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'''''Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G"''''' is a [[1998]] nonfiction informative book by Steve Ryfle profiling the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' series]].  
'''''Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G"''''' is a [[1998]] nonfiction informative book by [[Steve Ryfle]] profiling the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' series]].  
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== Description ==
==Description==
{{Quote-no-it|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 sixty years later, he reigns as the undisputed king of monsters, with legions of fans spanning several generations and countless international boundaries.
{{Quote|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 sixty years later, he reigns as the undisputed king of monsters, with legions of fans spanning several generations and countless international boundaries.<br>
 
Japan’s Favorite Mon-Star is the first authoritative guide to the Godzilla legend published in America. This thoroughly researched volume includes in-depth production details on all 22 Godzilla movies produced by Toho Co. of Japan between 1954 and 1995, including several “unmade” features, plus the 1998 big-budget U.S. Godzilla remake by the producers of Independence Day. The book dispels the myths and illuminates the mysteries of Japan’s enigmatic mon-star, and is loaded with background information, trivia, and interviews with the people who created Godzilla ― then and now.}}
Japan’s Favorite Mon-Star is the first authoritative guide to the Godzilla legend published in America. This thoroughly researched volume includes in-depth production details on all 22 Godzilla movies produced by Toho Co. of Japan between 1954 and 1995, including several “unmade” features, plus the 1998 big-budget U.S. Godzilla remake by the producers of Independence Day. The book dispels the myths and illuminates the mysteries of Japan’s enigmatic mon-star, and is loaded with background information, trivia, and interviews with the people who created Godzilla ― then and now.}}
 
==Contents==
== Contents ==
*'''INTRODUCTION: The Godzilla Era'''
INTRODUCTION: The Godzilla Era
*'''PART 1: GROUND ZERO - The 1950s'''
 
