Yukiko Takayama

Yukiko Takayama Born April 4, 1945 Tokyo, Japan Died June 2, 2023 (aged 83) Tokyo, Japan First work Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) Notable work After the Wind Has Gone (1996)

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.

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. 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.

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External links

• July 1994 interview by David Milner
• English translation of 2075: Meister Titano’s Counterattack

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