Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo!: Difference between revisions
m (Text replacement - "The Magic Serpent" to "Magic Serpent") |
Daimajin1966 (talk | contribs) m (→Description) |
||
(7 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
|genre =Critical Essay and Interview | |genre =Critical Essay and Interview | ||
|isbn =[[Special:BookSources/0922915474|ISBN-10: 0922915474]]<br>[[Special:BookSources/9780922915477|ISBN-13: 978-0922915477]] | |isbn =[[Special:BookSources/0922915474|ISBN-10: 0922915474]]<br>[[Special:BookSources/9780922915477|ISBN-13: 978-0922915477]] | ||
}} | }}<!--------- cite: <ref name="MAAT">{{cite book|title=IshiMonsters Are Attacking Tokyo!|date=1998|publisher=Feral House|page= !!!!OR!!!!!! |pages=|isbn=0922915474}}</ref> | ||
-------------------------> | |||
{{Quote|The Incredible World of Japanese Fantasy Films}} | {{Quote|The Incredible World of Japanese Fantasy Films}} | ||
'''''Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo!''''' is a 1998 nonfiction book written by Stuart Galbraith IV and published by Feral House. Its main attraction is an oral history of Showa-era kaiju and sci-fi films, as told by the actors, directors, composers, cinematographers, technicians, and producers who worked on them. | '''''Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo!''''' is a 1998 nonfiction book written by Stuart Galbraith IV and published by Feral House. Its main attraction is an oral history of Showa-era kaiju and sci-fi films, as told by the actors, directors, composers, cinematographers, technicians, and producers who worked on them. | ||
{{TOC}} | {{TOC}} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
{{Quote | {{Quote|it=yes|Mushroom Men! Gargantuan Space Turtles! Evil Brains from Outer Space! Colossal Cuttlefish! | ||
They're all here in ''Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo!'' With more than 200 remarkable photos and 50 interviews with the brilliant madmen behind and in front of the camera, ''Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo!'' sifts through the goofy and the grand, with behind-the-scenes info on the wildest and most misunderstood movie genre of them all. | ''They're all here in ''Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo!'' With more than 200 remarkable photos and 50 interviews with the brilliant madmen behind and in front of the camera, ''Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo!'' sifts through the goofy and the grand, with behind-the-scenes info on the wildest and most misunderstood movie genre of them all. | ||
What did well-regarded directors like Akira Kurosawa really think about this disreputable genre? How did monster movie actors feel about being upstaged by guys in rubber suits? How did Japan's special effects wizards create those incredible scenes of mass destruction? | ''What did well-regarded directors like Akira Kurosawa really think about this disreputable genre? How did monster movie actors feel about being upstaged by guys in rubber suits? How did Japan's special effects wizards create those incredible scenes of mass destruction? | ||
With more than 100 capsule reviews and an invaluable Who's Who, this is the essential guide to the best and worst of Japanese fantastic films, from such underrated greats as ''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'', ''[[Magic Serpent]]'', and ''[[Matango (film)|Attack of the Mushroom People]]'' - to the wondrously awful ''Invasion of the Neptune Men''. | ''With more than 100 capsule reviews and an invaluable Who's Who, this is the essential guide to the best and worst of Japanese fantastic films, from such underrated greats as ''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'', ''[[Magic Serpent]]'', and ''[[Matango (film)|Attack of the Mushroom People]]'' - to the wondrously awful ''Invasion of the Neptune Men''. | ||
[[Godzilla]] has invaded America and Stuart Galbraith IV's ''Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo!'' shows how he and his monster brethren got here.}} | ''[[Godzilla]] has invaded America and Stuart Galbraith IV's ''Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo!'' shows how he and his monster brethren got here.}} | ||
