Shinichi Sekizawa: Difference between revisions

From Wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 8: Line 8:
|occupation      =[[:Category:Writers|Screenwriter]]
|occupation      =[[:Category:Writers|Screenwriter]]
|birthday        =June 2, 1920
|birthday        =June 2, 1920
|death            =November 19, 1992<br>[[wikipedia:Nanpeidaichō, Shibuya|Nanpeidaicho, Shibuya]], [[Japan]]
|death            =November 19, 1992<br>[[wikipedia:Nanpeidaichō, Shibuya|Nanpeidai, Shibuya]], [[Japan]]
|birthplace      =[[wikipedia:Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]], [[Japan]]
|birthplace      =[[wikipedia:Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]], [[Japan]]
|first            =''Musume jūhachi usotsuki jidai'' (1949)
|first            =''Musume Jūhachi<br>Usotsuki Jidai'' (1949)
|notable          =''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962)
|notable          =''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962)
|imdb            =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0782883/
|imdb            =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0782883/
Line 30: Line 30:
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964)
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964)
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965)
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]'' (TV 1966-1967) [episode 1]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]'' (TV 1966-1967) [episode 1; with Tetsuo Kinjo]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Kaiju Booska|Monster Booska]]'' (TV 1966-1967) [episode 3]
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966)
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966)
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) [with Kazue Kiba]
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) [with Kazue Kiba]
*''[[Agon: Atomic Dragon]]'' (TV 1968)
*''[[Agon: Atomic Dragon]]'' (TV 1968)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mighty Jack (series)|Mighty Jack]]'' (TV 1968)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mighty Jack (series)|Mighty Jack]]'' (TV 1968) [episode 1]
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969) [Japanese-language version]
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969) [with Ted Sherdeman]<ref group="lower-alpha">Credited as "Screenplay Adviser" in the film's international export version.</ref>
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969)
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1973) [story]
====Unproduced works====
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) [story, with Masami Fukushima]
*''[[Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1963)
*''[[Batman Meets Godzilla|Batman vs. Godzilla]]'' (1965)
===Storywriter===
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1973)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) [with Masami Fukushima]
===Miscellaneous===
===Miscellaneous===
*''[[Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers]]'' (1956) - Director
*''[[Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers]]'' (1956) - Director
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961) - Lyrics for ["[[Mothra's Song]]"; with [[Ishiro Honda]], [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]; as Koji Yuki]
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961) - Lyrics for "[[Mothra's Song]]" [with [[Ishiro Honda]], [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]; as Koji Yuki]
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969) - Lyrics for "[[Monster March]]"
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969) - Lyrics for "[[Monster March]]"
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972) - Lyrics for "[[Godzilla March]]" [with [[Jun Fukuda]]]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972) - Lyrics for "[[Godzilla March]]" [with [[Jun Fukuda]]]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1973) - Lyrics for "[[Godzilla and Jet Jaguar: Punch! Punch! Punch!]]"
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1973) - Lyrics for "[[Godzilla and Jet Jaguar: Punch! Punch! Punch!]]"
==Notes==
{{Notelist|lower-alpha}}
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Tanaka wrote the lyrics for ''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s insert song, "[[Mothra's Song]]" with [[Ishiro Honda]] and [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]] under the joint pen name '''Koji Yuki''' {{Nihongo|由起こうじ|Yuki Kōji}}.
*Tanaka wrote the lyrics for ''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s insert song, "[[Mothra's Song]]" with [[Ishiro Honda]] and [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]] under the joint pen name '''Koji Yuki''' {{Nihongo|由起こうじ|Yuki Kōji}}.

Revision as of 05:30, 2 August 2021

Shinichi Sekizawa
Shinichi Sekizawa
Born June 2, 1920
Kyoto, Japan
Died November 19, 1992
Nanpeidai, Shibuya, Japan
Occupation Screenwriter
First work Musume Jūhachi
Usotsuki Jidai
(1949)
Notable work King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
Imdb.pngWp.png

Shinichi Sekizawa (関沢 新一,   Sekizawa Shin'ichi) was a Japanese screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to Toho's tokusatsu output in the Showa era. He also created the 1968 miniseries Agon: Atomic Dragon. Sekizawa passed away on November 19, 1992, at the age of 72 from Myocardial infarction.

Selected filmography

Screenwriter

Unproduced works

Storywriter

Miscellaneous

Notes

  1. Credited as "Screenplay Adviser" in the film's international export version.

Trivia

Comments

Showing 3 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.

Loading comments...
Real World