{"id":1193,"date":"2021-09-15T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?p=1193"},"modified":"2021-09-14T12:23:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T16:23:53","slug":"jimmys-notes-on-episode-48-the-tourists-vs-gamera-guardian-of-the-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/15\/jimmys-notes-on-episode-48-the-tourists-vs-gamera-guardian-of-the-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy\u2019s Notes on Episode 48: The Tourists vs. \u2018Gamera: Guardian of the Universe\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?resize=783%2C327\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?w=783&amp;ssl=1 783w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?resize=768%2C321&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, the Board made me sit out an episode. Again. They apparently thought it was great hardly hearing me in <a href=\"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/11\/episode-46-daniel-dimanna-vs-gamera-super-monster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">episode 46<\/a>. Just ignore the fact that there have been other episodes where I didn\u2019t say much, and it wasn\u2019t because of a bet with some overworked Godzilla author. Oh well. It\u2019s done. I listened to <a href=\"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/08\/episode-48-the-tourists-vs-gamera-guardian-of-the-universe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">episode 48<\/a> (<em>Gamera: Guardian of the Universe<\/em>) while helping Raymund Martin with paperwork. Actually, I did all of it while he hid in his office. He\u2019s still reeling from losing Gary. I was happy to hear Jet Jaguar stick up for me when Nate and his guests let the riffs fly against me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless, I took some notes while listening:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I appreciate the shout-out\u2026IN SPACE! Also, I do know those pigs Tim mentioned. They\u2019re crazy. I\u2019m amazed they haven\u2019t crashed their ship into the moon.<\/li><li>John LeMay compared Heisei Gamera to the <em>Dark Knight Trilogy<\/em>, Nate, not <em>Batman<\/em> \u201989. I know this, and John and I don\u2019t get along!<\/li><li>Gyaos is female, Joe\u2026most of the time? Maybe? It\u2019s weird. We\u2019ve gotten into the habit of using \u201cthey\/them\u201d to refer to that kaiju for obvious reasons.<\/li><li>We all need hazard pay. Except Jet. He doesn\u2019t need money. I\u2019ll take his cut. \ud83d\ude1b<\/li><li>The name of the author of \u201cThe Last Hope\u201d is Josh B\u2019Gosh. And yes, he also shared your crazy theory about me, Nate.<\/li><li>It\u2019s probably best Joy and I didn\u2019t meet on the air again. We did bump into each other on the Island, though. \u2026 I don\u2019t want to talk about it.<\/li><li>It was episode 32 on the first Gamera movie that you talked about environmentalism, with Nick, Nate.<\/li><li>According to several sources, the Japanese title for this film was <em>Gamera: Daikaij\u016b K\u016bch\u016b Kessen<\/em>, which translates literally to\u2009\u201cGamera: Giant Monster Midair Battle.\u201d So, Nate was a little off. (But so was Matt Frank, who said \u201cDogfight\u201d in his commentary on the Arrow blu-ray set).<\/li><li>The explanation for the Atlantis-destroying comet that became Venus is simple: it\u2019s bull@#$%.<\/li><li>Nate was a little off about the U.K. dub. It was released by Manga Entertainment, but they commissioned Arrival Films to make it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are Nate\u2019s leftover notes (my contractual obligations are fulfilled). For once, he got through all his notes on the Toku Topic, which saves me some time and space (pun intended).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Distributed by Toho, ironically. <em>(I\u2019m sure they relished the irony. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Nuclear weapons, radiation, and \u201canother country\u2019s submarine\u201d are all mentioned in the beginning.<\/li><li>Already the score by Kow Otani is incredible. Is it any wonder I used a remix of one of his tracks as the show\u2019s theme? Kaneko didn\u2019t give him much direction, and he composed it quickly (within a day or two). <em>(It\u2019s a crime you didn\u2019t mention this, Nate, especially since we use a remix of one of his music tracks for the show! \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Asagi\u2019s dad doesn\u2019t like Scotch. That would disappoint WHG3. <em>(I wish you\u2019d mentioned this just to annoy him. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>\u201cRight here\u2014on this M&amp;M.\u201d<\/li><li>I like the old-school frame shifts (fades).<\/li><li>Gyaos appears about 14 minutes in.<\/li><li>The government and the JSDF act without consulting the scientists about the Gyaos. They simply make demands for the Gyaos to be captured.<\/li><li>There are a few underwater shots that are obviously in a pool, sadly.<\/li><li>\u201cHarry Hawk\u201d and \u201cHercules One.\u201d Those sound like movie titles. <em>Hudson Hawk<\/em>. <em>(Let\u2019s not talk about those. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crested_ibis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Japanese ibis.<\/a> <em>(What about them? \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>They keep calling Gyaos a bird, but I\u2019m not sure she is. Reptile and bat, too. <em>(It\u2019s confusing for all of us, including the scientists. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Anyone get flashbacks to <em>Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom<\/em> on the bridge? <em>(Yes, and I wish I hadn\u2019t. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Gamera is clearly the hero since he takes a shot from Gyaos to save the characters.<\/li><li>Gamera crashes on Mt. Fuji, which is where he fought Gyaos in 1967.<\/li><li>How hard is it to hit a giant turtle, guys? Freaking Stormtroopers. <em>(Accurate. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>The cab driver worries me. He must be with Uber. Crashing through a barricade and laughing.<\/li><li>The powers that be want to capture Gyaos despite it eating people but want to kill Gamera? Compared to a T-Rex.