**(p. 19) Birth of a Legend: ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' a.k.a. ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters!''
'''PART 1: GROUND ZERO - The 1950s'''
**(p. 61) You Can't Keep a Bad Monster Down: ''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' a.k.a. ''Gigantis: The Fire Monster''
* (p. 19) Birth of a Legend: ''Godzilla'' a.k.a. ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters!''
*'''PART 2: GOLDEN AGE - The 1960s'''
* (p. 61) You Can't Keep a Bad Monster Down: ''Godzilla Raids Again'' a.k.a. ''Gigantis: The Fire Monster''
**(p. 79) Clash of the Titans: ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''
'''PART 2: GOLDEN AGE - The 1960s'''
**(p. 103) Madame Butterfly: ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla|Godzilla vs. The Thing]]''
* (p. 79) Clash of the Titans: ''King Kong vs. Godzilla''
**(p. 113) Enter the Dragon: ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster|Ghidrah: The Three-Headed Monster]]''
* (p. 103) Madame Butterfly: ''Godzilla vs. The Thing''
**(p. 121) Voyage into Space: ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster|Monster Zero]]''
* (p. 113) Enter the Dragon: ''Ghidrah: The Three-Headed Monster''
**(p. 133) It Came from Beneath the Sea: ''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep|Godzilla versus The Sea Monster]]''
* (p. 121) Voyage into Space: ''Monster Zero''
**(p. 139) All in the Family: ''[[Son of Godzilla]]''
* (p. 133) It Came from Beneath the Sea: ''Godzilla versus The Sea Monster''
**(p. 145) War of the Worlds: ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''
* (p. 139) All in the Family: ''Son of Godzilla''
**(p. 155) Unknown Island: ''[[All Monsters Attack|Godzilla's Revenge]]''
* (p. 145) War of the Worlds: ''Destroy all Monsters''
*'''PART 3: DARK DAYS - The 1970s'''
* (p. 155) Unknown Island: ''Godzilla's Revenge''
**(p. 161) Toxic Avenger: ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah|Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster]]''
'''PART 3: DARK DAYS - The 1970s'''
**(p. 173) Twilight of the Cockroaches: ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan|Godzilla on Monster Island]]''
* (p. 161) Toxic Avenger: ''Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster''
**(p. 181) Lost Continent: ''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]''
* (p. 173) Twilight of the Cockroaches: ''Godzilla on Monster Island''
**(p. 195) Robot Monster: ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla|Godzilla vs. The Cosmic Monster]]''
* (p. 181) Lost Continent: ''Godzilla vs. Megalon''
**(p. 199) Bride of the Monster: ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla|Terror of MechaGodzilla]]'' a.k.a. ''The Terror of Godzilla''
* (p. 195) Robot Monster: ''Godzilla vs. The Cosmic Monster''
*'''PART 4: RESURRECTION - The 1980s'''
* (p. 199) Bride of the Monster: ''Terror of MechaGodzilla'' a.k.a ''The Terror of Godzilla''
**(p. 215) The Legend is Reborn: ''[[The Return of Godzilla|Godzilla]]'' (1984) a.k.a. ''Godzilla 1985''
'''PART 4: RESURRECTION - The 1980s'''
*'''PART 5: SECOND COMING - The 1990s'''
* (p. 215) The Legend is Reborn: ''Godzilla'' (1984) a.k.a ''Godzilla 1985''
**(p. 251) The Name of the Rose: ''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]''  
'''PART 5: SECOND COMING - The 1990s'''
**(p. 265) The Time Travelers: ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''
* (p. 251) The Name of the Rose: ''Godzilla vs. Biollante''  
**(p. 279) Earth's Final Fury: ''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]''
* (p. 265) The Time Travelers: ''Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah''
**(p. 287) Cyborg: ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II|Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla]]''
* (p. 279) Earth's Final Fury: ''Godzilla vs. Mothra''
**(p. 295) Enemies: A Love Story: ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla|Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla]]''
* (p. 287) Cyborg: ''Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla''
**(p. 305) Requiem for a Heavyweight: ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah|Godzilla vs. Destroyer]]''  
* (p. 295) Enemies: A Love Story: ''Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla''
*'''PART 6. GODZILLA VS. HOLLYWOOD - The Future'''
* (p. 305) Requiem for a Heavyweight: ''Godzilla vs. Destroyer''  
**(p. 321) Remade in America: ''[[GODZILLA (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1998)
'''PART 6. GODZILLA VS. HOLLYWOOD - The Future'''
*'''PART 7: APPENDICES'''
* (p. 321) Remade in America: ''Godzilla (1998)''
**(p. 351) i. Cast and Credits   
'''PART 7: APPENDICES'''
**(p. 367) ii. Godzilla on Video
* (p. 351) i. Cast and Credits   
**(p. 370) iii. Cyberspace Godzilla  
* (p. 367) ii. Godzilla on Video
**(p. 371) iv. Endnotes  
* (p. 370) iii. Cyberspace Godzilla  
