A List of Known Toho Export Dubs

Last updated 16 Jul. 2024. Updated some information for Godzilla vs King Ghidorah, Godzilla vs Mothra, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II and Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon.

5/3: Added information to The Adventures of Takla Makan and Under the Banner of Samurai.

• 3 Dolls in College (1959)


• 23 Steps to Bed (1962) – aka Ayako
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13 and Toho Films Vol. 14; in Vol. 13 and Vol. 14, the film is listed as 23 STEPS TO BED (or AYAKO).
  
  
• Admiral Yamamoto (1968)


• The Adventures of Takla Makan (1966)


• The Angry Sea (1960)


• Atoragon (1963) – aka Atragon


• Atragon – see Atoragon


• Attack Squadron (1963)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Tokyo by Frontier Enterprises.
  • The dubbed audio was formerly available on NTSC VHS in the U.S. from Video City Productions, released in 1986 as Kamikaze.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Ayako – see 23 Steps to Bed


• Baby Cart on to the Hades (1972) – see Lone Wolf with a Child: Baby Cart on to the Hades


• Battle of Okinawa (1971)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by Axis International.
  • Formerly available on PAL VHS in the UK from Derann Video, released in 1983.
  
  
• Battle of the Japan Sea (1969)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Tokyo by Frontier Enterprises.
  • Formerly available on PAL VHS in the UK from Crystal Video.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Beast Shall Die (1959)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 13 and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Big Shots Die at Dawn (1961)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films 1962, Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Blood in the Sky (1962)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Blood on the Sea (1961)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films 1962, Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Booted Babe, Busted Boss (1968) – aka Ironfinger Strikes Back


• Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Matthew Oram/Barry Haigh group.
  • The dubbed audio was formerly available on Region 1 DVD from Discotek, released in 2007 as Sayonara Jupiter; the export version itself was formerly available on PAL VHS in the Netherlands from New York Video.
  
  
• College Champ (1962)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 8 and Toho Films Vol. 9 as "College Champ." (with period); and as "College Champ" in Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Conflagration (1975)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Matthew Oram/Barry Haigh group.
  • Formerly available on PAL VHS in Sweden from Mariann Video as Storlarm i Tokyo Bay.
  
  
• Dallos (1985)
  
  
  • Produced by Bandai Co., Ltd., K.K. Yomiuri Kokokusha, and Pierrot Project Co., Ltd. A Bandai Visual direct-to-video release.
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Matthew Oram/Barry Haigh group.
  • Formerly available on NTSC VHS in the U.S. in a slightly-edited state from Best Film & Video. A narrated prologue, as seen in the original Japanese feature and a Castilian-dubbed video release of the export version, was apparently omitted from all U.S. releases of the film.
  • In the Library of Congress copyright document V2230P311 (recorded Dec. 10, 1986), Toho International and American National Enterprises are the parties named in a short form assignment of the English version of Dallos. As Battle for Moon Station Dallos, the export version was first brought to the U.S. circa 1986 by Peregrine Film Distribution (formerly American National Enterprises) for its 10-film "Dynamagic" television package. Aside from the opening Toho logo (lifted from Techno Police, another Peregrine release), there is no evidence in the credits that Toho International was involved in the production or distribution of the film. The aforementioned copyright document and a Peregrine sales sheet for Battle for Moon Station Dallos (in which the film is declared a presentation of Toho Company, Ltd.) seem to be the only external records of Toho International's connection to the film.
  
  
• Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films 1962, Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Deathquake (1980) – aka Earthquake 7.9
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong, probably by the early Rik Thomas group.
  • Formerly available on NTSC VHS in the U.S. from MNTex, released in 1990.
  
