Hello, Kaiju Lovers! There was no way Nate could let Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus One—only the most successful live action Japanese film ever released in America—go unanalyzed! So, for this special coda to MIFV season three, he’s joined by everyone’s favorite a-hole/”gatekeeper,” Jack “GMan” Hudgens, to discuss what might be worthy of the “Mount Rushmore of Kaiju Films.” They unpack everything from its rich themes, incredible characters, marvelous special effects, and more! Also, because Godzilla is good for business and worthy of “the Full Marchand,” you get a Toku Topic: kamikaze pilots.
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Additional music:
- “Goji Beat” by Alyssa Charpentier
- “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo
Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org.
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This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Timestamps:
- Introduction: 0:00-8:38
- Entertaining Info Dump: 8:38-20:20
- Toku Talk: 20:20-2:28:53
- Podcast Ads: 2:28:53-2:31:30
- Toku Topic (Kamikaze Pilots): 2:31:30-3:02:23
- Outro: 3:02:23-3:08:14
- Credits: 3:08:14-3:09:51
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
- David, Saul, PhD. “The Divine Wind: Japan’s Kamikaze Pilots of World War II.” The National World War II Museum – New Orleans. 19 May 2020. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/japans-kamikaze-pilots-wwii.
- “Godzilla Minus One.” IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23289160/.
- “Godzilla Minus One.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_Minus_One.
- “Godzilla Minus One (2023).” Wikizilla. https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Godzilla_Minus_One.
- “How effective was the Japanese kamikaze campaign?” IWM (Imperial War Museums). 7 June 2023. https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-effective-was-the-japanese-kamikaze-campaign.
- “Kamikaze.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze.
- “Kyushu J7W Shinden.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu_J7W_Shinden.
- Prefer, Nathan N. “Japan’s Kamikaze Pilots Hit Hundreds of Ships.” Warfare History Network. Summer 2020. https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/japans-kamikaze-pilots-hit-hundreds-of-ships/.
- Thomas, Elijah. “That Monster Will Never Forgive Us – The Director of Godzilla: -1.0.” Kaiju United. 27 Sept. 2023. https://kaijuunited.com/2023/09/27/that-monster-will-never-forgive-us-the-director-of-godzilla-1-0/.
- Vogel, Bertram. “Who Were the Kamikaze?” U.S. Naval Institute (July 1947 | Proceedings | Vol. 73/7/533). https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1947/july/who-were-kamikaze.
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