Wolfman vs. Godzilla

Wolfman vs. Godzilla Alternate titles Legendary Beast Wolfman vs. Godzilla Directed by Shizuo Nakajima Producer Shizuo Nakajima Music by Akira Ifukube (stock) Funded by SFA

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“	A fierce battle that shakes the Earth's axis!!! (地軸をゆるがす大激闘！！！) Will you win, Godzilla? Will you win, Wolfman? (ゴジラ勝つか？狼男勝つか？)	„
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Wolfman vs. Godzilla (狼男 (伝説の巨獣)対ゴジラ,   Densetsu no Kyojū Ōkami Otoko tai Gojira, lit. Legendary Beast Wolfman vs. Godzilla) is an incomplete fan film directed and produced by Shizuo Nakajima. Like Nakajima's previous project, Wolfman vs. Baragon, he assembled the production with the assistance of several former Toho employees. Though filming began in 1983 and wrapped in the mid-1980s, the film has yet to be completed or released officially.

Plot

From what has been revealed, the plot of Wolfman vs. Godzilla consists of a werewolf appearing in Japan, which becomes irradiated and grows to daikaiju size. This giant Wolfman encounters Godzilla in the countryside and the two monsters battle. Godzilla is portrayed as a rampaging monster like in the early Showa series, but the lesser of two evils compared to the Wolfman.

Production

Principal photography of Wolfman vs. Godzilla began in 1983 and concluded in the mid-1980s. As of 2013, post-production ("editing, sound design, and visual effects") is ongoing.

Development

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According to the director Shizuo Nakajima, many drafts of the film were made in the 1970s, most of them starting out simply as short films. One of them featured a Godzilla suit that closely resembled the MosuGoji suit. The Wolfman's design was also drastically different, somewhat resembling a mummy, with a head that bears a slight resemblance to one of the Gargantuas. Another one of these short films featured the Wolfman character in a battle against Baragon as well. All of the costumes made during the film's production were made by professional costume maker Fuyuki Shinada, who would go on to design the monsters in Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack. By 1983, production had changed and much of the monster action was re-filmed in order to create a feature-length film, featuring a new Godzilla suit that was based on the KingGoji. This is the version of the film most people have been familiar with, while the older drafts are believed to be entirely lost, with only stills surviving. However, Nakajima recently revealed some of the earlier footage and stated that he intended to splice together the old and new footage of the film prior to giving it a DVD release. According to Nakajima, over 10 hours of raw footage for the film exists.

Though several photos circulated online, information about the film was almost nonexistent in the United States until 2012, when Mark Jaramillo made contact with Nakajima and received a short montage of effects footage from the film. This clip, along with a number of behind-the-scenes photos, was shown at G-Fest XIX in an impromptu, standing-room-only panel. The following year, Nakajima traveled to G-Fest himself, bringing more footage with him. He has since released a number of clips and set footage online using his personal Facebook account. In early 2023, a 22-minute edit of the film from 2013 was uploaded to YouTube by the user Steven Sloss.

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

• Directed by   Shizuo Nakajima
• Produced by   Shizuo Nakajima
• Stock music by   Akira Ifukube
• Special effects by   Fuyuki Shinada

Cast

• Shitosi Shima
• Ema Ishihara

Appearances

Monsters Godzilla (WolGoji) Wolfman

Weapons, vehicles, and races Type 66 Maser Cannon

Gallery

Production

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  Scan of Wolfman vs. Godzilla's original production; note Baragon in the bottom left corner

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  Scan of Wolfman vs. Godzilla's original production

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  The radio control for Godzilla's mouth is adjusted

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  A colored still of Godzilla and Wolfman

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  One of the multiple WolGoji suits used in the film, which bears a striking resemblance to the KingGoji

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  Godzilla approaching Odawara Castle

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  Another WolGoji suit used in the film, made to resemble the MosuGoji

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  The Wolfman upper torso animatronic puppet being operated

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  The Wolfman suit

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  The Wolfman facial makeup being applied

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  Godzilla's suit actor wearing a face mask

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  The film being edited in Adobe After Effects

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Post-production

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  Nicolas Cage with a Wolfman vs. Godzilla poster

Miscellaneous

Internet

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  Wolfman vs. Godzilla director Shizuo Nakajima poses in a cast and crew photo for Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

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  Wolfman vs. Godzilla director Shizuo Nakajima poses in a cast and crew photo for Terror of Mechagodzilla

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  Poster for the film by Jeff Zornow

Videos

Excerpts from the film Behind the scenes of filming Wolfman vs. Godzilla 2013 edit of the film Footage and stills from Wolfman vs. Baragon, Wolfman vs. Godzilla's predecessor

References

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