  
• Destroy All Monsters (1968)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Tokyo, likely by Frontier Enterprises, as confirmed by Burr Middleton in part 3 of "Behind the Ming Dynasty".
  • Formerly available on NTSC VHS and Region 1 DVD from ADV, released in 1998. The dubbed audio is available on Region A/B BD from Criterion, as part of "Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975," released in 2019. The export trailer was included on Toho Video's 2023 UHD (TBR-33215D) and Region A Blu-ray (TBR-33216D) releases of the film.
  • The dubbed version was noted in UniJapan Film Quarterly 42 (October 1968) and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Dogora (1964) - aka Space Monster Dogora
  
  
  • Export version dubbed in Hong Kong by Axis International.
  • The dubbed audio was formerly available on Region 1 DVD from Tokyo Shock, released in 2005. The export trailer was included on Toho Video's Region A Blu-ray release of Dogora, in the "Toho Kaiju ・ Tokusatsu 2-disc Set" (TBR-31317D).
  • The dubbed version isn't attested in any of the few volumes of Toho Films available to me. Its existence, however, was noted in The Gazette of India (December 25, 1965): In that publication, it was reported that the Central Board of Film Censors had certified the English-language version of "Space Monster Dogora" after cuts on August 10, 1965. The dialogue, "She is airing her bedroom," was marked for deletion before release by Bombay's Educational Films of India.
  
  
• Earthquake 7.9 – see Deathquake


• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Tokyo by Frontier Enterprises.
  • Formerly available on PAL VHS in the UK from PolyGram Video, released in 1992. A close approximation of the original export version was formerly available on Region 1 DVD from Sony as Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster, released in 2005, and in 2014 on Region 1 DVD and Region A BD from Kraken Releasing.
  • The dubbed version was noted in UniJapan Film Quarterly 36 (April 1967), Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• ESPY (1974)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Matthew Oram/Barry Haigh group.
  • Formerly available on PAL VHS in Lebanon from PVS. A significantly edited version was formerly available on NTSC VHS in the U.S. from Paramount, released in 1994.
  
  
• Evil of Dracula (1974)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Matthew Oram/Barry Haigh group.
  • An edited version was formerly available on NTSC VHS in the U.S. from Paramount, released in 1994. The mostly-complete dubbed audio is available on Region A/B BD from Arrow Films, released in 2018.
  
  
• Expo ‘70 (1971)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in UniJapan Film Quarterly 53 (July 1970) alongside English-subtitled and Spanish-dubbed versions. This is a feature length documentary film produced by the Newsreel Producers Association of Japan and distributed by Toho. Being a documentary, it’s possible that what UniJapan noted as "dubbing" was actually narration.
  
  
• Gardens of Japan (1959)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • An English-narrated version was noted in Toho Films 1962. This is a 20-minute documentary, directed by Kenji Shimomura (下村健二), details of which (in Japanese) are here.
  
  
• Godzilla 2000 Millennium (1999)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by Omni Productions, confirmed through correspondence here.
  • Export version unavailable. One line of dialogue from the export version was retained in TriStar Pictures' re-dubbed American release, titled Godzilla 2000, as noted in the DVD audio commentary.
  
  
• Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong, possibly by either Omni Productions or Red Angel Media.
  • Available from Sony on Region 1 DVD (released in 2004) and on Region A BD (released in 2014).
  
  
• Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by Red Angel Media (as formerly noted on the firm’s webpage, archived here).
  • A close approximation of the original export version is available from Sony on Region 1 DVD (released in 2005) and Region A BD (released in 2014).
  
  
• Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong, possibly by Omni Productions.
  • A close approximation of the original export version is available from Sony on Region 1 DVD (released in 2003) and Region A BD (released in 2014).
  
  
• Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong, possibly by either Omni Productions or Red Angel Media.
  • Available from Sony on Region 1 DVD (released in 2004) and Region A BD (released in 2014).
  
  
• Godzilla vs Biollante (1989)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong, possibly by Omni Productions.
  • Formerly available on NTSC VHS and LaserDisc in the U.S. from HBO Video, released in 1992. The dubbed audio was formerly available from Echo Bridge on Region 1 DVD and Region A BD, released in 2012. The export trailer was included on Toho Video's 2023 UHD (TBR-33242D) and Region A Blu-ray (TBR-33243D) releases of the film.
  
  
• Godzilla vs Destoroyah (1995)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by Omni Productions in 1997.
  • Available on Region A BD from Sony, released in 2014.
  
