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''The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films'' contains 386 pages and was released on June 15, 2017. | ''The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films'' contains 386 pages and was released on June 15, 2017. | ||
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"'''''Nessie'''. '''Bride of Godzilla'''. '''Gamera vs. Wyvern'''. '''Mothra vs. Bagan'''. '''Batman Meets Godzilla'''. All fans have heard of these tantalizing lost films, but few know of their full histories...until now. With information straight from the Japanese sources learn how '''Gamera''' was made in 1965 to make use of miniature sets made for a disastrous movie about giant rats called '''Giant Horde Beast Nezura''' which was partially shot in 1963. Marvel at a blind Godzilla's battle with the invisible monster Chamelegon in '''Tokyo S.O.S.: Godzilla's Suicide Strategy'''! Watch in amazement as Godzilla and Kong battle in the flames of Mt. Aso in '''Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla'''! Explore the tortured history of the Toho/Hammer team-up '''Nessie''' about a kaiju-sized Loch Ness Monster. Recoil in horror at the sights of ''''Great Prophecies of Nostradamus'''', a 1974 film so controversial that a self-imposed ban was placed on it by Toho. Baffle at Hanuman, the monkey monster of Thailand's Chaiyo Studios which teamed with Ultraman and his brethren in '''6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army'''. Puzzle over a psychedelic Italian colorized version of '''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!''' code-named "Cozzilla." Then uncover the $100,000 fan made epic '''Legendary Beast Wolfman vs. Godzilla'''! '' | "'''''Nessie'''. '''Bride of Godzilla'''. '''Gamera vs. Wyvern'''. '''Mothra vs. Bagan'''. '''Batman Meets Godzilla'''. All fans have heard of these tantalizing lost films, but few know of their full histories...until now. With information straight from the Japanese sources learn how '''Gamera''' was made in 1965 to make use of miniature sets made for a disastrous movie about giant rats called '''Giant Horde Beast Nezura''' which was partially shot in 1963. Marvel at a blind Godzilla's battle with the invisible monster Chamelegon in '''Tokyo S.O.S.: Godzilla's Suicide Strategy'''! Watch in amazement as Godzilla and Kong battle in the flames of Mt. Aso in '''Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla'''! Explore the tortured history of the Toho/Hammer team-up '''Nessie''' about a kaiju-sized Loch Ness Monster. Recoil in horror at the sights of ''''Great Prophecies of Nostradamus'''', a 1974 film so controversial that a self-imposed ban was placed on it by Toho. Baffle at Hanuman, the monkey monster of Thailand's Chaiyo Studios which teamed with Ultraman and his brethren in '''6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army'''. Puzzle over a psychedelic Italian colorized version of '''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!''' code-named "Cozzilla." Then uncover the $100,000 fan made epic '''Legendary Beast Wolfman vs. Godzilla'''! '' | ||
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*'''''' (p. ) | *'''Acknowledgements''' (p. 8) | ||
*'''''' (p. ) | *'''Foreword by J.D. Lees''' (p. 9) | ||
**(p. ) '''' | *'''Introduction: The Art of Lost Films''' (p. 13) | ||
*'''Part I: Unproduced Scripts''' | |||
