Shinichi Sekizawa

Shinichi Sekizawa Born June 2, 1920 Kyoto, Japan Died November 19, 1992 Occupation Screenwriter First work Musume jûhachi usotsuki jidai (1949) Notable work King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

Shinichi Sekizawa (関沢新一,   Sekizawa Shin'ichi) was a Japanese screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to Toho's tokusatsu output in the Showa era. He also created the 1968 miniseries Agon: Atomic Dragon. Sekizawa passed away on November 19, 1992, at the age of 72.

Selected Filmography

Screenwriter

• Varan (1958)
• Battle in Outer Space (1959)
• The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
• Mothra (1961)
• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
• Atragon (1963)
• Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
• Dogora (1964)
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
• Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
• Ultraman (TV 1966-1967) [episode 1]
• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
• Son of Godzilla (1967) [with Kazue Kiba]
• Agon: Atomic Dragon (TV 1968)
• Mighty Jack (TV 1968)
• Latitude Zero (1969) [Japanese-language version]
• All Monsters Attack (1969)
• Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
• Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) [story]
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) [story, with Masami Fukushima]

Musical Credits

• Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) - Lyrics for "Godzilla March" [with Jun Fukuda]
• Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) - Lyrics for "Godzilla and Jet Jaguar: Punch! Punch! Punch!"