When Horror Came To Shochiku: Eclipse Series 37
| Film | 宇宙大怪獣ギララ |
| Format | 4× DVD |
| Region | 1 |
| Runtime | The X From Outer Space: 88 Min | Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell: 84 Min | The Living Skeleton: 80 Mins | Genocide: 84 Min |
| Audio | Dolby Digital Mono |
| Subtitles | English |
| Languages | Japanese |
| Aspect Ratio | 2.24:1 (The X From Outer Space), 2.35:1 (Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell), 2.50:1 (The Living Skelton), 2.47:1 (Genocide) |
| Color | Color (The X From Outer Space | Goke, The Body Snatcher | Genocide), B&W (The Living Skeleton) |
| Video Standard | NTSC |
| Packaging | Box Set |
| Catalog Number | ECL166 |
| Barcode | 7 15515 10051 9 |
| ISBN | 978-1-60465-655-7 |
| Company | Shochiku Co., Ltd. |
| Distributor | The Criterion Collection |
| Series | Eclipse |
| Territory | United States |
| Notes | Following years of a certain radioactive beast’s domination at the box office, many Japanese studios tried to replicate the formula with their own brands of monster movies. One of the most fascinating, if short-lived, dives into that fiendish deep end was the one by Shochiku, a studio better known for elegant dramas by the likes of Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujiro Ozu. In 1967 and 1968, the company created four certifiably batty, low-budget fantasies, tales haunted by watery ghosts, plagued by angry insects, and stalked by aliens—including one in the form of a giant chicken-lizard. Shochiku’s outrageous and oozy horror period shows a studio leaping into the unknown, even if only for one brief, bloody moment. |