Hulu used to have several as did Netflix in the way back, however I'm having difficulty finding a reliable guide for current streaming services. I'm open to any sites since most will probably offer a free trial, but I'm a little lost.
Posted May 30, 2018, 11:55 PM UTC
Fuck legal! Did Godzilla use crosswalks?! WWGD
There are copies with varying degrees of legality on archive.org such as HD remasters of some not on Blu-ray yet or widescreen film captures of one's not released in widescreen (such as Godzilla 1985)
Also curious, Crackle used to be really good about having them but haven’t seen a G movie on there in months
I think it's because Sony had the distribution rights but those have since shifted.
Filmstruck has them on their Criterion Channel. Or they did last time I checked anyway.
vudu has a bunch of them,
*Edit* it's a rent/buy service though... but probably the best legal way to get them
Hoopla has some. You just need a library card.
There is an app/service called Film Struck. It host the criterion collection which own the rights to the Showa Era films minus Sea Monster, Vs Gigan the Smog Monster. They got the japanese versions and US versions.
I decided to just splurge and get the whole series on blu ray, and I don’t regret it. I never knew Netflix or Hulu even had some of the old Godzilla films.
Amazon prime
That's a good question and one that there's no answer for outside of America.
You can torrent every single film to your hearts desire in dubbed or subbed, but as far as legally? Bah.
I'm late to this thread, but several of the movies are available on archive.org which is completely legal and free.
Starz has most of the Showa series, last time I checked. I think the trial is only a week though.
edit: http://astoundingbeyondbelief.tumblr.com/post/173291116884/2018-kaiju-streaming-guide
They still do.