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 April 1, 1998 Pages 374 Genre Film History & Criticism ISBN ISBN-10: 1550223488 ISBN-13: 978-1550223484

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

Contents

INTRODUCTION: The Godzilla Era

PART 1: GROUND ZERO - The 1950s

• 1. Birth of a Legend (p. 19)
• You Can't Keep a Bad Monster Down (p.61)

PART 2: GOLDEN AGE - The 1960s

• Clash of the Titans (p. 79)
• Madame Butterfly (p. 103)
• Enter the Dragon (p. 113)
• Voyage into Space (p.121)
• It Came from Beneath the Sea (p.133)
• All in the Family (p. 139)
• War of the Worlds (p. 145)
• Unknown Island (p. 155)

PART 3: DARK DAYS - The 1970s

• Toxic Avenger (p. 161)
• Twilight of the Cockroaches (p. 173)
• Lost Continent (p. 181)
• Robot Monster (p. 195)
• Bride of the Monster (p. 199)

PART 4 RESURRECTION - The 1980s

• The Legend is Reborn (p. 215)

PART 5 SECOND COMING - The 1990s

• The Name of the Rose (p. 251)
• The Time Travelers (p. 265)
• Earth's Final Fury (p. 279)
• Cyborg (p. 287)
• Enemies: A Love Story (p. 295)
• Requiem for a Heavyweight (p. 305)

PART 6. GODZILLA VS HOLLYWOOD - The Future

• Remade in America (p. 321)

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