**(p. 373) v. Bibliography
* (p. 371) iv. Endnotes  
*'''PERSONNEL FILES AND INTERVIEWS'''
* (p. 373) v. Bibliography
**(p. 39) The God(zilla) Fathers: [[Tomoyuki Tanaka|Tanaka]], [[Ishiro Honda|Honda]], [[Eiji Tsuburaya|Tsuburaya]], and [[Akira Ifukube|Ifukube]]
'''PERSONNEL FILES AND INTERVIEWS'''
**(p. 59) The Heavy: Raymond Burr  
* (p. 39) The God(zilla) Fathers: [[Tomoyuki Tanaka|Tanaka]], [[Ishiro Honda|Honda]], [[Eiji Tsuburaya|Tsuburaya]], and [[Akira Ifukube|Ifukube]]
**(p. 75) City-Smashing to the Beat: [[Masaru Sato]]
* (p. 59) The Heavy: Raymond Burr  
**(p. 92) Monster Scribes: [[Shinichi Sekizawa]], [[Kaoru Mabuchi|Takeshi Kimura]]
* (p. 75) City-Smashing to the Beat: [[Masaru Sato]]
**(p. 94) The King's Court: Actors and Actresses  
* (p. 92) Monster Scribes: [[Shinichi Sekizawa]], [[Kaoru Mabuchi|Takeshi Kimura]]
**(p. 127) The Controller Speaks: [[Yoshio Tsuchiya]]  
* (p. 94) The King's Court: Actors and Actresses  
**(p. 129) The Rebel: [[Nick Adams]]
* (p. 127) The Controller Speaks: [[Yoshio Tsuchiya]]  
**(p. 167) Successor to the Throne: [[Teruyoshi Nakano]]
* (p. 129) The Rebel: Nick Adams  
**(p. 178) Godzilla in the Flesh: [[Haruo Nakajima]]  
* (p. 167) Successor to the Throne: [[Teruyoshi Nakano]]
**(p. 185) White Guy in Monsterland: [[Robert Dunham]]
* (p. 178) Godzilla in the Flesh: [[Haruo Nakajima]]  
**(p. 261) Modern-Day Monster: [[Kenpachiro Satsuma]]  
* (p. 185) White Guy in Monsterland: Robert Dunham
**(p. 315) Swan Song: [[Akira Ifukube]]
* (p. 261) Modern-Day Monster: [[Kenpachiro Satsuma]]  
**(p. 330) New Wave Godzilla: [[Terry Rossio]] and Ted Elliott
* (p. 315) Swan Song: [[Akira Ifukube]]
*'''SIDEBARS AND SPECIAL SECTIONS'''
* (p. 330) New Wave Godzilla: [[Terry Rossio]] and Ted Elliott  
**(p. 24) Godzilla's Birthplace: A brief history of Toho and the Japanese movie industry
'''SIDEBARS AND SPECIAL SECTIONS'''
**(p. 149) Godzilla Talk: English dubbing in Japanese monster movies  
* (p. 24) Godzilla's Birthplace: A brief history of Toho and the Japanese movie industry
**(p. 209) Godzilla, American Style: Hanna-Barbera's cartoon series  
* (p. 149) Godzilla Talk: English dubbing in Japanese monster movies  
**(p. 243) Pop Monster: Godzilla references in books, music, etc.
* (p. 209) Godzilla, American Style: Hanna-Barbera's cartoon series  
**(p. 317) Godzilla Invades LA
* (p. 243) Pop Monster: Godzilla references in books, music, etc.
*'''THE G-ARCHIVES: UNMADE AND OBSCURE GODZILLA PROJECTS'''
* (p. 317) Godzilla Invades LA
**(p. 70) Hot Lava: Synopsis of ''[[The Volcano Monsters]]''  
'''THE G-ARCHIVES: UNMADE AND OBSCURE GODZILLA PROJECTS'''
**(p. 111) Moth Holes: The evolution of the ''Godzilla vs. The Thing'' screenplay, by Jay Ghee  
* (p. 70) Hot Lava: Synopsis of ''The Volcano Monsters''  
**(p. 119) Godzilla Conquers the World: ''[[Frankenstein vs. Godzilla]]'', by Jay Ghee  
* (p. 111) Moth Holes: The evolution of the ''Godzilla vs. The Thing'' screenplay, by Jay Ghee  
**(p. 176) Evil Brain from Outer Space: ''Godzilla vs. The Space Monsters'', by Jay Ghee  
* (p. 119) Godzilla Conquers the World: ''Frankenstein vs. Godzilla'', by Jay Ghee  
**(p. 177) Monster for Hire: ''[[Godzilla vs. Red Moon|Godzilla vs. Redmoon]]'', by Jay Ghee
* (p. 176) Evil Brain from Outer Space: ''Godzilla vs. The Space Monsters'', by Jay Ghee  
**(p. 188) Ultra-Goji: Godzilla and Japanese TV super-heroes  
* (p. 177) Monster for Hire: ''Godzilla vs. Redmoon'', by Jay Ghee
**(p. 207) The Electric Kool-Aid ''Kaiju'' Test: Cozzi's colorized ''Godzilla''
* (p. 188) Ultra-Goji: Godzilla and Japanese TV super-heroes  
**(p. 224) Godzilla versus... ''[[It Ate Cleveland|Cleveland]]''?
* (p. 207) The Electric Kool-Aid ''Kaiju'' Test: Cozzi's colorized ''Godzilla''
**(p. 226) Begin the Bagan: ''The Return of Godzilla'', by Jay Ghee
* (p. 224) Godzilla versus... ''Cleveland''?
**(p. 227) Synopsis of ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3D|Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3-D]]'', by Fred Dekker  
* (p. 226) Begin the Bagan: ''The Return of Godzilla'', by Jay Ghee
**(p. 259) The Giant Rat and the Killer Plant: the original story of ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigamoth]]'', by Jay Ghee  
* (p. 227) Synopsis of ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3-D'', by Fred Dekker  
**(p. 276) S.O.L. on the Satellite of Love: Godzilla vs. [[Mystery Science Theater 3000|MST3K]]
* (p. 259) The Giant Rat and the Killer Plant: the original story of ''Godzilla vs. Gigamoth'', by Jay Ghee  
**(p. 284) Development Hell, Toho-Style: ''[[Mothra vs. Bagan]]'' and ''Godzilla vs. Biollante'', by Jay Ghee
* (p. 276) S.O.L. on the Satellite of Love: Godzilla vs. MST3K  
==Trivia==
* (p. 284) Development Hell, Toho-Style: ''Mothra vs. Bagan'' and ''Godzilla vs. Biollante'', by Jay Ghee
*The original title was going to be ''Godzilla: The Unauthorized Biography''. 
 
