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The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies

John LeMay
The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Book PDF

Author : John LeMay
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1548145254

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Nessie. Bride of Godzilla. Gamera vs. Wyvern. Mothra vs. Bagan. Batman Meets Godzilla. All fans have heard of these tantalizing lost films, but few know of their full histories...until now. With information straight from the Japanese sources learn how Gamera was made in 1965 to make use of miniature sets made for a disastrous movie about giant rats called Giant Horde Beast Nezura which was partially shot in 1963. Marvel at a blind Godzilla's battle with the invisible monster Chamelegon in Tokyo S.O.S.: Godzilla's Suicide Strategy! Watch in amazement as Godzilla and Kong battle in the flames of Mt. Aso in Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla! Explore the tortured history of the Toho/Hammer team-up Nessie about a kaiju-sized Loch Ness Monster. Recoil in horror at the sights of Great Prophecies of Nostradamus, a 1974 film so controversial that a self-imposed ban was placed on it by Toho. Baffle at Hanuman, the monkey monster of Thailand's Chaiyo Studios which teamed with Ultraman and his brethren in 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army. Puzzle over a psychedelic Italian colorized version of Godzilla, King of the Monsters! code-named "Cozzilla." Then uncover the $100,000 fan made epic Legendary Beast Wolfman vs. Godzilla! But that's not all-this book also contains essays by kaiju fan experts such as Dr. Ayame Chiba, Stan Hyde, Mark Jaramillo and Ted Johnson on subjects as diverse as unmade Kong films to heretofore unknown independent films like Atragon 2 and Wanigon vs. Gamaron!

The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: Showa Completion (1954-1989)

John Lemay
The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Showa Completion 1954 1989 Book PDF

Author : John Lemay
Publisher : Big Book of Japanese Giant
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 1734154640

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From the 1950s onwards, far eastern filmmakers from Japan, China, and Korea--but mostly Japan--cranked out a bevy of dai kaiju ("giant strange beast") movies. This guidebook covers not only all the Godzilla and Gamera movies produced during Japan's Showa Era (1954-1989), but also offshoots like Yongary, Monster From the Deep (1967), Agon, the Atomic Dragon (1968), Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972), Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (1977), and more! Also covered are a bevy of famous tokusatsu ("special effects") films like Invisible Man vs. the Human Fly (1957), Submersion of Japan (1973), and Virus (1980). From classics like King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) to obscure rarities like 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army (1974), this book has got it all!

The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies

John Lemay
The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Book PDF

Author : John Lemay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1734781645

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1989 marked the start of the Heisei era in Japan. It also marked a new direction in tokusatsu films beginning with Godzilla vs. Biollante and Gunhed. This tome covers all the Japanese giant monster movies produced from 1989 up to 2019's Godzilla: King of the Monsters. This book covers a broad range of titles, from well known fare such as Gamera, Guardian of the Universe (1995), Rebirth of Mothra (1996), and Monster X Strikes Back (2008) to independent kaiju movies Reigo, King of the Sea Monsters (2008) and Attack of the Giant Teacher (2019). In addition to giant monsters, this book also covers all of Tsuburaya Productions Heisei era Ultraman films from from Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Dyna (1998) all the way up to Ultraman R/B The Movie (2019).

Writing Japanese Monsters: From the Files of The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies

John Lemay
Writing Japanese Monsters From the Files of The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Book PDF

Author : John Lemay
Publisher : Bicep Books
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-19
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1734154667

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Writing Japanese Monsters: From the Files of The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies by John Lemay Pdf

Learn the secret histories behind Japanese movie monsters like Godzilla, Mothra, Gamera, and Ultraman and how talented screenwriters breathed creative life into the monsters well before the special effects technicians could!

The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Vol. 1: 1954-1982

John LeMay
The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Vol 1 1954 1982 Book PDF

Author : John LeMay
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1974442713

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The Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition of the original is here, covering over 25 new films including Warning from Space (1956), Half Human (1957), The Birth of Japan (1959), The Whale God (1962), The Lost World of Sinbad (1963), Great Yokai War (1968), Voyage Into Space (1970), Submersion of Japan (1973), 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army (1974), The Bermuda Depths (1978) and Attack of the Super Monsters (1982) to name only a few. And, delve even deeper into the Japanese kaiju movies that you love with new trivia and production information on every entry from the Godzilla, Gamera and Daimajin series.

