{"id":885,"date":"2021-02-24T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?p=885"},"modified":"2021-03-24T14:39:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T18:39:51","slug":"episode-35-prophecies-of-nostradamus-feat-john-lemay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/24\/episode-35-prophecies-of-nostradamus-feat-john-lemay\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 35: &#8216;Prophecies of Nostradamus&#8217; (feat. John LeMay)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"171\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-Prophecies_of_nostradamus_movie.jpg?resize=171%2C238&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"887\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-Prophecies_of_nostradamus_movie.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?attachment_id=887\" class=\"wp-image-887\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1225\" height=\"2212\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-25847_lastdaysofplanetearth-paramount12028VHSCollector.com29.jpg?resize=1225%2C2212&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"886\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-25847_lastdaysofplanetearth-paramount12028VHSCollector.com29.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?attachment_id=886\" class=\"wp-image-886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-25847_lastdaysofplanetearth-paramount12028VHSCollector.com29.jpg?w=1225 1225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-25847_lastdaysofplanetearth-paramount12028VHSCollector.com29.jpg?resize=166%2C300 166w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-25847_lastdaysofplanetearth-paramount12028VHSCollector.com29.jpg?resize=567%2C1024 567w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-25847_lastdaysofplanetearth-paramount12028VHSCollector.com29.jpg?resize=768%2C1387 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-25847_lastdaysofplanetearth-paramount12028VHSCollector.com29.jpg?resize=851%2C1536 851w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-25847_lastdaysofplanetearth-paramount12028VHSCollector.com29.jpg?resize=1134%2C2048 1134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello, kaiju lovers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jimmy&#8217;s (former?) flame war nemesis, tokustasu scholar John LeMay, returns to discuss the second banned film to be covered on MIFV: <em>Prophecies of Nostradamus<\/em>. This infamous disaster film\u2014which is as different from <em>Submersion of Japan<\/em> as night is from day\u2014was Toho&#8217;s biggest hit of 1974 and features the last appearance by Takeshi Shimura in a Toho tokusatsu film, which only makes its banishment to the back of the vault all the more puzzling. Nate and John explain that the film was banned because of a 30-second scene (that wasn&#8217;t even real!) featuring \u201cSoft-Bodied Humans\u201d that was seen as offensive to atomic bombing survivors. Nate also gives a history lesson on who the popular but misunderstood French seer Nostradamus was and his book of prophecies, which inspired this bizarre film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, we know that this episode went over the Board-mandated time limit for \u201cmini-sodes\u201d\u2014and we don\u2019t care!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can buy John&#8217;s latest books <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Book-Japanese-Giant-Monster-Movies\/dp\/1953221777\/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&amp;keywords=john+lemay&amp;qid=1614063732&amp;sr=8-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/FILMS-FANZINE-PRESENTS-MOVIE-MILESTONES\/dp\/1953221823\/ref=sr_1_10?dchild=1&amp;keywords=john+lemay&amp;qid=1614063732&amp;sr=8-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here <\/a>on Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/kaiju-weekly\/id1330448313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaiju Weekly<\/a>); Danny DiManna (author\/creator of the <a href=\"https:\/\/godzillanovelizationproject.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Godzilla Novelization Project<\/a>); Eli Harris (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kaijumediajunkie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elizilla13<\/a>); Chris Cooke (host of <a href=\"http:\/\/2099onecrossst.com\/category\/one-cross-radio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One Cross Radio<\/a>); Bex from <a href=\"https:\/\/redeemedotaku.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redeemed Otaku<\/a>; and Damon Noyes! Thanks for your support!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You, too, can join MIFV MAX on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/monsterislandfilmvault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon<\/a> to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MIFV_episode-35-thumbnail-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MIFV_episode-35-thumbnail.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MIFV_episode-35-thumbnail.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MIFV_episode-35-thumbnail.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MIFV_episode-35-thumbnail.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MIFV_episode-35-thumbnail.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MIFV_episode-35-thumbnail.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Podcast Social Media:<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMonsterIsla1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MonsterIslandFilmVault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/monsterislandfilmvault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow Jimmy on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NasaJimmy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NasaJimmy<\/a><br>Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonsterIslaBOD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MonsterIslaBOD<\/a><br>Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MIFV_LegalTeam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MIFV_LegalTeam<\/a><br>Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrystalLadyJes1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@CystalLadyJes1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#JimmyFromNASALives &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #MonsterIslandFilmVault<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 2021 Moonlighting Ninjas Media<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bibliography\/Further Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/zelalemkibret.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/02\/the-complete-works-of-nostradamus.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complete Works of Nostradamus, The. Compiled by Arcanaeum (2003).<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Furylfuramide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cFurylfuramide\u201d (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/li><li>Galbraith IV, Stuart. <em>Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992<\/em>.<\/li><li>LeMay, John. <em>The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982<\/em>.<\/li><li>LeMay, John. <em>The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films (Mutated Edition)<\/em>.<\/li><li>LeMay, John. <em>Terror of the Lost Tokusatsu Films!<\/em><\/li><li>LeMay, John. <em>Writing Giant Monsters<\/em>.<\/li><li><em>Lost Films Fanzine: Movie Milestones <\/em>#3, <em>The<\/em>. (John LeMay).<strong><\/strong><\/li><li><em>Nostradamus: The Prophecies<\/em>. Translated by Richard Sieburth. Introduction by St\u00e9phane Gerson. Published by Penguin Books (Penguin Classics).<\/li><li>Roberts, Henry C. (translator, editor, and interpreter). <em>The Complete Prophecies of Nostradamus<\/em>. Updated by Robert Lawrence. 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Jimmy&#8217;s (former?) flame war nemesis, tokustasu scholar John LeMay, returns to discuss the second banned film to be covered on MIFV: Prophecies&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/24\/episode-35-prophecies-of-nostradamus-feat-john-lemay\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Episode 35: &#8216;Prophecies of Nostradamus&#8217; (feat. 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