  
• Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by Axis International.
  • Formerly available on Region 0 DVD in Taiwan from Power Multimedia. A close approximation of the original export version is available on Region 1 DVD and Region A BD from Kraken, released in 2014.
  
  
• Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong.
  • Formerly available on Region 0 DVD in Taiwan from Power Multimedia. A close approximation of the original export version is available on Region 1 DVD and Region A BD from Kraken, released in 2014. The export trailer was included on Toho Video's 2023 UHD (TBR-33240D) and Region A Blu-ray (TBR-33241D) releases of the film.
  • The dubbed version was noted in UniJapan Film Quarterly 53 (July 1971).
  
  
• Godzilla vs King Ghidorah (1991)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong circa 1994, likely by Omni Productions.
  • Formerly available on PAL VHS in the UK from Manga Video, released in 1995. The dubbed audio is available on Region A BD from Sony, released in 2014.
  
  
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Matthew Oram/Barry Haigh group.
  • Formerly available on Region 0 DVD in Taiwan from Power Multimedia. A close approximation of the original export version was also formerly available on Region 1 DVD from Sony, released in 2004. The dubbed audio is available on Region A/B BD from Criterion, as part of "Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975," released in 2019.
  • The export trailer was included on a PAL VHS release from Sweden's Walthers Video.
  
  
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)


• Godzilla vs Megaguirus (2000)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong, likely by Omni Productions.
  • Available on Region 1 DVD from Sony, released in 2004; Sony’s 2014 Region A BD release is a digital recreation of the original export version.
  
  
• Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by Axis International.
  • Formerly available on Region 0 DVD in Taiwan from Power Multimedia. The dubbed audio is available on Region A/B BD from Criterion, as part of "Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975," released in 2019.
  • Some English-language prints of Godzilla vs. Megalon were struck with red credits while others were struck with all English text in white. The former was released by Power Multimedia and the latter on PAL VHS in the UK by PolyGram in 1992.
  
  
• Godzilla vs Mothra (1992)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong circa 1994-95, likely by Omni Productions.
  • Formerly available on PAL VHS in the UK from Manga Video, released in 1995. The dubbed audio was formerly available on Region A BD from Sony, released in 2014 as Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth.
  
  
• Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla (1994)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by Omni Productions in 1997.
  • Available on Region A BD from Sony, released in 2014.
  
  
• Gorath (1962)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • A Toho-commissioned dubbed version of Gorath is not attested in any source of Japanese origin available to me. The existence of an export version is confirmed, however, by archived press for the film's release in Hong Kong and Singapore. A flyer for this release reveals that the film was presented in at least one engagement in English with Chinese subtitles. A subsequent ad in the December 15, 1964 edition of the Strait Times shows that the English version of the film was still occasionally playing on Singapore's screens. The earliest date Gorath is known to have been exhibited in Singapore is December 22, 1962 (at the Cathay); this is likely much too early to have been the Americanized English version (itself initially previewed in the American southwest in late 1963 before a west coast release through the summer of 1964). Furthermore, a Singaporean review notes that the film was presented with a 4-channel magnetic stereo mix, also inconsistent with the 1963 U.S. version.
  • The export trailer is available with monophonic and stereo soundtrack mixes. The trailer was dubbed in Tokyo, possibly by Frontier Enterprises.
  
  
• GUNHED (1989)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Rik Thomas group.
  • Formerly available on PAL VHS in the UK from Manga Video, released in 1995. A close approximation of the original export version was formerly available from ADV on NTSC VHS (1997) and Region 1 DVD (2004); the dubbed audio in the latter was remixed to a 5.1 surround track.
  • Actress Brenda Bakke spoke English on set and remains undubbed in the export version. One line of Japanese spoken by Bakke was subtitled in ADV’s releases.
  
