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'''''The Pictorial Book of Godzilla''''' {{Nihongo|大ゴジラ図鑑|Dai Gojira Zukan|lit. ''Giant Godzilla Pictorial Book''}} is a [[1995]] informational book which features behind the scenes images and stills from the original ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' through ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]''.
'''''The Pictorial Book of Godzilla''''' {{Nihongo|大ゴジラ図鑑|Dai Gojira Zukan|lit. ''Giant Godzilla Pictorial Book''}} is a [[1995]] informational book which features behind the scenes images and stills from ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' to ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]''.
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==Information==
==Information==
The book was published on January 27, [[1995]] by Hobby Japan Co., Ltd.<ref name="AmazonJP">[https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%A4%A7%E3%82%B4%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A9%E5%9B%B3%E9%91%91-%E5%B9%BB%E6%83%B3%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB%E7%BE%8E%E8%A1%93%E5%A4%A7%E7%B3%BB-%E3%83%A4%E3%83%9E%E3%83%80-%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B5%E3%83%9F/dp/4894250594 Amazon.co.jp: 大ゴジラ図鑑 (幻想映画美術大系)|ヤマダ マサミ]</ref> It was authored by Masami Yamada, supervised by Yuji Nishimura, and published with Koichi Sato. ''The Pictorial Book of Godzilla'' contains a collective 1100 images along with behind the scenes information from all the ''Godzilla'' films.
The book was published on January 27, [[1995]] by Hobby Japan Co., Ltd.<ref name="AmazonJP">[https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%A4%A7%E3%82%B4%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A9%E5%9B%B3%E9%91%91-%E5%B9%BB%E6%83%B3%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB%E7%BE%8E%E8%A1%93%E5%A4%A7%E7%B3%BB-%E3%83%A4%E3%83%9E%E3%83%80-%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B5%E3%83%9F/dp/4894250594 Amazon.co.jp: 大ゴジラ図鑑 (幻想映画美術大系)|ヤマダ マサミ]</ref> It was authored by Masami Yamada, supervised by Yuji Nishimura, and published with Koichi Sato. ''The Pictorial Book of Godzilla'' contains a collective 1100 images along with behind the scenes information from all the ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' films.


The beginning of the book contains a brief description for all the Showa and Heisei Godzilla movies (except ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'') with color images. The "Preface" section contains an introduction to Godzilla, all of the different eras of Godzilla, the release timeline of the movies along with the names of the Godzilla suits and the other monsters introduced in each movie. This section also defines all the terminology and subsections that will be used in the book, such as "SET," "BODY," "FACE," "POOL," "MAKING," "BEHIND," "EXHIBITION," "Another G" (used for the sections for [[w:c:ultra:Gomess|Gomess]] and [[w:c:ultra:Jirass|Jirass]]) and "Variation G" (for related characters such as Minilla).  
The beginning of the book contains a brief description for all the [[Showa era|Showa]] and [[Heisei era|Heisei]] Godzilla movies (except ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'') with color images. The "Preface" section contains an introduction to [[Godzilla]], all of the different eras of Godzilla, the release timeline of the movies along with the names of the Godzilla suits and the other monsters introduced in each movie. This section also defines all the terminology and subsections that will be used in the book, such as "SET," "BODY," "FACE," "POOL," "MAKING," "BEHIND," "EXHIBITION," "Another G" (used for the sections for [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Gomess|Gomess]] and [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Jirass|Jirass]]) and "Variation G" (for related characters such as [[Minilla]]).  
The rest of the book gives hundreds of images for the King of the Monsters' movies throughout the years, each film found within a section divided between "The Dawn" (1954-1962), "Golden Age" (1964-1966), "Maturity" (1967-1972), "Revival" (1973-1984), and "Renewal" (1989-1994).  
The rest of the book gives hundreds of images for Godzilla's film appearrances throughout the years, each film found within a section divided between "The Dawn" (1954-1962), "Golden Age" (1964-1966), "Maturity" (1967-1972), "Revival" (1973-1984), and "Renewal" (1989-1994).  


