As Bizarrechats readers are aware, my confidant, Mel, contributes to my movie memorabilia, particularly poster and lobby-card reproductions. Lo and behold, she's done it again, with three more submissions, taken from one of my lifelong favorites, Toho/Ishiro Honda's Rodan (represented in this post per lovely, "stock" images).
The first item is a staggering, 24" x 36" one-sheet that was made for the U.S./King Brothers' August 1957, theatrical release. The titular, flying behemoth was actually a duo in this introductory story, and for this poster reproduction, is emblemized as a green dragon, accompanied by three panel inserts, which capture scenes from the production.
The next submission is a 11" x 14" card sporting a shaded Rodan soaring over the Saikai Bridge, with an ominous, green-clouded sky to offset the creature's flight.
The third is another 11" x 14" card and depicts the creature emerging from the water in a shot that can only instill fear, as planes soar from behind.
I'm grateful for any Rodan commemorations, whether presented as a mammoth duo or for the longer stretch, a single, Godzilla ally. In fact, I grew rather disgruntled in recent years when Rodan took a sorrowful back seat to other kaiju. (For the record, I prefer Rodan over the Mothra, and consider the flying reptile's teaming with Godzilla against the dastardly Ghidorah in Invasion of the Astro Monster/Monster Zero to be one of Toho's finest hours.)
Well, to say the least, these reproductions rekindle the good old days for me, when the sight of this wondrous, mutant monstrosity drew a top spotlight. Because of such, I give generous Mel my sincerest thanks for acknowledging one of cinema's greatest, colossal characterizations.
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