Huo xing ren

This completely unknown Asian monster/robot film is a gem for many Godzilla fans who need new feed of '70ies rubber monster flicks. Those nostalgic fans who were 10 in the '80es, being able to see this movie on some private TV channel, still remember the kid finding the small statue in a hidden catacomb, the statue growing under some x-rays, the huge unusual robot like giants and the cheesy long-haired enemy jumping around like wild, their extensive battles on the surface of the planet, and of course, the mesmerizing score by Pink Floyd (!!! – read below).

Indeed, its production history is rather curious, and has been reconstructed patiently by Roberto Zanni on his blog, from which I'm posting this excerpt.

Actually, I'm forced to post it on the Discussion Board since IMDb is marking too many foreign words as "error" and hence doesn't allow me to hit "submit"! So please go back one step and check out the Discussion Board. Sorry for this strange IMDb issue!