World of Toku

This is an account that talks about various Tokusatsu spanning from the 50s - 70s (& 80s onwards). Mostly the fantasies & science fictions.

[World of Toku @TohoMonsters]

Welcome to the World of Toho.
On this quest we will be covering the Toho/Godzilla franchise. From the depths of Half Human to Singular Point you will have a wider view on the history of one of the most popular tokusatsu franchises in the world.

[Kaiju No. 14 @14_kaiju]

Yoshihiro Nishimura, the design supervisor and special effects producer for ‘Shin Godzilla’, has sadly passed away at the age of 59.

[松木 秀憲 @ddg175myoukou88]

今日5月18日は俳優 土屋嘉男 さんのお誕生日です。ご存命であれば99歳になられます。黒澤明監督の映画「七人の侍」利吉役を契機に東宝入りその後「ゴジラの逆襲」「怪獣大戦争」「ガス人間第一号」など東宝特撮映画に数多く出演。その他映画、テレビでも名脇役として活躍。

[Davis Madole @titangoji]

Finally rolling out this year's DAMCON interviews– starting off with one of Rita Repulsa's onscreen actresses, Carla Perez. Super lovely to chat with!

[シン・マロン/栗山 久輝 @2iGicfdWsbJcY5M]

#今日は何の日[1980年5月16日]
大野剣友会さん
山口豪久さん
ライダーマン
村上弘明さん
今日は仮面ライダー(スカイライダー)33話[ハロー！ライダーマン
ネズラ毒に気をつけろ!!]放送日
あばよ涙 よろしく勇気！

[CD @MrChangeDragon]

Rest in Peace Wakana Yamazaki

[Data confirms - 100% funny robotic face @KRRicRX]

*My favorite Toku designs from the Showa Era

[ネオ書房 企画／ブックカフェ20世紀 神保町 @20th_jinbocho]

本日5月15日は、『スマッシング・マシーン』公開日！

『映画秘宝』2026年6月号にて、本作のレビュー記事が掲載！

書き手は、胸部ひろ美さんです。

ロック様がマーク・ケアーの半生を演じ切る
懐かしい総合格闘技PRIDEに感涙

神保町ネオ書房／ブックカフェ二十世紀および阿佐ヶ谷ネオ書房で発売中！

[NHK PR @NHK_PR]

【タモリ vs ゴジラ】

「久しぶりの再会」だそうです。

前回に続き、東京・成城。
今回は「映画の街・成城 なぜ成城は“日本のハリウッド”になった?」

巨大映画スタジオを #ブラタモリ です。

16（土）夜7:30［総合］

▼詳しくはこちら▼
https://t.co/Hc5y2wAzhb

▼大はしゃぎのタモリさん▼

[World of Toku @TohoMonsters]

The Showa Kamen Riders are interventions by the God of good (Buddha, Trinity, you choose).
Of course, Takeshi Hongo self declares himself as a champion of justice sent by Mother Nature herself. If you combine the aspects of Ambassador Hell & Dr. Shinigami’s backstories from Toru Hirayama then you see the Great Leader use an alias known as “Chen Mao.” When confronting Shinigami & Gamon (Ambassador Darkness) he describes himself as a thought. With Kamen Rider Amazon & the Demon World of Stronger it’s implied that the Great Leader has been active for thousands of years. The Great Leader is what you would assume to be Satan, Belial, Baal, etc. with the implication of him being a foreign entity attempting to take form in our physical universe. If you are familiar with the story from Genesis in the Bible we are met with the Tower of Babel. Where they build a tower or gate (as Babel means Gate to God) to show superiority over their creator (Think of Shocker being a power built to display dominance). God destroys the tower and splits all the nations & languages giving them to “false gods” or otherwise better known as “demons.” While God only takes one group of people, a challenge giving Satan 99 nations while only giving himself 1. This “1” is Kamen Rider. It’s a popular trope within the book of taking characters who are by definition evil but using them for good. Kamen Rider being a cyborg created by Shocker now destined to fight thousands of Kaijin on his own ties very similarly to this allegory. The Great Leader as seen whenever the Riders finally reach him toys with the implications of his origin, saying he’s a god of death or his birthplace is of the stars. It’s a sinister thought yet, despite everything with each new organization he forms a rebel of pure righteousness to stand against him is born. Why would such an intelligent deity fail? Well, because it’s nature’s divine intervention.

[KEZZA YARU-SHIN @KezzaHenshin]

I wanna feel Toku-smart, what are some of your craziest Toku theories? Hehe 😜

[ライブドアニュース @livedoornews]

【訃報】作家・佐藤愛子さんが老衰で死去 102歳
https://t.co/wLckLhavi1

1969年に『戦いすんで日が暮れて』で直木賞を受賞。2016年に刊行した『九十歳。何がめでたい』は2024年に映画化された。娘の杉山響子さんと孫の桃子さんは「我儘放題、天衣無縫に生き抜いた102年でした」とのコメントを発表。

[GuSTaVauM | @gustavaum.tokusatsu.club | 仮面ライダー @GuSTaVauMJRI]

Já dizia o ditado: "Se tem placa, tem história."

「看板あるところに、物語あり。」

😂😂🤣

[thiago ap @th_0896]

Acho legal como Kamen Rider Agito (2001), a segunda série da era Heisei, tem algumas referências interessantes a Kamen Rider V3 (1973) a segunda série da era Showa:
- Em ambos os casos, o primeiro monstro a aparecer é baseado em Jaguar, sendo esses Hasami Jaguar (que aparece no episódio 01 de V3) e o Jaguar Lord (que aparece no episódio 01 de Agito).
- No episódio 13 de Agito, aparece o Scorpion Lord, um monstro baseado em escorpião que possuí machado e um escudo. No episódio 13 de V3 aparece o oficial da Destron Doktor G, que também possuí um machado, um escudo com símbolo de escorpião e um capacete com um rabo de escorpião.
- O Another Agito é o quarto Rider a aparecer na série, ele possuí um "braço direito" implantado e tem uma "boca" em sua máscara, semelhante ao Riderman (o Rider n° 4 da franquia) que também possuí um braço direito que não é dele, tem a boca à mostra e inicialmente também lutou contra o Rider. Another Agito também possui dois "lenços" em seu visual, assim como o "cachecol duplo" de V3.

[Meso☄️ @M3S0soic]

THE EARLIEST KNOWN GODZILLA FAN FILM
The Fire Monsters (1959) by Don Glut. Filmed in Chicago and Harrisburg. Influenced by "Gigantis."
Godzilla and Anguirus emerge from the waters of Chicago. At the end Godzilla climbs the tallest building in the city (Prudential) and falls.

[World of Toku @TohoMonsters]

More like The Curse of Tsuburaya, Anno absolutely loves Mirrorman & Mighty Jack equally as much. Without Tsuburaya Productions there is no Evangelion.

[ブルー @penpen_iii]

The Curse of Eva? No. The Curse of Ultraman.

[World of Toku @TohoMonsters]

The long style suit we have seen in the trailer for “Human Vapor” seems like a mix of trench coat-look from the original storyboards/concept art & the 1960 suit. Excited to see more!

[World of Toku @TohoMonsters]

@M3S0soic I see your point but that’s just a personal preference of adding it to the series. It really doesn’t matter as both are still included in the larger SFX series.

[【･o･】 @caomoji416c]

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『ガス人間』

VFXは白組で担当しています！
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[World of Toku @TohoMonsters]

@vortex_complex You should! I recommend them in-order too as each one in my own opinion is better than the last.