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7/20/2025, 3:56:53 PM
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It's funny, because in the 60's and 70's, while dubs weren't great, they were relatively faithful and kept them notably Japanese, with Japanese names, or at least wouldn't pretend the events weren't in Japan. Not even just toku, but other Japanese kid's films that would be used as low budget television for networks to air.
What happened in the late 80's, there started to be a shift against this. One reason I heard was that dubs of tokusatsu were considered cheap filler, so when there was a push for higher budget original shows in the late 80's it was one of the things networks stopped airing. Godzilla '84's failure in America might be another reason why. Along with growing sentiment against Japan in the 80's because of their booming industry.
Remember, there was a big gap between importing Godzilla Heisei movies between Biollante and the rest, and that's largely due to the '98 American movie pushing them to release them for promotion.
It's funny, because in the 60's and 70's, while dubs weren't great, they were relatively faithful and kept them notably Japanese, with Japanese names, or at least wouldn't pretend the events weren't in Japan. Not even just toku, but other Japanese kid's films that would be used as low budget television for networks to air.
What happened in the late 80's, there started to be a shift against this. One reason I heard was that dubs of tokusatsu were considered cheap filler, so when there was a push for higher budget original shows in the late 80's it was one of the things networks stopped airing. Godzilla '84's failure in America might be another reason why. Along with growing sentiment against Japan in the 80's because of their booming industry.
Remember, there was a big gap between importing Godzilla Heisei movies between Biollante and the rest, and that's largely due to the '98 American movie pushing them to release them for promotion.
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