  
• The Hidden Fortress (1958)
  
  
  • It's very likely that Toho's export version of The Hidden Fortress was dubbed in Tokyo. A photo of Tokyo's Larry Sawell dubbing Toshiro Mifune in this film was featured in "Tokyo's 'Round Mound of Sound'," a profile of Sawell in EBONY Vol. XXXI, No. 11 (September 1976).
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 13 and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• High and Low (1963) – aka The Ransom
  
  
  • Dubbed in Tokyo, possibly by Frontier Enterprises, as confirmed by Burr Middleton in part 3 of "Behind the Ming Dynasty".
  • Formerly available for television syndication in the U.S. from the Walter Reade Organization. The export trailer was included on Toho Video's UHD release of the film (TBR-33119D).
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14. In Toho Films Vol. 8, which does not list a dubbed version, the film is titled The Ransom.
  
  
• The Human Vapour (1960)
  
  
  • A dubbed version was noted in Toho Films 1962, in a two-page showcase of Tsuburaya special effects films. The Human Vapour is not, however, included in the "List of English Dubbed Pictures" in any volume of Toho Films available to me. If a Toho-commissioned English language version was in fact produced, such a version is unavailable.
  
  
• I Bombed Pearl Harbor (1960) – aka The Storm of the Pacific
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films 1962, Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  • An Americanized version of this film, produced by Riley Jackson & Robert Patrick and directed by Hugo Grimaldi, was released by Parade in 1961, also as I Bombed Pearl Harbor. It's undetermined how, if at all, the version offered for export by Toho differs from the American release. Parade's version differs considerably from the original Japanese release, so it's possible that Toho's export version is its own unique English-language version, perhaps more closely corresponding to the Japanese version. And although Toho's version is often referred to today as The Storm over the Pacific, that particular title isn't used in any of the volumes of Toho Films available to me. "The Storm of the Pacific" is the title used for the film's entry in Toho Films 1962, but in the "Films Completely Dubbed in English" appendix, precedence is given to I Bombed Pearl Harbor; the latter is the title used exclusively in the subsequent volumes of Toho Films. More research is required.
  
  
• Imperial Navy (1981)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Matthew Oram/Barry Haigh group.
  • Formerly available on NTSC VHS in the U.S. from Sony (released in the 1980s) and on PAL VHS in Sweden from Golden Video.
  
  
• Interpol Code 8 (1963)
  
  
  • Formerly available for television syndication in the U.S. in the 1960s.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Ironfinger (1965)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 13 and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Ironfinger Strikes Back – see Booted Babe, Busted Boss


• A Keg of Powder (1964)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 13 and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Key of Keys (1965)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong.
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 13 and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• The Killing Bottle (1967)


• King Kong Escapes (1967)
  
  
  • A dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 13 and Toho Films Vol. 14. It’s possible, perhaps even likely, that the version alluded to in Toho Films Vol. 13 was actually Rankin/Bass’s Americanization, originally released by Universal in the United States in the summer of 1968. Prior to its mention in Toho Films Vol. 13, the film was covered in UniJapan Film Quarterly 39 (January 1968), but an English-dubbed version was not listed as available at that time.
  • In the 1980s, Europa Vision released Rankin/Bass’s American version of King Kong Escapes on PAL VHS in Finland as King-Kong kauhun saarella. Curiously, however, Universal’s logo had been replaced by the English-language Toho logo.
  
  
• King Kong vs Godzilla (1962)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  • A dubbed trailer, featuring the voices of William Ross and other Tokyo-based performers, is available on most of Toho’s domestic home media releases of the film.
  • In addition to the Tokyo-dubbed trailer, further evidence that an English version of King Kong vs Godzilla was dubbed in Tokyo comes from an October 13, 1994 New York Daily News story on WCBS radio personality Bill Brown. According to that story, written by Daily News staffer David Hinckley, Brown "does seven voices in King Kong vs. Godzilla." Additionally, Brown's Legacy.com obituary confirms that he spent the years from 1960 to 1964 in Japan. Therefore, if he in fact did dubbing work on the film, it almost certainly wouldn't have been the available Americanized version, which was recorded in Los Angeles in 1963.
  
