Behind the Kaiju Curtain
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A Journey Onto Japan's Biggest Film Sets
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Behind the Kaiju Curtain is a 2021 nonfiction informative book by Norman England about his experience on kaiju film sets.
Description
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Norman England's gutsy and insightful stories will do more than just entertain. This is the first and only book in English to take you on a deep dive into the Japanese film industry. You will join well-known directors, cast, and staff for tales of backroom set dealings. The author's own unlikely story starts with joining the Japanese crew on a George Romero-directed TV commercial shot in Los Angeles. Afterward, in Tokyo, Norman England learns to navigate the sets of giant monster icons Gamera and Godzilla. The book concludes with the premiere of Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack. This diary from the front lines is essential reading for Japanese cinema enthusiasts and filmmakers everywhere. |
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One of the most entertaining yet informative books you will ever read
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— Ed Godziszewski, author of Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa |
Contents
- Foreword by Shusuke Kaneko (ix)
- Foreword by Ed Godziszewski (xi)
- Acknowledgments (xiv)
- Notes About the Style (xvi)
- Introduction (xix)
- Entries
- The Beginning (p. 3)
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (p. 14)
- Godzilla 2000 (p. 32)
- Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (p. 50)
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
- Pre-production (p. 70)
- Production (p. 87)
- Post-production (p. 187)
- Release (p. 213)
- Epilogue (p. 223)
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