Examples of content within ''The Pictorial Book of Godzilla'' include: the making and design details of all the Godzilla suits, as well as of the ''Gigantis, the Fire Monster'' Godzilla suit from 1957 and the story behind the unmade American edit, "[[Snowman]] vs. Godzilla" images, and info on the Godzilla suits' usage by Tsuburaya Production for ''Ultraman'' adversaries. The book focuses solely on the Godzilla character, but occasionally touches upon offshoots such as the Godzillasaurus or Baby Godzilla.
Examples of content within ''The Pictorial Book of Godzilla'' include: the making and design details of all the Godzilla suits, as well as of the "Gigantis Godzilla" suit created for ''[[The Volcano Monsters]]'', the unmade American edit of ''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'', "[[Snowman]] vs. Godzilla" images, and info on the Godzilla suits' usage by [[Tsuburaya Productions]] for kaiju from the [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Series|Ultra Series]]. The book focuses solely on the Godzilla character, but occasionally touches upon related characters such as the [[Godzillasaurus]] or [[Godzilla Junior|BabyGodzilla]].
==Description==
==Description==
Japanese description from BOOK Database:<ref name="AmazonJP"/><br>
Japanese description from BOOK Database:<ref name="AmazonJP"/><br>
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*(p. 165) [[BioGoji]]
*(p. 165) [[BioGoji]]
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*'''Making''' {{small|[メイキング]}}
'''Making''' {{small|[メイキング]}}
**(p. 38) [[ShodaiGoji]]
*(p. 38) [[ShodaiGoji]]
**(p. 53) [[GyakushuGoji]]
*(p. 53) [[GyakushuGoji]]
**(p. 74) [[MosuGoji]]
*(p. 74) [[MosuGoji]]
**(p. 117) [[SoshingekiGoji]]
*(p. 117) [[SoshingekiGoji]]
**(p. 140) [[MegaroGoji]]
*(p. 140) [[MegaroGoji]]
**(p. 158) [[84Goji]]
*(p. 158) [[84Goji]]
*'''Column''' {{small|[コラム]}}
'''Column''' {{small|[コラム]}}
**(p. 42) Purification Rite Ceremony {{small|修祓式}}
*(p. 42) Purification Rite Ceremony {{small|修祓式}}
**(p. 52) Publicity {{small|パブリシティ}}
*(p. 52) Publicity {{small|パブリシティ}}
**(p. 54) "[[Snowman]] vs. Godzilla" {{small|「雪男対ゴジラ」}}
*(p. 54) "[[Snowman]] vs. [[Godzilla]]" {{small|「雪男対ゴジラ」}}
**(p. 78) "[[Frankenstein]] vs. Godzilla" {{small|「フランケンシュタイン対ゴジラ」}}
*(p. 78) "[[Frankenstein vs. Godzilla]]" {{small|「フランケンシュタイン対ゴジラ」}}
**(p. 86) Toho and Tsuburaya Productions {{small|東宝と円谷プロ}}
*(p. 86) [[Toho]] and [[Tsuburaya Productions]] {{small|東宝と円谷プロ}}
**(p. 94) Exhibition for Godzilla {{small|展示用ゴジラ}}
*(p. 94) Exhibition for Godzilla {{small|展示用ゴジラ}}
**(p. 122) Let's Meet Godzilla {{small|ゴジラと会おう}}
*(p. 122) Let's Meet Godzilla {{small|ゴジラと会おう}}
**(p. 142) ''[[Zone Fighter]]''
*(p. 142) ''[[Zone Fighter]]''
