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|alternatetitles  =''Godzilla vs. the Titans''
|planned          =July 1, [[1974]] (first draft),<ref name="Cyberkids">{{cite web|url=https://www.cyberkids1954.com/toho_script.html|title=1954-2004 『東宝特撮の世界』篇|work=cyberkids1954.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716054216/www.cyberkids1954.com/toho_script.html|archivedate=16 July 2018}}</ref><br>October 14, 1974 (second draft),<ref name="Cyberkids"/><br>December 5, 1974 (final draft),<ref name="Cyberkids"/><br>December 28, 1974 (revised draft)<ref name="Cyberkids"/>
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|replaced        ='''''Terror of Mechagodzilla'' (first draft)''' &rarr; '''(second draft)''' &rarr; '''(final draft)''' &rarr;<br>''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (revised draft)
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The '''first draft of ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''''' was planned for [[1975]].<ref name="G-FAN S2010">"Words from the Heart: Yukiko Takayama Remembers ''Terror of Mechagodzilla''." G-FAN Spring [[2010]] issue. Pages 10-14.</ref>
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Four '''screenplay drafts for ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''''' were submitted by [[Yukiko Takayama]] between July 1 and December 28, [[1974]].<ref name="Cyberkids"/>
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==History==
==History==
[[Yukiko Takayama]], screenwriter for ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'', originally was given instructions by [[Toho]] to write a screenplay for a sequel to their box office-hit ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'', with the only guidelines being that [[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Mechagodzilla]] needed to be incorporated into the story and no other particular requests; that she could write anything she wanted.<ref name="G-FAN S2010"/> She told G-FAN in a Spring 2010 interview that originally, in place of [[Titanosaurus]], she had written two tranquil dinosaurs called the "Titans," named after the mythical Greek monsters, who would fight Godzilla after becoming very hostile when their necks wreathed.<ref name="G-FAN S2010"/>
[[Yukiko Takayama]], screenwriter for ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'', originally was given instructions by [[Toho]] to write a screenplay for a sequel to their box office hit ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'', with the only guideline being that [[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla]] needed to be incorporated into the story and no other particular requests; otherwise, she could "write anything [she] liked." She told ''G-FAN'' in a spring 2010 interview that originally, in place of [[Titanosaurus]], she had written two tranquil dinosaurs called the "Titans," named after the mythical Greek monsters, who would fight Godzilla after becoming very hostile when their necks wreathed.
==Plot==
==Plot==
[[Godzilla]] fights [[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Mechagodzilla]] and two normally-peaceful dinosaurs called the "Titans," who would become very hostile when their necks encircled each others'.
[[Godzilla]] fights [[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla]] and two normally-peaceful dinosaurs called the "Titans," who turn hostile when their necks become entangled.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
TOMG First Draft no guidelines.png
Terror of Mechagodzilla second draft.jpg|The cover of the second draft
Terror of Mechagodzilla third draft.jpg|The cover of<br>the "final" draft
TOMG First Draft no guidelines.png|Excerpt from the ''G-FAN'' interview (circa 2010)
TOMG First Draft Titans.png|A mentioning of the Titans from the same interview
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==Trivia==
*Two [[Titanosaurus]]es appeared in the [[2018]] novel ''[[GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla]]'', a possible reference to the Titans.
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:47, 21 April 2024

Terror of Mechagodzilla (drafts)
The cover of the first draft for Terror of Mechagodzilla
Planned July 1, 1974 (first draft),[1]
October 14, 1974 (second draft),[1]
December 5, 1974 (final draft),[1]
December 28, 1974 (revised draft)[1]
Intended release 1975
Concept history Terror of Mechagodzilla (first draft)(second draft)(final draft)
Terror of Mechagodzilla (revised draft)
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Four screenplay drafts for Terror of Mechagodzilla were submitted by Yukiko Takayama between July 1 and December 28, 1974.[1]

History

Yukiko Takayama, screenwriter for Terror of Mechagodzilla, originally was given instructions by Toho to write a screenplay for a sequel to their box office hit Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, with the only guideline being that Mechagodzilla needed to be incorporated into the story and no other particular requests; otherwise, she could "write anything [she] liked." She told G-FAN in a spring 2010 interview that originally, in place of Titanosaurus, she had written two tranquil dinosaurs called the "Titans," named after the mythical Greek monsters, who would fight Godzilla after becoming very hostile when their necks wreathed.

Plot

Godzilla fights Mechagodzilla and two normally-peaceful dinosaurs called the "Titans," who turn hostile when their necks become entangled.

Gallery

Trivia

References

This is a list of references for Terror of Mechagodzilla (screenplay drafts). These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "1954-2004 『東宝特撮の世界』篇". cyberkids1954.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018.

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