dubbed dialogue refers to the Goten-go by the name "Atragon". This shortening from four to three syllables was the choice of AIP, since several European markets released the film as Atoragon (Italy) and Ataragon (France). While Atragon became Toho's first tokusatsu eiga (visual effects film) released on home video in 1982, and though the film is exceptionally popular among western tokusatsu fans, Atragon was not released on home video in the United States until Media-Blasters' DVD in 2005 (although the film was in constant television syndication in the US until the early 1980s). Media Blasters had intended to use the original Titra Studios dubbing, but Toho forced the company to use its international version. This alternate dubbed version syncs up precisely with the Japanese video, but fans generally consider these international dubs to be inferior. Other appearances Manda later appeared in the 1968 Godzilla film Destroy All Monsters. Manda and the Gotengo, the original and an updated version, were featured in Godzilla: Final Wars''. References Bibliography Godziszewski, Ed (1995). "Atragon: A Toho Classic Revisited". G-Fan #21: 18–33. External links https://archive.org/details/atragon-1963 1960s fantasy adventure films 1960s science fiction adventure films 1960s monster movies 1963 films American International Pictures films Films scored by Akira Ifukube Films about dragons Films based on science fiction novels Films directed by Ishirō Honda Films produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka Films set in Tokyo Giant monster films Adventure horror films 1960s Japanese-language films Kaiju films Japanese natural horror films Science fiction submarine films Toho tokusatsu films Japanese fantasy adventure films Japanese science fiction horror films Films with screenplays by Shinichi Sekizawa Submarine films 1960s Japanese films