  
• Lake of Dracula (1971)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong.
  • An edited version was formerly available on NTSC VHS in the U.S. from Paramount, released in 1994. The mostly-complete dubbed audio is available on Region A/B BD from Arrow Films, released in 2018. A version of the film with the export version's English credits was formerly available on SECAM VHS in France from Scherzo Video, released in 1983 as Le lac de Dracula.
  • The dubbed version was noted in UniJapan Film Quarterly 54 (October 1971).
  
  
• The Last Gunfight (1960)
  
  
  • Export version dubbed in Tokyo.
  • Formerly available for television syndication in the U.S. from Commonwealth United and NTA. The export trailer is available on VHS in the compilation "Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 5."
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films 1962, Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• The Last War (1961)
  
  
  • Export version dubbed in Tokyo by Frontier Enterprises, as recalled by Tom Korzeniowski to Brett Homenick (at his blog) in 2012.
  • Export version presently unavailable. The export trailer is available on Toho Video's Region 2 DVD release of the film.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films 1962, Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Latitude Zero (1969)
  
  
  • Toho’s English export version is not dubbed because the film was shot with most of its actors speaking English. The export trailer features English narration from Frontier Enterprises’ William Ross.
  • Formerly available on Region 1 DVD from Tokyo Shock, released in 2007. The export trailer is also available on this release.
  • The English version was noted in UniJapan Film Quarterly 46 (October 1969) and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Leda: Fantastic Adventure of Yohko (1985)
  
  
  • Produced by Toho and Kaname Productions. A Toho Video direct-to-video release.
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Matthew Oram/Barry Haigh group.
  • Formerly available on NTSC VHS in the U.S. from The Right Stuf International (1997).
  
  
• Legacy of the 500,000 (1963)
  
  
  • Produced by Takarazuka Motion Picture Co., Ltd. and Mifune Productions. A Toho Co., Ltd release.
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Lone Wolf with a Child: Baby Cart on to the Hades (1972) – aka Baby Cart on to the Hades
  
  
  • Produced by Katsu Productions. A Toho Co., Ltd. release.
  • Dubbed in Tokyo by Frontier Enterprises.
  • Formerly available on Region 1 DVD from Animeigo as Shogun Assassin 2: Lightning Swords of Death, released in 2007.
  
  
• Lower Depths (1957)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 13 and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Lupin III (1978)
  
  
  • Produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha. A Toho Co., Ltd. release.
  • Dubbed in Tokyo by Frontier Enterprises.
  • Formerly available on PAL VHS in the Netherlands from Video Media, released as Lupin III, De gentleman inbreker. The dubbed audio is available on Region 1 DVD from Discotek as Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo, released in 2013.
  • Although the film is most commonly referred to with its subtitle, "The Mystery of Mamo," the title on Toho's export version is simply "Lupin III."
  
  
• Man Against Man (1960)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films 1962, Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• The Man in the Storm (1957)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable. A 35mm print of the dubbed version was formerly available to rent for private exhibition in the U.S. as part of the joint Toho-Ohara Publications "Samurai Films" promotion, as advertised in the March to July 1972 issues of Black Belt.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films 1960, Toho Films 1962, Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Matango (1963)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by Axis International.
  • The dubbed audio was formerly available on Region 1 DVD from Tokyo Shock, released in 2005. The export trailer is available on region-free Blu-ray in the compilation 42nd Street Forever: Blu-ray Edition.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• The Merciless Trap (1961)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Tokyo by Eikosha.
  • The Merciless Trap is the only extant export version of a Toho film which credits its localization team. Michael Walker, William Ross, Alle Paige, and Francis Oka are credited as the voices and George M. Reid is credited as the director. The dubbing itself is credited to “Eikosha, Tokyo.”
  • Available on DVD-R in the U.S. from Sinister Cinema.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films 1962, Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• The Naked General (1958)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Tokyo by Frontier Enterprises, circa 1968.
  • Export version unavailable. The export trailer was included as a bonus feature on Toho Video's Region 2 DVD (TDV-33154D).
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 13 and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Night in Bangkok (1966)
  
  
  • Produced by Taiwan Films Studios, the Cathay Organization, and Toho. A Toho Co., Ltd. release.
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 13 and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Onibaba (1964)
  
  
  • Produced by Kindai Movie Co., Ltd. and Tokyo Eiga Co., Ltd. A Toho Co., Ltd. release.
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 13 and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Operation Enemy Fort (1962)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Operation Mad Dog (1963)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994)
  
  
  • Produced by Toho Pictures, Inc. A Toho Co., Ltd release.
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong circa 1995, likely by Omni Productions.
  • The dubbed audio was formerly available on Region 1 DVD from ADV, released in 2003.
  