The Kaiju Film

Jason Barr
The Kaiju Film Book PDF

Author : Jason Barr
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786499632

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The Kaiju Film by Jason Barr Pdf

The Kaiju (strange monster or strange beast) film genre has a number of themes that go well beyond the "big monsters stomping on cities" motif. Since the seminal King Kong 1933) and the archetypal Godzilla (1954), kaiju has mined the subject matter of science run amok, militarism, capitalism, colonialism, consumerism and pollution. This critical examination of kaiju considers the entirety of the genre--the major franchises, along with less well known films like Kronos (1957), Monsters (2010) and Pacific Rim (2013). The author examines how kaiju has crossed cultures from its original folkloric inspirations in both the U.S. and Japan and how the genre continues to reflect national values to audiences.

Kaiju for Hipsters

Kevin Derendorf
Kaiju for Hipsters Book PDF

Author : Kevin Derendorf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1983293776

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"The Radioactive King of the Monsters!" "The Universe-Guarding Friend to Children!""The Mightiest Moth in All Creation!"You won't find them here.No, this is not a collection reviewing the same old giant monster movies that we've all seen covered countless times already. This book is for those who've already watched those, and are looking for a new fix, outside of those familiar franchise behemoths.Here you'll find information on the more esoteric kaiju cinema experience: quirky parodies (such as Big Man Japan and Ultraman Zearth), animated features (like Cyborg 009: War of the Monsters), Taiwanese fantasy flicks (e.g. King of Snake and its better-known Hong Kong edition, Thunder of Gigantic Serpent), low-budget indie pictures (including Monster Movie G and Orochi Strikes Again), TV miniseries (for example, Moonlight Mask: Mammoth Kong or Iron Armor Mikazuki), and more. There's a lot to enjoy, so come take a walk down the road less trampled.

The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies

John LeMay,Neil Riebe
The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Book PDF

Author : John LeMay,Neil Riebe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1536827886

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"What's this?" you ask, "Another crudely fan produced book of reviews and boring synopses of Toho's Godzilla films?" Not quite, if you're a seasoned Godzilla fan like the author eager for new information on old classics, this is in fact the book for you. Not only does it cover Toho's dai kaiju eiga (even the rarely seen Daigoro vs. Goliath), but for the first time in America offers reviews, trivia and detailed production information on all of Daiei's classic Gamera films, Toei's Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds, and even the Shaw Brother's Mighty Peking Man to name a few. Still think you already know it all about Japanese giant monster films? Did you know that King Seesar originally had antlers and was named King Barugan? Or that Tadao Takashima refused to fly to Guam for on location filming for Son of Godzilla? Or that Katsumi Nimiamoto, who played Titanosaurus in Terror of Mechagodzilla, was also the acrobatic hero of Ultraman Leo on TV? Don't know who Tadao Takashima or Katsumi Nimiamoto are, don't worry this book will tell you that too. If you think you've already read every good book on Japanese Giant Monsters think again. Wait there's more!!!! This book also offer bonus entries on non-kaiju films like Battle in Outer Space, Toho's Hammer horror inspired "Bloodthirsty Trilogy" and Agon the Atomic Dragon to name only a few. What other authors are saying about The Big Book of Japanese Monster Movies: "John LeMay's wonderful The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Vol. 1 (1954-1980) is a love letter to all those great Showa Era sci-fi, fantasy, and horror movies from the Land of the Rising Sun. LeMay's enthusiasm is contagious, his prose pumped, his insights enjoyable. And besides all that, LeMay offers great trivia about these movies, some of which even an oldster like me didn't know! Highly recommended nostalgic fun for new and old fans alike. Now I can't wait for Volume 2!"-Mike Bogue, author of Atomic Drive-In "John LeMay has done it again! The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies is loaded with fun facts, well written reviews and loads of interesting historical footnotes and trivia. John has this informal yet formal writing style that makes the book a breeze to read and yet well layered as well. I kind of hate him for making it look so easy! I highly recommend this book, and hopefully it will come out in a non-digital edition for us old fogies that like to hold actual books when we read them!"-David McRobie, Editor of Xenorama Magazine

Japanese Grotesqueries

Nikolas Kiejʼe
Japanese Grotesqueries Book PDF

Author : Nikolas Kiejʼe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Folklore
ISBN : UOM:39015046419605

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Japanese Grotesqueries by Nikolas Kiejʼe Pdf

"In Japanese Grotesqueries, Nikolas Kiej'e has drawn together the paintings and sketches of a number of the artists of this period. Together, they are a gallery of horror and humor. In these pages, we meet Oiwa, the wife who is murdered but comes back as a ghost to haunt her husband; a Nukekubi, whose long neck takes its head to any corner of the house while its body stays in one place; the Kappa, or water spirits, whose heads are crowned with water; giant spiders; fearsome dragons' and assorted other weird and wonderful creatures. An introductory essay by ethnologist Terence Barrow, 'Ghosts, Ghost-Gods, & Demons of Japan, ' examines the tradition which created these ghosts and ghouls, and tells some of hte stories behind the pictures."--Cover