**(p. 150) Attraction Godzilla {{small|アトラクションゴジラ}}
*(p. 150) Attraction Godzilla {{small|アトラクションゴジラ}}
**(p. 160) Cybot Godzilla {{small|サイボットゴジラ}}
*(p. 160) Cybot Godzilla {{small|サイボットゴジラ}}
**(p. 161) Resurrection Movement {{small|復活のムーブメント}}
*(p. 161) Resurrection Movement {{small|復活のムーブメント}}
**(p. 186) Attraction Godzilla {{small|アトラクションゴジラ}}
*(p. 186) Attraction Godzilla {{small|アトラクションゴジラ}}
**(p. 197) Subsequent G {{small|Gのその後}}
*(p. 197) Subsequent G {{small|Gのその後}}
**(p. 199) Godzilla's Texture {{small|ゴジラのテクスチャー}}
*(p. 199) Godzilla's Texture {{small|ゴジラのテクスチャー}}
*'''ANOTHER G & VARIATION G'''
'''ANOTHER G & VARIATION G'''
**(p. 54) GIGANTIS, THE FIRE MONSTER
*(p. 54) [[Godzilla Raids Again#U.S. Release|GIGANTIS, THE FIRE MONSTER]]
**(p. 86) Gomess (from ''Ultra Q'')
*(p. 86) [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Gomess|Gomess]] (from ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Q|Ultra Q]]'')
**(p. 94) Jirass (from ''Ultraman'')
*(p. 94) [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Jirass|Jirass]] (from ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]'')
**(p. 110) Minilla
*(p. 110) [[Minilla]]
**(p. 130 Godzilla Tower
*(p. 130) [[Godzilla Tower]]
**(p. 144) Fake Godzilla
*(p. 144) [[Fake Godzilla]]
**(p. 172) [[BioGoji]] No Good-type
*(p. 172) [[BioGoji]] No Good-type
**(p. 180) Godzillasaurus
*(p. 180) [[Godzillasaurus]]
**(p. 192) Baby Godzilla
*(p. 192) [[Godzilla Junior|BabyGodzilla]]
**(p. 198) Little Godzilla
*(p. 198) [[Godzilla Junior|LittleGodzilla]]
*'''Interview: The Men Who Made G''' {{small|[インタビュー・Gを作った男たち]}}
'''Interview: The Men Who Made G''' {{small|[インタビュー・Gを作った男たち]}}
**(p. 44) [[Eizo Kaimai]] {{small|開米栄三}}
*(p. 44) [[Eizo Kaimai]] {{small|開米栄三}}
**(p. 64) [[Haruo Nakajima]]
*(p. 64) [[Haruo Nakajima]]
**(p. 162) [[Nobuyuki Yasumaru]]
*(p. 162) [[Nobuyuki Yasumaru]]
**(p. 173) [[Kenpachiro Satsuma]]
*(p. 173) [[Kenpachiro Satsuma]]
**(p. 174) [[Tomoki Kobayashi]] {{small|小林知己}}
*(p. 174) [[Tomoki Kobayashi]] {{small|小林知己}}
**(p. 180) [[Koichi Kawakita]]
*(p. 180) [[Koichi Kawakita]]
*'''Contribution: New Generation G''' {{small|[寄稿・ニュージェネレーションG]}}
'''Contribution: New Generation G''' {{small|[寄稿・ニュージェネレーションG]}}
**(p. 186) [[Tsuyoshi Taono]] {{small|垰野 剛}}
*(p. 186) [[Tsuyoshi Taono]] {{small|垰野 剛}}
**(p. 192) Tsutomu Kobayashi {{small|小林 勉}}
*(p. 192) Tsutomu Kobayashi {{small|小林 勉}}
**(p. 198) [[Naoki Nieda]] {{small|贄田直樹}}
*(p. 198) [[Naoki Nieda]] {{small|贄田直樹}}
*'''Special Contribution: Memories of the Special Occasion''' {{small|[特別寄稿・特美時代の想い出]}}
'''Special Contribution: Memories of the Special Occasion''' {{small|[特別寄稿・特美時代の想い出]}}
**(p. 74) [[Keizo Murase]] {{small|村瀬継蔵}}
*(p. 74) [[Keizo Murase]] {{small|村瀬継蔵}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Revision as of 06:43, 30 April 2019

