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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 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.

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Contents

INTRODUCTION: The Godzilla Era

PART 1: GROUND ZERO - The 1950s

  • 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)

PART 7: APPENDICES

i. Cast and Credits (p. 351)

ii. Godzilla on Video (p. 367)

iii. Cyberspace Godzilla (p. 370)

iv. Endnotes (p. 371)

v. Bibliography (p. 373)

PERSONNEL FILES AND INTERVIEWS

  • The Cod(zilla) Fathers: Tanaka, Honda, Tsuburaya, and Ifukube (p. 39)
  • The Heavy: Raymond Burr (p. 59)
  • City-Smashing to the Beat: Masaru Sato (p. 75)
  • Monster Scribes: Shinchi Sekizawa, Takeshi Kimura (p. 92)
  • The King's Court: Actors and Actresses (p. 94)
  • The Controller Speaks: Yoshio Tsuchiya (p. 127)
  • The Rebel: Nick Adams (p. 129)
  • Successor to the Throne: Teruyoshi Nakano (p. 167)
  • Godzilla in the Flesh: Haruo Nakajima (p. 178)
  • White Guy in Monsterland: Robert Dunham (p. 185)
  • Modern-Day Monster: Kenpachiro Satsuma (p. 261)
  • Swan Song: Akira Ifukube (p. 315)
  • New Wave Godzilla: Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott (p. 330)

SIDEBARS AND SPECIAL SECTIONS

  • Godzilla's Birthplace: A brief history of Toho and the Japanese movie industry (p. 24)
  • Godzilla Talk: English dubbing in Japanese monster movies (p. 149)
  • Godzilla, American Style: Hanna-Barbera's cartoon series (p. 209)
  • Pop Monster: Godzilla references in books, music, etc (p. 243)
  • Godzilla Invades LA (p. 317)

THE G-ARCHIVES: UNMADE AND OBSCURE GODZILLA PROJECTS

  • Hot Lava: Synopsis of The Volcano Monsters (p. 70)
  • Moth Holes: The evolution of the Godzilla vs. TheThing screenplay, by JayGhee (p. 111)
  • Godzilla Conquers the World: Frankenstein vs.Godzilla, by Jay Ghee (p. 119)
  • Evil Brain from Outer Space: Godzilla vs. TheSpaceMonsters, by Jay Ghee (p. 176)
  • Monster for Hire: Godzilla vs. Redmoon, by JayGhee (p. 177)
  • Ultra-Goji: Godzilla and Japanese TV super-heroes (p. 188)
  • The Electric Kool-Aid Kaiju Test: Cozzi's colorized Godzilla (p. 207)
  • Godzilla versus. .. Cleveland! (p. 224)
  • Begin the Bagan: The Return of Godzilla, by Jay Ghee (p. 226)
  • Synopsis of Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3-D, by Fred Dekker (p. 227)
  • The Giant Rat and the Killer Plant: the original story of Godzilla vs. Gigamoth, by Jay Ghee (p. 259)
  • S.O.L on the Satellite of Love: Godzilla vs. MST3K (p. 276)
  • Development Hell, Toho-Style: Mothra vs. Bagan and Godzilla vs. Biollante, by jay Ghee (p. 284)

External Links

Toho Kingdom interview with Steve Ryfle

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
Short stories
Activity/novelty books
Unreleased books

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