*Toho stipulated that Godzilla's name and image could not be included on the cover or in the title. However, Toho did require a disclaimer on the cover, which Ryfle mentioned was beneficial since it was the only way the word "Godzilla" could be included on the cover.
== External Links ==
==External links==
[https://www.tohokingdom.com/interviews/steve_ryfle_06-2011.html Toho Kingdom interview with Steve Ryfle]{{Books}}{{Comments}}{{Era|TOH|BOK|GOD}}
*[https://www.tohokingdom.com/interviews/steve_ryfle_06-2011.html Toho Kingdom interview with Steve Ryfle]
 
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Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G"
Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G"
Author(s) Steve Ryfle
Publisher ECW Press
Publish date December 1998
Pages 374
Genre Film History and Criticism
ISBN ISBN-10: 1550223488
ISBN-13: 978-1550223484

Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G" is a 1998 nonfiction informative book by Steve Ryfle profiling the Godzilla series.

Description

“
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 sixty years later, he reigns as the undisputed king of monsters, with legions of fans spanning several generations and countless international boundaries.
Japan’s Favorite Mon-Star is the first authoritative guide to the Godzilla legend published in America. This thoroughly researched volume includes in-depth production details on all 22 Godzilla movies produced by Toho Co. of Japan between 1954 and 1995, including several “unmade” features, plus the 1998 big-budget U.S. Godzilla remake by the producers of Independence Day. The book dispels the myths and illuminates the mysteries of Japan’s enigmatic mon-star, and is loaded with background information, trivia, and interviews with the people who created Godzilla ― then and now.
„

Contents

Trivia

  • The original title was going to be Godzilla: The Unauthorized Biography.
  • Toho stipulated that Godzilla's name and image could not be included on the cover or in the title. However, Toho did require a disclaimer on the cover, which Ryfle mentioned was beneficial since it was the only way the word "Godzilla" could be included on the cover.