Japanäó»s Green Monsters

Sean Rhoads,Brooke McCorkle
Japan s Green Monsters Book PDF

Author : Sean Rhoads,Brooke McCorkle
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476631349

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Japanäó»s Green Monsters by Sean Rhoads,Brooke McCorkle Pdf

 In 1954, a massive irradiated dinosaur emerged from Tokyo Bay and rained death and destruction on the Japanese capital. Since then Godzilla and other monsters, such as Mothra and Gamera, have gained cult status around the world. This book provides a new interpretation of these monsters, or kaiju-ū, and their respective movies. Analyzing Japanese history, society and film, the authors show the ways in which this monster cinema take on environmental and ecological issues—from nuclear power and industrial pollution to biodiversity and climate change.

The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies

John Lemay
The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Book PDF

Author : John Lemay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1953221777

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Since the very first dai kaiju eiga, GODZILLA (1954), made its way across the Pacific to U.S. shores, the Japanese originals have rarely made it to America in their original forms. The most famous example of all will always be GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS! (1956) which removed nearly forty minutes of the original footage and replaced it with twenty minutes worth of new scenes starring Raymond Burr (PERRY MASON). The same fate befell many other Japanese monster movies such as ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN (1955) which became HALF HUMAN starring John Carradine (HOUSE OF DRACULA), and GAMERA (1965) which became GAMMERA, THE INVINCIBLE (1966) starring Brian Donlevy (QUARTERMASS 2). Or, if new actors weren't interjected into the films, they might be re-edited and re-scored like GIGANTIS, THE FIRE MONSTER (1959) or GHIDRAH, THE THREE-HEADED MONSTER (1965). This exhaustive filmography analyzes and examines the changes made to over 50 Japanese monster movies exported to America. See GAS HUMAN BEING NO.1 (1960) take on THE HUMAN VAPOR (1964)! See the MIGHTY PEKING MAN (1977) battle GOLIATHON (1980)! Ask yourself, what's more destructive, SUBMERSION OF JAPAN (1973) or TIDAL WAVE (1975)? And, just how much more frightening is LEGEND OF DINOSAURS AND MONSTER BIRDS compared to THE "LEGEND OF DINOSAURS"?

Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales

Robert Hood,Robin Penn
Daikaiju Giant Monster Tales Book PDF

Author : Robert Hood,Robin Penn
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780809557585

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Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales by Robert Hood,Robin Penn Pdf

Astounding stories of absurd size and impossible dimension! Mammoth mega-fauna! Apocalyptic adventure! Surreal suspense! Catastrophic comedy! Monstrous metaphysics! Featuring original fiction from around the world and a special film history by Cinescape's Brian Thomas. Winner of the Australian Speculative Fiction Ditmar Award for Best Collection 2005.

Monsters are Attacking Tokyo!

Stuart Galbraith
Monsters are Attacking Tokyo Book PDF

Author : Stuart Galbraith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Films fantastiques
ISBN : 0922915474

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Monsters are Attacking Tokyo! by Stuart Galbraith Pdf

The Incredible World of Japanese Fantasy Films Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan: these manifestations of Japanese postwar psyche are among the most amazing creations of modern cinema. These heavily illustrated work takes an inside look at the story of these movies which is supplemented with interviews with Toho actors, directors, screenwriters and the all important special effects men.

Japan's Favorite Mon-star

Steve Ryfle
Japan s Favorite Mon star Book PDF

Author : Steve Ryfle
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Godzilla (Fictitious character)
ISBN : 9781550223484

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Japan's Favorite Mon-star by Steve Ryfle Pdf

Bigger, badder, and more durable than Hollywood's greatest action heroes, Godzilla emerged from the mushroom cloud of an H-bomb test in 1954 to trample Tokyo. More than 40 years later, he reigns as the undisputed monarch of movie monsters, with legions of fans spanning several generations and countless international boundaries.

Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters

August Ragone
Eiji Tsuburaya Master of Monsters Book PDF

Author : August Ragone
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 1452135398

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Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters by August Ragone Pdf

Now in paperback! Behind-the-scenes hero to anyone who's thrilled by giant monsters duking it out over Tokyo, Eiji Tsuburaya was the visual effects mastermind behind Godzilla, Ultraman, and numerous Japanese science fiction movies and TV shows beloved around the world. The first book on this legendary film figure in English, this highly visual biography surveys his fascinating life and career, featuring hundreds of film stills, posters, concept art, and delightful on-set photos of Tsuburaya prompting monsters to crush landmark buildings. A must-have for fans, this towering tribute also profiles Tsuburaya's film collaborators, details his key films and shows, and spotlights the enduring popularity of the characters he helped create.