**(p. 17) Godzilla in the Lost World: ''[[Bride of Godzilla]]?'' (1955) | |||
**(p. 21) ''[[The Volcano Monsters]]'' (1957) | |||
**(p. 24) ''[[Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) | |||
**(p. 27) ''[[Gamera The Giant Monster vs. The Ice Men From Outer Space|Giant Monster Gamera vs. The Ice Men From Outer Space]]'' (1966) | |||
**(p. 29) ''[[Batman vs. Godzilla|Batman Meets Godzilla]]'' (1968) | |||
**(p. 34) Gamera's Last Hurrah: ''[[Gamera vs. Wyvern]]'' (1972) | |||
**(p. 36) Tsubaraya Productions (Almost) Does Godzilla: ''[[Godzilla vs. Redmoon]]'' (1972) | |||
**(p. 41) ''[[Tokyo S.O.S.: Godzilla's Suicide Strategy]]'' (1973-1978) | |||
**(p. 47) Toho Gets Hammered: ''[[Nessie (Unmade film)|Nessie]]'' (1976-1979) | |||
**(p. 54) ''The Bride of Godzilla'' Lives—and Dies— Again! (1978) | |||
**(p. 59) ''[[Resurrection of Godzilla|Godzilla Resurrected]]'' ([[Resurrection of Godzilla (1980 draft)|1980]]-[[Resurrection of Godzilla (1983 draft)|1984]]) | |||
**(p. 63) ''Ultraman: Hero from the Stars'' (1981) | |||
**(p. 67) ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters 3-D|Godzilla King of the Monsters 3-D]]'' (1983) | |||
**(p. 71) Godzilla vs. Golan Globus: ''[[It Ate Cleveland!]]'' (1984) | |||
**(p. 73) ''[[Godzilla: Legend of the Asuka Fortress]]'' (1985) | |||
**(p. 78) ''[[Mothra vs. Bagan]]'' (1990) | |||
**(p. 84) Mick Anger's ''[[Godzilla vs. The Mysterians]]'' (1990) | |||
**(p. 89) The Many Forms of "''[[Godzilla vs. Mechani-Kong]]''" (1991-1993) | |||
**(p. 96) The One That Got Away: Jan De Bont's [[Godzilla (1994 film)|''Godzilla'' (1994)]] | |||
**(p. 108) Return of GINO: ''[[Godzilla 2 (Unmade 1998 film sequel)|Godzilla 2]]'' (2000) | |||
**(p. 112) [[Shusuke Kaneko]] vs. Godzilla: "''[[Godzilla vs. M]]''" (2001) | |||
**(p. 114) ''[[Godzilla Reborn]]'' (2001) | |||
**(p. 116) Godzilla Flies Again: ''[[Godzilla 3-D|Godzilla 3-D to the Max]]'' (2004-2008) | |||
*'''Part II: Proto-versions of Finished Films''' | |||
**(p. 123) [[Godzilla (1954 film)|''Godzilla'' (1954)]] | |||
**(p. 126) Before Frankenstein Conquered the World: ''[[Frankenstein vs. Godzilla]]'' (1963-1964) | |||
**(p. 129) ''[[Operation Robinson Crusoe: King Kong vs. Ebirah]]'' (1966) | |||
**(p. 134) ''[[Two Godzillas: Japan S.O.S.!]]'' (1967) | |||
**(p. 139) The Birth of ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'': ''[[Godzilla vs. the Space Monsters: Earth Defense Directive|Godzilla vs. the Space Monsters]]'' & ''[[The Return of King Ghidorah]]'' (1971) | |||
**(p. 145) ''[[Giant Monsters Converge on Okinawa! Showdown in Zanpamisaki|Monsters Converge on Okinawa: Showdown in Cape Zanpa]]'' (1973) | |||
**(p. 154) The Origins of ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984): ''[[Godzilla: King of Monsters (Unmade film)|Godzilla, King of Monsters]]'' (1978) | |||
**(p. 158) [[Godzilla vs. Biollante (1985 draft)|''Godzilla vs. Biollante'' (1985)]] | |||
**(p. 163) Before Battra: ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigamoth]]'' (1991) | |||
**(p. 167) Before Guardian of the Universe: [[Gamera (1993 film)|''Gamera'' (1993)]] | |||
**(p. 171) The Development of "''Godzilla 7''" (1994-1995) | |||
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*'''Part III: Banned, Unreleased & Lost Films''' | |||
