Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters: Defending the Earth with Ultraman, Godzilla, and Friends in the Golden Age of Japanese Science Fiction Film
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (895 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1452135398 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Now in paperback! Behind-the-scenes hero to anyone who's thrilled by giant monsters duking it out over Tokyo, Eiji Tsuburaya was the visual effects mastermind behind Godzilla, Ultraman, and numerous Japanese science fiction movies and TV shows beloved around the world. A must-have for fans, this towering tribute also profiles Tsuburaya's film collaborators, details his key films and shows, and spotlights the enduring popularity of the characters he helped create.. The first book on this legendary film figure in English, this highly visual biography surveys his fascinating life and career, featuring hundreds of film stills, posters, concept art, and delightful on-set photos of Tsuburaya prompting monsters to crush landmark buildings
He lives in San Francisco. . August Ragone has written and commented on Japanese film and pop culture for more than 20 years
More than just kaiju For a book which first appears to be just a biography of Japan's greatest monster-maker (and I don't say that to diminish its subject, not at all), the reader is also treated to a good glimpse of the filmmaking world Eiji Tsuburaya devoted his life to. Not like the multi-mega-bucks budgets and the high stakes publicity buzz or manufactured star power of Hollywood in the USA, you get the real sense that filmmakers in Japan pursue their craft with a . Marco Talotta said The Bible of Tokusatsu and Japanese Science Fiction in General.. This book is the bible for anybody interested in the genre of tokusatsu, Ultraman, and Japanese science fiction in general. August Ragone has collected an impressive amount of informations and historical pictures. I find myself reading this volume cyclically, to be immersed in the wonderful world created by Eiji Tsuburaya.. The best kaiju book I've seen! I've loved Godzilla and his Brobdingnagian Japanese brethren since I was a kid, and time never dampened my enthusiasm. Now in my 20s, I was there opening day to see Hollywood's takes on the genre with 2013's Pacific Rim and 201The best kaiju book I've seen! Rosewater I've loved Godzilla and his Brobdingnagian Japanese brethren since I was a kid, and time never dampened my enthusiasm. Now in my 20s, I was there opening day to see Hollywood's takes on the genre with 2013's Pacific Rim and 2014's Godzilla.But I have a confession to make: as time goes by my love becomes more directed to those films made in the '50s and '60s. Not just Godzilla, but the dozens of other Toho films (Mothra, H-Man, Gargantuas - and ever. 's Godzilla.But I have a confession to make: as time goes by my love becomes more directed to those films made in the '50s and '60s. Not just Godzilla, but the dozens of other Toho films (Mothra, H-Man, Gargantuas - and ever
Eiji is a true inspiration, and a one of a kind innovator of special effects, the likes of which we'll probably never see again in cinema."-Gareth Edwards, director of Monsters and Godzilla (2014)."Eiji Tsuburaya was a very reserved man on the set. August did a wonderful job. -Tooth and Dagger, October 2007'In Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters, San Francisco based writer August Ragone has produced a fond, generously illustrated biography of the tokusatsu (special effects) genius '-Time Magazine, December 13, 2007'Anyone with