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In 1954, Tōhō Studios Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka sought out Kayama, already a popular science-fiction writer, to develop an idea about an ancient monster reawakened by a nuclear blast. (Angles’s afterword details how the Japanese hadn’t yet been able to “stop and reflect on the horrors” of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
' Godzilla: Tokyo/Osaka Editions ') is a 1955 young adult kaiju novel by Shigeru Kayama . It is a novelization of the first two films in the Godzilla franchise produced by Toho, Godzilla (1954) and Godzilla Raids Again (1955), both of which were based on story outlines by Kayama.
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Oct 23, 2023 · Both “Godzilla” and “Godzilla Raids Again” were written by Shigeru Kayama (1904-1975), a poet who became a popular author of pulpy stories that combined mystery, thrills and science fiction.
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Godzilla
1. The romantic subplot is removed. Because of this, Emiko and Dr. Serizawaare simply friends. 2. Shinkichi Yamane is the main male character instead of Hideto Ogata, who is relegated to a side character. 3. Dr. Serizawa is described as having long hair that obscures his missing eye and the scarred part of his face. 4. Ogata is promoted to the president of his salvage company and described as an older man than how he appears in the film. 5. Dr. Tanabe's surname is changed to Tabata. 6. There...
Godzilla Raids Again
1. Godzilla attacks Shoichi Tsukioka and Koji Kobayashi before he is ambushed by Anguirus. 2. Kobayashi's death is treated with more gravitas. 3. Anguirus can use his own atomic breath. 4. During the fight in Osaka, Godzilla takes the time to incinerate a platoon of soldiers that were shooting at him before continuing to fight Anguirus. 5. Instead of getting his throat mauled, Anguirus succumbs to wounds inflicted during the battle and is thrown by Godzilla into Osaka Castle.
Godzilla's attack on the lighthouse in the first of the two stories is reminiscent of the Rhedosaurus' attack on a lighthouse in The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.
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Sep 27, 2023 · Meet Shigeru Kayama, Father of Godzilla Toho Shigeru Kayama was a surprisingly prolific writer in post-war Japan, blending a variety of genres through a large output of mostly short stories.
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Sep 25, 2023 · These 30± pages contained answers to almost every question I had while reading—including a few things that I think would’ve been helpful knowing going into the book (the relation of the novellas to the films, the extent of Kayama’s involvement with the creation of Godzilla, why he published the novellas, etc.).
Nov 15, 2023 · Kayama, in the language of the composer’s own invention known as “Adiemus,” represents the idea of everlasting hope and unity. The song draws inspiration from various world cultures and aims to celebrate the beauty of diversity and the triumph of the human spirit.
