
Source: The Criterion Collection press release
Special Thanks to Courtney Ott
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The Criterion Collection has announced that the fan favorite GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE (ゴジラvsビオランテ, Gojira Tai Biorante, 1989) will be released March 18, 2025 in 4K UHD + Blu-ray and Blu-ray editions.
Diving into delirious realms of imagination, this second film of the Godzilla franchise’s 1980s resurgence showcased the towering beast for a new generation of fans. This time, Godzilla’s foe is one of the series’ most wondrously strange kaiju creations: Biollante — a mutant plant genetically engineered from the cells of a rose, a renegade scientist’s dead daughter, and Godzilla itself. With a wild plot encompassing spies, psychic children, and bonkers biotechnology — and some of the coolest special effects in the history of Japanese cinema — GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE stands as a high point in the ever-evolving mythology of the King of the Monsters.
104 minutes • Color • 5.0 surround • In Japanese with English subtitles • 1.85:1 aspect ratio
4K UHD + BLU-RAY COMBO EDITION
SRP: $49.95
STREET: 3/18/25
CAT. NO.: CC3655UHDBD
ISBN: 979-8-88607-254-9
UPC: 7-15515-31101-4
4K UHD + BLU-RAY COMBO SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New 4K digital restoration, with 5.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• New audio commentary featuring film historian Samm Deighan, host of the podcast Eros + Massacre and coeditor of the book Revolution in 35mm
• Making-of program from 1993 featuring director Kazuki Omori and special-effects director Koichi Kawakita, among others
• Short documentary from 1993 about the Biollante and Super X2 vehicle concepts
• Deleted special effects
• TV spots and trailers
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: An essay by science-fiction and horror film expert Jim Cirronella
BLU-RAY EDITION
SRP: $39.95
STREET: 3/18/25
CAT. NO.: CC3656BD
ISBN: 979-8-88607-255-6
UPC: 7-15515-31111-3
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New 4K digital restoration, with 5.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• New audio commentary featuring film historian Samm Deighan, host of the podcast Eros + Massacre and coeditor of the book Revolution in 35mm
• Making-of program from 1993 featuring director Kazuki Omori and special-effects director Koichi Kawakita, among others
• Short documentary from 1993 about the Biollante and Super X2 vehicle concepts
• Deleted special effects
• TV spots and trailers
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: An essay by science-fiction and horror film expert Jim Cirronella
Photo courtesy of the Criterion Collection. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD.
Photo courtesy of the Criterion Collection. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD.