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|birthday =April 4, 1945 | |birthday =April 4, 1945{{#tag:ref|Takayama's birth year has widely been given as [[1945]], including in the author biography from her 2011 novel ''The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma''.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Engima|last=Takayama|first=Yukiko|date=25 June 2011|publisher=[[Kadokawa|Kadokawa Shoten]]|page=1|isbn=978-4-04-394439-2}}</ref> However, upon her death, sources reported her age to be 83,<ref name="Death">{{cite web|url=https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2023060201029&g=soc|title=高山由紀子さん死去（脚本家）|date=2 June 2023|work=Jiji.com}}</ref> which would place her birth in 1940.|group="lower-alpha"}} | ||
|birthplace =[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] | |birthplace =[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]{{R|Death}} | ||
|first =''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' | |death =June 2, [[2023]] | ||
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|first =''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) | |||
|notable =''After the Wind Has Gone'' (1996) | |||
|imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847448/ | |imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847448/ | ||
|wikipedia =https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |wikipedia =https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/高山由紀子 | ||
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'''Yukiko Takayama''' {{Nihongo| | '''Yukiko Takayama''' {{Nihongo|高山 由紀子|Takayama Yukiko}} was a [[Japan]]ese film screenwriter and director. She wrote the screenplay for the [[1975]] ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]] ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''. In 2016, she published the novella ''[[2075: Meister Titano's Counterattack]]'', an unofficial sequel to the film, in ''Tokusatsu Hiho Vol. 5''. Takayama died of natural causes in her [[Tokyo]] home on June 2, [[2023]].{{R|Death}} | ||
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==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
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*''[[2075: Meister Titano's Counterattack]]'' (2016) - Author | *''[[2075: Meister Titano's Counterattack]]'' (2016) - Author | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Takayama | *Takayama was the second woman to write a ''Godzilla'' screenplay, after Kazue Kiba, who collaborated with [[Shinichi Sekizawa]] on ''[[Son of Godzilla]]''. | ||
*In [[Terror of Mechagodzilla ( | *In [[Terror of Mechagodzilla (screenplay drafts)|Takayama's original scenario]] for ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'', the role of [[Titanosaurus]] was filled by two dinosaurs called Titans, who became violent only when their necks were entangled.<ref name="G-FAN">[http://www.g-fan.com/html/gfan_index/index_91.php Words from the Heart: Yukiko Takayama Remembers ''Terror of Mechagodzilla'']</ref> Her script also called for the total annihilation of [[Tokyo]] by Titanosaurus and [[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla]], who would enter the city through [[Tokyo Bay]] and target Shinagawa ward first. Budget constraints forced [[Toho]] to scale back the destruction. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[ | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20181215121033/www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/takaya.htm July 1994 interview by David Milner (archived)] | ||
*[https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/2075-meister-titanos-counterattack-story-translation/ English translation of ''2075: Meister Titano’s Counterattack''] | *[https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/2075-meister-titanos-counterattack-story-translation/ English translation of ''2075: Meister Titano’s Counterattack''] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Yukiko Takayama (高山 由紀子 Takayama Yukiko) was a Japanese film screenwriter and director. She wrote the screenplay for the 1975 Godzilla film Terror of Mechagodzilla. In 2016, she published the novella 2075: Meister Titano's Counterattack, an unofficial sequel to the film, in Tokusatsu Hiho Vol. 5. Takayama died of natural causes in her Tokyo home on June 2, 2023.[2]
Selected filmography
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) - Screenwriter
Selected bibliography
- 2075: Meister Titano's Counterattack (2016) - Author
Trivia
- Takayama was the second woman to write a Godzilla screenplay, after Kazue Kiba, who collaborated with Shinichi Sekizawa on Son of Godzilla.
- In Takayama's original scenario for Terror of Mechagodzilla, the role of Titanosaurus was filled by two dinosaurs called Titans, who became violent only when their necks were entangled.[3] Her script also called for the total annihilation of Tokyo by Titanosaurus and Mechagodzilla, who would enter the city through Tokyo Bay and target Shinagawa ward first. Budget constraints forced Toho to scale back the destruction.
Gallery
External links
- July 1994 interview by David Milner (archived)
- English translation of 2075: Meister Titano’s Counterattack
Notes
References
This is a list of references for Yukiko Takayama. 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]
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