{{Clear}} | {{Clear}} | ||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
{{col-begin}} | {{col-begin}} | ||
Line 40: | Line 42: | ||
**(p. 53) [[Eiji Tsuburaya|The Old Man]] and Tokusatsu | **(p. 53) [[Eiji Tsuburaya|The Old Man]] and Tokusatsu | ||
**(p. 57) Kaiju Eiga in the 1950s | **(p. 57) Kaiju Eiga in the 1950s | ||
**(p. 59) Ishiro Honda, Kaiju Eiga Auteur | **(p. 59) [[Ishiro Honda]], Kaiju Eiga Auteur | ||
**(p. 62) Porky & Blackie | **(p. 62) Porky & Blackie | ||
**(p. 64) Dubbing | **(p. 64) Dubbing | ||
Line 54: | Line 56: | ||
**(p. 77) Actors | **(p. 77) Actors | ||
**(p. 81) Into the Sixties | **(p. 81) Into the Sixties | ||
**(p. 86) Jun Fukuda | **(p. 86) [[Jun Fukuda]] | ||
**(p. 87) Big Monsters | **(p. 87) Big Monsters | ||
**(p. 90) Tokusatsu Part II | **(p. 90) Tokusatsu Part II | ||
Line 78: | Line 80: | ||
*Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba | *Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba | ||
*[[Robert Dunham]] | *[[Robert Dunham]] | ||
*Yu Fujiki | *[[Yu Fujiki]] | ||
*Kinji Fukasaku | *Kinji Fukasaku | ||
*[[Jun Fukuda]] | *[[Jun Fukuda]] | ||
Line 87: | Line 89: | ||
*[[Yuriko Hoshi]] | *[[Yuriko Hoshi]] | ||
*[[Akira Ifukube]] | *[[Akira Ifukube]] | ||
*Teruo Ishii | *[[Teruo Ishii]] | ||
*[[Momoko Kochi]] | *[[Momoko Kochi]] | ||
*Tsugunobu "Tom" Kotani | *Tsugunobu "Tom" Kotani | ||
*[[Akira Kubo]] | *[[Akira Kubo]] | ||
*Akira Kurosawa | *[[wikipedia:Akira Kurosawa|Akira Kurosawa]] | ||
*Shue Matsubayashi | *Shue Matsubayashi | ||
*Tatsuo Matsumura | *Tatsuo Matsumura | ||
Line 98: | Line 100: | ||
*[[Kumi Mizuno]] | *[[Kumi Mizuno]] | ||
{{col-2}} | {{col-2}} | ||
*Ryuzo Nakanishi | *[[Ryuzo Nakanishi]] | ||
*Minoru Nakano | *[[Minoru Nakano]] | ||
*[[Teruyoshi Nakano|Teruyoshi "Shokei" Nakano]] | *[[Teruyoshi Nakano|Teruyoshi "Shokei" Nakano]] | ||
*[[Yosuke Natsuki]] | *[[Yosuke Natsuki]] | ||
Line 107: | Line 109: | ||
*William Ross | *William Ross | ||
*[[Kenji Sahara]] | *[[Kenji Sahara]] | ||
*Henry G. Saperstein | *[[Henry G. Saperstein]] | ||
*[[Masaru Sato]] | *[[Masaru Sato]] | ||
*Seijun Suzuki | *Seijun Suzuki | ||
*Koichi Takano | *[[Koichi Takano]] | ||
*[[Akira Takarada]] | *[[Akira Takarada]] | ||
*Akira Tsuburaya | *Akira Tsuburaya |
Latest revision as of 04:03, 9 March 2022
|
“
|
The Incredible World of Japanese Fantasy Films
|
„
|
Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo! is a 1998 nonfiction book written by Stuart Galbraith IV and published by Feral House. Its main attraction is an oral history of Showa-era kaiju and sci-fi films, as told by the actors, directors, composers, cinematographers, technicians, and producers who worked on them.
Description
“
|
Mushroom Men! Gargantuan Space Turtles! Evil Brains from Outer Space! Colossal Cuttlefish!
They're all here in Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo! With more than 200 remarkable photos and 50 interviews with the brilliant madmen behind and in front of the camera, Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo! sifts through the goofy and the grand, with behind-the-scenes info on the wildest and most misunderstood movie genre of them all. What did well-regarded directors like Akira Kurosawa really think about this disreputable genre? How did monster movie actors feel about being upstaged by guys in rubber suits? How did Japan's special effects wizards create those incredible scenes of mass destruction? With more than 100 capsule reviews and an invaluable Who's Who, this is the essential guide to the best and worst of Japanese fantastic films, from such underrated greats as Gorath, Magic Serpent, and Attack of the Mushroom People - to the wondrously awful Invasion of the Neptune Men. Godzilla has invaded America and Stuart Galbraith IV's Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo! shows how he and his monster brethren got here. |
„
|
Contents
|
|
Interviewees
|
|
Comments
Showing 0 comments. When commenting, please remain respectful of other users, stay on topic, and avoid role-playing and excessive punctuation. Comments which violate these guidelines may be removed by administrators.