**(p. 179) King Kong in Japan: ''[[Japanese King Kong|Wasei Kingu Kongu]]'' (1933) | |||
**(p. 180) ''[[The King Kong That Appeared in Edo|King Kong Appears in Edo]]'' (1938) | |||
**(p. 182) ''[[Half Human|Half Human]]: The Story of the Abominable Snowman'' (1955) | |||
**(p. 186) ''[[Nezura|Giant Horde Beast Nezura]]'' (1963) | |||
**(p. 188) ''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus|Great Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974) | |||
**(p. 195) Monkeying Around: ''6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army'' (1974) | |||
**(p. 200) Cozzilla: The Colorization of ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!'' (1977) | |||
**(p. 207) ''[[Wolfman vs. Godzilla|Legendary Giant Beast Wolfman vs. Godzilla]]'' (1983) | |||
**(p. 211) Stolen Ultraman: ''Space Warriors 2000'' (1985) | |||
**(p. 216) Direct-to-Video Gamera: ''[[Gamera vs. Garasharp|Gamera vs. Giant Evil Beast Garasharp]]'' (1991) | |||
**(p. 219) ''[[Gamera 4: Truth]]'' (2003) | |||
*'''Appendix I:''' Short Treatments for Unmade Films (p. 223) | |||
*'''Appendix II:''' Alternate Versions of Existing Films (p. 237) | |||
*'''Appendix III:''' Synopses (p. 251) | |||
*'''Appendix IV:''' Independent Features & Fan Films (Compiled by Mark Jaramillo) (p. 317) | |||
*'''Appendix V:''' Guardian of Mixed Media: The Gameraverse, by Dr. Ayame Chiba (p. 323) | |||
*'''Appendix VI:''' The International Kaiju Brotherhood: Giant Monsters and Movie-Making Heroes from Around the World, by Stan Hyde (p. 331) | |||
*'''Appendix VII:''' In Search of Monsters: My Hunt for Obscure and Forgotten Kaiju Films, by Mark Jaramillo (p. 351) | |||
*'''Appendix VIII:''' ''Prophecies of Nostradamus'' and Me, by Ted Johnson (p. 361) | |||
*'''Appendix IX:''' Interview with Don F. Glut on ''Ultraman: Hero from the Stars'' (p. 367) | |||
*'''Bibliography''' (p. 370) | |||
*'''Index''' (p. 374) | |||
*'''About the Author''' (p. 384) | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films is a 2017 informational book profiling unmade projects in the kaiju genre.
Information
The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films contains 386 pages and was released on June 15, 2017.
Description
"Nessie. Bride of Godzilla. Gamera vs. Wyvern. Mothra vs. Bagan. Batman Meets Godzilla. All fans have heard of these tantalizing lost films, but few know of their full histories...until now. With information straight from the Japanese sources learn how Gamera was made in 1965 to make use of miniature sets made for a disastrous movie about giant rats called Giant Horde Beast Nezura which was partially shot in 1963. Marvel at a blind Godzilla's battle with the invisible monster Chamelegon in Tokyo S.O.S.: Godzilla's Suicide Strategy! Watch in amazement as Godzilla and Kong battle in the flames of Mt. Aso in Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla! Explore the tortured history of the Toho/Hammer team-up Nessie about a kaiju-sized Loch Ness Monster. Recoil in horror at the sights of 'Great Prophecies of Nostradamus', a 1974 film so controversial that a self-imposed ban was placed on it by Toho. Baffle at Hanuman, the monkey monster of Thailand's Chaiyo Studios which teamed with Ultraman and his brethren in 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army. Puzzle over a psychedelic Italian colorized version of Godzilla, King of the Monsters! code-named "Cozzilla." Then uncover the $100,000 fan made epic Legendary Beast Wolfman vs. Godzilla!
"But that's not all--this book also contains essays by kaiju fan experts such as Dr. Ayame Chiba, Stan Hyde, Mark Jaramillo and Ted Johnson on subjects as diverse as unmade Kong films to heretofore unknown independent films like Atragon 2, Resurrection of Daimajin and Wanigon vs. Gamaron!"
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Trivia
- The book erroneously refers to Godzilla series writer Hideichi Nagahara as "Shuichi Nagahara."
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