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|birthday =April 4, 1945 | |birthday =April 4, 1945 | ||
|birthplace =[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] | |birthplace =[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] | ||
|death =June 2, [[2023]] (aged 83) | |||
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'''Yukiko Takayama''' {{Nihongo|高山 由紀子|Takayama Yukiko}} | '''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 passed away in her [[Tokyo]] home on June 2, [[2023]], aged 83.{{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== | ==Gallery== | ||
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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 passed away in her Tokyo home on June 2, 2023, aged 83.[1]
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.[2] 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
References
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