Masahiko Katto

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Masahiko Katto
Masahiko Katto
Occupation Director, special effects director
First work Dutch Harbor Bomb
Command
(1973)
Notable work Continuation: Atragon (1983)
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Masahiko Katto (甲藤 雅彦,   Kattō Masahiko) is an independent Japanese film director. Founder of the studio Katto Productions, he has directed a handful of tokusatsu films which spoof or reference other works. They include Giant Monster Zeran, patterned on Rodan; Matango 2, a trailer-style short based on Matango; Continuation: Atragon, which depicts the return of the Mu Empire from Atragon; Rebirth of Daimajin, in which Daimajin appears in modern-day Japan; and Rabbitman vs. Godzilla, a trailer-style short parodying the fan film Wolfman vs. Godzilla.

Selected filmography

  • Matango 2 (197?) - Director [short][1]
  • Giant Monster Zeran (1978) - Director
  • Continuation: Atragon (1983) - Director
  • Rebirth of Daimajin (1988) - Director
  • Rabbitman vs. Godzilla (198?) - Director [short][2][a]
  • Space Girl Mew (1995) - Director of special effects[3]

Interviewee

Gallery

Giant Monster Zeran

Continuation: Atragon

Rebirth of Daimajin

Rabbitman vs. Godzilla

Space Girl Mew

Videos

Rabbitman vs. Godzilla footage
Clips of Katto's works
in the Kaiju Gaiden trailer

Notes

  1. The short, which takes the form of a trailer, credits its director onscreen as "Shikishima Pancho" (シキシマパンチョ), likely a psuedonym or in-joke.

References

This is a list of references for Masahiko Katto. 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]

  1. "KAIJU GAIDEN: Documentary on Independent Kaiju Films on Kickstarter". SciFi Japan. 26 October 2014.
  2. Hall, David. "During the interview’s I was able to out all information concerning Masahiko Katto the films and the relationship between directors Katto and Nakajima. Apparently, to poke fun at how long the film was taking to make. Mr. Katto decided to create a spoof of Wolfman vs. Godzilla; even using the same title cards and similar locations, calling the film “Rabbitman vs. Godzilla.” This was actually shown at a lot of fan film events in Japan during the late 80’s[.] This movie is HILARIOUS! I can’t explain to you but every time I see the seen above I actually lose it. It’s so perfect, if a director is going to have a spoof of his work, this is the way to go. Luckily, I was given a full copy of this film, and Mr. Katto spoke a lot more on the subject in the Kaiju Gaiden interview, which will be featured in the documentary. The special edition and Blu-Ray will have more than just clips and an extended interview. Be sure to pledge before its too late. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/251839127/kaiju-gaiden". Tumblr. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. "「宇宙少女 ミュウ」". ざんぶろんぞの怪人日記. 15 July 2006.

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