  
• Outpost of Hell (1963)
  
  
  • Produced by Takarazuka Motion Picture Co., Ltd. A Toho Co., Ltd. release.
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Princess from the Moon (1987)
  
  
  • Produced by Toho Pictures, Inc. and Fuji Television. A Toho Co., Ltd. release.
  • Dubbed in Tokyo by Frontier Enterprises; confirmed by voice actor Dick Nieskens, interviewed by Brett Homenick.
  • The dubbed audio was formerly available on PAL VHS in Greece from Hellas Kosmos EK Video (ΕΛΛΑΣ ΚΟΣΜΟΣ Video) as Η Πριγκιπισσα Του Φεγγαριου (I Prinkipissa Tou Fengariou).
  
  
• Prophecies of Nostradamus (Catastrophe—1999) (1974)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Matthew Oram/Barry Haigh group.
  • Formerly available on PAL VHS in Denmark from A-S Panorama Video Distribution as Verdens sidste dage.
  • The export version runs approximately 89 minutes, twenty-five minutes shorter than the Japanese version.
  
  
• The Ransom – see High and Low


• Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by Omni Productions in 1997.
  • The dubbed audio is available on Region A BD from Sony, released in 2014.
  
  
• Rebirth of Mothra 2 (1997)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by Omni Productions.
  • The dubbed audio is available on Region A BD from Sony, released in 2014.
  
  
• Rebirth of Mothra 3 (1998)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by Omni Productions.
  • Available on Region A BD from Sony, released in 2014.
  
  
• Remi (1980)
  
  
  • Produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha. A Toho Co., Ltd. release.
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Matthew Oram/Barry Haigh group.
  • The dubbed audio is available.
  
  
• The Retreat from Kiska (1965)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 13 and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  • An English version was prepared by UPA for the North American market and first shown in 1973; it's unknown if this is the same English version attested in Toho Films.
  
  
• The Return of Godzilla (1984)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Matthew Oram/Barry Haigh group.
  • Formerly available on PAL VHS in the UK from Carlton Home Entertainment, released in 1998. The dubbed audio, remixed in 5.1-channel surround sound, is available on Region A BD from Kraken Releasing, released in 2016. The export trailer is available on the German Region 2 DVD from Marketing Film.
  
  
• Samurai Banners – see Under the Banner of Samurai


• Samurai Pirate (1963)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Tokyo, possibly by Frontier Enterprises.
  • Formerly available on PAL VHS in Finland as Samurai-merirosvo from Espoon OVC Videovision and Nickes Sound City (NSC Video), and in Sweden from Svenska Walthers Video.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• The Sea of Erabu (1960)
  
  
  • Produced by Nippon Eiga Shinsha Co., Ltd. A Toho Co., Ltd. release.
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films 1962, Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  • Because this is a feature length documentary, the English language dialogue may be narration instead of dubbing.
  
  
• The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by Axis International, circa 1963.
  • A black and white version of the export version, as released in the United States by Westhampton Film Corporation, was formerly available on NTSC VHS in the U.S. from Sinister Cinema.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Siege of Fort Bismarck (1963)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by Axis International.
  • Formerly available for television syndication in the U.S. from the Westhampton Film Corporation.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Son of Godzilla (1967)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Tokyo by Frontier Enterprises.
  • Formerly available on PAL VHS in the UK from PolyGram Video and 4Front Video, released in 1992 and 1998, respectively. The dubbed audio is available on Region A/B BD from Criterion, as part of "Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975," released in 2019.
  • The dubbed version was noted in UniJapan Film Quarterly 40 (April 1968), Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Space Amoeba (1970)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong.
  • The dubbed audio is available on Region 1 DVD from Tokyo Shock, released in 2006. The export trailer was included on Toho Video's Region A Blu-ray release of Space Amoeba, in the "Toho Kaiju ・ Tokusatsu 2-disc Set" (TBR-31317D).
  
