History Trivia / Hausu

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Director Nobuhiko Obayashi was at one point apparently involved in the production of a Franchise/{{Godzilla}} film, to be entitled ''A Space Godzilla.'' Though Toho turned it down for various reasons, one of which was that it was just [[QuirkyWork too damn weird,]] the concept later saw life as [[Literature/{{ASpaceGodzilla}} a short story published in ''Starlog'' Magazine,]] where Obayashi was name-dropped as director. It is more or less [[MindScrew exactly as you would expect.]] Also, according to the same magazine, GODIEGO would have returned to compose the score.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Director Nobuhiko Obayashi was at one point apparently involved in the production of a Franchise/{{Godzilla}} film, to be entitled ''A Space Godzilla.'' Though Toho turned it down for various reasons, one of which was that it was just [[WidgetSeries too damn weird,]] the concept later saw life as [[Literature/{{ASpaceGodzilla}} a short story published in ''Starlog'' Magazine,]] where Obayashi was name-dropped as director. It is more or less [[MindScrew exactly as you would expect.]] Also, according to the same magazine, GODIEGO would have returned to compose the score.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Director Nobuhiko Obayashi was at one point apparently involved the the production of a Franchise/{{Godzilla}} film, to be entitled ''A Space Godzilla.'' Though Toho turned it down for various reasons, one of which was that it was just [[WidgetSeries too damn weird,]] the concept later saw life as [[Literature/{{ASpaceGodzilla}} a short story published in ''Starlog'' Magazine,]] where Obayashi was name-dropped as director. It is more or less [[MindScrew exactly as you would expect.]] Also, according to the same magazine, GODIEGO would have returned to compose the score.

* BreakthroughHit: Before this movie Nobuhiko Obayashi directed tv commercials and experimental films. After Hausu he focused on studio movies.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Director Nobuhiko Obayashi was at one point apparently involved the the production of a Franchise/{{Godzilla}} film, to be entitled ''The Space Godzilla.'' Though Toho turned it down for various reasons, one of which was that it was just [[WidgetSeries too damn weird,]] the concept later saw life as [[Literature/{{ASpaceGodzilla}} a short story published in ''Starlog'' Magazine,]] where Obayashi was name-dropped as director. It is more or less [[MindScrew exactly as you would expect.]] Also, according to the same magazine, GODIEGO would have returned to compose the score.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Director Nobuhiko Obayashi was at one point apparently involved the the production of a Franchise/{{Godzilla}} film, to be entitled ''The Space Godzilla.'' Though Toho turned it down for various reasons, one of which was that is was just [[WidgetSeries too damn weird,]] the concept later saw life as [[Literature/{{ASpaceGodzilla}} a short story published in ''Starlog'' Magazine,]] where Obayashi was name-dropped as director. It is more or less [[MindScrew exactly as you would expect.]] Also, according to the same magazine, GODIEGO would have returned to compose the score.

* LateExportForYou: The film wasn't released in the West until 2009 when Janus Films and Creator/TheCriterionCollection picked up the rights to it, where it was originally going to be released as an Eclipse title [[note]] Meaning exclusive to a box set [[/note]] until multiple theaters requested prints and had sold out showings across America.

* LateExportForYou: The film wasn't released in the West until 2009 when Janus Films and Creator/TheCriterionCollection picked up the rights to it, where it was originally going to be released as an Eclipse title [[note]] Meaning exclusive to a box set [[/note]] until multiple theaters requested prints and had sold out showings across America.