Osaka man arrested for selling colorized 'Godzilla' film from 1954

Osaka man arrested for selling colorized 'Godzilla' film from 1954

Ippei Miyamoto, a part-time worker in the Osaka city of Toyonaka, has admitted to the allegation.

Hiya Toys Exquisite Basic Series 'Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah Giant Monsters All-Out Attack' (2001) Heat Ray Godzilla Figure

Shown below is the new Exquisite Basic Series 'Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah Giant Monsters All-Out Attack' (2001) Heat Ray Godzilla figure from Hiya Toy

66-year-old man arrested for pirating colorized copies of Toho's Godzilla (1954)!

Godzilla News: Toho have not yet officially released a colorized version of their 1954 original  - Godzilla vs. Kong 2021, Gojira Toho Movie News

Osaka man arrested for selling colorized version of the original Godzilla from 1954

Color me surprised! Colorizing old movies has long been a controversial process, with many in the industry thinking it’s an absurd notion that “color = better.” Even in this era, where AI can make colorization more accurate and realistic than ever before, just because we can doesn’t mean we should. A great example of this is the original Godzilla movie from 1954. Its starkly dark tones give it such a foreboding atmosphere and adding color to tha…