<\/li><li>Asagi and Mayumi are the big stars, but they don\u2019t outshine or demean the men. This is how you do \u201cstrong female characters.\u201d<\/li><li>Asago loves Mary Poppins, apparently. Japanese poster on door.<\/li><li>\u201cShe says Gamera is coming.\u201d \u201cHe\u2019s here.\u201d<\/li><li>Gamera is a second-round fighter: he loses the first time and comes back later to win.<\/li><li>The miniature playground is incredibly detailed.<\/li><li>The buildings have small details like tiny furniture.<\/li><li>Gyaos shoots his own foot off just like in 1967.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ragone Intro<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Originally conceived as a 60-minute children\u2019s film.<\/li><li>One-third of the budget of a Toho Godzilla film? <em>(Some sources say one-half. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>England<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kaneko did go independent in 1987 and made several dramas. He also contributed to Necronomicon, a horror anthology film. He says horror is the lower form of entertainment in Japan\u2014even lower than roman porno. Japan doesn\u2019t have the same horror tradition as America.<\/li><li>Ayako Fujitani was quite shy. Kaneko had the actors audition by looking up and shouting, \u201cGamera!\u201d Fujitani was red-faced before doing it. He gave her the role based on her dark personality (he says).<\/li><li>The crew felt like they had to compete with Godzilla.<\/li><li>When he got the project, Kaneko\u2019s wife told him, \u201cYou know, you may as well kiss Godzilla goodbye.\u201d #irony<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Frank Commentary<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The dismembered Gyaos were made by eating fried chicken bones and then bleached.<\/li><li>The mantra on set was, \u201cWhat would Honda do?\u201d Kaneko admired the director. The bridge scene is similar to one in Mothra.<\/li><li>The filmmakers thought exploding monsters were more viscerally satisfying. That was more of a TV thing than a movie thing.<\/li><li>Kaneko didn\u2019t like the critical accolades the film got because he\u2019d never had those before.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Arrow Special features<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kaneko: \u201cMonster movies are an expression of man\u2019s need to destroy something.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>LeMay \u2013 Big Book<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kaneko went on to direct the Japanese live-action <em>Death Note<\/em> films.<\/li><li>Didn\u2019t make as much money as <em>Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla<\/em>. <em>(Tragic. It must\u2019ve been the name recognition. &nbsp;\u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>LeMay \u2013 Lost Films<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ito\u2019s first draft was more similar to classic Gamera, complete with a child protagonist, and while some elements from this made it into Guardian and later <em>The Brave<\/em>, it was reworked when Kaneko came on.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>LeMay \u2013 Writing<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ito didn\u2019t like the children in the old Gamera movies because they acted like adults and bossed the grown-ups around.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was some brisk reading compared to some of my recent blogs, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next week, I\u2019m back in the producer booth for another Patreon-sponsored episode. This one is brought to you by MIFV MAX member Damon Noyes, who had us discuss Toei\u2019s crazy 1966 fantasy film <em>The Magic Serpent<\/em>. I normally don\u2019t get excited for films like this, but this one was eerily similar to one of my favorite films. What was it? Listen to find out! Then we get to episode 50 and the show\u2019s second anniversary. We have big plans for that one, but we\u2019re keeping them top secret to surprise all of you, listeners. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Follow me on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NasaJimmy\/status\/1322791987213410305?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NasaJimmy<\/a><\/li><li>Follow MIBOD on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonsterIslaBOD\/status\/1323267020641718272?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MonsterIslaBOD<\/a><\/li><li>Follow Raymund Martin (The Monster Island Legal Team) on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MIFV_LegalTeam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MIFV_LegalTeam<\/a><\/li><li>Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrystalLadyJes1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@CrystalLadyJes1<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#JimmyFromNASALives&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #WeShallOvercome<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, the Board made me sit out an episode. Again. They apparently thought it was great hardly hearing me in episode 46. Just ignore the&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/15\/jimmys-notes-on-episode-48-the-tourists-vs-gamera-guardian-of-the-universe\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Jimmy\u2019s Notes on Episode 48: The Tourists vs. \u2018Gamera: Guardian of the Universe\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"iawp_total_views":5,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,114],"tags":[523,958,127,19,68,16,960,38,18,17],"series":[],"class_list":["post-1193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-jimmys-notes","tag-gamera","tag-gamera-guardian-of-the-universe","tag-japan","tag-jimmy-from-nasa","tag-jimmys-notes-2","tag-kaiju","tag-shinji-higuchi","tag-shusuke-kaneko","tag-the-monster-island-film-vault","tag-tokusatsu","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1193"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1194,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1193\/revisions\/1194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1193"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=1193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}