We just received a preview scan of reel 2 in the wetgate process, cleaning it up immensely. Here’s a few interesting screencaps from the test scan:
An example of American-added opticals blending over hard-matted Japanese footage.
Notice the white artifacts on the right side from the subtitle printing process.
Gone with the subtitles.
Boom mic:
If you’re interested in getting this classic Godzilla film scanned and restored in 4K for the first time in High Definition, send me or RedMenace a message, we are accepting donations for hard drives as well as software for restoration!