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Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo!
Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo!
Author(s) Stuart Galbraith IV
Publisher Feral House
Publish date May 1, 1998
Dimensions 8.2 x 0.5 x 10 inches
Genre Critical Essay and Interview
ISBN ISBN-10: 0922915474
ISBN-13: 978-0922915477
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The Incredible World of Japanese Fantasy Films
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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.

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Contents

  • Acknowledgments (p. 5)
  • Table of Contents (p. 6)
  • A Symphony of Destruction (p. 8) [introduction]
  • Fantastic Films in Japan's Golden Age of Filmmaking (p. 17) [essay]
  • Witnesses (p. 34) - Profiles of interviewees.
  • Interviews
    • (p. 43) After the War
    • (p. 47) Up the Ladder
    • (p. 49) The Birth of Godzilla
    • (p. 53) The Old Man and Tokusatsu
    • (p. 57) Kaiju Eiga in the 1950s
    • (p. 59) Ishiro Honda, Kaiju Eiga Auteur
    • (p. 62) Porky & Blackie
    • (p. 64) Dubbing
    • (p. 66) Tomoyuki Tanaka
    • (p. 67) Teruo Ishii & Starman, Japan's Man of Steel
    • (p. 69) The Hardest-Working Men in Show Business
    • (p. 70) Eiji Tsuburaya at War
    • (p. 72) Monster Music
    • (p. 73) Gamera - The Children's Monster
    • (p. 75) Acting with Monsters
  • Interviews [continued]
    • (p. 77) Actors
    • (p. 81) Into the Sixties
    • (p. 86) Jun Fukuda
    • (p. 87) Big Monsters
    • (p. 90) Tokusatsu Part II
    • (p. 92) Comedy Relief
    • (p. 94) Big Fishes in a Little Pond
    • (p. 97) Familiar Faces
    • (p. 99) Invasion!
    • (p. 100) Nick Adams
    • (p. 102) The Case of the Missing Devil-Fish
    • (p. 109) The Tale of Gappa
    • (p. 111) "When He Died, I Didn't Know How to Live"
    • (p. 111) Collapse and the 1970s
    • (p. 118) Legacy
  • Who's Who (p. 120) [additional actor/staff profiles]
  • Filmography (p. 137) [capsule reviews]
  • Selected Bibliography (p. 184)
  • Chart o' Films (p. 186)
  • About the Author (p. 191)

Interviewees

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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