Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In this impromptu but timely “Godzilla Redux” episode that’s technically from the future of the MIFV timeline, Nate sits down and discusses the first true Heisei G-film, Godzilla vs. Biollante, with YouTuber Kaiju Kim and GNP creator/author Daniel DiManna. Why did he move it up and feature them as guests? So they could promote the Kickstarter for their animated tie-in fanfilm! Enjoy this spirited conversation and the best SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION you ever heard on MIFV! In the meantime, you’ll hear about what some fans call the “most poetic” film in the Godzilla franchise; how it was written by a dentist who recycled a script he wrote for Return of Ultraman; how it was the first G-film for writer-director Kazuki Omori and special effects director Koichi Kawakita; how it was affected by both King Kong Lives and Little Shop of Horrors; and how it was the subject of a lawsuit between Toho and Miramax. But all of that is nothing compared to the many crazy unmade scripts to which producer Tomoyuki Tanaka said, “No” (Miki was a cloned sister?! Nate knows that struggle!)
Support “Erika” on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/erikabiollante/erika-an-animated-short-film.
Additional music:
- “Bio Wars” by Koichi Sugiyama
- “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo
- “Moonlight Sonata” by Ludwig von Beethoven
Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org.
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This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Timestamps:
- Intro: 0:00-8:20
- Main Discussion: 8:20-2:22:19
- Housekeeping & Outro: 2:22:19-end
- SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION for the “Erika” Kickstarter: 2:30:15-2:48:48
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
- Barr, Jason. The Kaiju Film: A Critical Study of Cinema’s Biggest Monsters.
- “Biollante.” Wikizilla. (https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Biollante)
- “Chanson d’automne.” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanson_d%27automne)
- Galbraith, Stuart IV. Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992.
- Godzilla vs. Biollante blu-ray special features (Echo Bridge)
- “Behind the Design”
- “Making of GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE”
- “Godzilla vs. Biollante.” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Biollante)
- “Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989).” Wikizilla. (https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Biollante)
- Kaijuvision Radio – Episode 23: Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) (Human Genome Project, Ascension of Emperor Akihito) (https://youtu.be/HWc9fnrGMpI)
- Kalat, David. A Critical History and Filmography of Toho’s Godzilla Series, 2nd Edition.
- Lees, J.D. and Marc Cerasini. The Official Godzilla Compendium.
- LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 2: 1984-2017.
- LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films (Mutated Edition).
- LeMay, John. Writing Giant Monsters.
- Rhodes, Sean, and Brooke McCorkle. “Chapter 10: “The Bubble and the Beasts.” Japan’s Green Monsters: Environmental Commentary in Kaiju Cinema.
- Skipper, Graham. Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters.
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