyo International Film Festival Screening===
 
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== Purchase on Amazon ==
Before the screening of "King Kong vs. Godzilla" Toshifumi Shimizu talk show
* [https://amzn.to/3iEBbq5 GODZILLA: THE SHOWA-ERA FILMS, 1954–1975 (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]]
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===DCP Screening in Japan===
 
*2019-05-25 - [https://alltag.hatenablog.jp/entry/2019/05/king-kong-vs-godzilla--movie-review "King Kong vs. Godzilla 4K Digitally Remastered Edition" (1962)]
 
===2021 Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray Release===
 
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=References=
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