External links

Books
Novels
King Kong (1932) • Monster Godzilla • Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again • Gorgo • The Luminous Fairies and Mothra • Godzilla (1984) • The Return of Godzilla • Godzilla vs. Biollante • Novel: Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah • Gamera vs. Phoenix • Godzilla: King of the Monsters • Godzilla Invades America • Godzilla: Journey to Monster Island • Godzilla vs. the Space Monster • Godzilla Returns • Godzilla 2000 • Godzilla at World's End • GODZILLA (HarperPrism) • GODZILLA (Scholastic) • Godzilla vs. the Robot Monsters • Novel: Godzilla 2000 (Millennium) • Merian C. Cooper's King Kong • Kong: King of Skull Island • King Kong: The Island of the Skull • Kong Reborn • King Kong (2005) • Godzilla: The Official Movie Novelization • Kong: Skull Island - The Official Movie Novelization • GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse • GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla • GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters • GODZILLA: The Planet Eater • Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization • Godzilla vs. Kong: The Official Movie Novelization • Godzilla Singular Point • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - The Official Movie Novelization • Novel Version: Godzilla Minus One
Nonfiction books
Production books
Theater programs • The Making of King Kong • The Art of Godzilla • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Monster Complete Works • Kodansha Hit Books: Godzilla vs. Mothra • Hot Blooded Dinosaur Movies • The Pictorial Book of Godzilla • The Pictorial Book of Godzilla 2 • Heisei Godzilla Chronicle • The Making of GODZILLA • GMK (Sonorama Mook) • Fantastic Collection - Godzilla: Tokyo SOS • King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson • The Making of King Kong: The Official Guide to the Motion Picture • Daiei Tokusatsu Movie Chronicle • Godzilla: The Art of Destruction • Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook • Shinji Nishikawa: Drawing Book of Godzilla • The Art of Shin Godzilla • The Art and Making of Kong: Skull Island • Toho SFX Movies Authentic Visual Book • The Art of Godzilla: King of the Monsters • Godzilla vs. Kong: One Will Fall - The Art of the Ultimate Battle Royale • Behind the Kaiju Curtain • Shinji Higuchi Special Effect's Field Notes: Visual Plans and Sketches • Godzilla & Kong: The Cinematic Storyboard Art of Richard Bennett • The Art of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Super Complete Works
Perfection
Completion
Encyclopedic books
Theater programs • Ultra Books: Destroy All Monsters • Godzilla Monsters Anatomical Encyclopedia • Shogakukan Introduction Encyclopedia: Godzilla • Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction • Godzilla Monsters All Encyclopedia • Encyclopedia of Godzilla • All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume) • The Godzilla Chronicles • Encyclopedia of Godzilla (Mechagodzilla Edition) • Encyclopedia of Godzilla (SpaceGodzilla Edition) • Godzilla vs. G-Force Superweapon Manual • The Super Heroes Chronicles • Godzilla Giant Monster Diagram Encyclopedia • Our Beloved Monster Godzilla • Gamera Super Force Pictorial Book • Godzilla (Monsters Series) • The Official Godzilla Compendium • The Official GODZILLA Movie Fact Book • Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island • Godzilla Dictionary • Godzilla Toho Giant Monster Pictorial Book • The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island • Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works • Godzilla: The IDW Era • Godzilla Completely Deciphered • Godzilla Character Encyclopedia: Toho Special Effects Movie Complete History • Godzilla Dictionary [New Edition] • Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia • All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book • Shinji Nishikawa: Drawing Book of Godzilla • Shin Godzilla Walker: The New Legend of the King of the Monsters • The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films • Godzilla - King of Monstermaker • Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters • Godziban Book

Super Encyclopedia
Story/picture/children's books
Dogzilla • Kat Kong • Anthony Browne's King Kong • Godzilla Saves America: A Monster Showdown in 3-D! • Godzilla vs. Gigan and the Smog Monster • Godzilla on Monster Island • Who's Afraid of Godzilla? • Godzilla Likes to Roar! • Attack of the Baby Godzillas! • GODZILLA: A Junior Novelization • Scholastic GODZILLA picture book • The GODZILLA Movie Scrapbook • Godzilla Complete Battle Book • Famous Movie Monsters: Meet Godzilla • Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World • King Kong: Kong's Kingdom • King Kong: The Search for Kong • King Kong: Journey to Skull Island • King Kong: Meet Kong and Ann • King Kong: Escape from Skull Island • King Kong: The Junior Novel • Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World (Penguin Active Reading) • Godzilla Kaiju Battle Encyclopedia • Do Your Best, Chibi Godzilla • Close Friends, Chibi Godzilla • Sticker Picture Book: Chibi Godzilla and Friends • Godzilla vs. Kong: Sometimes Friends Fight (But They Always Make Up) • Kong and Me • King Kong's Cousin • Love from Godzilla • Brave Like Godzilla
Comics/manga
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Activity/novelty books
Unreleased books

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