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He is the Lizard King – well, the King of the Monsters – he can do anything. Since he first romped onto the silver screen in 1954, no other character in all of international cinema has been as beloved by American audiences as Godzilla. Despite the modern film industry's affinity for franchises and cinematic universes, he remains one of its most enduring and popular characters, with a total of twenty-eight motion pictures (not even including two American reboots!) under his massive belt. From his home base in Japan, where the legendary Toho Pictures first put him on the map, Godzilla has gone on to become an international phenomenon, a pop culture avatar, a movie monster unrivaled in both size and appeal. The latest installment in Applause Theatre and Cinema Books' FAQ series, Brian Soloman's Godzilla FAQ is a broad and varied exploration of the monumental, fire-breathing radioactive lizard that has roared his way into our hearts over a sixty-year reign of terror. By pairing a colloquial text with a wide array of illustrations and visual media, this 400-page survey encourages readers to drop in and out of the book, as every chapter serves as a self-supporting article on a given subject. Written by a lifelong Godzilla fan and pop culture critic, Godzilla FAQ offers a comprehensive rundown of every Godzilla film ever made, in-depth biographies of major players in the franchise's history, and enough raw information to rebuild a ravaged Tokyo. Don't miss out on this ideal gift for cinema fans, lizard lovers, and pop culture fiends of all ages!
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Table of contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: I’ve Kaiju Under My Skin
- 1 Giant Monsters on the Loose: Origins of a Creature Feature Subgenre
- 2 Gojira: The Original Classic That Started It All
- 3 King of the Monsters: Godzilla’s First Introduction to American Audiences
- 4 Golden Age: The Early Showa Era
- 5 Father of Godzilla: The Vision of Tomoyuki Tanaka
- 6 Godzilla’s Soul: The Philosophy of Ishiro Honda
- 7 Creating a Monster: The Special Effects of Eiji Tsuburaya
- 8 Man in Suit: The Work of Haruo Nakajima
- 9 When Godzilla Met Kong: How the Ultimate Monster Showdown Came to Be
- 10 Franchise in Decline: The Late Showa Era
- 11 Dubbing and Drive-Ins: Godzilla as Baby Boomer Cheese
- 12 No More Mr. Nice Guy: The Heisei Era
- 13 March of the Monsters: The Music of Akira Ifukube
- 14 Lost in Translation: The Disastrous American Version
- 15 Third Wave: The Millennium Era
- 16 Monster Factory: A History of Toho Company
- 17 The Humans: Actors Who Shared the Bill
- 18 Shadows of Hiroshima: Godzilla as Allegory
- 19 Legendary Reboot: Godzilla Returns to America
- 20 Go, Go Godzilla!: A Pop Culture Phenomenon
- 21 Friends and Foes: The Kaiju Cast of Characters
- 22 Godzilla’s Greatest Hits: The Top 10 Kaiju Smackdowns
- 23 Up from the Depths: The Animated Godzilla
- 24 Godzilla’s Evolution: The Monster Through the Years
- 25 G-Fans: The Godzilla Community
- 26 Godzilla Marches On: The Future of the Franchise
- Selected Bibliography