  
• Space Firebird (1980)
  
  
  • Produced by Toho and Tezuka Productions. A Toho Co., Ltd. release.
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by Axis International.
  • Formerly available uncut on NTSC VHS in the U.S. from Best Film & Video, as Phoenix 2772. The export trailer was previously available on PAL VHS and Betamax in the UK from Mountain Video, released in 1982.
  
  
• Space Monster Dogora – see Dogora


• The Storm of the Pacific (1960) – see I Bombed Pearl Harbor


• Submersion of Japan (1973)
  
  
  • The export version is available on Toho Video's "Japan Sinks: 50th Anniversary" UHD release (TBR-33269D) without its English soundtrack.
  • The export trailer is also available on the Toho Video UHD. The trailer, if not the film itself, was dubbed in Hong Kong by the Matthew Oram/Barry Haigh group.
  • The English-dubbed export version, with affixed Spanish subtitles, played at the Cine-Rio in Curaçao on August 18-19, 1975.
  • The export version runs approximately 115 minutes, twenty-eight minutes shorter than the Japanese version.
  
  
• Sun Above, Death Below (1968)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Tokyo by Frontier Enterprises.
  • The export version is unavailable, but three scenes from it (totalling five and a half minutes) were included as a bonus feature on Toho Video’s R2 DVD release of the film.
  • The dubbed version was noted in UniJapan Film Quarterly 44 (April 1969) and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Super Spacefortress Macross (1984)
  
  
  • Produced by Big West, Shogakukan, MBS, and Tatsunoko. A Toho Co., Ltd. release.
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Matthew Oram/Barry Haigh group.
  • Formerly available on NTSC VHS in the U.S. from Best Film & Video, as Superdimensional Fortress Macross.
  • The film is better known as Macross: Do You Remember Love? The export version was re-edited and titled Clash of the Bionoids by Peregrine Film Distribution for the American market; a U.S. home video release by Celebrity Home Entertainment followed in 1987.
  
  
• The Surf (1954)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 13 and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Sword for Hire (1952)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • A version "with English narrative dubbed" was noted in Toho Films 1954.
  • Instead of full dubbing or subtitling, in the case of Sword for Hire, the translation was a running commentary over the film. The best-known example of such a translation is the 1956 U.S. release of Toho's Musashi Miyamoto as "Samurai," in which William Holden provided the narration.

    In his entry on the film in his book The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography, Stuart Galbraith IV attributes the narration in this version to Bob Booth; I haven't been able to verify that myself, but Booth was acting in Japan at the time and thus would have been a potential candidate for a Toho-produced narrative track.

  
  
• Tatsu (1962)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Techno Police (1982)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Matthew Oram/Barry Haigh group.
  • Formerly available on NTSC VHS in the U.S. from Celebrity Home Entertainment, released in 1987.
  
  
• Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Matthew Oram/Barry Haigh group.
  • Formerly available on Region 0 DVD in Taiwan from Power Multimedia. The dubbed audio is available on Region A/B BD from Criterion, as part of "Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975," released in 2019.
  
  
• This Greedy Old Skin (1960)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films 1962, Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• The Three Treasures (1959)
  
  
  • Export version presently unavailable. It was formerly available for television syndication in the U.S. in the early 1970s.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films 1962, Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14. The original Japanese theatrical release was over three hours in length, but Toho also prepared an abbreviated 126-minute version, which was advertised in the 1961 and 1962 volumes of Toho Films. At present, I’m unable to determine exactly how long the dubbed version ran.
  
  
• Tiger Flight (1964)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 13 and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
  
  
  • The UK theatrical version, released by British Lion Films, seems to be based on the export version. A high-definition scan of the UK release is available free-to-watch on the official Olympics YouTube channel.
  • The English version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 13 and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Rik Thomas group.
  • Formerly available on PAL VHS in the UK from Manga Video, released in 1995. This release, which doesn't appear to have been edited further by Manga, runs 104 minutes, about twenty-two minutes shorter than the Japanese version.
  