The Pictorial Book of Godzilla
Cover of The Pictorial Book of Godzilla
Author(s) Masami Yamada
Publisher Hobby Japan Co., Ltd.
Publish date January 27, 1995
Genre Reference
ISBN ISBN-10: 4894250594
ISBN-13: 978-4894250598
40 YEARS' HISTORY of FANTASTIC MOVIE ART

The Pictorial Book of Godzilla (大ゴジラ図鑑,   Dai Gojira Zukan, lit. Giant Godzilla Pictorial Book) is a 1995 informational book which features behind the scenes images and stills from the original Godzilla through Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla.

Information

The book was published on January 27, 1995 by Hobby Japan Co., Ltd.[1] It was authored by Masami Yamada, supervised by Yuji Nishimura, and published with Koichi Sato. The Pictorial Book of Godzilla contains a collective 1100 images along with behind the scenes information from all the Godzilla films.

The beginning of the book contains a brief description for all the Showa and Heisei Godzilla movies (except Godzilla vs. Destoroyah) with color images. The "Preface" section contains an introduction to Godzilla, all of the different eras of Godzilla, the release timeline of the movies along with the names of the Godzilla suits and the other monsters introduced in each movie. This section also defines all the terminology and subsections that will be used in the book, such as "SET," "BODY," "FACE," "POOL," "MAKING," "BEHIND," "EXHIBITION," "Another G" (used for the sections for Gomess and Jirass) and "Variation G" (for related characters such as Minilla). The rest of the book gives hundreds of images for Godzilla's film appearrances throughout the years, each film found within a section divided between "The Dawn" (1954-1962), "Golden Age" (1964-1966), "Maturity" (1967-1972), "Revival" (1973-1984), and "Renewal" (1989-1994).

Examples of content within The Pictorial Book of Godzilla include: the making and design details of all the Godzilla suits, as well as of the "Gigantis Godzilla" suit created for The Volcano Monsters, the unmade American edit of Godzilla Raids Again, "Snowman vs. Godzilla" images, and info on the Godzilla suits' usage by Tsuburaya Productions for kaiju from the Ultra Series. The book focuses solely on the Godzilla character, but occasionally touches upon related characters such as the Godzillasaurus or BabyGodzilla.

Description

Japanese description from BOOK Database:[1]
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Japanese description from MARC Database:[1]
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Contents

  • Godzilla Movies Color Graffiti ゴジラ映画カラーグラフィティ (p. 2)
  • Contents 目次 (p. 25)
  • Preface (p. 26)
  • Chapter 1: The Dawn (1954▶1962) [ゴジラ誕生] (p. 29)
  • Chapter 2: Golden Age (1964▶1966) [世界に進撃するゴジラ] (p. 65)
  • Chapter 3: Maturity (1967▶1972) [怪獣ブーム勃発] (p. 101)
  • Chapter 4: Revival (1973▶1984) [怪獣王座決定戦] (p. 135)
  • Chapter 5: Renewal (1989▶1994) [リニューアルゴジラ] (p. 163)

By Film [作品別]

By Godzilla Type [ゴジラ・タイプ別]

Making [メイキング]

Column [コラム]

  • (p. 42) Purification Rite Ceremony 修祓式
  • (p. 52) Publicity パブリシティ
  • (p. 54) "Snowman vs. Godzilla" 「雪男対ゴジラ」
  • (p. 78) "Frankenstein vs. Godzilla" 「フランケンシュタイン対ゴジラ」
  • (p. 86) Toho and Tsuburaya Productions 東宝と円谷プロ
  • (p. 94) Exhibition for Godzilla 展示用ゴジラ
  • (p. 122) Let's Meet Godzilla ゴジラと会おう
  • (p. 142) Zone Fighter
  • (p. 150) Attraction Godzilla アトラクションゴジラ
  • (p. 160) Cybot Godzilla サイボットゴジラ
  • (p. 161) Resurrection Movement 復活のムーブメント
  • (p. 186) Attraction Godzilla アトラクションゴジラ
  • (p. 197) Subsequent G Gのその後
  • (p. 199) Godzilla's Texture ゴジラのテクスチャー

ANOTHER G & VARIATION G

Interview: The Men Who Made G [インタビュー・Gを作った男たち]

Contribution: New Generation G [寄稿・ニュージェネレーションG]

Special Contribution: Memories of the Special Occasion [特別寄稿・特美時代の想い出]

Gallery

References

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