"The Last Dinosaur" (1977) (Alexander Grasshoff & Shusei Kotani)
Another fun live-action sci-fi/fantasy adventure co-production between strange bedfellows Rankin/Bass (known for their stop-motion "animagic" Christmas TV specials) and Tsuburaya Productions (founded by Eiji Tsuburaya, who invented Godzilla and monster-suit special effects) that features cool landscape minatures and suitmation dinosaurs. Rankin/Bass + Tsuburaya Pro. teamed up once more the next year to make THE BERMUDA DEPTHS (1978).
1977 / 95mins. / Original Aspect Ratio (1.85:1) / English Language with non-removable Japanese subtitles / Color / Japan & USA
Picture Quality: B+ (Source: Japanese Laserdisc)
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