  
• Under the Banner of Samurai (1969)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Tokyo by Frontier Enterprises.
  • Export version unavailable.
  • This film was covered in UniJapan Film Quarterly 45 (July 1969) as Samurai Banners, the English title by which the movie is best known today. No dubbed version was noted in that publication, however, possibly suggesting that the English version was most likely recorded sometime later. The earliest attestation of the English version comes from an advertisement in the March 1972 issue of Black Belt (Vol. X, No. 3): Toho and Ohara Publications had partnered for a "Samurai Films" promotion, with Toho renting out 35mm prints of sixteen samurai features, including the English-dubbed Under the Banner of Samurai and The Man in the Storm, for private exhibition. The ad notes that this title was also available in the 16mm format with a magnetic soundtrack.
  
  
• Varan (1958)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable. The export trailer, unfortunately sans its English-dubbed soundtrack, was included on Toho Video's Region A Blu-ray release of Varan, in the "Toho Kaiju ・ Tokusatsu 2-disc Set" (TBR-31317D).
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films 1962, Toho Films Vol. 8, Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Walleyed Nippon (1963)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 13 and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• The War in Space (1977)
  
  
  • Although unconfirmed, it’s been suggested that Toho’s export version was dubbed in Paris by Les Filmes Jacques Willemetz. This attribution comes from a perceived similarity between the voice actor dubbing Kensaku Morita’s character in this film and the performer dubbing Danny Lee in Shaw Brothers’ The Mighty Peking Man (also 1977), as illustrated in this YouTube video. Original English language prints of Peking Man credit the English dubbing to “Les Filmes Jacques Willemetz-Paris.” As usual, Toho’s export version of The War in Space provides no localization credits of its own.
  • Formerly available on NTSC VHS in the U.S. from Video Action, and on PAL VHS in the UK from Mountain Video, and in Sweden from Mariann Video as Planeternas krig. The dubbed audio is available on Region 1 DVD from Discotek, released in 2007.
  • The export trailer was included on Toho Video's Region A Blu-ray (TBR-32016D).
  • Some English prints of The War in Space were struck with the main and end titles dyed red, while another version has both titles in white. The version released on video by Video Action is representative of the former, while the version syndicated on U.S. television (by Gold Key Entertainment) represents the latter type.
  
  
• The War of the Gargantuas (1966)


• Warring Clans (1963)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• The Weed of Crime (1962)
  
  
  • Export version likely dubbed in Hong Kong by Axis International.
  • The export version is presently unavailable. It was formerly available for television syndication in the U.S. from Commonwealth United Films. The export trailer is available on VHS in the compilation "Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 6."
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Witness Killed (1961)
  
  
  • Export version unavailable.
  • The dubbed version was noted in Toho Films Vol. 9, Toho Films Vol. 13, and Toho Films Vol. 14.
  
  
• Wonsan Operation (1976)
  
  
  • Produced by Sekyoung Enterprise in South Korea. International sales handled by Toho International Co., Ltd.
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by Axis International.
  • Formerly available on NTSC VHS in the U.S. from Video Action.
  
  
• Zero (1984)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Matthew Oram/Barry Haigh group.
  • Formerly available on NTSC VHS in the U.S. from Sony (released in the 1980s).
  
  
• Zero Pilot (1976)
  
  
  • Dubbed in Hong Kong by the Matthew Oram/Barry Haigh group.
  • Formerly available on NTSC VHS in the U.S. from Combat Video (released in 1986) and on PAL VHS in the Netherlands from Standard Video (released in 1983). The export trailer was included as a bonus feature on Toshiba’s R2 DVD release in Japan.
  • Zero Pilot is a World War II melodrama, but it's bookended by sequences set in the 1970s. Although the content of these sequences is essentially the same in the Japanese and English-language versions, the English version is composed of different takes, with characters wearing different wardrobes.
  
  

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