{"id":653,"date":"2020-09-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?p=653"},"modified":"2021-03-24T14:27:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T18:27:01","slug":"episode-25-dogora-the-space-monster-feat-michael-the-kaiju-groupie-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/23\/episode-25-dogora-the-space-monster-feat-michael-the-kaiju-groupie-hamilton\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 25: \u2018Dogora, the Space Monster\u2019 (feat. Michael \u2018The Kaiju Groupie\u2019 Hamilton)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/52-dogora-posters-owbv0y3gb083yb.jpg?resize=567%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/52-dogora-posters-owbv0y3gb083yb.jpg?w=567&amp;ssl=1 567w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/52-dogora-posters-owbv0y3gb083yb.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello, kaiju lovers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Making his third trip to Monster Island\u2014but his first appearance on MIFV\u2014is none other than the Kaiju Groupie himself, Michael Hamilton. He paid Nathan and Jimmy a visit to discuss <em>Dogora, the Space Monster<\/em>, which was one of three kaiju films released in 1964 by Toho. The titular space squid is a nightmare straight out of an H.P. Lovecraft story\u2014minus the sorta lame weakness. (To quote Batman, \u201cBees. My god.\u201d) Nathan and Michael also discuss Japan&#8217;s infamous mafia, the Yakuza, since there are elements of it in this film. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out Michael\u2019s titular podcast and social media <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/thekaijugroupie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Episode image created by, well, Michael Hamilton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read <a href=\"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/06\/jimmys-notes-on-episode-25-dogora-the-space-monster-feat-michael-the-kaiju-groupie-hamilton\/\">Jimmy&#8217;s Notes<\/a> on this episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019d like to give a shout-out to our Patreon 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>), and Bex from <a href=\"https:\/\/redeemedotaku.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redeemed Otaku<\/a>! Thanks for your support!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You, too, can support us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/monsterislandfilmvault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon<\/a>!<\/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\/2020\/09\/IMG_9946-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_9946.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_9946.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_9946.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_9946.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_9946.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_9946.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 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><\/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 2020 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>The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982<\/em> by John LeMay<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/yakuza-history\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cInside The Yakuza, The 400-Year-Old Japanese Criminal Syndicate\u201d by Mark Oliver<\/a> (<em>All That is Interesting<\/em>)<\/li><li><em>Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa <\/em>by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godzisewski<\/li><li><em>Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992<\/em> by Stuart Galbraith IV<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/people.howstuffworks.com\/yakuza.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cHow the Yakuza Works\u201d by Ed Grabianowski<\/a> (<em>How Stuff Works<\/em>)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7O1PqLqs0tI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaijuvision Radio, Episode 31: Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) (Energy in Japan, Prime Minister Mori&#8217;s Gaffe)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6TKkE-OXE8U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaijuvision Radio, Episode 48: Dogora, the Space Monster (1964) (The Liancourt Rocks Dispute)<\/a><\/li><li><em>Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda<\/em> by Peter H. Brothers<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yakuza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cYakuza\u201d (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_644\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-653-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/wl05da\/s1e25-dogora-the-space-monster-2q3w4e5t67u9iokmjhgfxserdt.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/wl05da\/s1e25-dogora-the-space-monster-2q3w4e5t67u9iokmjhgfxserdt.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/wl05da\/s1e25-dogora-the-space-monster-2q3w4e5t67u9iokmjhgfxserdt.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/wl05da\/s1e25-dogora-the-space-monster-2q3w4e5t67u9iokmjhgfxserdt.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw(&#039;https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?powerpress_pinw=653-podcast&#039;);\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/wl05da\/s1e25-dogora-the-space-monster-2q3w4e5t67u9iokmjhgfxserdt.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" download=\"s1e25-dogora-the-space-monster-2q3w4e5t67u9iokmjhgfxserdt.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, kaiju lovers! Making his third trip to Monster Island\u2014but his first appearance on MIFV\u2014is none other than the Kaiju Groupie himself, Michael Hamilton. He&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/23\/episode-25-dogora-the-space-monster-feat-michael-the-kaiju-groupie-hamilton\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Episode 25: \u2018Dogora, the Space Monster\u2019 (feat. 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